WEEK 16 MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP

UPDATE:
SF BAD IN RED ZONE SO FAR! SF FG 3-0 SF

>LACK OF OFFENSE HAS LEFT SF DEF ON FIELD TOO LONG - RESULT - BIG PLAY ATL TO SF 5.
>SF RED ZONE DEF ALLOWS 50%. ATL ONLY ALLOWS 38%. THAT SF PENALTY SHOULD MAKE IT 100% IN A MINUTE. TD RUN ATL. (7-3 AT)

LETS SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS WITH SF OFFENSE - IF THEY GET TO THE RED ZONE. OK - THEY WON'T. - PUNT. KAP NOT TAKING WHAT THEY GIVE HIM. JUST LIKE WILSON IN SEA. HE MUST STAY VERTICAL AND GET RID OF THE BALL.. SCRAMBLING SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GAME PLAN. TOO MANY WEAPONS - NO NEED.  

SF DEFENSE GETTING WORN OUT FROM CONTINUAL 3 AND OUTS. 

>MUCH NEEDED SACK SF. - 4TH ATL.
SF NEED SOME OFFENSE ON THIS POSSESSION 
KAP TAKING SHORT PASSES. BUT BAD PLAY SELECTIONS.  ROUTES TOO SHORT. COMPLETED PASS BUT 3RD AND 3. NEED GORE OR BOOT FOR 1ST - WE'LL SEE? 
> INCOMPLETE. AGAIN BAD PLAY CALL. NO NEED TO PASS WITH GORE AND KAP RUNNING ABILITY - WAS PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR RUN OR OPTION.  
WEAK OFFENSE IS REALLY HURTING SF FIELD POSITION NOW.  
>ATL STARTING INSIDE SF 50. QUICK DRIVE SHORT PASSES DOWN TO SF 30. 3RD DOWN. :32 LEFT IN HALF. 1ST DOWN ATL @ SF 25. RYAN THROWS PICK - BUT DROPPED BY CARLOS RODGERS. BAD DRAW LOSES YDS ON 2ND DOWN. NICE SWING PASS PICKS UP 8. BUT ONLY :5 SECONDS LEFT.  ATL FG % 88%  
>FG GOOD (10-3 ATL)
(HALFTIME) - GONNA MISS CANDLESTICK!
SF DEFENSE NEEDS A NAP - OFFENSE NEEDS A SLAP 
3RD QTR: KAP HORRIBLE ROLL OUT THROW TO OPEN RECEIVER - BEHIND HIM.
KAP THROWING OFF HIS BACK FOOT. ANOTHER UNDER THROWN PASS - BUT  CRABTREE LEAPS TO CATCH IT AND MAKES HUGE GAIN TO ATL 30. 
CRABTREE AGAIN TO THE 10.  
>SWING PASS BOLDEN RHS - TD SF! (10-10) 
SF HAS WEAPONS - CREDIT GREAT RECEIVERS - NOT KAP WITH THAT TD 
>ATL RIGHT BACK WITH PASS TO ATL 40 . NINERS HOLD ON 3RD - PUNT
>GORE EXPLODES FOR 12 TO 40. PASS TO BOLDEN TO 50. RISKY THROW THO - INT COULD BE COMING?
>3RD AND 2 - SLANT TO CRABTREE - RUNS TO ATL 30. KAP THROWS BEHIND OPEN DAVIS AT GOAL LINE.
>KAP SCRAMBLING - BACKWARDS - LOSS TO SF 40. KAP FORCES THROW TO DOUBLE COVERAGE - LUCKY (BAD) PI CALL - 1ST DOWN SF. AT THE 20.
>3RD AND 4 - BAD RUN - 4TH DOWN. SF RED ZONE DEF NOT IMPROVING. NOT HELPING THE COVER EITHER. FGs WON'T BEAT ATL OFFENSE. SF FG. (13-10) SF 
>NINERS FORCE 3 AND OUT. RETURN TO 40. HERE'S YOUR GAME - NEED 7 - OR ATL WILL CATCH THEM. 
> KAP EXPLODES UP THE MIDDLE TO ATL 36. QUICK - LOOK PASS TO BOLDEN - NICE MOVE TO PICK UP 1ST DOWN. KAP PLAY ACTION BOOT TO RIGHT - 1ST DOWN.GORE RUN FOR ANOTHER 1ST DOWN INSIDE THE 10.GORE FOR 7 TO 3 YD LINE. 
>KAP - CLUMSY RUN - UP THE MIDDLE - TD!. LOOKED LIKE STEVE YOUNG FOR A MINUTE. (20-10) SF
11:20 4TH >2ND DOWN - RYAN PRESSURED - SCREEN STOPPED 4 YDS SHORT OF 1ST.  FROZEN ROPE TO WHITE - 1ST DOWN ATL AT 40. 
>RYAN TO WHITE - 1ST DOWN TO SF 40. 
>PASS TO RODDY WHITE TD ATL! (20-17) SF 
8:34 4TH. SF -12.5 NEEDS TO WIN BY 13 TO COVER. 

