Following the Raiders 34-3 trouncing in the Battle of the Bay Thursday night, an unnamed 49ers player was quoted as saying “They quit early.” There are plenty of indications that was the case. None more so than the 52-yard run by Raheem Mostert in the third quarter which turned an already out out of reach game completely out of hand.
Gruden isn’t about to admit there was an effort problem. Because that would suggest he has lost this team. He pointed at just about everything else you can think of though.
“I didn’t have any problem at all with the effort,” said Gruden.