ARLINGTON, Texas — This is the live blog for the 49ers’ week 1 game against the Cowboys. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the Cowboys’ press box.
1:05 The 49ers inactives are Josh Johnson, Quinton Patton, Chris Cook, Anthony Davis, Quinton Dial, Tank Carradine and Marcus Martin.
1:06 The Cowboys’ inactives are Dustin Vaughan, Korey Toomer, Jack Crawford, Donald Hawkins, Darrion Weems, Anthony Spencer and Terrell McClain.
1:09 The Raiders lost 19-14 and Derek Carr averaged just 4.7 yards per attempt. He had no running game — the Raiders gained 25 yards on 15 carries. That’s a big reason the Raiders converted just 3 of 12 third downs. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson called dinks and dunks all game. You can’t move the ball consistently with a bunch of dinks and dunks if you don’t put a little fear of the deep ball in the DBs’ minds. Olson should have used more max protection schemes and made Carr take some calculated shots down the field without fear of pressure or blitzes.
1:23 The Cowboys wins the toss and elects to receive. Good choice. They don’t want their defense on the field. Dan Skuta forced the fumble.
1:25 Chris Borland and Demarcus Dobbs tackle Dwayne Harris at the Cowboys’ 20 on the kickoff.
1:27 DeMarco Murray fumbles and Chris Culliver returns it for a touchdown on the third play of the game. 7-0 Niners.
1:30 Touchback Dallas.
1:39 The Cowboys take a 30 second timeout at the 49ers’ 2 yard line facing second and 1. Ahmad Brooks has been flagged three times on this drive and has missed a tackle, too.
1:41 The Cowboys forget to block Justin Smith on second down and he sacks Romo for a 10-yard loss. Next play, Romo throws to Jason Witten in the back of the end zone and Antoine Bethea breaks up the pass. The Cowboys make the 29-yard field goal and it’s 7-3 49ers.
1:42 Murray rushed four times for 24 yards on that drive — a seven-yard run, two six-yard runs and a five-yard run.
1:43 Perris Cox replaced Tramaine Brock at LCB halfway through that drive.
1:44 Touchback. 49ers’ ball at their 20.
1:44 Joe Looney is in the game at right guard, not Alex Boone.
1:45 Brock just got carted off the field. He seems to have hurt his leg.
1:48 Three-play TD drive. Kaepernick took a shot as he completed a 37-yard pass to Anquan Boldin. Next play, Kaepernick rolls out of the pocket and hits a wide open Vernon Davis in the end zone for a 29-yard TD pass. 14-3 Niners.
1:52 Touchback.
1:52 Brock has a toe injury and his return is questionable.
1:59 Third play of the drive. Romo play fakes and throws deep over the middle to Terrance Williams. Eric Reid picks off the pass and returns it 48 yards to the Cowboys’ 2 yard line. Dez Bryant is shaken up on the play.
2:00 Kaepernick play fakes, rolls right and hits a wide open Vernon Davis in the end zone. 21-3 Niners with 4:25 left in the first quarter. Everyone except the Las Vegas odds makers expected this.
2:03 Touchback.
2:09 Chris Culliver is lying on the ground injured. The Niners’ cornerbacks now are Perrish Cox and Dontae Johnson.
2:10 Culliver gets up and walks off.
2:11 The first quarter ends. The Cowboys face first and 10 at the 49ers’ 24 when the second quarter begins.
2:12 The Cowboys are averaging 6.7 yards per carry.
2:16 On first and goal from the 5, Romo decides not to throw to a wide open Harris in the end zone. Instead, Romo holds the ball, rolls out, throws it up to Jason Witten and Patrick Willis picks it off in the end zone. The Cowboys are giving this game to the 49ers.
2:17 Culliver has an injured head and neck and his return is questionable.
2:28 The 49ers punt after a 10-play drive. Jimmie Ward downs the punt at the Cowboys’ 1.
2:29 Frank Gore popped a 20-yard run up the middle on the first play of the drive. Greg Roman called three read-options on that drive and none of them were particularly successful. Kaepernick got sacked on the drive when Bruce Carter blitzed up the middle. Kaepernick is taking shots he shouldn’t be taking a blowout.
2:32 Culliver has a concussion. He’s out.
2:36 Romo play fakes and throws deep for Dez Bryant. Perrish Cox picks it off. Romo has completed 12 of 13 attempts. Unfortunately for him, 3 of those completions have been to 49ers.
2:38 49ers start at their 36.
2:47 Carlos Hyde runs up the middle for an easy 4-yard TD run. The play before, Hyde busted through the middle for 13 yards. 28-3 with 39 seconds left in the half.
2:48 When Romo is hot, he’s unstoppable. When he’s bad, he’s bad. Today, he’s bad. Tough to win a game when you turn the ball over 4 times in a half.
2:52 Halftime. Call me crazy but I think Jason Garrett lost his locker room.
2:56 The 49ers have 200 total yards. The Cowboys have 194.
