SANTA CLARA, Calif. AP - Veteran left tackle Joe Staley accepted a good chunk of the
blame for San Francisco's problems on the offensive line in a 30-7 exhibition loss to
Houston Rob Gronkowski Jersey Replica on Saturday night."Very disgusted with what we saw on the offensive line," Staley
said Monday. "Coach challenged us, he challenged us in the meetings to come out and have
a really great week of practice and really great game. We've got to get going. The season
is upon us and we've got to play a lot better than that."Staley watched game film Monday
morning and saw again that he and his linemates were repeatedly beaten by the Texans'
tenacious four-man rush; San Francisco gave up three sacks. Coach Jim Harbaugh on Sunday
called for improvement in technique and fundamentals."We were violated at times,"
Harbaugh said.Staley, a fifth-year pro who received a 42 million, six-year contract
extension in June 2009 to lead this line for the long term, was eager to get back on the
practice field because he had a "bad feeling" still lingering from the game.The 49ers
finish the preseason Thursday night at San Diego. Staley, for one, is happy to Rob Gronkowski Jersey Dark Blue play again
right away in a short week after Saturday's embarrassment in front of Authentic Tom Brady Jersey the home fans at
Candlestick Park.The 49ers, coming off a 6-10 season in which they missed the playoffs
and failed to post a winning record for the eighth straight year, open the regular season
Sept. 11 at home against the defending NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks.That's less
than two weeks to clean up. Staley wouldn't say his unit is behind because of the lockout
and missed minicamps and organized team activities, either.He let Connor Barwin blow by Rob Gronkowski Jersey White
him on one sack."No excuses. I got beat," Staley said. "We were terrible."Starting
quarterback Alex Smith wound up Official Rob Gronkowski Jersey 2 for 6 for 17 yards, just 4 more yards in the air than
he lost in two sacks - and rookie Reebok Rob Gronkowski Jersey second-round draft Patriots Rob Gronkowski Jersey pick Colin Kaepernick wasn't much
better.The Texans had 28 first downs to the 49ers' six, and Houston outgained San
Francisco 417-105.Understanding schemes, Staley said, is not the issue. Staley agreed
there were problems with blocking technique that led to no protection for the
quarterbacks."We're there in understanding the system. We've just got to play better,"
Staley said. "All five guys, we need to play better."Any feedback from the QBs?"We've got
to protect," Staley said.Smith was sacked 25 times last season and threw 10
interceptions.Meanwhile Monday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio still sees plenty of
things his defense must improve before the season begins. Linebacker Ahmad Brooks
intercepted a Rob Gronkowski Replica Jersey pass by Matt Schaub on the first play of the game Saturday and returned it
13 yards for a touchdown for San Francisco's only points.Schaub made it look easy after
that as the 49ers struggled to cover and keep up."I think in some ways we're fine, we're
where we need to be, and other ways we're not," Fangio said. "We're still obviously
behind from a mental standpoint as far as the whole package being implemented just
because of the lost time. But we all knew that NFL Rob Gronkowski Jersey coming Replica Rob Gronkowski Jersey in, so that was just something that
we had to accept both as coaches and players. We had to learn the whole package in a
timely process and we may never get to the whole package this year because of
that."Notes: Wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who has missed a third straight training
camp because of a left foot injury, wasn't in uniform but caught some passes from the
QBs. Harbaugh hopes he will get back on the field in an official capacity Patriots Tom Brady Authentic Jersey this week. ...
CB Shawntae Spencer, who has been nursing a hamstring injury, was in shoulder pads and on
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