49ers Didn't Game Plan For Texans?

[MW49ers5]

Perhaps the focus was on seeing how certain 49er players reacted to being blown out.

Hahaha!...Well, if that is the case I think Harbaugh captured some good footage.

 

[CalamityX11]

I think the concerns expressed are valid and I would be surprised if Harbaugh didn't share a similar sense of concern. There is a difference between failing to execute a game plan and failing to execute position and protection fundamentals against a four-man rush. We have a lot of work to do between now and Seattle or Clemons & Bryant will do to Staley, Davis and Smith what they did to them last year.

someone just repped you....

 

[CalamityX11]

Perhaps the focus was on seeing how certain 49er players reacted to being blown out.

Players or Fans? lol

 

[MW49ers5]

someone just repped you....

I salute you and the little man behind the couch!

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

Hahaha!...Well, if that is the case I think Harbaugh captured some good footage.

Yes indeed. I swear if they come out again completely unprepared like they did against the Seahawks in last year's opener I'm gonna be pissed.

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

Players or Fans? lol

I think the 49ers already knew how the fans would react; they'd boo Alex Smith. That seems to be the answer for all our ills.

 

[deep9er]

I think the concerns expressed are valid and I would be surprised if Harbaugh didn't share a similar sense of concern. There is a difference between failing to execute a game plan and failing to execute position and protection fundamentals against a four-man rush. We have a lot of work to do between now and Seattle or Clemons & Bryant will do to Staley, Davis and Smith what they did to them last year.

well said.

 

[MW49ers5]

Yes indeed. I swear if they come out again completely unprepared like they did against the Seahawks in last year's opener I'm gonna be pissed.

As will I. Alot was discussed after last years game about missed opportunities and bad coaching; part of which was deserved for not making the adjustments necessary to keep Seattle's front seven out of our backfield.

 

[RobertPhD01]

Preseason is to build your team and work on new plays, fundimentals, attitude, ST, redzone etc. It doesn't look like we can take a lot back with us going into this week.

 

[EaseUrStorm]

I don't think it will be much different from last year where at times we look decent, there's a lot of struggle, and maybe a few glimpses of dominance against bad teams (like when we ran over the Cards). Consistency will be the most difficult thing. There will be a lot of player evaluations going on throughout this year as they figure out who best fits where and what they can do. It will be interesting to see how much the O-Line is shifted around during the season.

 

[49ermann]

I agree. I didn't think free agency was going well and I started to doubt "the plan". IMO that ended up turning out ok. So I am gonna trust that our coaching staff will have us ready when they count.

I agree. I think the game plan will impove the the production of the offense and the play of the defense.

But the play of the offensive line concerns me. Game planning isn't going to make Joe Staley a better against the speed rush or pull Athony davis' head out of his a$$.

 

[MW49ers5]

I thought this little blurb was appropriate for this and the Staley thread.

Joe Staley Disgusted With His Line Play

 

[MW49ers5]

I like this comment from Joe - He's owning it! Now if he & the others can fix 'it', we'll be good to go!

...Staley wouldn't say his unit is behind because of the lockout and missed minicamps and organized team activities, either.

He let Connor Barwin blow by him on one sack.

"No excuses. I got beat," Staley said. "We were terrible."

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

I agree. I think the game plan will impove the the production of the offense and the play of the defense.

But the play of the offensive line concerns me. Game planning isn't going to make Joe Staley a better against the speed rush or pull Athony davis' head out of his a$$.

Me too; moreso than anything else I've seen from the team this year. If they can't protect Smith and he is running for his life, he has no chance. Watching him get knocked around by the Texans was painful.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Yes indeed. I swear if they come out again completely unprepared like they did against the Seahawks in last year's opener I'm gonna be pissed.

I don't think they came out unprepared against the Hawks last year. They just didn't execute. They completely dominated the first half, until the Crabtree drop/Smith interception. Smith made a couple bad tosses on gimme TDs, and we lost the opportunity to close them out. If we go up 14-0 in the first quarter as we really should have done, though, I think we win that game handily.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

My biggest concern from this game, as others have said, is the OL. Regardless of what they were trying to get out of the game, the first string OL spent a lot of time on the field, and made guys like Antonio Smith and Connor Barwin look like HOFers. They were beaten repeatedly in one-on-one matchups. That just can't happen.

Though I must say, Anthony Davis might have had as good a game as anyone on the OL last week. That's kind of horrifying.

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

I don't think they came out unprepared against the Hawks last year. They just didn't execute. They completely dominated the first half, until the Crabtree drop/Smith interception. Smith made a couple bad tosses on gimme TDs, and we lost the opportunity to close them out. If we go up 14-0 in the first quarter as we really should have done, though, I think we win that game handily.

It seemed to me that once Seattle saw what the 49ers were doing both on offense and defense and made the necessary adjustments, the 49ers had no answer. They started out well I agree. I seem to remember a TD being called back early because Morgan bobbled it going out of bounds or something.

 

[Arete Tzu]

maybe the line is bombing on purpose cause they want Alex hurt...

 

[Mozart'sGhost]

maybe the line is bombing on purpose cause they want Alex hurt...

Geez, it almost seemed that way in the series where Smith came back in late and threw the INT.