2:57 The 49ers have 12 first downs. The Cowboys have 14.
3:06 Touchback. 49ers’ ball at their 20.
3:08 Kaepernick throws over the middle to Vernon Davis on third-and-10 and Barry Church knocks the ball away. The 49ers go three-and-out. Kaepernick’s pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage on first down and Frank Gore carried the ball for no gain on second down.
3:12 Dontae Johnson breaks up a pass intended for Terrance Williams on third-and-9 and the Cowboys go three-and-out. Bruce Ellington makes a fair catch with no one around and the 49ers are flagged for holding. They will start at their 10.
3:16 Kaepernick tries to change the play at the line of scrimmage on third-and-4 from the 16 but Crabtree doesn’t hear him so Kaepernick calls timeout.
3:17 Kaepernick goes after Morris Claiborne and completes a 9-yard pass to Boldin on third down.
3:22 Kaepernick gets decked as he throws and Justin Durant picks it off but fumbles before anyone touches him and Michael Crabtree recovers. First and 10 at their 42. The refs are reviewing the play.
3:25 The refs rule the pass is incomplete because he didn’t complete the catch. Third and 10 at the 49ers’ 47.
3:27 Kaepernick throws left into double coverage and is lucky the pass isn’t picked. Andy Lee punts. Harris makes a fair catch at the Cowboys’ 13.
3:29 Worth noting: Kelvin Benjamin has 6 catches for 92 yards and a TD against Tampa.
3:32 Craig Dahl is flagged for illegal contact on third-and-21. Automatic first down.
3:37 Ward is flagged for illegal contact on third-and-7. Automatic first down.
3:38 On third-and-18 Romo throws deep for Harris who jumps and catches the ball over Cox at the 49ers’ 11 yard line.
3:42 Murray runs into into the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 2. Romo raises his arms and pumps his fists. 28-10 Niners with 29 seconds left in the third quarter.
3:45 Touchback. 49ers’ ball at their 20.
3:48 Kaepernick completes a 7-yard pass to Boldin over the middle on first down and the third quarter ends.
3:50 Joe Looney is flagged for holding on second and 3.
3:54 Brandon Lloyd is flagged for holding on third-and-7 for creating an illegal pick.
3:55 Roman calls a QB draw on third-and-17 and Kaepernick gains 8 yards up the middle.
3:55 Harris drops the punt and the ball bounces out of bounds at the Cowboys’ 9 yard line.
3:59 Dontae Johnson breaks up a deep pass intended for Terrance Williams on second down and now it’s third-and-three.
4:02 Romo throws the ball 5 feet over Cole Beasley’s head and the Cowboys go three and out. Ellington returns the punt to the 49ers’ 41.
4:07 Phil Dawson misses a 37-yard field goal. That’s the opening the Cowboys needed.
4:14 It’s clear that Hyde is the best running back on the team right now. He’s been terrific today.
4:16 Ward is shaken up and he walks off the field. The 49ers have just two corners left.
4:17 It’s the two-minute warning. Cowboys face first and goal from the 2 when play resumes.
4:19 Brock is back in.
4:20 Romo completes a 2-yard TD pass to Terrance Williams. Dontae Johnson gave up the catch. 28-17 Niners with 1:52 left.
4:24 The 49ers are examining Ward for a head injury.
4:25 Boldin recovers the onside kick. I’m headed down to the locker room. Back at you shortly with my grades.
Why deactivate Tank and Q Dial? I thought they were doing well
ATL ..miss field goal please
Are we going to miss the kick off due to overtime?
Having Tank and Dial inactive shouldn’t be a surprise. Neither passed TJE or Dobbs on the depth chart during preseason, and you don’t need more than 5 DL active for a 3-4, especially one that is expected to play a lot of nickel today.
Glad to see Lynch will be active – wonder how much play time he’ll get?
Alright, here it is fellas. Feels good to be back with an opportunity to wash away last season’s nasty result.
Need to switch over to the Niners game. Screw New Orleans.
Patton is inactive … He’s played well on special teams. I’m interested in how well the special teams coverage units play … without Osgood, Bubba, Spillman, and Patton.
Grant – Did Jerry provide some good munchies up there in the box? ;)
ATL just recovered the fumble. F New Orleans. They ain’t Super Bowl bound. F ’em
Who dat??? Saints go down!!! …..Who dat???
Crab, I’m pumped up for this game. Let’s kick some Cowboy arse
Grant, are you missing one of the inactives? Only six listed?
Marcus Martin is the seventh inactive.
Ahhh, of course! Cheers
Here we go fellas!!! Let’s do this!!! …Ice cold IPA’s are flowing over here….Go Niners!!!
Here comes the “great QB” Romo
HERE WE GO!!!! LONG TIME NO BLOGGY FELLAS. Big game coming up from Kaep and Crabs!
Hello Angus!!! Where ya been bro?
It’s been a long offseason…..work, new baby, plotting against R. Sherman…..I’m ready for a championship this year!
