The 49ers lost a hard-fought battle Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals to fall to 2-3 on the season. The story was the same despite a different starting quarterback: mistakes, mistakes, mistakes, despite the defense doing everything in its power to win. Here are four takeaways from the game.
DeMeco Ryans is the right guy for the job
It feels as though nobody is ever satisfied with defensive play, and we forget that they get paid on the other side of the ball. During the game, I said that Ryans was doing a great job and received some pushback.