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San Francisco 49ers 6, Los Angeles Rams 12: Grades
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers just lost 12-6 to the Los Angeles Rams. Here are the 49ers’ grades for this performance.
QUARTERBACK: F
It was one of the biggest games of Brock Purdy’s career and also one of his worst. With the season on the line, against a defense that gave up 42 points last week, Purdy completed 45 percent of his passes, averaged a mere 4.5 yards per throwing attempt and threw an interception in the red zone with the game on the line. He crumbled under the pressure of the moment. And he can’t blame the rain. He simply played poorly. He underthrew a deep pass to George Kittle that should have been a touchdown. He missed a deep throw to Ricky Pearsall that should have been a touchdown. And he airmailed a deep pass intended for Jauan Jennings that got intercepted. In Purdy’s last 18 starts, his quarterback rating is 91 and his win-loss record is 9-9. The league has caught up to him. The 49ers better not give him more than $35 million per season. And they better draft a quarterback.
RUNNING BACKS: C
Isaac Guerendo wasn’t spectacular, but neither was Rams running back Kyren Williams. Both of them ran hard, though. The difference is the Rams ran the ball 38 times and the 49ers ran it just 19 times. Which means McVay stuck with the run in a tight game while Shanahan abandoned it. More on Shanahan in a minute.
FULLBACK: F
Ran around a lot but never touched the ball.
WIDE RECEIVERS: F
Jauan Jennings caught just 2 of 9 targets — he was a non-factor. Ricky Pearsall caught one pass and was open deep for another one but Purdy missed him. It’s too bad the 49ers didn’t throw to Pearsall more often. Instead, they threw seven passes to Deebo Samuel, and he caught just three of them, gained 16 yards through the air and dropped what should have been a touchdown catch. Which means it was a typical game for him. He can’t be on this team next season.
TIGHT ENDS: B
George Kittle had 7 targets — the same amount as Samuel. The difference is Kittle gained 61 yards. If only some of Samuel’s targets had gone to Kittle.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN: C
They gave up three sacks and didn’t create much room to run.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: D
They defended the run well enough until the fourth quarter, but they never sacked Matthew Stafford.
LINEBACKERS: A-MINUS
Fred Warner finished with a whopping 15 tackles. Dre Greenlaw had eight in the first half alone — he was phenomenal in his first game back from an Achilles tear. But in the second half, he injured his knee and left the game, and the 49ers turned to De’Vondre Campbell to replace him. Unfortunately for the 49ers, Campbell refused to play, so they had to finish the game with just two linebackers, which is a big reason the 49ers couldn’t stop the run in the fourth quarter. The 49ers almost certainly will cut Campbell. In retrospect, he never should have been on the team. And he’s symbolic of the 49ers’ larger issues this season. They have a bunch of new faces who never came together.
DEFENSIVE BACKS: A-MINUS
They gave up just 160 yards and zero touchdown passes, so you can’t blame them for the loss. Still, they dropped a few potential interceptions that could have swung the game in the 49ers’ favor.
SPECIAL TEAMS: B-PLUS
Jake Moody made both of his field-goal attempts — he was locked in. But this group also committed two illegal formation penalties.
COACHES: F
Kyle Shanahan seemed more interested in placating Deebo Samuel than winning the game. From the first snap, the entire game plan revolved around Samuel simply because he complained on social media this week about not getting the ball enough. Shanahan rewarded Samuel’s poor behavior, and Samuel responded by having another dreadful performance. The 49ers have lost so many games this year simply because they called too many plays for Samuel. That’s essentially how they lost the Super Bowl as well. He had 11 targets and only 3 catches in that game. Shanahan is a Deebo enabler. And with the game on the line, one of Shanahan’s players quit on him and the team. Meanwhile, no one quit on Sean McVay today. His team was together while the 49ers were not. And while Shanahan called 19 runs and 31 passes, McVay called 34 runs and 31 passes. McVay isn’t the greatest coach of all time, but he’s clearly better than Shanahan, who was flat-out terrible this season. If he’s not willing to cut Deebo Samuel, the 49ers need to get rid of both of them. They’re has-beens.
A man was being sought as the suspect in a double shooting in Bay Point that left one person dead and another injured early Friday morning.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. to an unknown problem on Olivia Lane, just east of Alves Lane and south of Delta de Anza Regional Trail, which later was reported to be “shots fired.”
While arriving at the scene, deputies were flagged down by several people who were injured at the location, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies found one person who was unresponsive and he was taken to a hospital. The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital, the office said.
A second person was taken to the hospital; the victim’s condition was not disclosed. The victim who died has not yet been identified.
Sheriff’s detectives identified the suspect as 35-year-old Avery Alexander Gibbs, described by the Sheriff’s Office as a transient. Gibbs was still at large as of Friday afternoon
The Sheriff’s Office said Gibbs should not be approached, and anyone seeing him should call 9-1-1. People with information on the shooting were asked to contact Sheriff’s Office investigators at (925) 313-2600 dispatcher at (925) 646-2441.
Golden Gate Bridge fireworks will be a rare patriotic event
This year on July 4th, for the third time in history, an organized fireworks display will be held at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge. This only happned in twice before in 1987 and 2012 for the bridge’s 50th and 75th annivesary. Expect crowds to be massive and public transportation, ride shares and simply walking is highly recommended.
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco is preparing for its major July 4th fireworks display on Saturday night, an event expected to draw massive crowds as pyrotechnics are launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge for only the third time in history.
Will crowds flood Marina?
What we don’t know:
To pull off the event, the Golden Gate Bridge, major roadways, and key parking lots at Marina Green and Crissy Field will be shut down.
Several neighborhood streets will also be blocked off, creating significant traffic hurdles. Officials are strongly advising spectators to utilize public transit due to severely limited parking.
Local residents in the Marina District have expressed concern over the impending chaos as crowds flood the neighborhood.
“I’m a little worried, yeah,” said nearby resident Michael Zoboski. “I think it’s gonna be definitely hectic. I don’t know where people are going to park, it seems like it’s taking up a large amount of the streets up here. I think it’s going to be a little crazy.”
To manage the influx, access to many surrounding neighborhoods will be strictly limited to local residents.
Checking IDs
What we know:
Law enforcement officers will be checking IDs and questioning drivers to verify residency. According to the district supervisor, there will be 10 police officers deployed per block in the Marina.
Road closures will stretch from Baker Street to Van Ness Avenue between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Portions of Fisherman’s Wharf are scheduled to shut down even earlier, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon, with much of that neighborhood also restricted to local access. The Golden Gate Bridge itself will close to traffic starting at 9 p.m.
Additionally, roads will be closed in the Presidio and Richmond District. To encourage the use of public transportation, Muni is providing special shuttles to help transport spectators to the viewing areas.
The Source: Marina neighbors, Muni, San Francisco city website
San Francisco, CA
Crash on freeway in Millbrae leaves driver dead after reportedly overturning multiple times, CHP says
A driver died Thursday evening after reportedly overturning multiple times and being ejected from the vehicle in Millbrae, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 7 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 at Millbrae Avenue.
Officers said they received a report that a vehicle had overturned multiple times and that an occupant was possibly ejected.
At the scene, officers found a man, who was determined to be the driver of a white Toyota Camry, lying in the road with major injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, officers said.
It was determined that a second vehicle was involved in the crash and no one was injured in the second vehicle.
The CHP said the driver of the Camry was not wearing a seatbelt.
Three lanes of southbound Highway 101 were closed for an extended period.
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