It’s not that Garcia wants to pass more, or less, or father down the field. It’s not a matter of asking for better protection. Rather, Garcia referred to the way in which the coaching staff organized the pre-season as “ridiculous”:

"The preseason was ridiculous, personally," Garcia said. "It was not a good way to prepare a team, not a good way to get a feel for the kind of team we had. I think it took a little while to shake off the preseason. I think we're getting a better feel for who we are as a team."

As written earlier this past week, the 49ers starters have finally had their four game warm up. And so they should be ready to start the regular season this week against the Seahawks. But Garcia’s disdain can not remain unanswered.

The 49ers coaching staff wanted to avoid injury and wearing out their starting team, and so they only saw minimal time working together in the pre-season. While the experience was unequivocal for the younger players on the team (as demonstrated by Tim Ratty’s ability to step in for Garcia and not lose the game several weeks ago), it left the starters quite rusty.