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SteelersPride
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Yers. On 2nd a nd 5 and running out the clock Shanahan foolishly called for a pass. The only way to stop the clock is an incompletion and Shanahan did just that. Just ask some of the Chiefs defenders who said they were shocked but happy that Shanahan lost his mind there.I hear folks ( not sure if your included) say Shanahan fucked up by asking Jimmy G to pass in the closing minutes with second and 5 yards for a first down. I get that the 49ers been running the ball well, I get running time off the clock per say helps some. However a first down would/could been the dagger to end the game. Second and 5 is a ideal passing down, since the defense has to defend the run as well as the pass. Yet folks talk as if it was insane for Shanahan to go this route. It's really a admissions that Jimmy is sub par, nobody would blink a eye if Mahomes, Rogers, Brady or some other decent QB was asked to do the same.
But we've already established that Garoppolo is one of the best QBs in the league; see below
"".....While Jimmy G’s numbers don’t jump out on first glance, the 28-year-old was tied for fifth among league quarterbacks in touchdown passes (27), third in yards per attempt (8.3), and tied for fourth in completion percentage (69.1)………"[/QUOTE]
see above.