Congratulations
Not a bad way to start!
TD
It’s a TD Troy& Joe
Way to strip that ball
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…..JERRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell of a way to start the season boys. Let’s GOOOOOOO
Lets Go 49ers
Great start, great play by Skuta.
:-)
Good D
“Maligned” defense???? Ha!
See a lot of red in those stands!
BS call!
I think fangio gets too attached to his veterans… Tank and Dial are players that should be rotated in. And if anything should be active to gain more experience.
Come in Brooks!
Cowboy’s O line is dominating.
bonehead Brook
What is going on with Brooks? He’s killing us, along with having trouble stopping the run
where’s the pass rush?
Suspended or injured…
Defense on this series looks terrible :(
the pass rush will return in 10th game
We have to start bringing some blitzes. We are on our heels and getting blown backwards
No pressure on Romo.
Defense is getting pushed around.
need to hold them out of the end zone
Cowboy!!!!
Cowboy!
This is why we have been suspect, we rarely account for the back coming out of the backfield
COWBOY
Craig Dahl, that is how a SS plays that coverage.
There’s a sea of red in he crowd…..Jerry must be ticked!
….I still hate Joe Buck!
Brooks always with boneheaded penalties
The Offense needs a TD drive. A 3 and out could be a huge problem.
Niner fans have invaded AT&T stadium
They must think it’s a giant’s game, lol
What happened to Brock?
What’s wrong with Brock?
Damn, Brock is injured
Lost our best CB already?
what happened to Brock? not good
What I miss.
Awesome throw Kap!! Way to step up in pocket
HOLY CRAP WHAT A THROW TO DAVIS!!
didnt take long to score that Td…
wow- Kaepernick the PLAYMAKER!
Suede – I actually agree with you for once
I just speak sense….
I need everyone to back the fug up off of Kaep
Two brilliant plays by Kaep there!
Yeah!!!
Kaepernick steps into the POCKET and throws to Boldin. No improvement at all
Wait, if the offense doesn’t stay on the field longer – the D will get tired.
:P
I told you the preseason doesn’t mean didly poo
YUP, the D is scary though
Nice throws from Kap. Though our line is getting pressured!
Imagine how good Kap could be if the O-line blocked somebody
Did anybody else have a heart malfunction while that play was going on
+1.
No Steel…..Time to upgrade your old projection tv bro. :-)
Crab i said Heart malfunction. My heart skipped a couple of beats. Lol
Lol Steel….I misread that one
So no td in the pre-season means????
Kap was awesome!
Keeping his eyes downfield, moving in the pocket. Love it.
Kaep stepping up in the pockst and making that pass to boldin and taking a pop was the highlight for me.
Where’s the “Alex for President” guy now?
Oh he’s in his moms basement waiting for Kap to throw a pick 6
Mommy took the computer away. Chores first
Kaep for Caesar
At the game….. the stadium is about 35-40% red- it’s unreal….
Awesome!
Defense needs to step up…
#55brooks needs to stop helping the cowboys
That’s the kind of three and out I’ll take!
How do you guys change your icons?
Hey Grant, ya think Harbaugh might be calling Kaep “great” anytime soon?
If he calls Kaep great then he’ll have to tell us why he would only call 26 passes when he has a great quarterback. The real question is: Is Harbaugh great? Who will be surprised when Grant writes on Monday that “If you take away the two touchdowns the Cowboys gave us ……. Can’t wait to see.
Wonder if the 49ers wish they’d kept Cook active now…?
I don’t know why, the niners seem to like Cox. Last year in the playoffs they played him over Wright. Maybe cause he can play ST, too
Yea- it is odd that Cook was not active seeing how good he was during the whole preseason.
@AnthonyLy49: Sources tell me people within NFL Network losing faith in Ian Rapoport. Is he really all in?
A+ work
Can Jerry Jones fire himself?
Gore for a TD need the fantasy points
REID!!!!!
Dang.
OMG. I thought this game was going to be close.
Well, in this case I don’t mind being wrong.
Tony!!!!!!! So he’s much improved Jerry??
If Reid got into the endzone- that would have been niner highlight of the whole year.
Reid is a stud-
Yeah. they should have let him run it in from the 2
Reid! WOW!
And Davis for another score. Red Zone beast
Yes he is! And no body catch :)
And a red zone td!
Eric Reid came to play today. I’m sure someone will say Kaep should have put some touch on that pass to Davis. Anyways. I love this ISH.
Dez Bryant got lit up!!
Dez has that meltdown look in his eyes
Good start.
Reed is great
let’s blow the Cowboys out
4 plays, no runs….. that has never happened to a harbaugh coached team to start a game
I don’t think we’ve handed the ball off once yet
Where’s 23J?…….Warm up Josh Johnson…..This could be a rout
So who would have thought at the 4:25 to go mark of the first quarter, that Frank Gore would be yet to touch the ball?
Dez got leveled on the INT.
