Week 4 Dallas Cowboys coaches film analysis

Opening drive of 2nd half and the 49ers move the ball down the field thanks to Hyde's big 29 yard run followed by this play.
49ers go trips left and with 3 CBs matched up, Gabbert knows it's man coverage.
Cover 1 robber
From this alignment, blue LB has inside leverage on Celek's Corner route. That's a win for Celek.


Good read to target Celek, but there really isn't any separation at all. Celek isn't a very quick TE as a route runner.


But the ball placement is dynomite!


Gets rid of the ball just as Staley and Brown get beat. Perfect ball location beats good coverage. +29

^^ That was a great catch by Celek too. One-handed it with the DB hooking his other arm.

Later on the opening drive of second half. Due to some minimal runs and a false start penalty, 3rd & 14.
Hank concept versus Tampa2


The orange Hook defender shades towards Torrey, progress to the left (Burbridge).


Targeting Burbridge.


Short hops the throw.

Regarding gap assignment/integrity in JoN's scheme.

Rather than being assigned specific gaps, Cleveland's defensive linemen play different techniques based on how their offensive counterparts are blocking them. The linebackers, then, are expected to guess what technique their teammates are using, scrape through the resulting mess and make the play. Opposing offenses have identified this flaw on film and are repeatedly, week-after-week, gashing the edge of Cleveland's defense. It's a completely chaotic approach to stopping the run, and players have said—off the record—they're spending way too much time thinking, and not nearly enough time reacting.
http://www.ninersnation.com/2016/1/27/10837734/new-49ers-defensive-coordinator-jim-oneil-browns-bad

Originally posted by znk916:
Regarding gap assignment/integrity in JoN's scheme.

Rather than being assigned specific gaps, Cleveland's defensive linemen play different techniques based on how their offensive counterparts are blocking them. The linebackers, then, are expected to guess what technique their teammates are using, scrape through the resulting mess and make the play. Opposing offenses have identified this flaw on film and are repeatedly, week-after-week, gashing the edge of Cleveland's defense. It's a completely chaotic approach to stopping the run, and players have said—off the record—they're spending way too much time thinking, and not nearly enough time reacting.
http://www.ninersnation.com/2016/1/27/10837734/new-49ers-defensive-coordinator-jim-oneil-browns-bad

It's not like we had much of a choice at DC. No one wanted to come here. Even Vrabel declined a promotion to come here and used us as leverage for more money with Houston.

We coulda had Fangio + Adam Gase if it wasn't for Jed and Baalke.

Originally posted by thl408:

Short hops the throw.

Isn't this just a bad play call here in the redzone, on 3rd and 14?

Second drive of 2nd half. After two +1 yard runs..

mirrored Sucker concepts vs Cover3. Each yellow route with the red give a high-low read, designed to vertically stretch the underneath zone defenders.


Orange defenders are vertically stretched, as soon as the routes can develop.


Reds are about to find some space, but Tiller is beat and pressure comes right into Gabbert's face.


Gabbert gets rid of the ball to Hyde on the checkdown.


Watching this play live, I didn't notice Tiller getting beat. That's the reason the routes couldn't develop and Gabbert had to checkdown. Gabbert was looking to his right and might have found Torrey, who had a window.

Originally posted by awp8912:
Isn't this just a bad play call here in the redzone, on 3rd and 14?

The routes were short of the marker by about 2 yards. The route combination works versus Tampa2, but needing 14 yards, it's a lot to ask. It's a safe-ish type playcall to ensure the FG and take the lead imo. (score was 14-14)

Originally posted by thl408:
The routes were short of the marker by about 2 yards. The route combination works versus Tampa2, but needing 14 yards, it's a lot to ask. It's a safe-ish type playcall to ensure the FG and take the lead imo. (score was 14-14)

Chip Kelly...playing to win or playing to not loose?

Third drive of 2nd half. Very manageable down and distance, trailing 21-17.
Verticals versus Cover 1 robber/spy


The robber is playing close to LoS which suggests he's spying Gabbert in case of a scramble. Not much separation anywhere. Gabbert knows he has 1v1 across the board and takes Kerley versus Wilcox


Not much separation + a flat pass means it didn't really have a chance.

