Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
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“Cody did a great job with the plays, but it’s tough getting the timing down when you don’t have the same quarterback in practice every week,” receiver Brandon Lloyd said of Pickett, who went 12-of-21 for 102 yards.
“(Pickett) didn’t cause any problems for us,” Strahan said. “It seemed like every time he dropped back, we were successful in putting some pressure on him and hitting him.”
Joe Nedney kicked two field goals for the Niners (2-6), who lost for the sixth time in seven games.
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The 49ers’ offense briefly got going late in the first half, with Pickett scrambling for two first downs before Lloyd took the crowd’s breath away with a one-handed, behind-the-head catch inside the New York 5.
But struggling left tackle Anthony Clement was called for holding on the play — and after consecutive false starts by the line, Pickett’s long pass was intercepted by Brent Alexander.
Manning quickly hit Shockey twice for the Giants’ first TD.
“It is a lack of focus and concentration,” 49ers coach Mike Nolan said of the penalties. “Emotion is a huge part of the game, and you can’t let emotions get the better of you. There’s not a tremendous amount of noise at home. Today, (false starts are) inexcusable.”
San Francisco scored on Nedney’s 48-yard field goal early in the second half, ending nearly 108 scoreless minutes for the Giants’ defense, which shut out Washington last week. Nedney hit a 52-yarder several minutes later.
Notes: San Francisco got four of its nine first downs on penalties. ... Back judge Don Dorkowski injured his calf during the second half, and the game was finished with six officials. ... The Niners had just 10 men on the field for the game’s first play — a 28-yard catch by Shockey.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