Sorry, Reid
Going against this Niner d in fantasy. Ugh! They’ve out scored everyone on my team! I’ll take it though baby!!!!
Run D is very soft so far
Up 21-3…but the run defense is atrocious.
Our front 7 is not looking so great. The RB’s aren’t getting touched until they reach the second level. I hate that
<——- this idiot sat kaepernick and started Brees. Ugh. So much for a 30 point win projection
Who is the next CB?
Dang, Brock out and now Culliver down. That only leaves 3 healthy CBs active, including Ward. Wonder if the Cowboys will start going extra wideouts.
Huge mistake not keeping Cook active, hopefully the offense keeps it up.
D. Murray – 11 runs for 71 yards. Where’s the run D? No Dorsey or Bowman making a difference.
The D line is getting tired. they have been on the field for… something like 14 minutes
That’s why they have Dobbs and TJE. Why keep 7 DL on the 53 if they don’t intend to rotate them in?
I guess this is when Baalke starts second guessing his decision to keep 6 WRs and not 6 CBs. And not drafting a CB till the 5th round.
This run d is getting taken advantage of because we are staying in nickel. Get the big boys in there, stop the run…. But then tony would eat up our new patch work secondary
I think they are willing to give up run yards to prevent Romo, Witten and Bryant from gaining too much.
favourite moment of the game so far…..Dez Bryant screaming and ranting on the sidelines, everyone around him avoiding eye contact. I suspect many on that team roll their eyes at his antics.
Willhoite looks awful so far, get Borland in there.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see that move made in the coming weeks. But not sure they’ll switch up today.
I see Dallas running the football with ease and just picture Seattle. I know that game is a long ways away but GEEZ. They spread the field and run misdirection. We have to get it together.
Tony Romo – 49ers best player.
So true, Romo has been Turrible (trademark Charles Barkley) with a capital T.
Bend don’t Break D.
Tony!!!!
Bend but don’t break. Good thing it’s Dallas. Tony Romo’s motto: “Close but NO CIGAR”
Tony, Tony, Tony has done it again!
the O needs to keep the ball for at least a minute or two… give the D a breather. :)
romo really does suck. Guy wide open in the end zone and he waits and throws a pick.
Harbaugh calling Romo “great” is having the desired effect.
See how that works, Grant?
Patrick!
3 turnovers.
I don’t know how much of this is the Defense and how much is Romo. A bit of both it appears.
Patrick Willis is still the best LB in the NFL. He’s going to show it this year.
Shoot. Gore, make it look so easy
i meant “don’t make it look so easy”
Our weaponry is like “shock and awe” in Bagdad
Golden Bolden
nice long drive here to rest the D, please
Shut you BIG mouth Buck…..You Niner hater!!!
Same Buck different day
Where is Crabtree?
Kap is playing great. The line is not.
Frank looks good.
Shut the Buck up!!!!
Crabtree has meaty claws
Why the blue sneakers?
Why does Crabtree have blue cleats on?
Auditioning for Jerry Jones?
That did pop in my mind.
Lmj the only man on the planet who could run for negative yards against this d
In reality Kaep pitched it way too late.
just sloppy football all around
Damn- Staley is really screwing up on this drive…
Iupati is really bad
Pass blocking stinks as usual.
Kilgore is out of his depth. He looked awful in pre-season, he looks even worse now.
FG?
nope punt.
HA! on the one
Shut the Buck up!!
What has happened to iupati that he has become so bad?
I don’t know. maybe he is hurt?
Silver lining is that it will take care of some of our salary cap issues….
Iupati was good because he was so athletic for being a huge guy- since then he has had quite a few leg injuries- he fractured his ankle in january- for a big guy- that is bound to have a big effect.
I doubt Iupati is going to get a huge payday in his future. i think he is past his prime.
What do you think of G Ro’s play calling? Penalties are screwing stuff up.
Good job by Ward there.
The commentators noted it earlier, but Hyde has been getting in there on 3rd downs. That’s a show of confidence from the coaches.
Kap’s QB rating is still 158. Good thing the NFL gave the niner’s O line a ” tune -up game”. Crabtree is going to get fined for the blue cleats.
CK is going to get killed against any NFC West team if this OL continues to play like this.
I hate to agree with Aikman but Dallas is winning the trenches on both sides of the football. That’s not going to work against Seattle. RW will not be crap like Romo has
Tony for 3!!!!
Should have drafted Johnny Football Jerry!
Another pick! Man, Cowboys are killing themselves.
HA! Even our 2nd string CBs get get picks against Romo.
The best player on the 49er defense is Tony Romo… by a mile!
Wow…. give up run yards, stop the big play, has been our d scheme for years. Good job D
Romo is going us the opportunities but the Defense is catching everything.
Let’sget another TD.
Obviously people are going to say Romo sucks which he does right now but the secondary is holding up really well. DL needs to stiffen up against the run though.
