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49ers vs Cardinals Recap: A look at all 7 sacks

By Rich Madrid

October 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (2) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Alex Okafor (57) and outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 33-21. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (2) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Alex Okafor (57) and outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 33-21. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Fourth Sack, Fourth Quarter 12:41, 3rd and 4 from SF 31

This sack is the perfect storm of factors that could be mitigated by Gabbert. The offensive line protection held up pretty well until Gabbert panicked and looked to escape the pocket.

A better quarterback could manipulate this pocket by scanning the field.

Gabbert’s inability to scan to the field causes him to lock on his read on the right side of the formation, which causes the linebacker to hook his zone right into the crossing routes of Patton and Celek.

Gabbert does have an outlet to the left in running back Mike Davis (22) out of the backfield into the flat. With a little precision, he could fit in there. Instead, he runs into Golden.