SEATTLE -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the San Francisco 49ers' 17-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field:
You can count the number of times backup "Jack" linebacker Nick Moody has spoken to a group of reporters this season on one hand, so it was no surprise that he was being given a quick Crash Davis-like tutorial on how to deal with the media before a phalanx of cameras came his way. Advised to be confident, Moody stood tall when asked about his controversial roughing-the-passer penalty in the fourth quarter that kept alive a Seahawks drive. Two plays later, Seattle scored the game-sealing touchdown. "I mean, I thought it was a clean hit," he said. "Gotta check the film, but it felt like it was clean to me."
Even rookie running back Carlos Hyde was surprised he was not more injured on the awkward tackle that made him leave the game in the third quarter. Initially described as suffering an ankle injury, Hyde said it was actually his back that was tweaked, and was on his way to get the results of the X-ray.
Jim Harbaugh's future with the 49ers is in serious doubt, if it has not been decided already, and the situation has quarterback Colin Kaepernick flummoxed. "It's not something I can fully wrap my mind around," Kaepernick said. "He has my full support, if he's back, or somewhere else."