I wonder.. with the niners up so far, they might be encouraging the cowboys to keep it on the ground
How much is Jerry Jones wishing he drafted Johnny football? Both are awful, but one is young and horrible.
I don’t remember Kap being so good firing into the middle of the field. Can that be listed as progress.
McClain filled that hole like every linebacker dreams of
Most teams who sling the ball around have soft defenses. The fact that our passing has improved but front seven on the D makes me wonder how much is that the case or is it because we are missing a couple of starters. On the flip side, our pass coverage seems improved.
Stop calling option read plays!!!! Just run the ball up the freaking middle. Then take shots downfield!
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That was courtesy of my 3 yr old daughter.
I understood her Angus. She stated Grant is a dork and wrong again
What the hell? I’ve hardly seen the Cowboy cheerleaders, that’s some real BS!
If Kaep keeps playing like this we won’t need corners
TG for Boldin
Man, Hyde really exploded into the hole. Running angry
Back to back. Yeah, he plays like that every down and he’s going to be just fine.
Yes sir Scooter!
Man, if Hyde can develop field vision half as good as Gore….watch out NFL!
those are some young, strong legs on Hyde
Woo hoo! Touch Down Hyde!
Hyde is a beast- that guy is going to be special.
BEWARE NFL:
You must hide from Hyde!!
More Charles Barkley – “That’s a big dude.”
Hyde your kids!!!
Carlos is going to be special!!! I love Frank Gore but we needed to draft Hyde! Good pick Balke!
Hyde just another Big 10 plodder
Don’t forgot about Lattimore…..Down the road
Lattimore is a bust who will probably never play
Matt – I just put that on a sticky note on my desk. ;)
I have said it since they drafted him and all were saying he’d play and yet he still hasn’t.
Niners have scored more points in the first half than I expected all day
Not sure I like how our team is playing. Romo, has all but given us the game but their offensive line has pushed us around. Their wide outs have been able to get free but Romo just hasn’t seen them. Then on offense our line has looked down right bad against the worst Defense in all of football.
I don’t trust this lead just yet.
Shut the Buck up!!!
Troy
yes if the niner ‘s didn’t turn the ball over in the championship Game we would have won the Superbowl.
Who is playing better today? Niners D or Niner’s O?
I say Niners O buy i’m liking the secondary. The front 7 will be better later this year.
All the Cowboy homers (Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Buck) keep saying the game is even if not for the turnovers…….WEAK!!!
Sounds like Grant. I’m sure that’s what he’s going to say. If you take away the turnovers the niners didn’t do so well
Fox group states… Except for the score it’s an evenly played game. I take it everyone is. Homer for the Cowdung’s. Buck and Acheman was tough to hear but you have the cr@p at high time as we’ll.
Niners giving too many yards on the ground to Murray. He has 95 yards..
I think that’s the strategy. let them run. don’t let them pass.
Cowboys have double the rushing yds as the 49ers. We’re still up 28-3. Crazy.
Neither line is playing well.
kap is playing great along with the receivers and backs.
the D backs are doing wonderfully.
GO NINERS …. Love me some Romo. Harabugh is always right. Lets win this game baby
Where’s Latino Heat? has anyone seen him in here lately? He’s so missed Lol
End of the half.
What I’ve liked:
– Big plays by the D. Forced fumble and 3 INTs. An opportunitistic D can be just as important as a D that doesn’t give up much.
– Kaep. He’s been making plays and really looks like he’s comfortable out there, directing the game. He’s even had some touch on his passes, and hasn’t been skittish in the pocket.
– They haven’t run much, but when they have they’ve looked pretty good. Those two runs by Hyde at the end of the half were things of beauty.
– 3 WR sets at the end of the half were effective, and guys were getting open. Its only Dallas, but its still encouraging.
What I haven’t liked:
– The front 7 has been ordinary. Murray is running all over them, as the Cowboys OL is pushing the DL and LBs around. Cowboys have a good OL, but the D has to be able to stop the run better than they have.
– The 49ers OL has had some struggles keeping pressure from Kaep, which is a worry given the Cowboys DL is bad. How will they hold up against a better D?
– The 49ers have gotten lucky through bad play by Romo. Cowboys have had their chances, with receivers getting open and little pressure on Romo. Most offenses will take advantage of that.
– There doesn’t appear to have been much rotation along the front 7, despite long drives. If you’re going to keep all these DL on the roster, you think you’d use them.
– Injuries to the starting CBs. Never good to see injuries, but especially when its both your starting CBs.
Hope Cully and Brock are ok. This is just a tune up
A homer
Bruce Carter is in the NIners backfield in every play…someone block the dude!
hmmm…a little intrasquad infighting on that last play…not good
is VD’s chest made of stone?
Just learned that Boone hasn’t played a snap today. hmmmm
Nice play by Dontae Johnson
Long arms, credit to Baalke.
