Golden Nuggets: Yet again... yuck

Barrows: 49ers eager for quick turnaround as red-zone woes continue: 'A blessing in disguise' (paywall)

"Their attitude: Thursday can't get here fast enough.

"We'd love to sit here and get pissed," Shanahan said. "We'd love to be able to do something about that, what just happened. But you can't do anything about these games once they end. I told the guys the next time we'll be able to do something is Thursday and it's better to only have to wait until Thursday than to have to wait until next Sunday."

Hutchinson: 3 takeaways after 49ers blow lead in messy loss to Cardinals

"The 49ers were exceedingly pass-heavy to start the game, throwing on seven of their first eight plays. Maybe it was a product of the heat, where Kyle Shanahan wanted to avoid wearing out the offensive line.

Either way, the 49ers didn't start running it heavily until the second half. When they did get going, and it seemed like they might respond, Mason fumbled it away.

What they can malign more than anything, is their failure to get it done in the red zone. They scored just once on six trips there. There are plenty of things to blame Sunday, but that's chief amongst them."

Kyle Shanahan provides Jake Moody injury update

"The 49ers will bring in kickers immediately, Shanahan said, with a rapid turnaround to a Thursday night matchup in Seattle against the Seahawks . Whoever they sign will likely be their kicker for "a few weeks."

Where did 49ers' Nick Bosa place the blame after second-half collapse? (paywall)

"Bosa's comments had echoes of his post- Super Bowl assessment of defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who was fired three days after the 49ers' loss to the Chiefs. Bosa credited Wilks for his work with the secondary. And that was it.

"I think he does a great job with the back end," Bosa said. "Obviously, we had some issues this year throughout the year."

This is not to suggest that five games into a season that's featured a 2-3 start that Sorensen is on a hot seat. But it would be understandable if he was enduring growing pains in his new role, particularly while overseeing a unit that played Sunday without linebacker Dre Greenlaw, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and lost safety Talanoa Hufanga to wrist injury in the first half.

After Sunday's game, Warner referred to poor run fits, meaning the defensive linemen and linebackers were having issues aligning correctly to fit certain gaps."

It took until Week 5, but 49ers' Brandon Aiyuk finally has a big game (paywall)

"The 49ers scored zero points, committed three turnovers and had just 135 of their 384 yards in the final two quarters against the NFL's 25th-ranked defense. Purdy threw two interceptions and running back Jordan Mason lost a fumble on 1st-and-goal from the 8-yard line with the 49ers leading 23-21 with 6:11 left.

"As an offense, we really want to take the game in our hands." Kittle said. "We had every opportunity to blow that one out and we didn't do that. So just very disappointed."

Jake Moody suffers ankle sprain in San Francisco 49ers' loss

"Wishnowsky did make his lone field goal attempt, a 26-yarder that put San Francisco up 23-10 just before halftime, but Moody's absence put even more strain on an offense that had already leaned too heavily upon the kicker in the season's first month."

Maiocco's 49ers Report Card: Team grades in meltdown vs. Cardinals

"Their early season record includes 0-2 within the NFC West and 0-3 in the NFC.

The 49ers are not setting themselves up in a favorable position for any of the tie-breakers.

But the 49ers appear to have a long way to go before playing at a level to suggest this is a playoff team."

Maiocco's Observations: 49ers collapse late again in loss to Cards

"Through four games, Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings had their days. In Week 5, it finally was Aiyuk's turn to become the No. 1 option in the passing game.

Aiyuk's slow start was completely understandable, considering he did not take part in the offseason program and skipped all practices during training camp while his contract status remained unresolved."

Whitner explains why Mason isn't to blame for costly Purdy pick

""In Jordan Mason's defense, right there they [Arizona] overloaded the blitz with five guys. They [49ers] had three offensive linemen and a back, and they [Cardinals] brought five guys, and they did a really good job of disguising it," Whitner said on "49ers Postgame Live" after Sunday's loss. "So I wouldn't put that on Jordan Mason, because he is supposed to get the inner-most defender, and it still was an outside safety coming, and the tackle picked up the outside guy.

"I would say that's on Brock Purdy, and that's on Kyle Shanahan. He has to see that, he has to get rid of the football, or he has to avoid him and make him miss, but I don't think that it's on Jordan Mason."