No free pass - but there's more to it as you've outlined. Hayne failed to adjust to someone else's screw up. A top notch RB may have adjusted. Point is the niners have let in sack after sack and to point this instance out above all others shows - well no sack at all.
Absolutely you've given him a free pass. You're completely absolving him for whiffing badly in pass protection which lead to his QB being sacked. Any RB worth some salt would have seen the RG miss and step into his place and put a body in the way. Hayne didnt see it, he couldnt read the line play at all, and as a result a rusher came complete free, waltz right back the guard and Hayne barely even noticed him come through.
You cant have that. You just cant. That's a horrendous play all around, and Hayne has his prints all over it.
He isnt a very good runner out of the back field. He cant pass protect. And he's turning the ball over on returns. I mean until that changes, you cant expect coaches to trust him enough to put him on the park.
Hopefully he stays on the San Fran Practice Squad for the rest of the year, and maybe next pre season he'll have developed a bit more and is able to contribute positively to his team