So…. Ellington IS our punt returner. Usually its a good sign when a team doesn’t punt in the first half. Dallas breaks the mold
Great pass break up Mr Johnson
Grant used to have live blog quarter to quarter
I used to always forget to switch pages, and wouldn’t do it till i noticed i was the only one left commenting…
Me too Lou
Now we need a very good offensive drive
Boldin is the man!
Dallas changes their scheme at half and now CK looks confused
Boldin is the man
Carlos Hyde looked good in the blitz pickup there
Congrats to Gore on 10k yards!
I’d like to see the starters get some rest now. Let’s bring in jj and Hyde. Sit crabs kaepernick and gore. No reason to keep them in
I know its the Cowboys, but man does Kaepernick look improved.
He looks a lot more comfortable sitting back in the pocket. In the 2nd half Dallas made some adjustments but as the season goes I think he’s going to start moving along that upside.
holy mackerel. what just happened?
Kap clobbered again.
I believe this is why they had Kaep throw so many one read plays last season, they couldn’t afford to lose him. The line was bad last year as well it was just disguised through roll outs and quick hitters. You have to have time and open receivers to go through progressions.Still they were not as bad as they’ve started out this season.
The pass pro is going to get Kaep killed this year if they play like this every week.
No Anthony Davis or Boone out there right now. Not worried.
True – their return should help. The pressure is mostly coming from that side.
Exactly right Scooter. O-line is getting dominated
That’s a total BS pickup of the flag. The contact at the top of VMac’s route was well before the tipped ball.
I’m not sure the ball was even tipped; the defender hit Kap’s arm, not the ball.
The ball was not tipped :(
I didn’t know Crabtree was an Elvis fan…….♫ “blue suede shoes” ♫
At least he’s stayin away from Jail House Rock :-)
Two good comments in a row.
BS call. Why was the flag picked up?
B Llyod should not be on the field
We should have cut Lloyd and kept Morris. but hindsight is golden.
in defense of Lloyd though…. Kap didn’t get much time to throw.
Dallas cheerleaders seen on TV.
Cowboy up!
Is Ahmad Brooks hurt or in the doghouse? Lynch has been getting a few snaps in his place
I can’t speak for the coaches, but he’s in my doghouse right now after all those penalties early.
He just got a sack. He can come out now.
Must be in the doghouse. Will find out after game.
Cowboy takes down the Cowgirl!!
Why is Dahl in the game?
BS call!!! 3rd and 21 BS man!!!
“Worth noting: Kelvin Benjamin has 6 catches for 92 yards and a TD against Tampa.”
Don’t forget Markus Wheaton had a good day too. He was one of your guys in 2013.
Love him.
Btw, with Benjamin, can we use your line about Stevie Johnson? Someone has to have the ball thrown to him, and they have nobody else. ;-)
Any idea how many times he’s been targeted so far?
No idea.
We’ll find out soon. He looks good so far though. Are you surprised? What strikes you about him so far?
I’ve not been watching the Panthers vs Bucs game, so can’t really comment on how he’s looked. But yes, I’m a bit surprised by the numbers he’s putting up.
I wanted Benjamin bad for the niners. Kid is a Baller. Not afraid of making big plays in big moments. He’s going to be tough to stop
That’s what I said. Most readers here shouted me down on that one.
I’m a Florida state fan. I’m going to the FSU VS Louisville football game later this yr. I watched him all last yr. He does drop some easy passes but he comes through in big moments. He did it time and time again last yr. I’m not sure how many FSU games they show on the west coast but that kid balls.
I guess things turned out ok but I really wanted the Niners to draft two receivers this season, because most of the receivers are on short contracts and it will cost to replace them. Far more than to have at least three on rookie contracts. Was not that enthused about Patton as much as most posters either.
Brooks has a toe injury. but seems like the niners are giving the starters a rest. with a 25 point lead, why not?
The refs are taking over this game.
WTF … These call suck
There’s a flag nearly every freaking play!!
Total BS
Awful call against Ward. That was textbook coverage.
Brooks toe must be better now
This drive has taken about 6 minutes. no matter what – this is a win for the niners
The refs are keeping the Cowboys in the game with these b.s calls.
Yes, they are. They must have gotten a text message from Jerry Jones…
Dang it!!
The 49er defense looks gassed. They might regret not starting either Dial or Tank.
1 point per minute…. at that rate, there aren’t enough minutes in the game for the cowboys to catch up
niner D has been on the field 26 minutes this game.
Time for a slow methodical drive. Put these girls away.
This gotham show looks good
If the refs call illegal contact this tightly and consistently, I expect Seattle to lead the league in that category
This is what the nfl wants. Little tacky penalties helped the cowboys to go down the field and score. They should have been off the field long before Romo threw that ball. God forbid it’s not a close game
Meant to say God forbid it’s a blowout
Why do the Niner’s always get the negative end of the stick when it comes to inconsistently enforced calls?
It took two ghost penalties for Dallas to get that one down field and score. Now it’s time for the offense to get back to action.
Boldin owns the middle of the field
What is that? Has jerry Jones opened his check book? Wtf?
