-John Schneider was shown in his GM viewing room during the game and looked somewhat busy. My brother thought it was a bit odd and asked if I thought anything was going on, and I joked that he was digging up the phone number for Michael Robinson's agent. After being a pleasant surprise against Carolina, Derrick Coleman regressed to his preseason form as a run blocker. Not only are his run blocks weak and rarely stick, but it's become apparent that Marshawn Lynch doesn't trust them. A few times in this game I saw very good blocking, and even a semi-adequate block from Coleman, only to see Lynch spurn a probable 8 yard gain to cutback into the scrum for no gain. It's tempting to blame Lynch for a poor decision, but I just don't think he trusts Coleman to sustain an open field block right now.
-Lynch had amazing fantasy football numbers, but finished with well under 4 yards a carry. For the second straight game, Pete came down pretty hard on the running game in his post-game comments. I forget exactly what he said, but his tone seemed to indicate that changes would be forthcoming to make the run game better. The run blocking up front was actually pretty good in this game, which leaves the only changes I can think of being a change at fullback or a lecture to Lynch for uncharacteristically running backwards so damn much. I'm curious to see what happens. Coleman is a pretty safe bet to be waiver safe, and until he plays in his 6th regular season game he will remain PS eligible. Not saying his being cut is imminent, but if Robinson is amenable to a cheaper deal, I think he'll be back and soon. We are missing him on the field.
