I bet on the Steelers to win week 1 as soon as the schedule was announced and I stand by it. Purdy might be the 2nd coming of Tom Brady, or he might be like the other players who have flashed when coming in as a replacement, only to then fade away.
I think this game is going to be indicative of our entire season. We either take care of business, or we're not quite ready for the big time. If Purdy is the real deal, the 49ers could very well be the Super Bowl Opponent.
Well, lost my bet, but might be right about the 49ers in the Super Bowl. The offense and defense looked abysmal except for TJ Watt and the O for 1 drive. It looked like Kenny was just a bit off today, throwing behind a lot of WRs. In a few cases the WRs maybe should have laid up in the hole in the D, but sometimes he was just plain off. There was also 1-2 times when we had guys wide open after plays started breaking down and would have been super easy TDs, but Kenny just couldn't find them.
Pretty disappointing. I'm hopeful that the 49ers are just legit awesome and that we have a shot of improving as the season goes along. If we get similarly smashed next week against the Browns my optimism will take a bit of a hit.
Also, I think we need to get Wallace out of there and get JPJ on the field. If we're going to have a CB miss assignments and give up big plays, at least let it be a rookie who will learn from those mistakes. Wallace was taken advantage of a lot today.