The block from Looney was textbook. Hold????
Garbage call
Absolute garbage, and yet still not as bad as the PI on Lloyd.
These refs suck!!!
I’d like to see a naked bootleg with the next 3rd and short running play
BS Call!!
Pass rush is nonexistent.
I have never seen worse officiating.
Everytime the 49ers make a big play, the refs throw the flag… Bastards
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. That’s at least the 3rd call that was complete BS. If anything that should have been against the Cowboys. This is definitely looking like the refs trying to get the Cowboys back into this game.
What is going on with these refs?
these refs are simply abysmal
Niners need to make some hay here – this game is not over despite Romo’s attempts to give it away
This has been the worst officiating I’ve seen in awhile.
Aaron rodgers gets my award for best stupid commercials
What is the betting line on this game? It’s not going to affect the outcome of this game but there have been some extremely suspicious calls in the last 20 minutes or so.
It’s 49ers -4, refs would have to keep it up for awhile for them to switch this around.
Horrific homer ref calls……Insane!!
The refs are ruing the game of football. I can’t believe all these poor calls that are having huge effects on the games.
Yes they are Suede……I’m sick to my stomach.
Horrible calls!
I hope these refs never call another Ni eds game.
I’m loving Dontae Johnson
Yeah, he’s looking good so far. They may have something in him.
WTF!!! Really? How was that Lloyd’s fault. If anything it was the DB who grabbed him!!!!
Delay of game … Oh no , let the refs decide
Somebody paid these refs off
Man the refs are trying hard to make this a closer a game
Time for the backups?
Shut the Buck up!
I was waiting for the flag… illegal breathing on the field the whole defense, 15 yard penalty, 1st down
ok, cmon take Kap and Gore out
I’m loving Hyde st
Hyde looks like exactly the right guy for the Niners.
oh oh. Dawson is not showing his stuff this year
Gore is a career warrior but there is a crystal clear difference between him and Hyde.
Oh dear, he Akers’d it…
P Daws needs to get better
Dawson misses and the Niners haven’t scored a point in the second half. Strange game…
This man has david akers written all over him this season
I want to see our defense shut it down here.
It’s time for the pass rush
Grant- could you please ask the niners if they ever heard of kickalicious? He would be a good pickup for the niners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDwbjHV8jLo
I like that guy. i don’t know why no one ever picked him up
The guy is a perfect kicker- he is 29. There is no reason the niners couldnt at least look at him.
HOLY CRAP….HOLY CRAP!!!!! Are all officials born in Texas. Watch Grant agree with the calls tomorrow just to prove he is a “journalist”. Oh by the way Grant Hyde sure looks like a bust
+1
lol old coach. I feel much better after we got the W but man does contact calls were just silly.
Bring the heat … Rushing 4 is not getting it done
if the cowboys score, do they try an offsides kick?
My profile pic is gone…anyone know how to reconnect it? It’s been a while….
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Its the one and only… Welcome back
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9erGirl – Welcome back pretty young thing! :-)
How bout those atrocious zebras today?
…”pretty young thing!”…..smh….really Crab!!!……:)
One – I know how to treat a lady old pal ;) …….Hey, was that an ugly 2nd half or what?
…….you are Kool dude!!!………that Gore/Hyde drive was pretty tho………
Crab!! How are you?
They were pretty bad – some lopsided penalty calling!! But they aren’t all to blame for the sad second half performance – no pass rush, no offense, and piss-poor halftime adjustments.
Of all the good things the Niners do, if they don’t start becoming a second half team and making better adjustments, it’s going to be a long and nerve-wracking season! (That said, I still think they’re going to have a great year :-)
Right on girl! Hope all is well.
Harbaugh has never had that killer instinct he had in college…gets the lead goes to cruise control
Zebras were awful, oh well will take the W.
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The 49ers pass rush has vanished on that last drive. Hope Ward is OK.
It’s going to be a long season without Aldon Smith … Everybody and their cousin knew the Cowboys would be passing nearly on every down that last drive. They could not generate any heat on Romo. That’s a big concern going forward.
Did the Niner D blitz at all this game?
Nope. …. but I think they activate tank or Dial next game.
I’d like to see Tank play next week. I’d also like to see some timely blitzes
Why are they risking Gore to end the game? Maybe they need the blocking practice.
49er Defensive Player of the game – Tony Romo.
49er Offensive Player of the game – Boldin
Dallas Defensive Player of the game – The Officials
Dallas Offensive Player of the game – The Officials (Honorable mention to their O-line and running backs).
I think Wilhoite and Willis played well. Dallas TE’s were shutdown
Cowboys down, now we get the Bears who just lost to the Bills at home.
I am so excited for drafing Carlos Hyde. I had him on my mock drafts and boy he plays with power.
Yes- he looks like a young Frank Gore!!
Chicago – What up brotha!! ……Quest for 6 baby!!
what up Crab, how you been? I hope you had a great summer
After watching the game, it seems the defense purposely let Dallas run the ball. I could be wrong. It still bothers those running yards came in chunks.
