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Originally Posted by Wraith.
Ok, how about hearing from an actual Santa Clara fan...
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Have they renamed the team the Santa Clara Forty Niners?
FWIW, I'm a lifelong SAN FRANCSCO Forty Niners fan -- all the way back to YA Tittle at Kezar Stadium -- and agree (in part) w/BigBoi above.
I'm not sure what's "wrong" with Kap but the coaches have apparently tried to make him into a pocket quarterback, which he's NOT, and this has compromised the play making spontaneity which apparently was the main reason Harbaugh went w/him over Alex Smith in the 1st place.
Given his performance this year to date, it seems like he just takes too long to assess coverages and to throw the ball to open receivers, which often leaves him w/no choice but to run BUT, by the time he figures that out, the defense has flushed him out of the pocket and/or sacked him. And, let's not talk about his poor clock management and his frequent and/or unnecessary time out calls.
Not sure that Kap is the only reason why the offense has sputtered but to have to rely on 5 field goals (2 longer than 50 yards) to beat the Chiefs is pretty pathetic. Without Dawson, the Niners would have lost the game and, if the Chiefs didn't have 12 men on the field, the Chiefs might have had enough time to win the game in the end despite a possible 6th.
I wouldn't call the defense "mediocre" but they clearly are NOT as effective as they have been in the past. The loss of Navarro Bowman and Aldon Smith and the inability to find anyone to fill their positions are at least one obvious reason for this.
Given these circumstances, I don't think the Niners have any chance to beat Seattle or the Cards to win the division and, if they continue to play the way they have been playing, they will be "lucky" to secure a wildcard spot this year.
The glory for winning and the responsibility for losing falls on the coach.
So, perhaps this is the reason why there are rumors of player dissension and unhappiness w/Harbaugh. Winning will solve everything but I don't think that there will much more of that for the Niners this season unless something dramatic happens to improve both their offense and defense.