Clay Matthews tells Colin Kaepernick: ‘You ain’t Russell Wilson, bro’

Smith has simmered down after showing visible frustration in the 49ers’ 17-3 loss Sunday to the Green Bay Packers. Through the first four games this season, Smith has nine catches total.

“Personally I’m extremely disappointed”, said McCarthy.

The Green Bay Packers look to remain undefeated by picking up their third home victory. When we were coming into the season, I think that was one of the big things that coach stressed, that we had guys that could play a lot of roles. We’ve got new guys in there and we’re trying to build chemistry.

In case he forgot, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was reminded that he is not Russell Wilson.

The consensus top quarterback in the game was held to 224 yards and one touchdown on 22 completions.

However, the 49ers did sack Rodgers three times while holding running back Eddie Lacy somewhat in check. When we do that, we have produced successful drives. We’re better offensively than how we’re playing. Carlos Hyde had eight carries for 20 yards.

“Regardless of how the offense is going, whether they score 100 points or 3 points, we want turnovers”, he said. That’s how special the Packers defensive effort was on Sunday. He ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns in a playoff victory on January 12, 2013. Jeremy Hill had three short touchdown runs for the 4-0 Bengals, who are two wins shy of the club record for best start.

And the Packers are getting contributions from all their edge rushers, starting with Julius Peppers. It’s a lot easier when they’re winning up front and being the ones to create that pressure as opposed to on the back end having to cover it up. Green Bay depends on him and Rodgers has taken a big step forward this year from last. “We need to finish down there”, Smith said. “So lock your jaw and keep going”. “It was a grinder”.

Six sacks by the Packers and a continuing inability by Colin Kaepernick to find any receivers other than his primary read renders the 49ers offense lifeless and, more often than not, less than threatening.

Late in the fourth quarter when the game was essentially over, Smith had just one catch for seven yards.

The 49ers cut Green Bay’s lead to 7-3 with 4:25 left in the first half on Phil Dawson’s 33-yard field goal. It continues with a mass exodus of players, a few of it because they saw who they’re going to be playing for and didn’t want to be a part of the new future of the franchise.

“So we as a defense had a chip on our shoulder also to go out there and play well”. Did you do a better job you think as a whole as a defense of that today?

Vernon Davis not being in the mix also hurt the offense. Before the season started it felt like an inevitability that the Packers would let Perry walk this upcoming offseason upon the expiration of his rookie deal.

The historical perspective is grim on a scoring slump that’s sent the 49ers into a three-game losing streak and 1-3 start. Davante Adams, Jake Ryan and Demetri Goodson are questionable. On third-and-7, Rodgers launched a 38-yard missile off his back foot to Jones, hitting a small window on the sideline. WR Jared Abbrederis was signed off the practice squad…

And it was accomplished by a defense that had been scorched for 680 yards and five touchdowns in its previous two games.