Originally posted by jcs:

Originally posted by thl408:
The routes were short of the marker by about 2 yards. The route combination works versus Tampa2, but needing 14 yards, it's a lot to ask. It's a safe-ish type playcall to ensure the FG and take the lead imo. (score was 14-14)

Chip Kelly...playing to win or playing to not loose?

Agreed it was a tight playcall, but at least he didn't run the ball or throw a harmless WR screen like Tomsula would.

Originally posted by jonnydel:
I wanted to at least touch on the INT. Torrey wasn't quite as wide open as it seemed - but that doesn't absolve Gabbert at all - it means all the more reason whey that throw has to be accurate, we don't have megatron out there.


We're going to take a shot at Smith with a "mills" concept. This is the same concept we scored a TD against the Panthers on where Gabs led Smith towards the middle of the field. The "mills" concept is an inside "dig" route with an outside "post". Not sure why he doesn't do it this time..... Dal is in man-cover 1 with a lurk over the middle.


We first run play action to bring up the LB's


The read is going to be on that single deep safety. If he drops on the post - throw the dig, if he attacks the dig, throw the post. He attacks the dig.


Torrey had a step(this is after the ball is thrown). At the time of the throw, he was about even with the DB - so he wasn't glaringly, hugely, grossly, wide open. But, it's T. Smith even with a DB. "If I'm even, I'm leavin'". Gabbert has to see the inside leverage - or really just know it's a post route.... and throw his guy towards the middle of the field. Just like he did against the Panthers. He doesn't though and it's behind and outside and the DB makes a really good adjustment to the ball in the air - it's why Smith looked grossly wide open. Either way - he was open and it was a bad pass - but here's why and how the whole thing happened.....

Fourth drive of 2nd half. First play of the drive.

Originally posted by jreff22:
Please show the 4th down pass. Depth of WR's, who was open/not open, etc

Last drive of the game.
right side: Smash divide. Don't know what left side is.
vs Cover1 with two underneath zone as DAL rushes 3.


The play is busted here. Blue will drop back into coverage. Red attacks Tiller. This isolates Brown 1v1 with the DE.


DE takes a step towards the outside rush.


THen attacks Brown's inside shoulder. The DE will bust through and get Gabbert to escape the pocket.


Gabbert starts to escape as nothing is open downfield.


This is what Gabbert would have seen had the pocket held up. Not much separation anywhere with possible windows to Burbridge who has inside positioning on his Post route, and Torrey who's CB is playing with a cushion, but that's a far throw.


Good pressure from rushing 3.


gg

Originally posted by Niners816:
Torrey smith started with us in 2015....these clips are from the ram Monday night game of '14 and it's Brandon Lloyd. The other one is Vernon Davis and it was from the 2014 season opener.

The original poster was alluding to the fact that based on those GIFs, Kap would have hit Torrey Smith in the Cowboy game and been able to get outside of Sean Lee from this past Sunday's Cowboy game, not two years ago.

The absolute worst thing Kap could have done on that throw to Torrey Smith would be overthrow him. To his credit, he rarely ever throws an interception on bombs 1 on 1. I think back to last year's Ravens game, the bomb to Boldin as he was rolling left....great throw.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by jreff22:
Please show the 4th down pass. Depth of WR's, who was open/not open, etc

Last drive of the game.
right side: Smash divide. Don't know what left side is.
vs Cover1 with two underneath zone as DAL rushes 3.


The play is busted here. Blue will drop back into coverage. Red attacks Tiller. This isolates Brown 1v1 with the DE.


DE takes a step towards the outside rush.


THen attacks Brown's inside shoulder. The DE will bust through and get Gabbert to escape the pocket.


Gabbert starts to escape as nothing is open downfield.


This is what Gabbert would have seen had the pocket held up. Not much separation anywhere with possible windows to Burbridge who has inside positioning on his Post route, and Torrey who's CB is playing with a cushion, but that's a far throw.


Good pressure from rushing 3.


gg

man, if he would have stepped up he probably could have hit the WR over the middle for a big gain