The front office failed Drayton in never solving the long snapper position, which resulted in kicker Mason Crosby having the second-worst year of his career in field-goal accuracy (73.5%). Hunter Bradley developed a hitch in his snaps and the personnel department decided to go with Steve Wirtel, a practice squad pickup who had been in the Los Angeles Rams' camp.
Wirtel was a slightly better snapper, but he was not as stout as Bradley at the line of scrimmage and the 49ers took advantage of it with linebacker Jordan Willis blasting past him for the blocked punt.
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