SANTA CLARA – As the only remaining captain among the 49ers’ defensive backs, safety Eric Reid said this is not the time for the team to push the panic button.
“I don’t want to overreact,” Reid said. “Our record, yeah, we’re 2-5, but we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. I don’t think anybody needs to start a yelling-fest, point fingers at anybody. That’s what we don’t need. We have to understand the mistakes we’ve been making and correct them.”
Reid pointed the finger at himself for a play in the 49ers’ 20-3 loss Thursday night to the Seattle Seahawks in which he failed to recognize an empty backfield formation that should have alerted him to change the 49ers’ defense.