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Originally posted by thl408:
Is that from PFF? That's their criteria?

No. That is just the clearest definition I could find. If you can find something better please do. This most in depth definition makes an emphasis on all players on the offense being involved in the fake.
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by YACBros85:
Jaguars pass pro I imagine will start to fall now that they lost their starting LT for the season.

Baalke knows how to build the lines.

Building lines, while doing lines, the Trent Baalke Story
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True Pass Set Pressure Rate rankings by True Pass Set Snaps.


I do want to give the PP a bit more credit here even though these appear pretty accurate even by the eye test.

Brock currently has a 2.81 TTT (NextGen) which is middle of the pack. Typically under Kyle, all of his QB's have been top 5 in fastest TTT...like Tagovailoa in Miami (#1 @ 2.36) rendering PP as moot as possible.

In addition, Brock is 12th in air yards @ 8.3. In short, by holding the ball longer, and attempting longer intermediate and deeper passes, it puts more stress on PP (the whole unit).

Context.
I agree....that passes the eye test....

There is time to throw (subjective, how long till pressure effects the QB) and time till throw, the latter tracks from snap to throw what the actual time is.

Brock's time till throw (according to FantasyPros) is 2.6 seconds, that is way up from earlier in the season when he was at floating between 2.2 and 2.3 for like half the season. That more or less tracks with the eyeball test. Early in the season we were all commenting how we are not seeing rolls to the left or right or anything.

No one in the NFL has as many 20-30-40-50 combine completions. Brock is tied for 13th for completions 10 yards or less. He is 2nd in 20+, 2nd in 30+, 1st in 40+ and 10th in 50+ ( he has 2 and there are 9 people that are tied with 3) He simply is not looking short, and is holding onto the ball.

Brock does invite pressure looking deep...but for the most part it is working.

Agree💯%, it makes sense that Brock is going for the gusto by throwing longer. His accuracy is insane. It's Drew Brees level.

Just FYI

Brees Last full season he hit 74% of his throws. He had 58 20+ throws, 18 30+ throws, 6 40+ throws.

Compared to a partial season by Brock hitting 70% of his throws with 43 20+ throws, 17 30+throws, 7 40+ throws.

Unless Brock goes down odds are he is going to have more deeper throws than Brees, he already has as many 50+ yard throws...they both have 2, he has more 40+ throws already and will likely have significantly more 30+ yard throws.

Great points. So how does one reconcile Kyle's accurate short passing game centered around the play action run game, vs Purdy's insane long range Brees-like accuracy? I don't know personally, I watched Montana and Young and have never had entertained the thought of tweaking Walsh's offense to add more long ball dimensions under either legendary QB's. But the way Purdy's playing, if Kyle gets more speedsters a la Danny Gray for Purdy, I wouldn't argue - so long as Kyle also drafts the requisite offensive linemen that can hold their pass protections longer. Brock's pinpoint accuracy is just simply *insane.*

Don't get me wrong. I live Kyle's short passing play action game centering around a wonderful back like CMC. I think it's a great system. Great Balance, between pass and run. Great all weather offense - good in bad weather and great in good weather. I think Kyle has a genius in picking running backs from the Kmart Discount Employment Bulltin board ads, so I wouldn't want wholesale changes in his offense - it's plenty good already. It's just that Brock's passing skills are just so *insane.*

I don't think Kyle's passing game is as centered around playaction as much as it used to be. Brock is ranked 21st in playaction dropback rate at 24.1%. Jimmy was ranked 4th in the league in 2019 his only full season at 31.9%. Jimmy had a handful of seasons in his career where he was well over 30%. But even Jimmy for the last 2 seasons with us he had a playaction dropback rate of 27.5% in 2021 and 22.0% in 2022.

24% is still a big number in terms of play calls though. One reason is simply that the 49ers actually can run the ball against 8 man fronts now with the kind of misdirections that the two headed Deebo/CMC WideBack's can offer against a defense.

Not compared to 20 other teams in the NFL though.

There are 32 NFL teams running different systems. Each to his own. I don't think Kyle has changed his offensive system, is my point. 24% is one Quarter of all the playcalls he can make. If you consider Kyle keeping as close to a 50/50 run-pass balance, that climbs to 50% just on the passing side of the equation.

Now if I'm reading your % breakdowns wrong and its 24% of only pass attempts, its still a big number.

Dropbacks not attempts. The statement was that Kyle's passing game is centered around playaction. If that were true, 63% of the league wouldn't be running more playaction than a coach who apparently centers his passing game around playaction. That may have been true back in 2019 when he was at the top of the league when it was damn near 1/3 of all dropbacks. Its just not true today when the % of playaction dropbacks is now less than 1/4 and is lower than majority of the league two years in a row now.

