George Kittle, the San Francisco 49ers’ star tight end and team captain, didn’t hold back after the 49ers’ 26-15 loss to the Houston Texans. He was speaking to the press after the game. The tight end placed the blame squarely on the offense.
“The first half is tough because we had 12 plays in the first half until the last drive,” Kittle said. “We didn’t do anything to help our defense in the entire first half.”
He credited the defense for keeping the game close.
“I thought our defense was playing at a really high level… If you’re holding a team to four field goals and two touchdowns our offense has to score points.”
Kittle said the offense never gave their young defense a chance to rest.
“When you’re three and out, we’re not doing anything to help our young defense who is adjusting and trying to figure out the way they want to play football.”
He finished with a sharp self-assessment:
“It was a really bad performance by our offense, and we left our young defense out to dry today.”
