Originally posted by NCommand:
Jimmy certainly needs to work on a few things.
1. Chemistry all off season with the wide receivers and new players. He's clearly established it with Kittle, Bourne, Juice and Deebo and to a lesser degree, Sanders.
2. WCO year 2 of 3 knowledge
3. WCO mechanics (foot work and pocket feel); knee should be stronger and less in the back of his mind
4. Accuracy...left easy too many YAC on the table with behind and high passes. He needs to work on leading receivers and work on his deep ball and short game exclusively this off season once we have those players in house.
5. Work on his near-sighted vision...DL and LB's dropping into playing lanes and watching his eyes.
I Haven't really given much commentary on Jimmy G's performance in the SB. You are totally correct on what he needs to improve. But his SB performance, particularly the 4th quarter, has me worried.
Now, I do think that Shanny's play calling and conservative game management was problematic. But I do think that had a lot to do with with what
I think is his lack of confidence in Jimmy G's ability to fully execute the offense as Shanny has it laid out (hence the out-sized reliance on the run game).
I think this 2020 season is gonna be a watershed season for Jimmy G. 2020 is really show us just how much faith Shanny has in Jimmy G. IMHO, if Jimmy G does not elevate his game and give Shanny a true reason to not have to rely so heavily on the run game then I expect this team to look to move on from Jimmy G. This team is still well within the SB window, but we're a QB away.
Not saying that I've lost faith in Jimmy G., but I am concerned.
[ Edited by 9ersLiferInChicago on Feb 24, 2020 at 7:56 AM ]