We did not score a touchdown in the second half. We also let the play clock run down in the 2nd half. Kind of like they were trying something new. That’s something to watch.
Our secondary looked good. Kaep looked real good despite having an O-line that’s struggling. Gore and Hyde looked good.
My concerns are the O-line and D-line, but seemed to be fixable.
Despite losing the locker room, Jim Harbaugh yet was able to win another game with out bunch of starters. I love it
Great team win. Colin looked amazing, defense showed up when needed and our rookies played pretty well. Not a bad start to build some confidence and dust off the cobwebs. GO NINERS
Yeah, so much for that rumor
“4:14 It’s clear that Hyde is the best running back on the team right now. He’s been terrific today.”
Hey, remember when Hyde was drafted? You said that Hyde wouldn’t be good because Beanie Wells — a completely different person that wasn’t Carlos Hyde or related to Carlos Hyde and was only mentioned because he also happened to have played for Ohio State — wasn’t good? Man, that was really ignorant. Just so, so ignorant.
Jason, i have a been a Hyde fan for the past few years, this football player plays old school football and runs with passion.
good win…..high grades all around…..
When I see a terrible troll like Grant having to troll all day, probably for the rest of his life, just to pay his bills, it makes me sad for him, but also grateful that the rest of us don’t have to or feel the need to live like that. I hope you mature one day and become happy, Iggy.
+1
Hyde great
Ward good
P Cox good
DJohnson good
Lynch 1 batted pass
Sacks by the dline
Secondary played pretty well against some great recievers
And the much maligned S Johnson didn’t drop a target.
Oline needs Davis and Boone back
Kap looked good
Too many injuries and too many yds running against the D. Too many pressures on Kap early on.
I think I’d set the o/u on Kaep’s total QBR at 98, and think I’d take the over. Not that stats mean anything…
in your face grant eh
niners 1-0
raider 0-1
say hi to your dad for me
Harbaugh was just in the podium and some A-hole asked him about the rumors that some players are not happy with him. SMH…
LOL, ricardo i have been enjoying life in the off season and did not do much of blog surfing until today and the first information i read was the Coach Jim losing the locker room.
Its completely ridiculous to even talk about this during the first week of NFL, and when this team just recorded their first win of the season. GO JIM H and the Niners, let haters be haters
You didn’t miss much :( But good to hear from you, Chicago49er. Go Niners and F@$! the haters!
So much for Hyde being a 3 yards and a cloud of dust guy hey Grant. You reporters are such haters the Niners win and you want to talk about players not liking Harbaugh. Stupid and embarrassing the guy wins and you can’t stand it.
The same A-hole just asked Boldin the same question! WTF… Come on man!
They should answer that question with a question. “Who told you that?” Then follow it up with, “Go ask the person who told you that and make him name public.” Put the pressure on the reporters to reveal their source.
Can you imagine if the Niners had lost this game? We would have heard about it all week long.
Oh boy, yes you are correct.
That’s no A-Hole that’s Lowell. I love that Boldin put that fire out right away.
Why am I not surprise :)
h-mmmm …
If memory serves … someone .. (on THIS thread) ..
predicted Romo would throw three INTs …. and Eric Reid would
snag one of them …
(wonder who that was .. ?)
NIce Job
Last offseason, when Grant was blathering about the Cowboys, I told him that until Dallas replaces Romo and Jerry, they have no chance. Grant was so conceited, he wouldn’t even entertain the idea.
Anything to say now, Iggy?
Well …
Romo has worked VERY hard to cultivate his
moniker … (Captain Choke) …
and … by golly ..
he’s earned .. it !!
Right, Grant .. ?
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Good to see you back
some loose ends, So Cam Johnson is now stating LB for the Colts
If you were wondering what Gore was talking about, I think Terrell Davis who also had bad knee injuries, I think.
a couple for Grant =>
http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/31/3106/310634.jpg
and for #2 =>
https://kclal24.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/tony-romo-meme-21.jpg
Grant,
How is it that Kelvin Benjamin (who has no bearing on this game) gets recognition and you fail to mention Frank Gore reaching 10,000 yrds in his career?
Head scratcher bud.
what a milestone, huh, AES ?
Frank the Tank … the heart n soul of out offense !
Heres a couple for the memory banks =>
http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/Eric-Reid-Intercepts-Tony-Romo/024f792b-d8fe-410e-a949-9052e5e9440e
http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/Patrick-Willis-Intercepts-Tony-Romo/f4acc22e-2981-4fda-bd91-2b647f1a651d
http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/Perrish-Cox-Intercepts-Tony-Romo/35696a4d-59d6-4147-981a-b31efc14d65f
Welcome to the NFL, Carlos =>
http://www.49ers.com/video/videos/Carlos-Hyde-4-yard-TD-Run/74992707-8b70-4bba-af36-5e439c0bc465