Smith has had a lackluster start to the year considering his only touchdown was scored last week when the 49ers were down multiple touchdowns to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Colin Kaepernick should be on notice. In three starts against them, he has completed 60 of 100 passes for 902 yards and six touchdowns, with two interceptions. He’s eligible to come off the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list for the October 22 game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Notched 2 receptions for 37 yards and 1 TD at GB (1/5/14) (NFC-W).
The San Francisco media cut right to the chase on Monday during Jim Tomsula’s press conference. But at no point did the 49ers look capable of slowing the Cardinals, who racked up 28 first downs.
“We’re a work in progress”, he said. “What other people think of how I play and how I go about things really isn’t something I worry about”. “We’ve got to play better offense”.
Tomsula also shot down any idea that, at 1-2, this was already a lost season, or that there isn’t enough veteran talent to win.
Tomsula assured the task at hand wasn’t scouting Cal’s next game across the bay, but rather preparing for the Packers this week.
Tight end Vernon Davis suffered the most significant injury in Sunday’s loss at Arizona, leaving after hurting his knee. “That should never stop for any of us”. “I let us go in the Q Pistol from the 2-yard line”.
Just days after the coaching staff simplified the playbook for Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback played the worst game of his career Sunday. Nine months later he’s the proud owner of a team whose coach just wants wave the white flag and save the starting quarterback from public humiliation with 90 percent of the game left. “I’ve had no thoughts of him not being our quarterback”. Colin Kaepernick has a strong history against the Packers. “I have to be better for this team moving forward”. “Well, I’ve looked at this cat for how many years, and I think he’s always played that good“, Tomsula said. That does not put them in very good historical company.
As far as underthrowing receivers and allowing the Cardinals to snatch four of his passes, Kaepernick wasn’t apologizing for his long-sought attempts at putting better touch on the ball. Hyde finished week 3 with 15 carries for 51 yards with 1 reception for 10 yards. “What he does for the team and what he does in the run game is unbelievable”. Last week, Newton had his 25th such game, passing the Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton. It was Mathieu’s second interception of the season at the time.
– Running back Reggie Bush, who hasn’t played since a calf strain in the season’s opening quarter, will return to practice Wednesday in a limited capacity. Even backup Cardinals running back Chris Johnson went off. He rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Long-term, if they dump him-or even if they keep him-they’ll nearly have to draft a QB in the first few rounds next spring, even if Baalke dislikes doing that.
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And in somewhat of a stunner, when asked about the 49ers’ general offensive philosophy, Tomsula said “we’re not a drop-back team – we’re not built that way”.
