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Yeah, Patton would have gotten a couple of yards.  Note that there were two defenders downfield, so 85 would only have been able to block one.  It would certainly have worked as a checkdown to get 3 or 4 yards before Patton would have gone out of bounds.  Hard to say that the slot receiver (Boldin) would have been free; there was a safety deep and he was covered by the linebacker until the ball left Kapernik's hands.  All in all probably a good match-up for SF, but he was hardly "wide open".  Usually you like your best receiver in 1 on 1 coverage.

And of course, Seattle got some pressure on Kapernick; 55 had a pretty nice rush that forced the issue a bit.

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[BostonCard]

Yeah, Patton would have gotten a couple of yards.  Note that there were two defenders downfield, so 85 would only have been able to block one.  It would certainly have worked as a checkdown to get 3 or 4 yards before Patton would have gone out of bounds.  Hard to say that the slot receiver (Boldin) would have been free; there was a safety deep and he was covered by the linebacker until the ball left Kapernik's hands.  All in all probably a good match-up for SF, but he was hardly "wide open".  Usually you like your best receiver in 1 on 1 coverage.

And of course, Seattle got some pressure on Kapernick; 55 had a pretty nice rush that forced the issue a bit.

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