It’s no secret that the 49ers had some problems completing passes in Monday night’s 27-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo took the majority of the heat for the subpar effort, but the film indicates more than a handful of drops by his wide receivers.
49ers general manager John Lynch recognizes that his group had a rough go of it against the Seahawks, but isn’t panicked about his young wideouts.
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"We do have belief in this group,” Lynch said on KNBR's "Tolbert, Krueger, and Brooks" show Thursday afternoon. “They had a rough night the other night. We expect them to catch the football better, and I think we left over 100 yards in drops out there."
Emmanuel Sanders leaving the game early with a rib injury didn’t help matters, as Garoppolo’s top target over the last few weeks left a significant void in a passing game that was already down All-Pro tight end George Kittle.
That being said, Lynch isn't in a rush to go outside the organization to find another healthy pass-catcher.
"We'll always look to try to improve ourselves," Lynch said. "I mean, a lot of that has come and gone. The trade deadline has passed. There is another avenue of looking at other people's practice squads.
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"Emmanuel was a little bit of a unique situation in that he's such a veteran, and he was playing in a very similar offense. Coming in mid-stream, and doing that is difficult."
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For now, the 49ers passing game must rally together and look to improve with the Arizona Cardinals -- who nearly took San Francisco down in a Week 9 showdown on "Thursday Night Football" -- riding into Levi’s Stadium.