Originally posted by a49erfan77:
Have to wait for the end zone view to be sure, but I believe the Wagner INT was more a bad throw than a vision or timing issue. The throw was way behind Sherfield. You can even see Trent throw his hands up after like "What the f**k?"
Its been mentioned before, but its pretty obvious to me now that JG just can't read defenses. He's just made the same mistakes so many times now. And we're all watching it and asking, how does he not see the defender right there in the middle of the field? It's maddening. When we've got the run game working, KS can call plays that give Jimmy what I consider, easy reads/throws. When he has to actually read and react, he looks completely lost.
What I am seeing is that Jimmy has already decided where the ball is going presnap. He's basically making an educated guess. When we have the run game going, the motions and PA create easy throwing windows for him, to the spots he's already guessed would be open.
On that Wagner INT, the PA with Brunskill and Juz pulling left is supposed to pull the LBs in. It pulled Brooks(56) and Mayowa(10) in but Wagner's too smart for that. Even with Wagner not fooled by PA, the play was still there! Jimmy HAS to be able to see that. Sherf was crossing the field, almost even with Wagner, there's no way Wagner could adjust to run with him. This should have been an easy pass outside the hash. JG prob practiced this play a lot and just expected the PA to create that throwing lane for him. IDK, It seems pretty elementary to me, and not a huge ask to expect your QB to see a defender, know your WR's route will run him open, and to throw to the open space and not right at the defender. He's blind to it because he's not actually looking or reading anything.
the 2nd INT was just as bad. Hawks show Cover 3. Typical soft spot against Cover 3 is the exact spot Jimmy threw to. The seam behind the LB and under the S. With no Deebo, everyone knows Kittle is his next favorite security blanket. He clearly was trying to force the ball to Kittle here according to his presnap read. But if he was actually reading the defense at all, he'd see Wagner, one of the best coverage LBs in the NFL, taking his drop DEEP, effectively taking away that weakness. Easy read progression there, if the LB's vacate deep the easy throw would have been underneath middle, to Woerner or Mitchell. If he continues his progression, he also would have seen the left deep CB sticking with Aiyuk AND Sherfield running to open grass in the deep third. Jimmy has plenty of time to let this play develop, could have just played it safe to Woerner/Mitchell or a big play Sherfield for a TD. He instead threw it to the one spot he absolutely should not have. Again, its because I think he already made up his mind on where the ball was going was expecting the window to be there.
QB's often have to take what the defense is giving you. The problem with Jimmy is he's not seeing what the defense is giving him. At this point I'm just done with hoping he'll progress or get any better. He is what he is. He's a liability that needs to be protected with a solid run game and superb play calling. I also understand that Trey isnt ready so cool, we're stuck with Jimmy for now. Just be prepared for more teams selling out to stop the run and daring Jimmy to take over the game, and for him to disappoint us. From what I've seen over the years, its a good gamble for our opponents.
.............. Jimmy is immobile. This should really be the end of this convo... Please!!!
