When did McDonald look lost to you? He dropped a couple passes (some of which werent the easiest to catch) but that hardly means he was lost. Many great players drop passes, add on to that, he was a rookie growing pains are gunna happen. Patton was injured through a lot of the season, but like Crabtree, he was cleared to play and when given a chance made a huge play in the Cardinals game to put the team in field goal range. This is the kind of thing that can happen when Kaep looks elsewhere, instead of locking on to Crab or Bolden.
Performance or ability...Moss had neither for the 9ers.
This. Once a player is targeted and can't get the job done the ball goes to someone who can catch a Kap thrown ball.
I guess, I find it difficult to remember an instance when McDonald seemed out of position and if thats the case it could hurt his production but at the same time would you agree that McDonald displays a considerable amount of potential when he did get the ball? If he still looks lost next year then thats a problem but he was a rookie. I am sure there are plenty of instances where rookies contributed when needed, although they had a limited understanding of the offense.
