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i mentioned a number of these things in the GDT for this week but i was curious what people thought of what we can do to open up our offense with the talent we have this season, not with what we'd like to get next year.
1. the roll-out. it seems we move a. smith by design only on 4th down plays. i remember both 4th downs against the cards last week and the one against the ravens when we got the 12 men call, we bootlegged smith to his right and he had enough time to complete passes to kyle williams and delaney walker. with smith's underrated athleticism and decent accuracy on the run, we should take advantage of that more often. also, a moving pocket, as well as a moving target, makes the d adjust more than the offensive line. it does, however, take half the field out of the equation in terms of open receivers/routes so its something that should be used sparingly.
2. the screen game. we have receivers that can block [and like to], athletic tight ends, and RBs that are dynamic in the open field. we also have young, athletic o-linemen that love getting downhill. it seems that the entire year we've barely used the screen pass, whether to receivers [our only successful passing plays in the ravens game were both bubble screens], tight ends [and we do line them up in the backfield at times], or rbs [hunter and gore should both excel in that role]. why? are we saving these wrinkles for the playoffs now that we have the west locked up and are in the driver's seat for the 2nd seed [even with a loss to pitt, we should get the no2].
3. the no huddle. against bigger defenses, especially ones that like to blitz [pitt, dal, bal, nyg], that is a great way to slow them down. wears down the d-line, forces corners into softer cover schemes, puts a ton of pressure on the MLB to call the right D and adjust accordingly, and makes the offense dictate tempo, not the other way around. teams with smart qbs, young/athletic/quick o-linemen, RBs and TEs that can both stay in to block and are a threat to catch screens [rb] or slants/posts[te], and receivers that thrive in the 10-15 yd range are very well designed to run the no-huddle effectively. i think we fit that definition to a T. am i simply making up criteria to fit my own preference or am i on to something here?
am curious to hear feedback from many of the knowledgeable fans on here. we've all watched games for years, if not decades, and not only of the niners. i'd love to see where i'm wrong, where i'm right and where i'm simply delusional.
1. the roll-out. it seems we move a. smith by design only on 4th down plays. i remember both 4th downs against the cards last week and the one against the ravens when we got the 12 men call, we bootlegged smith to his right and he had enough time to complete passes to kyle williams and delaney walker. with smith's underrated athleticism and decent accuracy on the run, we should take advantage of that more often. also, a moving pocket, as well as a moving target, makes the d adjust more than the offensive line. it does, however, take half the field out of the equation in terms of open receivers/routes so its something that should be used sparingly.
2. the screen game. we have receivers that can block [and like to], athletic tight ends, and RBs that are dynamic in the open field. we also have young, athletic o-linemen that love getting downhill. it seems that the entire year we've barely used the screen pass, whether to receivers [our only successful passing plays in the ravens game were both bubble screens], tight ends [and we do line them up in the backfield at times], or rbs [hunter and gore should both excel in that role]. why? are we saving these wrinkles for the playoffs now that we have the west locked up and are in the driver's seat for the 2nd seed [even with a loss to pitt, we should get the no2].
3. the no huddle. against bigger defenses, especially ones that like to blitz [pitt, dal, bal, nyg], that is a great way to slow them down. wears down the d-line, forces corners into softer cover schemes, puts a ton of pressure on the MLB to call the right D and adjust accordingly, and makes the offense dictate tempo, not the other way around. teams with smart qbs, young/athletic/quick o-linemen, RBs and TEs that can both stay in to block and are a threat to catch screens [rb] or slants/posts[te], and receivers that thrive in the 10-15 yd range are very well designed to run the no-huddle effectively. i think we fit that definition to a T. am i simply making up criteria to fit my own preference or am i on to something here?
am curious to hear feedback from many of the knowledgeable fans on here. we've all watched games for years, if not decades, and not only of the niners. i'd love to see where i'm wrong, where i'm right and where i'm simply delusional.
