Jim Tomsula didn’t look like a conquering hero, he looked like a scraped and bruised survivor Sunday afternoon. We didn’t play up to the way that we’re capable, and I think San Francisco did a nice job. If he has any say in what’s traditionally a coach’s decision, it wouldn’t surprise a few because of the position’s magnitude. Now they’ll get to find out if it was a fluke or if they may have something with their backup.
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“Gabbert was our starter today, and I don’t have a comment past that”, Tomsula announced. Ignore the reference to the “big board”, as that is the generic content that I can’t change on this.
In Sunday’s victory over the visiting Atlanta Falcons, the inside linebacker, in his comeback season from knee surgery and a long rehab, roamed from sideline to sideline and was incredibly active in helping to limit the NFL’s leading rusher, Devonta Freeman, to just 12 yards on 12 carries.
The 49ers constructed their win mainly on a smothering defensive effort and a clear uptick in their offense. The unit simply can not get anything done as turnovers, penalties and dropped passes plagued them over the past four games. “In the run game, they created lanes for Shaun (Draughn), Kendall (Gaskins) and Pierre (Thomas)”.
“I’ve said it a lot, but my calendar is for every Sunday”, Tomsula said. Tight end Garret Celek filled in admirably replacing recently traded tight end Vernon Davis by catching two touchdowns.
Including Tom Brady, when a quarterback is great, he’s never as great as the media makes him out to be. On paper, San Francisco is set up for a textbook blowout.Kaepernick also disagreed with offensive coordinator Geep Chryst’s assertion that he’d been playing cautiously since throwing four interceptions against the Cardinals in week three.
“He did a nice job on third downs”, Tomsula said. “I felt like we were stopping them, defensively, and we’d go stop [them] again and go in it that way”. The former No. 1 pick of the Jaguars will start for the 49ers against the Atlanta Falcons (1:05 p.m. kickoff) for the first time since beging acquired for a sixth-round pick before the 2014 season.
Gabbert ended a 10-game losing streak as a starter since beating Indianapolis on September 23, 2012, improving to 6-22. “I don’t think from a player’s perspective that we did enough to get it done”.
Celek’s only other touchdown catch in his three-year career came last month, in a 30-27 loss at the NY Giants.
The big picture story with the 49ers’ quarterback situation is Kaepernick and what his future with the team is. “I think guys are excited now”. But there’s opportunities for him (in Denver), for myself, Vance (McDonald) and Blake (Bell). Such is the state of the 49ers these days. He’s labored most of the past three seasons as a blocking specialist. However, when a team loses comprehensively, players look for excuses not to play.
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The 28-year-old quarterback has 144 completions for 1,615 yards and six touchdowns, with five interceptions in nine games played this season. I made a decision. “Bo was out there flying around being NaVorro Bowman”, Jerod-Eddie said.