GORE GRINDING FOR 1ST DOWNS TO 50.
>RB HUNTER BREAKS ONE FOR 45 TO ATL 5!
2 RUNS GORE - TD SF! (27-17) SF 
ATL THROWS ON 2ND AND 1? 
SF STUFFS RUN - 4TH DOWN - GOING ATL GOING FOR IT 4:03 4TH
 IF NINERS HOLDS GOOD CHANCE FG TO COVER
>QUICK  SLANT COMPLETE 1ST DOWN ATL ON ATL 34 
>RYAN TO WHITE TO SF 45
RYAN ESCAPES PRESSURE HITS WHITE FOR 9 YDS.  
RYAN TO GONZALES TO SF 16 
2:39 RYAN TO DOUGLAS TO 11
RYAN TO GONZALES - TD - FLAG? ON DEFENSE - TD ATL - (27-24) SF 
2:09 4TH  ONSIDES KICK RECOVERED ATL AT SF 30! 
RYAN TO DOUGLAS TO SF 20! 
PASS TO GONZALES TO 9YD LINE 
> RYANT TO DOUGLAS - KNOCKED OUT OF HIS HANDS - INTO BOWMANS HANDS- PICK 6 FOR 90 YARDS!   (34-24) SF
CANDLESTICK JUST WASN'T GOING OUT A LOSER!
(34-24) SF- FINAL 
THAT FINISH WAS WORTH PAYING FOR CABLE

KEEP IN MIND - SF JUST BEAT A  4 WIN TEAM - RANKED 23RD.  THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO LOSING TOO.

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED SYSTEM OFF THIS GAME. SF RED ZONE OFF VS 37%. ATL VS 58% - SF GIVING 12.5. KEEP AN EYE ON STAT WARNINGS LIKE THAT THIS COMING WEEK. 


PREGAME

(SF) ATL NOTHING TO PLAY FOR - 1-6 ON THE RD. SF 10TH DEF LINE VS 25TH D LINE. TOP 5 PASS DEF, RUSH OFF AND DEF. SF  5-2 @ HOME!

(ATL) THE NINERS ARE ONLY PROJECTED 37% IN THE RED ZONE VS ATL.RYAN GOOD QB PROJECTED 58% IN RED ZONE - SF CANT LET THEM GET THERE.

(SUMMARY) SF DEF SHOULD SHUT ATL OFF DOWN - 3 AND OUTS - GIVING SF PLENTY OF POSSESSIONS. IF NINERS MIX IT UP ON OFFENSE - THEY SHOULD COVER AND BLOW THEM OUT AT HOME. KAPPERNICK IS NOT A PURE POCKET PASSER AND LOFTS THE BALL AT TIMES.  THEY NEED A NICE MIX OF RUN, BOOT, SHORT PASSES AND A FEW  DEEP BALLS - BUT OVER THE WRs SHOULDER - WHERE IT CANT BE PICKED. 

IF SF LEADS BY (10) AT END OF FIRST QTR - THEY WIN. IF NOT - BLAME THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND LOOK FOR ATL TO COVER.