This game left me optimistic about our chances in the postseason.

Zack Lee said

had Cook not gotten knocked out I think we would have won. He was clearly the biggest part of our game plan today. And I don't have a problem with the trick plays. Shanahan called a fantastic game. But Sean will see that as a challenge and rise to the occasion next time up. You know what they say about how hard it is to beat a team twice in one season. Well we are not the ones in that position now.

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Cook getting knocked out was probably the biggest factor on offense that contributed to losing the game. During the game they kept showing the fantasy leaders on the crawl at the bottom of the screen. Cook was #1 for a good portion of the game and only played like one quarter. He was obviously going to be a huge part of the overall game plan, both in getting targeted but also drawing coverage away from CGM and Kamara.

On defense, we obviously missed Alonso and Klein. That was extremely obvious. With those two playing, I think we'd have been able to limit Kittle more than we were. Robertson is a good backup and special teams ace, but that's what he is. He definitely leaves it all on the field, but he just doesn't have enough to begin with. Our front seven yesterday was really reduced to a front five and a half.

All in all, as depressed as I was yesterday after the loss and then having salt rubbed in the wound with Seattle losing, today I feel confident in this team being even more battle tested and capable of beating anyone, anywhere, if we can get close to back to full health. That includes Kamara. That high ankle and then knee sprain that he only missed two games for have to still be having an affect on him. I mean, we can see it with our own eyes. He's getting tackled by the first defender he encounters more often than not but still has the speed to get a big gain when he's got a huge hole to run through.