49ers frustrated with third down failures in Vikings defeat

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan put his side's loss to the Vikings down to their failure to convert on third down.

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00:00I mean, we didn't convert on third down.

00:03When you go to, I think we were two of nine on third down,

00:05which usually doesn't lead to touchdowns very much,

00:07unless you're doing it all in first and second.

00:09One of three and four down doesn't help.

00:11I think we finished, I think on that last,

00:14we were two of four in the red zone.

00:15So it was a challenge today and we can do better.

00:19It's as simple as executing.

00:20We got the players, we got the scheme,

00:21we got what it takes and it's dropping back

00:25and executing, knowing where my answers are at

00:28and getting the balls into the guy's hands

00:30and drop-stepping and getting first downs.

00:32And it's all of that, it's football, man.

00:34Just because you got really good players and good scheme

00:36doesn't mean the other team's gonna give it to you.

00:38You have to go out and earn it.

00:39I think our standards are higher

00:40than what we put on tape today.

00:43You know, it's back-to-back weeks we've started out

00:45like with two not great drives to start off.

00:47We have opportunities, they're like,

00:48it's not like we're on third and 15.

00:50It's like the first two drives,

00:51I'm pretty sure they were manageable third downs,

00:52we just didn't convert.

00:53That's hard and then you go down to the red zone

00:55and we don't get a touchdown on fourth down.