Seattle Seahawks week 11 coaches film analysis

Here's the first Lockett TD catch where Ward got roasted.

Versus Cover 1 blitz.
The RB (22) started off in the backfield, then he motions out to wide. When Bow follows, it tells RW that it is man coverage. No way a LB playing zone splits out this wide. Notice how Lockett (across from Ward) is off the LoS. This makes it harder to bump him at the LoS, but that won't stop Ward from trying.


Let's compare Ward to Brock.
pic1: Both CBs are head on. No shading to the outside/inside.
pic2: As Lockett goes for an outside release, Ward needs to do one of two things: shuffle his feet, or pivot his hips upfield.


Ward does neither and crosses his legs. This is sloppy technique. A DB, or anyone, is fastest when their knees are pointed in the same direction as their hips. By crossing his legs over, Ward loses at the LoS.
Brock never crosses his legs and uses a shuffle step, then quickly turns his hips.


Ward then reaches out to try to make contact with Lockett. He misses.


As both WRs release outside, Brock has his hips turned and is able to 'run straight'. Ward is trying to recover from having his legs crossed and is not yet in a position to 'run straight'. Being able to recover from mistake in technique is a matter of athleticism of CB vs WR. This is a tough matchup because Lockett is fast.


Reid never gains much depth from the snap to the throw and RW is mid windup.


slow mo. Watch how Brock reacts to the outside release (flip hips) compared to Ward. As soon as Ward crosses his legs, he has a slight loss of balance.


Very nice ball placement on Lockett's outside shoulder away from Reid.


I don't have a problem with pressing Lockett, but when the WR is not on the LoS, the CB needs to use mirror technique and just look to impede the WR's release using body position, not trying to get his hands on the WR. It's not like Ward is some lanky, long armed CB. Use quickness and technique to slow the release.

Originally posted by susweel:
Yah Gabbert totally led Ellington into the coverage on the one had thrown across the field it would have been a big gainer. Also he's very lucky the seahawks dropped two pick six's or we'd be talking about a whole different story.

One of them was another miscue between he and the RB. He was expecting the RB to cross the face of the LB on a "texas" route but the RB sat it down.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Here's the 2nd play of the first drive in the 3rd QTR.


Sorry for the jumlbed looking play-art, it's a deep crossing concept, sort of, lol.


We run PA out of a "13" personnel. This draws the LB's up and it looks like a slide concept out of the gates.


Gabbert turns his head and keeps his head down the middle of the field. This is really important because it's what's going to draw all the defenders to that side of the field.


As Gabbert looks downfield you see the defenders react to that side. On the backside, our RB turns to receive a pass, this occupies the underneath flat defender on that side. With the corner trailing the TE it's going to open up that side of the field for Celek who's been hiding out.


With a defender running full speed at him, Gabbert delivers the ball downfield to Celek.


It's a completion for 33 yards. Gabbert did a really good job of waiting to look to that side until he had moved the defense with his head. That's something that we've needed against Seattle's zone defense.

Like how gabbert can manipulate a defense with his eyes. Seattle got use to eyeing where kap was going to throw it.

Here's another example of how Gabbert and our receivers were just a little out of sync. This is a few plays after the Celek catch.


We're going to run a slant/flat against man coverage. Think back to the Rams game and how I showed Kaep put this throw to the slat route against man-coverage and how TS was open.


we run a slight PA to suck up the LB. Gabbert reads the inside defender, who moves out on the flat route. So, he's going to look to hit TS on the slant.


he's set and ready to throw.


Right when he releases the ball, TS breaks his slant off more horizontal. You see the yellow line is how he breaks it off. The red is where he was running. I think Gab doesn't expect him to break it off more horizontal.


You see how TS didn't move any further downfield, so the pass looks overthrown. It's just a situation of a Qb and receiver not being on the same page not necessarily a bad throw. It's the proper read though, which is good considering we had weeks of wrong reads of the slant/flat concept....not to ruffle feathers.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Originally posted by susweel:
Hey JD you got the one of when Celeck was open for a TD but gabbert checked it down instead ?

