"He could figure it out and fight through this, or he could blow up -- it's a valid question with Jim," a high-ranking NFL team executive who knows Harbaugh well said earlier this week. "When you've never had any real adversity, and it strikes, it's hard to reach back and remember how you handled it as a player. What I want to know is, 'Where the (expletive) is Captain Comeback? Where is that guy?' Because that's exactly what (the 49ers) need now."