The San Francisco 49ers were taking it to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, leading 21-0 late in the second quarter. Unfortunately, that apparently wasn’t enough, as indispensable star Deebo Samuel went down with what looked like a bad injury after a run up the middle.

In a rough-looking scene, Samuel could be seen with his head in his hands as he was carted off the field.

Shortly thereafter, many were wondering if running your star wide receiver — despite being a self-proclaimed “wideback” — straight up the middle made any sense at all. Particularly with such a comfortable lead.

Among those openly questioning and shedding criticism on head coach Kyle Shanahan included 49ers living legend Jerry Rice.