"One catch in the NFC Championship game, and it sure wasn't "The Catch."

How in the world, in the 49ers' largest game in multiple generations, could their wide receivers combine for only a single reception, for 3 yards?

"I think there's a lot of reasons," coach Jim Harbaugh said tersely Monday. "I'm not going to turn this press conference into a personnel meeting."

This, of course, was not a surprising response from Harbaugh less than 24 hours after the 49ers' emotion-draining 20-17 overtime loss to the New York Giants.

If Harbaugh has uttered anything directly negative about a 49ers player or position group during his time as coach, I've missed it.

No, this was not the time he was going to pick at the performance of putative No. 1 wide receiver Michael Crabtree (who caught the 3-yard pass Sunday) or anyone else."