“This is what we expected”. We’re still just now headed to the 2015 midpoint, so there’s still plenty of time left to see things settle in more firmly. He’s the first rookie to open his career with four consecutive 125-yard games. Defenders lost ground as he picked up speed for the score that combined with a 2-point pass to Jared Cook made it 10-3.
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The 49ers have lost six of seven, are 0-3 in the division and have lost two straight to St. Louis for the first time since 2004.
“[Gurley] does all the inside work and I try to get around the ends, get around the sides and get all those passes”, Austin said. San Francisco managed only 11 first downs, and was 3-for-17 in third-down efficiency. St. Louis would put together the longest scoring drive of the game, with a 7 play 80 yard drive that was capped off with a sweep play from Austin; touchdown. “Everyone made a few incredible plays”.
The snoozer of a game saw yet another temporary burst of excitment by the Rams in the middle of the fourth, when WR Tavon Austin broke free for the second biggest play of the day. He then accounted for the only score of a desultory second half, zipping 66 yards with a screen pass at the 8:34 mark of the fourth quarter. His best season was in 2011 as a rookie when he gained 942 yards with four touchdowns. The team’s running back depth chart is abysmal right now.
For the 49ers to re-sign Hayne they have to hope the other 31 teams decline to pick him up before Monday (Tuesday NZT).
Gurley and Austin are able to enjoy individual success in large part because of what they can do for each other.
Fisher said Monday that players hadn’t been overly enthusiastic after the victory, taking it in stride. “I can’t beat a guy that’s 180”.
The 49ers (2-6) already were in deep injury trouble before the game began, playing without running back Carlos Hyde, receiver Anquan Boldin and safety Antoine Bethea. If they win today, the Rams will be 4-3 and still second place in the NFC West behind the Arizona Cardinals; whom they beat in Week 4.
Browns quarterback Josh McCown slipped on concrete further downfield last week and rammed into the padded wall in front of the stands, and walked away shaking his left arm.
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Laurinaitis and Michael Brockers tackled Mike Davis in the end zone on a run for a safety in the first quarter. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was 20-of-41 passing for 162 yards, taking three sacks and getting hit nine times, according to the press box stats. The report of the altercation – which came on the heels of a team meeting HC Jim Tomsula described as “heated” – started with Davis allegedly calling Kaepernick out for his shoddy play. One of the key reasons for his hire was that he would find better ways to get Austin involved. “Whether they make that change or not is their decision, but I’ll give this team everything I have every week”. “I’ve heard so much about him”, 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks said. “The bottom line is our performance hasn’t been good enough”. Gaskins gained six yards on five rushing attempts in his National Football League debut.
