Week 3 Seattle Seahawks coaches film analysis

Originally posted by 9erred:

Our DL made a 5th rouind guard out of North Dakota State look like a stud. There is NO NO reason why Armstead and Buckner should not be in for more plays. AND no reason why they should not be able to dominate at the LOS.

The Defense played a prevent defense the whole game, it was bizarre.

There is a reason, just not a good one. Buckner is raw and AA isn't great and is hurt

Originally posted by thl408:
Good thoughts on Purcell playing 0tech instead of 1tech. SEA saw the huge bubble gap on the weakside and ran weakside. Also about Purcell not eating his blocker and opting to shed and penetrate. I have a feeling that Bow was talking about this play when he mentioned (local radio interview) that players were trying to do too much and not following their assignments. Something like (paraphrased) "if you aren't going to follow your assignment, you better be sure to make the play". Purcell tries to penetrate and blow up the play but all that accomplished was give the Center an easy pass to the second level.

Chip said after the game that it was a misalignment and JON reiterated that yesterday. They f**ked up. Nothing more to analyze on this particular play.

Originally posted by northoakland510:
If the offense keeps playing this bad, it will definitely affect team morale. The offensive and defensive groups will be at each others necks.

Not playing Seattle will help.

Originally posted by 49erphan:
If you have the time and inclination, could you break down the 9ers offenses' "second and six" play on the second offensive series of the first quarter? It looks to me like a read option where Gabbert hands off to Hyde but it seems like Gabbert should have kept it.

Normally, the zone read will read the DE, but the way SEA lines up Bennett (Staley's inside shoulder) prevents Bennett from being the unblocked key defender to read. Because of this alignment, Staley is forced to block Bennett, otherwise Bennett will just fly in a blow up the mesh point since he's so close to the QB/RB.


Read KJ Wright. By doing this small teak to the DL alignment, it changes the blocking assignments and changes who the read defender is. Now, if Gabbert keeps, he isn't on the edge 1v1 with a DE, he's 1v1 versus a LB (more athletic than a DE).


Same moment in time as above. Gabbert can go 1v1 against KJ Wright if he chooses to, although there's a second LB that's also clean.


+3. Maybe the QB keeper gets more yards, but it's not a definite imo.

Originally posted by thl408:
Let's get to know this concept since it looks like we will see it often this season and with the Cowpies coming to town with the same DC as in 2014, Hank could show up a few times. 816, if you are reading this can you post the play art for this with the progressions?

versus Tampa2
The two Hook defenders (blue) stay home and neither converge on the Snag.


Easy, hit the first read in the progression.

Kap is a one read QB!!! Derp, derp...

Gabbert scared to keep the ball on read option, dont wonna get hit because he knows if he goes out he probably never sees the field again.

Originally posted by susweel:
Gabbert scared to keep the ball on read option, dont wonna get hit because he knows if he goes out he probably never sees the field again.

Kap is "Mr. Steal yo Starting QB position" so Blaine has a reason to be scared of that.

Gonna re-post some things I stated on Marvin's game analysis:

. . . .outside of Gabbert this game, like last weeks game (even more-so), I'm just finding it hard to really evaluate the game. From the 2nd series on, defensively and offensively, this team just appeared physically unprepared for this game. To be sure I re-watched the whole game with a coaching friend of mines and he came to the same conclusion - they were gassed from the 1st quarter, nowhere near the same team as week one.

. . . . . IMHO, traveling across 3 time zones 2 weeks in a row has really effected this team. They simply hadn't really recovered from the Panthers game. And, IMHO, as a result we may have lost Ward, McDonald, and Armstrong for significant time, and those are the injuries that we know of. Look at how Ward went down; I don't care what anyone says, that's an injury brought on by body fatigue and inadequate time for the body to rest and heal.

Much like last week, this was a scheduled loss. Consider this: we start at home against the Rams on MNF, then travel to Carolina to play the early game on a short week (against a team coming off 10 days rest), then travel all the way back to the WC to play a team who didn't have the travel issues, giving them considerably more rest, healing time, and prep time. You don't think that's had a real effect on the players? Look at the second defensive series and how gassed they were ALREADY that early in the game? Look at how easily the Seaducks were just blowing our D-line around, almost with no effort, and our D-line isn't bad at all, among the largest in the NFL. Look at how Buckner was getting blocked by a TE? This team came in to the game tired, massively sore and un-healed, and physically unprepared to play this game.

