“Okay, guys. [I’m] just so proud of this football team. I thought there were so many positive contributions today. I think it really is a real credit to the depth that we’ve been able to establish on this roster. I liked what we were able to do defensively. We got enough stops. Obviously, you saw some of our guys that haven’t maybe played significant roles in some early downs… I thought (DE) Desjuan Johnson showed up. I thought we were able to get some of our sub rush packages going. That was an efficient group for us. [We] got some good stops to allow us to get back in the game. Offensively, I was really pleased. I thought (QB) Jimmy (Garoppolo) did an excellent job. I thought (Offensive Coordinator) Mike LaFleur did a great job mixing it up. I thought really our coaches as a whole had that group ready to go. I thought we protected well. You look at (OL) Joe Noteboom and (OL) Warren McClendon Jr. on the edges. (OL) Jonah Jackson, Steve (Avila) at guard, and obviously (OL) Dylan McMahon at the center position. We did use some six and seven man protections. I thought our tight ends competed well and I thought guys made plays. We ran the ball efficient enough to be able to keep drives going. I was really pleased with some of the plays that you saw from (WR) Jordan Whittington. I thought it was a great job by (WR) Tyler Johnson early on in the game [to] be able to make a guy miss in the flat versus a man coverage and create after the catch. (WR) Demarcus (Robinson) making a couple plays on some vertical routes and then I thought it was a big catch on the third down and five that (WR) Tutu Atwell had. He had a couple drops where he was separating but overall, I thought it was a positive takeaway. We’re excited about our eyes forward to whoever ends up losing this game tonight.”
(On an injury update on RB Blake Corum)
“Yeah, he fractured his forearm, unfortunately. He’s a tough, resilient guy. He’s going to be a really good player for us for a long time but he will miss the postseason.”
(On which forearm Corum broke)
“I want to say, now that I’m thinking about it when I hugged him, I think it was his right forearm.”
(On his confidence in this team after what he saw today)
“I would say this, I’m not surprised. This group has continuously responded. I’m just proud of them. They’ve continuously showed that they can step up. Guys can answer the bell when their opportunity arises and today we came up short, but there…
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