I still think Play action is a big part of Kyle's offense. Kyle's offense is 6th in running on the ground with a 4.5 yard average means that defenses can't tee off on Purdy and his passing. That may be one reason Kyle doesn't have to play action, simply because defenses *have* to play a base defense instead of nickel on Kyle's offense. Hence Kyle doesn't have to play action so much, as just a much more simple drop back off a the shotgun formation (for example). The fact that play action has been reduced in terms of percentage playcalls, doesn't mean it's *not* centered around the play action passing game.

This doesn't make any logical sense to me. Because centered to me means that everything else plays off of it. Which doesn't seem to be the case from what I can tell. We don't use playaction to set everything else up. Playaction is simply a tool in the tool box for when LB's and safeties start to overplay our running game. I see it ran a few times a game but not any amount that really sticks out to me. After looking at the numbers. Brock is averaging 31 dropbacks a game. At 24.1% playction rate, that's 7 dropbacks per game. Less than 1 per drive.

I just rewatched the opening first drive of the Seattle game - I counted two play action passes. So I don't know where you are getting your stats from.

Because of two plays on the opening drive in 1 of 11 games so far this season makes your case for a trend?

Yeah, specially if you can't tell me where you are getting your stats.

If you did you would still argue it lol. All of this just to make Jimmy look better

He has no ammo for his argument. As far as I am concerned the debate on playaction is over and really isn't O line related anyway.

Dude, the Offensive line is **KEY** to the play action pass. Kye Shanahan is a master of the play action and it's been always a big part of his offense.

Kyle Shanahan's outside zone is incredibly effective and a great play in itself, but the 49ers offense thrives off of counters to their run game. The passing concepts off of outside zone are pretty simple, but stopping them is another issue. The first counter series off of outside zone is the play-action package.
https://weeklyspiral.com/2021/06/17/kyle-shanahans-play-action-scheme/#google_vignette

It's no secret that Kyle Shanahan loves the play-action passing. It's an integral part of how he builds his offense, and it's very effective when combined with the outside zone running scheme in particular.
https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/10/29/21538618/anatomy-of-a-play-detailing-the-49ers-play-action-drift-concept

Here's how each offensive position reacts to the play-action pass.
Offensive Line: The offensive line's key to playing action is to make it look like it's a run play. The lineman will fire out and make contact. However, they will not go downfield. They will either fire out 1 yard and make contact or kick-step backward like they normally would on a pass.
https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/10/29/21538618/anatomy-of-a-play-detailing-the-49ers-play-action-drift-concept

Of course the O line plays a role. The O line is involved in all aspects of the offense. But please tell me which part of our debate was about the O line and not about Kyle's scheme and frequency of use?

play action *is* a big part of Kyle's scheme. He hasn't gotten away from it at all. Purdy's development as a passer doesn't negate the fact that his offense still revolves around play action. 24% (from your stats) says that is still a big part of the offense.

Tell me there is another team that runs the ball more and passes the ball less than the 49ers? Being 22nd in the league in playaction dropback% does not scream " we center our offense around playaction." By the way, you straight up lied about coming out in the Seahawks game running playaction. Brock came out throwing the ball from shotgun.

You must have missed the quick play action to CMC. You should look better.

A quick fake handoff in shotgun isn't necessarily a playaction. It really depends on what the O line does on the play. If the O line is dropping into pass pro sets than it isn't considered a playaction. Why? Because its the run blocking element from the O line that draws the linebackers up.

Oh god, another wobble pass thread. Jeebus.
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Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Giedi:
I certainly think a better OLine would have helped. Its a team game, you need every part as strong as it can be to win a championship. I mean Mahomes had a different OLine in the Superbowl and when he played the Eagles this year, he lost by 4 points.

Difference this year wasn't his O line. It was his damn receivers couldn't catch the damn ball.

Good point, but I don't think the idea is bad per se. If the OLine is good and the QB is good, in totality, they should be better than an offense composing of a great QB and a bad OLine. Again, its a team game. Not saying you are wrong, but conceivably the pass rush pressure by the Eagles could have speeded up things on the passing side for KC, and possibly for us in the upcoming Eagles, to cause some of those drops.
Originally posted by Giedi:
Good point, but I don't think the idea is bad per se. If the OLine is good and the QB is good, in totality, they should be better than an offense composing of a great QB and a bad OLine. Again, its a team game. Not saying you are wrong, but conceivably the pass rush pressure by the Eagles could have speeded up things on the passing side for KC, and possibly for us in the upcoming Eagles, to cause some of those drops.

Did you see the drops? It wasn't because of their O line.

The Chiefs weapons inability to make plays is their biggest flaw. O line is basically the same as last year, good interior, mediocre tackles.
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Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Couldve spent multi Milions on Orlando Brown instead of Javon Hargrave and been in the exact same spot.