I'm not implying that the NFL did this on purpose to hurt the 49ers. I don't think that's the case. This go directly player safety and the NFL putting out the best competitive product. If anyone thinks scheduling like this cannot lead to injuries and losses they aren't living in the real world. I really think the NFL

But the only thing that don't apply to this is Gabbert and his game. From day one he stunk up the joint.

Now, I know some may disagree with that take. Gabbert is just awful no matter what, and it shows, often. But this was the NFL at it's worse. I wander if the NFL understands what fatigue and travel does to the body when combined with inadequate recovery. They preach player safety yet schedule as if they can care less about player health and safety, as if scheduling plays no role at all. Horse collars and head shots aren't the only thing causing player injury.

The 49ers had very little chance winning those two games.

Originally posted by thl408:
Normally, the zone read will read the DE, but the way SEA lines up Bennett (Staley's inside shoulder) prevents Bennett from being the unblocked key defender to read. Because of this alignment, Staley is forced to block Bennett, otherwise Bennett will just fly in a blow up the mesh point since he's so close to the QB/RB.


Read KJ Wright. By doing this small teak to the DL alignment, it changes the blocking assignments and changes who the read defender is. Now, if Gabbert keeps, he isn't on the edge 1v1 with a DE, he's 1v1 versus a LB (more athletic than a DE).


Same moment in time as above. Gabbert can go 1v1 against KJ Wright if he chooses to, although there's a second LB that's also clean.


+3. Maybe the QB keeper gets more yards, but it's not a definite imo.

Would be awesome if we could do a real quick fleaflicker off that. Or have the RB get the ball and pitch out to the QB. Especially if a team has their LB covering both RB and QB as SEA did there. If Gabbert kept it, the LB's speed would be enough to catch him for minimal gain.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Would be awesome if we could do a real quick fleaflicker off that. Or have the RB get the ball and pitch out to the QB. Especially if a team has their LB covering both RB and QB as SEA did there. If Gabbert kept it, the LB's speed would be enough to catch him for minimal gain.

I suppose another way is have it a designed keeper with the RB lead blocking on wright. You would have 3 blockers for 3 defenders.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by 49erphan:
If you have the time and inclination, could you break down the 9ers offenses' "second and six" play on the second offensive series of the first quarter? It looks to me like a read option where Gabbert hands off to Hyde but it seems like Gabbert should have kept it.

Normally, the zone read will read the DE, but the way SEA lines up Bennett (Staley's inside shoulder) prevents Bennett from being the unblocked key defender to read. Because of this alignment, Staley is forced to block Bennett, otherwise Bennett will just fly in a blow up the mesh point since he's so close to the QB/RB.


Read KJ Wright. By doing this small teak to the DL alignment, it changes the blocking assignments and changes who the read defender is. Now, if Gabbert keeps, he isn't on the edge 1v1 with a DE, he's 1v1 versus a LB (more athletic than a DE).


Same moment in time as above. Gabbert can go 1v1 against KJ Wright if he chooses to, although there's a second LB that's also clean.


+3. Maybe the QB keeper gets more yards, but it's not a definite imo.

Thanks, the all-22 shows what was going on better than the broadcast video. I saw Wright there but it looked like Gabbert might be able to outsprint him to the outside where he might get some blocking from the receivers. But on the all-22 it does seem like there's a good chance he would have gotten only a couple more yards. I still think it would have been a better choice for him to try to go for it rather than hand off (Wright was waiting right there for Hyde) but it certainly not the case where you see it and say that he clearly made the wrong choice.

Originally posted by susweel:
Gabbert scared to keep the ball on read option, dont wonna get hit because he knows if he goes out he probably never sees the field again.

That first play of the game that they screwed up. He could have picked up 5 yards if he hits the hole like a man. Nope. Slide at the los for a one yard gain. He's lucky it wasn't a sack. Dude is soft.

I thought Chip's offenses had a lot more creativity. Maybe I just remember the Oregon highlights and thought they were doing a lot more than they actually were.

Originally posted by northoakland510:
I thought Chip's offenses had a lot more creativity. Maybe I just remember the Oregon highlights and thought they were doing a lot more than they actually were.

Speed of the game. LBs in the NFL run like RBs. There is no faking speed.

Originally posted by Joecool:
Would be awesome if we could do a real quick fleaflicker off that. Or have the RB get the ball and pitch out to the QB. Especially if a team has their LB covering both RB and QB as SEA did there. If Gabbert kept it, the LB's speed would be enough to catch him for minimal gain.

That's what I think as well. There are also two WRs on the edge that have to sustain blocks on CBs for Gabbert to get any moderate gain.