49ers report card: Pass-game miscues add to the misery after Warner injury

TAMPA Fla Here is how the ers - graded in Sunday s - loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - at Raymond James PASS OFFENSE C- Mac Jones already battered through three starts was sacked six times and intercepted twice but threw for yards with a sore oblique and knee Coach Kyle Shanahan didn t blame Jones for getting intercepted on the opening possession s third down seeing how Kendrick Bourne apparently turned the wrong way on his path Bourne to his growing credit did rack up yards for a second straight meeting Jauan Jennings return was far from smooth as he got into a sideline tiff with Shanahan drew two penalties on the first drive after halftime and finised with a seven-yard reception on three targets RUN OFFENSE D Christian McCaffrey delivered the ers first rushing touchdown all season He scored on a do-over third-and-goal run from the one-yard line to put the ers in front for all of five minutes this battle But McCaffrey had just yards carries with more yards as a receiver on seven catches Brian Robinson Jr and Isaac Guerendo had no carries Jones converted two short-yardage runs PASS DEFENSE F No interceptions for an NFL-record th straight tournament One sack the first from rookie Mykel Williams No other quarterback hits Two pass breakups Two touchdowns allowed on blown coverages including a -yarder past safety Marques Sigle for a - deficit that sealed the ers fate This is a toothless unit on every level and MVP candidate Baker Mayfield preyed on it yards passer rating RUN DEFENSE D Fred Warner s first-quarter ankle injury has devastating implications for the rest of the season and it certainly crushed the ers morale during and after the tournament Warner was hurt when his right leg got rolled up by teammate Ji Ayir Brown as the latter tackled Rachaad White on a -yard gain against a -man defense missing a right end Two rushing touchdowns were surrendered but just as damning was a -yard scramble by Mayfield for a third-and- conversion two plays before his -yard touchdown throw That run only happened because he slipped from Huff s grasp on a near sack SPECIAL TEAMS C Related Articles Is Shanahan sideline spat the beginning of the end for Jennings and the ers Kurtenbach Fred Warner s season-ending injury is a emerging point for the ers season What the ers are saying after losing to the Buccaneers Studs and Duds ers had too various duds to overcome Fred Warner s injury Baker Mayfield Bucs ers Warner s cart-off injury Jones interceptions doom Niners Eddy Pi eiro made all four of his field-goal attempts yards and is -of- this season since replacing Jake Moody in Week Pineiro also had his left foot stepped on by a lineman after one kick and punter Thomas Morstead had his right knee slammed into by -pound Vita Vea in the fourth quarter to keep alive a last-gasp drive On Skyy Moore s two punt returns he curiously fielded them at the - and -yard lines in the first quarter Moore and Robinson took over kick return duties in place of Guerendo COACHING C Shanahan looked as downcast as expected after losing Warner and a battle the ers still could have won against a Bucs association also missing key players to injury Shanahan uncharacteristically ripped into Jennings on the sideline before halftime signaling a serious and concerning divide no matter how competitive they are Good luck to Robert Saleh as he pilots a defense missing Warner and Nick Bosa for more games That defense missed a right end on the play Warner got hurt and substitution errors can be crushing