Originally posted by tankle104:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by tankle104:
It's almost seems like Kyle struggles to decide if he wants to be aggressive or conservative in certain clock management (go for a touchdown or field goal) and that tends to create awkward clock management. Like you said, I think that had a lot to do with his past QBs. I think he can be more aggressive with a guy like Purdy and it would work out more often than not.
he always seems deadset on trying to use up the entire clock, which i understand in theory, but I think it's okay to give your offense more shots at the endzone by moving the ball faster and more aggressive.
Seems like we usually spend as much time as possible to get in field goal range and then try mid-deep shots to see if we can score.
I've also always thought that kyle doesn't do a very good job when it comes to challenging calls - it seems like he always loses. lol
To be clear, I think it's smart to use up the entire clock. We can do that and still put ourselves in better position to score the TD instead of a field goal. I agree that sometimes it seems he teeters from aggressive and conservative strategy, but we were passing the ball last night in that spot (indicating we aren't afraid of interception risk and do want the TD). If it was simply about controlling the ball to end of half, we could have ran it two-three straight times from the 27, or following the next completion (to Jennings I believe).
As to your bottom point, I can't really remember any meaningful challenge issues besides not challenging the big Smith completion against Philly in the 22 championship game. Someone upstairs can handle those.
Kyle really believes in that statistic where the team that ends the half with possession, almost always wins the game. So Kyle doesn't really care about much at the half besides keeping the ball and trying to score - whether that's a field goal or touchdown.
I don't really have issues with Kyle - i love him as our HC. I guess I wish he would run a little more in crunch times of the superbowl but is what it is. hindsight is 20/20 - i could also say that I wish jimmy didn't blow or that WIlks didn't blow.
Overall, I love having shanahan.
If they're able to manage it, Shanahan simply likes to manage the end of the second quarter in such a way that he denies the opposing team the opportunity to possess the ball before going in... and if we have the ball to start the second half and score, we "lap" the opponent and score on two possessions where the opponent doesn't have an opportunity to reply.
And that is indeed what the 49ers did... they held the ball for the last 5 minutes of the second half, scored three... got the ball in the second half, had a 7 minute drive, and then scored another TD. We held the ball for 12.5 game minutes, and increased our lead by 10. The defense could rest that entire time (not that they needed it) and Aaron Rodgers/Jets didn't have a chance to build up any rhythm or momentum. They ended up getting picked off on their first possession of the half.
I think it can be an effective strategy that guarantees the opponent doesn't score before halftime, if he manages the game right. I do think the drawback though is that... by draining the clock to 30 seconds after we got to the Jets 27 yard line, it does limit the way you attack the defense. You have to be careful about the clock, and it kind of takes out the threat of run plays.
It's a happy ending if we score a TD at the half. People raise an eyebrow if we settle for a field goal... but I do think there's merit to the thought process.
