Did you WATCH the game?
Nowhere in your diatribe did you mention the O-line and 12 friggin’ penalties. Why not? Did Dilfer play a good game? Hell no. But to say “his team lacks confidence in him,” “he’s not a leader”, “he’s not bright”….uh, you’re not paying attention in class.

Trust me, the team WANTS Dilfer in there. Alex is shaking in his Chucks thinking about having to play with our O-line. And the staff knows that. Don’t be surprised to see Dilfer again.

Football: where the QB gets too much blame for a loss, and too much credit for a win.

Response: Of the 13 penalties committed by the 49ers, 3 were committed by the offensive line.

Hostler cannot be blamed too much for this loss. The game plan fell a part after 24 points due QB miscues. While some may point the finger to the 48 pass attempts to Frank Gore’s 14 carries, the facts are when you are down 33 to 9, you have to pass. You need a QB that leads the team down the field to win the game. Not a guy who wants to win the individual TD passing battles.

I was hoping, deep down, that Shaun Hill was coming to replace Dilfer. But, none of that happens in the NFL today. We stick with players past their primes because of reputation, not performance. Keeping Trent Dilfer in the line up is a testament to that losing mentality.

From Matt Maiocco:

“In case you were wondering about the sack of Trent Dilfer that resulted in Osi Umenyiora’s 75-yard fumble return, it turns out that he was Dilfer’s responsibility. There was a line call that directed left tackle Jonas Jennings to block a man inside.”

http://www.49erswebzone.com/content/news/view.php?id=11609

Response: Yeah, I saw that after I posted the blog entry. I did mention Dilfer should have done something at the line. I didn’t know he was going to tell Jennings to let Umenyiora go on purpose!

And what is with the penalties? 13 for 82 yards?!? Are you kidding me? Offsides/Encroachment, holding, illegal shift… terrible.

I can’t even start with my disappointment in the offensive play calling. I wonder if mooch might be willing to come back as an OC? We don’t have TO anymore, and maybe John York to apologize.

Response: I disagree about Terrell Owens giving his all on the field. I saw plenty of times where he could have come back on a ball and jumped for the catch, instead he holds his hands behind him trying to catch it in stride. T.O. is and always has been about T.O., and if it doesn’t look pretty or easy, he’s not going to do it. He proved himself incapable of playing with Jeff Garcia, and refused to put his butt on the line to make the difficult catches. He wanted a QB with a strong arm, so he got Donovan McNabb. He apparently didn’t like that, either. If anyone violated the tradition of 49ers football–wide receivers, especially–Terrell Owens trampled on it.