Archives for October 2012

‘”You’ve got your head in the sand if you don’t worry about confidence, morale, all of those terms that we all use,” he said. “I addressed it with the team. And what I reminded them is that they’ve done it before, and to not lose confidence in themselves because I’ve seen them, we’ve all seen them do it before so I know it can be done.”‘

‘”He might be [in line to start this week],” said Gailey. “We will wait and see till the end of the week, but he might be, yes.”‘

‘The team said Monday that they are awaiting the word on the status of defensive end Mark Anderson. After suffering a knee injury against San Francisco on Sunday, he underwent an MRI on Monday and the team will know more as the week goes along.’

‘What about Fitzpatrick mentally? Gailey again said Tarvaris Jackson is not an option because there’s no time to get him reps. Gailey said, “I don’t think it’s an issue, but I’m going to talk to him about it and we’re going to visit about it because I don’t want him to lose his confidence. You always worry about guys that are in critical positions. I just want to make sure that he’s fine.”‘

‘A defense that spent over $127 million this offseason and it’s first round pick (including his salary) to not only make sure that did NOT happen, but be a difference-maker this season.’

‘When the game started around 4:30 p.m., with the score 0-0, the game had a 33.4 rating on CBS. But as the game went on, and the score became more lopsided, many fans changed the channel or turned the TV off.’

‘You have your head in the sand if you do not worry about confidence, moral and all of those terms that we all use. I address it with the team. What I reminded them is they have done it before, to not lose confidence in themselves. I have seen them, we have all seen them do it before so I know it can be done.’

‘It was bad. It was a quick film session because we had 46 plays. We were not able to sustain drives, little things here and there. (We) just got outplayed. We just watched some stuff on the Cardinals. We have to find a way to get a renewed sense of energy and optimism. Just make sure that our confidence level remains high. I think that is the most important thing for us as we move forward here.’

‘Losing is bad enough, being embarrassed is quite something else.’

‘You know the way it works in the NFL. Dave Wannstedt is going to take the fall for this mess. The old line is that you can’t fire all the players but when you keep having games that send reporters to the all-time record books for futility, someone is going under the team bus, Believe me Wannstedt deserves his share of the blame because the Bills look totally unprepared to change or adapt to what opponents are doing, especially in the second half of games. But there is a point on the field where the other team just lines up and tests your NFL manhood with power running plays. The Patriots and Niners did that time after time for the last 83 minutes of football and the result has been 13 touchdowns allowed.’

‘”Well, I thought we executed it extremely well, and receivers were just really getting open and doing a fine job, really running strong,” said 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco passing game. “There were some fabulous catches made and some really good routes, and they were just getting it and going. And Alex (Smith) was really on the money all day and the protection was excellent.”‘

‘”I have no answer,” Gailey said. “I have no answer. I have no excuse. But I have to find the answer. That’s my job.”‘

‘Bring up the Q-word in a professional locker room, and you’re asking for trouble. But what other conclusion could one draw after the debacle at Candlestick Park a week after the 52-28 fiasco last week at home in a division game against the Patriots?’

‘”That’s not quitting. We weren’t just sitting there, letting the guy run through, letting the guy catch the ball or getting out of gaps on purpose. That’s not quitting. We just didn’t finish.”‘