Rich Cimini ESPN Staff Writer

QB Sam Darnold had a curt response when asked if he had the ability to run a sneak on the failed fourth-and-1 play. "No, we just stick (with the called play)," he said. A QB should have the freedom to call his own number. The other question: Why give it to Josh Adams instead of Frank Gore? Gase noted that Gore had just run three straight times. "He just came out," Gase said. "It happens."