I know the commentators said that, but I'm not so sure he was open. It was a real small window. Basically, it was a flood concept, Gabbert got under pressure and was flushed out of the pocket and hit the intermediate route, if he'd been allowed to stay in to make that throw sooner, the intermediate route would've been a catch and run for a first down.

Yah it looked if he led him to the sideline he could have had him. Not sure I just wanted to see if you had the pic.

after going to the replay - the ruling on the field is over-turned. You're right, he could've either gotten the first down or TD if he'd been able to get the ball out just a second sooner.


He is on the run, so it's a tough throw. But, I think he could've gotten it to either one. He took the easier throw, but again, if it's there a little sooner, probably a first down. It doesn't help that we tried to take a shot on 1st down - he had to check it down. It was 3 vertical routes and they were all covered and then the checkdown went for no gain. Then, we ran for no gain. So, it was 3rd and 10 and I think he may have been trying to not force a pass when you have 3 points secured.

Yah from the TV replay it looked like he had something. I think sometimes he's too quick to take the check down, he reminds me of another QB we had no to long ago. Throws mostly to the backs and TEs and rarely outside the numbers to the WRs. Im not sure what his arm strength is or his confidence in it or the offense in general.

iI am all for drafting a QB but either way i would like to see gabbert in a 49er uniform in 2016. Either as "OUR QB" or a bridge QB. There is a ton of season left but like johnny said, there is a lot to like from Gabbert.

Great review. I didn't get to see the game, but am glad to hear he did well. I'm hoping that we can roll with Gabbert and re-build the rest of our team, rather than reaching for a rookie who will probably go through a lot of growing pains. Gabbert was a highly ranked QB coming out of college, and we got to skip his bad years.

I'm loving the fact that Gabbert is anticipating the routes rather than waiting after the break. We are going to see more RAC once he gets on the same page with the receivers.

Originally posted by Joecool:
I'm loving the fact that Gabbert is anticipating the routes rather than waiting after the break. We are going to see more RAC once he gets on the same page with the receivers.

Not bad huh? Havent seen these kind of throws since Jeff Garcia was making them.

Originally posted by susweel:

Yah from the TV replay it looked like he had something. I think sometimes he's too quick to take the check down, he reminds me of another QB we had no to long ago. Throws mostly to the backs and TEs and rarely outside the numbers to the WRs. Im not sure what his arm strength is or his confidence in it or the offense in general.

I get the same feeling Sus.

Originally posted by Bay2Bay9erAllday:

Originally posted by susweel:
Yah from the TV replay it looked like he had something. I think sometimes he's too quick to take the check down, he reminds me of another QB we had no to long ago. Throws mostly to the backs and TEs and rarely outside the numbers to the WRs. Im not sure what his arm strength is or his confidence in it or the offense in general.

I get the same feeling Sus.

lol its cool though he can be a stop gab for whoever they want to draft and groom for the QB of the future.

Love how Gabbert went after Sherman.

If Blaine Gabbert is attacking Sherman, Dick's days of dominance might be coming to an end lol

I think he thought about going to Celek while on the run for just a second, then decided on McD underneath for the first. But by that time the pass was a bit late for McD to run after the catch to get the first. Had he decided to throw to McD earlier, it would have given McD a better chance to get to the first down marker.

I guess the lesson on that is to make a quick decision, otherwise you get neither a TD nor a 1st down.

Originally posted by susweel:
Yah from the TV replay it looked like he had something. I think sometimes he's too quick to take the check down, he reminds me of another QB we had no to long ago. Throws mostly to the backs and TEs and rarely outside the numbers to the WRs. Im not sure what his arm strength is or his confidence in it or the offense in general.

lol his arm strength is just fine, he's got zip

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Bay2Bay9erAllday:

Originally posted by susweel:

Yah from the TV replay it looked like he had something. I think sometimes he's too quick to take the check down, he reminds me of another QB we had no to long ago. Throws mostly to the backs and TEs and rarely outside the numbers to the WRs. Im not sure what his arm strength is or his confidence in it or the offense in general.

I get the same feeling Sus.

lol its cool though he can be a stop gab for whoever they want to draft and groom for the QB of the future.

"Stop gab" lol