Quarterback: Up in the Air
If, as coach Mike Nolan has said many times, Cody Pickett will remain the 49ers' starting quarterback as long as he has a hot hand, then now seems like the perfect time to give him the hook.
If it wasn't for a 28-yard completion to Brandon Lloyd in the third quarter of Sunday's 17-9 loss to Chicago, Pickett would have become the first NFL quarterback since 1974 to go through an entire game without a completion. Of course, the 49ers' receivers - there were several drops - and a ferocious Chicago wind - it gusted to 47 mph - had a big hand in cooling off the second-year passer.
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Calling 49ers' QBs to order
San Francisco Chronicle: Next to his fellow quarterbacks, the smooth-cheeked and bright-eyed Alex Smith and Cody Pickett, Ken Dorsey looked positively grizzled Monday, with a scraggly beard drawing attention away from his eyes. They are, to the detriment of the 49ers, as boyishly bright as his teammates'.
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If it wasn't for a 28-yard completion to Brandon Lloyd in the third quarter of Sunday's 17-9 loss to Chicago, Pickett would have become the first NFL quarterback since 1974 to go through an entire game without a completion. Of course, the 49ers' receivers - there were several drops - and a ferocious Chicago wind - it gusted to 47 mph - had a big hand in cooling off the second-year passer.
Niner News:
Calling 49ers' QBs to order
San Francisco Chronicle: Next to his fellow quarterbacks, the smooth-cheeked and bright-eyed Alex Smith and Cody Pickett, Ken Dorsey looked positively grizzled Monday, with a scraggly beard drawing attention away from his eyes. They are, to the detriment of the 49ers, as boyishly bright as his teammates'.
More Niner News...
Nolan sees long, uphill climb ahead Inexperience is team's big ...
San Francisco Chronicle: Listening carefully to what Mike Nolan said Monday, there seems little reason to be optimistic about the rest of the season as the 49ers continue to wage losing battles shoveling sand against a steady tide of superior opponents.
Coach: 'We didn't execute' on runback
San Francisco Chronicle: Mike Nolan defended the decision to have Joe Nedney try a 52-yard field goal into a vicious crosswind just before halftime Sunday in Chicago.
Nolan stands behind offensive coordinator
Mercury News: Mike Nolan gave a vote of confidence to coordinator Mike McCarthy and the rest of the offensive coaching staff Monday, a day after the 49ers went without a touchdown for the third consecutive week.
Nolan finally admits Niners not ready to win the West
Mercury News: Coach Mike Nolan knew he was undertaking a monstrous rebuilding project when he joined the San Francisco 49ers 10 months ago - and midway through a miserable first season, he's finally willing to acknowledge that fact to the world.
Filed Under: 49ers
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