big blow
Dion Jordan Jersey , as Jerick McKinnon is out for the season The San Francisco 49ers are a trendy pick to reach the playoffs as a wild card team, with many
analysts favoring them to finish above the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West
standings.Unfortunately for Kyle Shanahan’s group, the rebuilt offense received
some unexpected and heavily damaging bad news. Running back Jerick McKinnon tore
his ACL on the final play of practice on Saturday, and his season is over.
McKinnon was signed to a four-year, $30 million deal this offseason, coming over
from the Minnesota Vikings, whom the 49ers play in Minneapolis next Sunday, so
Jerick will not play against his former team.San Francisco intended to make
McKinnon the starter, and he would’ve been an interesting player to watch in
Shanahan’s offense, given his love for using running backs in the passing game
matched McKinnon’s versatility. With McKinnon out, the 49ers will turn to Matt
Breida, who himself has just been cleared to return to the field after a
shoulder injury in the team’s preseason opener. Breida rushed for 465 yards on
105 carries in his rookie season, as well as 21 catches for 180 yards and 3
total touchdowns.Behind Breida on the depth chart is the veteran Alfred
Morris
Bradley McDougald Jersey , who racked up 547 yards on just 115 carries in Dallas last season, but dating back to his days in Washington, is a total
non-entity in the passing game. Shanahan should know that, seeing as he coached
him from 2012-2013.With Week 1 literally a week away, the 49ers offense will
have to undergo some significant tweaks following the loss of one of its
projected key contributors. I appreciate a good defense-dominated game of
football. The Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry in the late 2000s and
early 2010s was genuinely compelling. Likewise the Seattle Seahawks-San
Francisco 49ers at the peak of the Jim Harbaugh era. Super Bowl 53 between the
New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams was not my cup of tea. It was a
struggle just to do this Enemy Reaction, because it was so... meh. The previous
two Super Bowls were so wild that I had to split them into two parts!On the plus
side, the Rams lost the Super Bowl and scored only three points. As Seahawks
fans, that is our go-to for trash-talking heading into 2019, I don’t give a damn
that the Rams swept Seattle in 2018. The amazing high-scoring juggernaut got
held to a field goal with the Lombardi Trophy on the line. Let’s relive this
trashfire of a game one more time, with some cameo appearances from other teams.
Game threads for Pats and Rams fans are courtesy of Pats Pulpit and Turf Show
Times.Tom Brady gets picked off on his first pass (0-0)Stephen Gostkowski pulls
his field goal wide left (0-0)What... what the hell is this, Jared Goff? (3-0
NE)Patriots fail on 4th and 1 in Rams territory towards end of 1st half (3-0
NE)Jared Goff nearly throws interception to Dont’a Hightower to start 2nd half
(3-0 NE)Goff is way late throwing to Brandin Cooks, as Jason McCourty prevents
touchdown, Rams settle for FG (3-3)GRONK
Chris Carson Jersey , followed by Sony Michel for the game’s only touchdown (10-3 NE)Stephon Gilmore picks off Jared Goff near the goal line (10-3 NE)Bonus
reaction from fans of the...Buffalo BillsNew York JetsKansas City
ChiefsPittsburgh SteelersSan Francisco 49ersArizona CardinalsSeattle
SeahawksStephen Gostkowski seals the deal (13-3 NE)Greg Zeuerlein hooks his
field goal wide left, Patriots win the Super Bowl (13-3 NE Final)Bonus reaction
from...BillsJetsDolphinsChiefsSteelers49ersCardinalsSeahawksPost-Game: What an
effort by New England’s defense (Ian Logue, Pats Fans)Post-Game: Rams have some
explaining to do regarding Todd Gurley (Dan Parzych, Ramblin’ Fan) Post-Game
Video: Rams fans react to Super Bowl loss(Note: The New Orleans Saints game
thread was really quiet, as they really went through with protesting the
game)And so concludes another year of Enemy Reaction here at Field Gulls. It’ll
pop up sporadically in the offseason (taking suggestions from the community on
classic games, specific major hirings, firings, signings, etc.) and then when
the 2019 regular season approaches, I’ll do a “best of” review of the 2018
Seahawks season.Thanks again for reading this and making this season of Enemy
Reaction by far the most popular to date. Go ‘Hawks!
