49ers vs. Buccaneers: Bucs Lead 14-0, Someone Yell Mercy

The Buccaneers just took a 14-0 lead over the 49ers on a Mike Williams touchdown catch and that TD will likely put a nail in the 49ers coffin.  The defensive backs for the 49ers have no ability to stop any of Tampa Bay's average wide receivers.  Their best defense, which Shawntae Spencer employed against Williams on the touchdown catch, is to hold the receiver and just take the pass interference penalty.

The 49ers can't get anything going on the offense side of the ball.  Troy Smith has thrown for only 95 yards and Frank Gore has rushed for 18 yards on 11 carries.  As I said before, the 49ers are running the entire offense through Gore who is the leading rusher and receiver in today's game.  Someone ought to tell Singletary that football is a team game.

49ers vs. Buccaneers: Buccaneers Take 7-0 Lead

We are into the second quarter of the 49ers game and the first score has from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The Buccaneers marched down the field for 80 yards in 14 plays.  Cadillac Williams scored a touchdown on 6-yard run up the middle to cap off an excellent drive.  The 49ers run defense was supposed to be the 49ers strong point but so far this game they have given up 77 yards on the ground.

Did someone kidnap Mike Johnson and replace him with Jimmy Raye?  The 49ers are getting nothing down on offense and have not tried to put the ball down the field to their receivers.  Troy Smith has attempted just 3 passes, the longest being 14 yards to Frank Gore.  The 49ers have won games by throwing the ball down the field and getting their wide receivers involved.  So far that has not happened.  For some reason they are running every play through Frank Gore and that is not a recipe for success.

Raiders 3 - Steelers 7: Rolando McClain Hurt?

The Steelers just scored on a 5-yard run up the middle by Rashard Mendenhall.   Rolando McClain was not on the field for the play and is being attended to on the Raiders sideline.