Trestman doing his best to tune out the noise

Coach Marc Trestman said he understands the rampant speculation about his job security and, although he declined to offer much insight, he did express disappointment in the current situation.

"For me to look at anything that's going on outside the building wouldn't be fair to this organization and the way that I've been treated here by management and by the people here," Trestman said.

"My focus is completely inclusive on preparing this team the best I can, as I have each and every week.

"I understand that I've only prepared them to be 5-9, and I'm not happy about that. We're not happy about that. And certainly our fans are not happy about that.

"But I go back in to work and stay as present as I can and work on the things that I need to work on."

It's assumed that Trestman and his entire staff will be fired shortly after the Dec. 28 season finale in Minnesota against the Vikings.

"I understand that when you're 5-9 those kind of things are going to go on outside this building," Trestman said. "I didn't sign up to be 5-9. We didn't come to work each day and work all year to be 5-9.

"But that's the present state of affairs. The only way to approach that is by doing what's most important, and that is trying to help your coaches and your players get ready."

Tapping out:

After 3 straight double-digit defeats, coach Marc Trestman was asked if he believes any of his players quit Monday night.

"As I looked at the tape - because there's a little buzz about that - I was very pleased with the consistent effort of our team throughout the game in all three phases," he said.

"That doesn't mean we played well enough to win because we didn't. That doesn't mean we executed well enough to win.

"We played hard enough for four quarters, but we didn't play well enough.

"That's how I analyze those situations - how are they practicing, their demeanor in meetings, their energy on the practice field and their effort during the games, and we're closely looking at that."

That does not excuse players for continued substandard performances.

"The players overall graded out very well effort wise," Trestman said. "But I don't want that to be mistaken for execution of assignments, and doing the things necessary to win the games because we certainly didn't do that."

Injury report:

Players did not practice Wednesday, but if they had kicker Robbie Gould (right quadriceps), cornerback Tim Jennings (ankle) and defensive tackle Jeremiah Ratliff (knee) would not have participated.

Safety Chris Conte (back) and linebacker Shea McClellin (ankle) would have been limited and cornerback Kyle Fuller (hand) would have been a full participant.

Rearranging deck chairs:

Center-guard Taylor Boggs, who played in five games the previous two seasons, was added to the practice squad.