For the 49ers, the struggles are obvious.
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The backslide began last season when the 49ers went 8-8.
Now Gabbert is in position to quiet the noise in more ways than one.
“That’s what I have hope in, that we’ve been able to come out of the trenches, out of the gutter so to speak, and fight our way out”, Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin said.
Sound familiar? It should for those who have followed the 49ers’ recent QB history. With Kaepernick being placed on the season ending injured reserve, Blaine Gabbert is the quarterback. Can the 49ers off a bye week, with a new quarterback pull of the upset? “He’s helped me out a lot”. That was the case in Week 7 against the 49ers, when Sherman shadowed Smith.
Still, Gabbert’s promising performance came at home against a middling defense with a featherweight pass-rush. Overall, the Gabbert led 49ers are looking like they are in for a few tough competition this weekend.
“We’re evaluating the rigor of the week and is he going to be at his best for game day”. Gabbert will have to be ready to make contested throws under duress.
“I liked the way (Gabbert) handled the game”.
They didn’t play spectacularly on offense, but compared to most of the season, it’s not hard to improve. Are they playing with the same effort that got them to consecutive Super Bowls?
“We were both on the verge of seeing that the playoff light was on, and we’re both in the same division and understanding that one of us is going to have to win out”, Bowman told Seattle reporters on a conference call. He was solid — not spectacular — against the Falcons in his first start.
You would think. But whenever you start to think you know something about the Seahawks, you find out that you really don’t. “We just never really got to where we wanted to”.
San Francisco is a team in transition, no doubt.
Spotlight on: WR Jerome Simpson.
While the 49ers ruled out running back Carlos Hyde for a third straight game because of his foot injury, Seahawks counterpart Marshawn Lynch is expected to play despite being listed as questionable for Sunday’s game in Seattle. In the full video of the incident, you can hear plenty of fans in the crowd applauding Bowman getting helped up, along with several Seahawks players standing near Bowman and his 49er teammates. However, he’s had just three catches on 13 targets. He added two touchdowns to go along with a pair of interceptions.
Injuries: 49ers – no serious injuries beyond Hyde and Boldin.
Of all the things Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was disappointed about in his team’s 39-32 loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday at CenturyLink Field, one that got somewhat lost in the shuffle is that he never had the chance to unleash the offensive game plan the team put together for the game.
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The 49ers are one of three teams without a road win and have the league’s worst point differential (-89) away from home.