I'll take Hargrave than you.

To a certain extent, I somewhat agree with you. OLinemen are different from DLinemen in that OLinemen depend on the guy next to them to do their job, whereas, DLinemen can each disrupt a play all by themselves. They can, in a sense, be plug and play from the git-go. OLinemen, on the other hand, need a ton of reps to be on the same page with each other, or there will be breakdowns in passing a defender to the other guy to pick up stunts (for example). So say you get a Rashaun Slater, he'll need at least half a season (if not more) to be truly integrated into the Kyle Shanahan complicated zone/gap blocking system.

Still, I do advocate stacking the OLine talent. This one year rental deal (Feliciano and Pryor) kind of eliminates that timing and synchronicity that you develop as both players (or most of the offensive players) play together for a long time. Example: Purdy and Aiyuk and how they developed their chemistry over a long period of playing together. It should be the same with the offensive line.
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Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Good point, but I don't think the idea is bad per se. If the OLine is good and the QB is good, in totality, they should be better than an offense composing of a great QB and a bad OLine. Again, its a team game. Not saying you are wrong, but conceivably the pass rush pressure by the Eagles could have speeded up things on the passing side for KC, and possibly for us in the upcoming Eagles, to cause some of those drops.

Did you see the drops? It wasn't because of their O line.

The Chiefs weapons inability to make plays is their biggest flaw. O line is basically the same as last year, good interior, mediocre tackles.

It doesn't take much to disrupt the timing of QB and WR. Specially if you have to deal with rain.
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by YACBros85:
Jaguars pass pro I imagine will start to fall now that they lost their starting LT for the season.

Baalke knows how to build the lines.

NC as a GM be like....

Originally posted by Giedi:
To a certain extent, I somewhat agree with you. OLinemen are different from DLinemen in that OLinemen depend on the guy next to them to do their job, whereas, DLinemen can each disrupt a play all by themselves. They can, in a sense, be plug and play from the git-go. OLinemen, on the other hand, need a ton of reps to be on the same page with each other, or there will be breakdowns in passing a defender to the other guy to pick up stunts (for example). So say you get a Rashaun Slater, he'll need at least half a season (if not more) to be truly integrated into the Kyle Shanahan complicated zone/gap blocking system.

Still, I do advocate stacking the OLine talent. This one year rental deal (Feliciano and Pryor) kind of eliminates that timing and synchronicity that you develop as both players (or most of the offensive players) play together for a long time. Example: Purdy and Aiyuk and how they developed their chemistry over a long period of playing together. It should be the same with the offensive line.

Which is why I expect them to address the T position in this years draft. Hopefully an interior guy will be available for a value selection as well.

What you dont do is spend big FA money just to "stack talent" You spend it on guys you think will fit at a smart price point (Charvarius Ward). You don't overpay for mediocrity just to do it to show you are doing something. The Ryan Pace syndrome.
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Originally posted by Waterbear:
NC as a GM be like....


That'd be his first pick no doubt no matter who else is available.
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Waterbear:
NC as a GM be like....


That'd be his first pick no doubt no matter who else is available.
he then would blame everyone else that we don't have tier 1 skill players
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Waterbear:
NC as a GM be like....


That'd be his first pick no doubt no matter who else is available.
he then would blame everyone else that we don't have tier 1 skill players

You need both
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by NCommand:
I guess it depends on how slim of a margin you lose by. Do certain players and units have a better chance to influence the outcome? Of course.

So then saying the OL "cost us" when admittedly other positions were far more influential is probably not an accurate statement to make.

I don't live in a singular world like you. I've said 1,000 times it was a colossal collapse from the QB to Kyle to ST at the end. So pick any order of importance to want. You're not going to be wrong on any order.
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Originally posted by NCommand:
Untrue. I will praise any team that makes every effort to upgrade their OL...Lions, Ravens, Chiefs, Bengals, Philly, Cowboys, etc. That isn't a guarantee it'll work out. It's taken Lynch 7 years to finally get the DL he's wanted. 7.

I prefer to praise the right decisions rather than just giving it the ol College try.

Had the DL he wanted in 2019. One of the guys just couldn't stay healthy.

Why? You've given Lynch 7 years and he's failed miserably along the ways on the DL. QB too. Health is also on Lynch and he's failed there just as badly. You give him a ton of passes so why would you fault a team trying to improve a crucial unit in front of their QB?

Some teams hit on it like KC did to win another SuperBowl. Some tried like Cincy and it hasn't worked out yet. Some hardly try at all. Like secondary.
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Waterbear:
NC as a GM be like....


That'd be his first pick no doubt no matter who else is available.
he then would blame everyone else that we don't have tier 1 skill players

You need both

My man!
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