The 49ers went to Atlanta with a two-game win streak however left with lots of questions after dropping their Week 6 sport to the Falcons 28-14.
San Francisco (3-3) was unable to generate a lot offense, scoring solely within the second quarter, and failed to provide factors on a fourth-quarter drive that lasted eight minutes whereas trailing by two touchdowns.
The Falcons put the Niners in a 14-0 gap once they returned a Jeff Wilson Jr. fumble for a landing within the second quarter. The 49ers scored twice shortly on two Jimmy Garoppolo-to-Brandon Aiyuk landing passes, however by no means scored once more as Atlanta managed the ball by way of the run sport.
Right here’s what the 49ers needed to say after the loss:
Kyle Shanahan
On message to crew:
It was fairly straightforward to speak to them after the sport as a result of it’s actual apparent what occurred. We knew going into this sport how that crew was constructed. We knew it must be a bodily sport. We knew we’d have to guard the ball. We didn’t need them to stand up due to how they’re wired to run the ball and issues like that. Particularly stepping into depleted, we knew we needed to come out robust.
On a turning level:
I believed the most important play in that sport was within the second quarter, that third-and-13. We had lastly gotten them in an extended third down and I don’t know what occurred however we acquired free within the center and Mariota was allowed to scramble for the primary down and he ended up getting a seven-point result in go in at halftime.
On why they misplaced:
You set your self in a gap and you'll’t overcome some drops that we missed. I believed we had an enormous likelihood on the second play of the half. Subsequent sequence up, I believed we had an enormous likelihood.
On the loss:
They ended up with 40 runs and we had 16. We had three turnovers. I feel it’s fairly self-explanatory.
On the sport stream:
I feel they managed the ball very properly after which we acquired just a little behind, I believed we would have liked to throw to catch up.
On the fourth-quarter drive and shifting slowly:
Simply knew we had two extra occasions with the ball. We did do a lot of no-huddle performs, we blended it up not doing it too. So we did each. The secret is that you could’t come up quick on that. We anticipate to get the ball twice and we’re not going to panic after we really feel like we have now two extra possessions, particularly with three timeouts.
On Ward’s damage:
We’re unsure but. I hope not (critical) however he couldn’t go, which often just isn't a very good signal, however we gotta see how it's tomorrow.
On McGlinchey’s damage:
He went out, I feel he got here again in on the finish of the second quarter to attempt to powerful it out, after which by the point he got here in at halftime and stopped shifting just a little bit, I feel he realized he couldn’t go.
On the offense getting back from 14-point deficits:
I feel we had each alternative to beat it. I believed we settled that fairly quick within the first half … Hoping to get the ball again (with the rating) 14-14 on third-and-13. I believed we had an opportunity to go rating on the finish of the half and begin with the ball. So in my thoughts, I’m considering we have now an opportunity to be up 28-14 the best way that is going.
On Kinlaw’s damage:
We’re anticipating him to return again. We simply gotta see the way it reacts right here. Hasn’t reacted the best way we wished within the final two weeks, so we didn’t assume it was occurring fas. So we simply made this four-week dedication, particularly with the bye week arising. Hopefully it’ll get higher then.
On Garoppolo:
I believed Jimmy did some actual good issues, particularly there within the first half. I believed he was fairly on hearth after we had been throwing the ball … It could have been I feel an enormous distinction that we got here up with two of these deep balls that he threw, and I believed he performed a fairly good sport.
On Wilson’s day:
He ran exhausting, as at all times. He’s gotta be higher with the ball proper there. We didn’t give him a ton of alternatives. I really like among the issues Jeff did, simply gotta shield the ball higher.
Jimmy Garoppolo
On what went improper:
We had alternatives all day. We had rather a lot. We simply didn’t benefit from them. It was self-inflicted wounds, actually. Guys had been making errors. It wasn’t one man or one place. It begins with myself. We, one after one other, stored making errors. Whenever you try this, it provides as much as a sport like this.
We knew what we had been going into this sport with, who we had been going into the sport with. That’s simply on the offense. Placing up zero factors within the second half just isn't us. Now we have to return to the drafting board and get again to our type of soccer.
On the Falcons’ protection:
They didn’t actually change a lot. Self-inflicted wounds had been the story of the day. These are correctable however you possibly can’t have as many as we had, and it's a must to overcome it.
On lack of run sport:
It begins with them getting the early lead on us. That, clearly, places the offense in a troublesome spot. I perceive what Kyle is doing, it's a must to cross the ball in these conditions. However we have now to get again to our type: keep forward of the chains, keep away from third downs, convert third downs. That’s our type
On deep shot to McCloud:
That was within the sport plan. We had a shot at it. They had been taking part in coverages to provide us that look. The protection acquired just a little aggressive. I didn’t actually see the cross. I want we might have hit that one.
On interception on cross to Deebo:
Yeah, I feel the ref did too. However I don’t name the penalties. He threw the flag. I don’t know why he picked it up. That was an unlucky one. We had been in a great place, driving just a little bit. You'll be able to’t have that.
On first interception:
As a quarterback, it sucks to have on the stat line. However I’m a competitior and attempting to get us factors. You hate to see it on the stat sheet however we’re attempting to win.
On vitality and depth lacking?
“That’s powerful to say. If we win, perhaps it feels completely different. It was an extended week. I’m not attempting to make excuses by any means. Now we have to carry vitality no matter the place we play and after we play. If guys are damage, guys should step up. It’s the NFL. It’s not straightforward.”
On high-energy practices
“It’s only a completely different kind of week. We’ve been in West Virginia earlier than. That may’t be an excuse for a way we performed in the present day. Now we have to return to the drafting board, suck it up, watch the movie on the flight house, get after it tomorrow, and transfer on. We’ve acquired an enormous one this subsequent week.”
Brandon Aiyuk
On the sport:
I feel it took us some time to get going. Simply too many errors beginning off the sport, turned the ball over early within the sport.
On the Falcons’ sport:
That’s what we need to do each week. They form of took our sport plan. I’m unsure what number of runs they acquired however they ran the ball rather well.
On the week:
I do know everyone felt like we had been in a great place, and that’s the recipe, nevertheless it didn’t work out that means.
On drops:
We didn’t capitalize on among the alternatives that we had. I had a drop that might have gotten us in a greater spot, I feel second or third down, and I feel different guys would inform you a similar factor about alternatives that they had.
Fred Warner
On taking part in with out so many injured starters:
It does suck. You want that you simply’d have your guys on the market. However on the identical time, I really feel like, for me, I put lots of strain on myself and the truth that I command the protection, I’m the one who ought to get all 11 lined up always, no matter who’s on the market. All people else who’s having to return into the sport, they gotta be able to go it doesn't matter what. It’s all about everyone being ready whatever the circumstance. Whoever’s on the market, we’ve acquired to ensure we’re taking part in to our normal.
On going through a crew that is aware of how they may assault:
We knew precisely what they had been going to do. And that was the problem for us on protection, was to cease the run and to dictate that. However I’ve acquired to provide them props for dictating the complete sport within the run sport. We simply didn’t … we had been getting knocked again, me included. And we’ve simply acquired to be higher up entrance, within the entrance seven.
On Ryans’ message to protection in sideline huddle:
He simply wished us to get going. It simply wasn’t … it felt comfortable on the market. We weren’t knocking again and that’s on us. That’s utterly one thing that we will management. We knew precisely what they wished to do. They wished to run the ball. They ran the ball. We didn’t cease them.
On accidents:
Like I stated, it actually does suck. However I imply, the 5 years I’ve been right here, like, this isn’t something new. I’ve seen it. Sooner or later, you bought to regulate and guys acquired to be able to go, it doesn't matter what the state of affairs. We’ve acquired to have the ability to discover methods to win, whatever the circumstance.
On if that is most banged-up he’s seen the crew:
I’m unsure. I gotta return and look. Like I stated, it doesn't matter what, I’m nonetheless attempting to ensure that all 11 are on the identical web page. Only a lengthy season forward of us. We gotta get higher. We’re gonna take a look at it exhausting, we’re gonna enhance from it and we’re gonna be higher from it.
George Kittle
On accidents:
You can use that as an excuse however we’re the San Francisco 49ers. Now we have a regular that we play at. We play at a really excessive stage, lot of vitality, 100% effort on each single play. I haven’t watched the tape but however I don’t know if we gave that in the present day at each single place.
On the offense:
We had been down six defensive starters, I feel, off the highest. We needed to put up extra factors than we did.
On drops:
We had a few deep ones that had been there for us that we didn’t execute on that had been there for us. It doesn’t mess together with your psyche nevertheless it undoubtedly stalls a drive.