Coaches Film Analysis: 2017 Season

Bourne looking like he was so glad that ball wasn't INTed, he went to the ground for a fetal

I think Bourne got stepped on by the defender flashing so close in front of him for that sure INT

That's a TD, Jerry Rice style if he had kept his footing.

Here's the DJ pick 6.
Cover 1 Robber vs Shallow Cross. Typically, the robber will be in the middle of the field but here the 49ers will rob the weakside Hook with Reid. Foster is coming on a green dog.


Versus man coverage the drag route is a possibility. Bortles sees man coverage, but most likely did not see Reid lurking nearby. He targets the Drag.


Reid sees the Drag coming the whole way and is ready to unload. The WR senses it and alligator arms the pass, causing the tipped ball.


Nice playcall to set this up. Robbing the weakside Hook can help prevent slants to the backside WR. Here is prevents the Drag route from being completed.

Originally posted by thl408:

Here's the DJ pick 6.
Cover 1 Robber vs Shallow Cross. Typically, the robber will be in the middle of the field but here the 49ers will rob the weakside Hook with Reid. Foster is coming on a green dog.


Versus man coverage the drag route is a possibility. Bortles sees man coverage, but most likely did not see Reid lurking nearby. He targets the Drag.


Reid sees the Drag coming the whole way and is ready to unload. The WR senses it and alligator arms the pass, causing the tipped ball.


Nice playcall to set this up. Robbing the weakside Hook can help prevent slants to the backside WR. Here is prevents the Drag route from being completed.

Shouldn't Bortles help out his receiver by throwing it a little earlier, like inside the hash instead of outside...

Yes! I miss the good ole days when we were getting 10 yards on quick slants. Past 15 years, we were like the only team in the league that couldn't get 10 yards on a quick slant.

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Shouldn't Bortles help out his receiver by throwing it a little earlier, like inside the hash instead of outside...

Yeah but I don't think Bortles sees Reid and was thinking of leading his WR to catch and turn the corner for a bigger gain.

So f**king sexy....

Originally posted by jonnydel:

The first throw of the game set the tone for how Jimmy was gonna handle himself against JAX.



It's 2nd and 12 following a 2 yard loss on a run by Hyde. Here, we're going to run a few concepts, we have an Ohio concept to the bottom and a levels concept in the middle with a trail concept created up top.
JAX is going to run a cover 1 man "lurk" or "hole" where it's man-coverage across the board with 2 middle zone defenders.



At the snap he double checks that it's not a blitz and see's the lurk defender playing the levels concept. Goodwin does a nice job here fighting for outside leverage.



Beadles is beat almost immediately and Jimmy slides just a little to his left and starts his throwing motion just before Goodwin enters his break. This is Goody's first step in his break and Jimmy is half way through his throwing motion.



He puts the ball in the perfect spot leading Goodwin back just a little bit away from the defender to set up 3rd and 2. He did this while being pressured to his left, unable to set his feet and he got plastered after he threw it.



remind you of anyone? Maybe dat guy Rodgers in Wisconsin?

Good breakdown. That's exactly what I've been thinking when watching Jimmy is shades of a younger Rodgers. The footwork, the way he slides in the pocket and the release look just like him.

Originally posted by NinerGM:
It seems to me this coverage is more successful for the Niners. Why does Saleh go away from this alignment when he's facing a hurry-up? I don't know the answer, but just asking guys cause you guys have an eye for film...

The previous play, they were called for delay of game, and that put them in long yardage. I also think the previous hit by Marsh (that was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct) may have affected him a bit. I think we were having a bit of a success getting to him in the top half of the 2nd quarter, and that resulted in the tip and Johnson interception. But towards the end of the game, I get the feeling that the 49ers were on the field a long time (they got the onside back) and our pass rush was just tired at the end of the game and at the end of the first half. I think Saleh is not utilizing the overall quickness of the DLine by foregoing the stunts by the DE and DT. Specifically Marsh and Thomas. I think they could be very effective doing that on 3rd and longs. I hope they bring the heat in the Rams game, specially if the Rams are behind.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Remember, that's a 3rd string tackle(who's actually a guard) playing in that spot. We were down Brown, then lost our backup and our other backup, so 4th string, really against the league leader in sacks. You can't always keep your QB clean and your QB has to be able to make plays like this. That's what separates QB's in this league.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

so, to give the defenders some love.



This is a play that should look really familiar from the Harbaugh days. Jon gruden calls this "96 power". I high school when I played RB we called it "26 power". Same thing, just a different number for the back. It's a power play through the "6" hole(outside the RT). You get down blocks away from the play with a backside guard pulling and leading through the hole. The FB has a kickout block on the first guy he sees and the guard is responsible for sealing the first LB that shows in the hole.



I also played LB and the one thing I was good at was this, filling the hole quickly. As a LB you have to be able to read the lineman in front of you and fill the hole aggressively against a power run. When you see that guard fire out with a low hat and z down, you have to realize there's going to be either a blocker or RB coming through that hole really soon. Your job is to fill that hole immediately. Foster's reaction is really fast.



props to Reid here on taking on the FB. That guy has probably 20 lbs or more on him and he stands him up. The only thing different I'd like to see is in the next frame. I'd like to see Foster take on that block with his inside shoulder to force any possible cuts back inside to his helper, Coyle. Willis was great at this and gave Bow a ton of tackles this way.



But when you can take out the guard and tackle the RB for a 1 yard loss, hard to argue with that....

My gosh, Reuben is quick to recognize and quicker to beat both OG and RB. Dang that was impressive. Sure didn't see that before your gifs. Fantastic jD.

Originally posted by Joecool:
Did you notice what he did? His first key was the MLB #44. He saw him sprint to the side and then that alerted him to immediately look for the middle route. Saw that was well covered but since he already has an idea where the LB went to, he knew he could make a throw to the sidelines where only his WR will catch it or it will be incomplete. BUT, a big ass but, is the Jimmy G cheat code because not many QB's can get the ball off that quick while barely looking to see where the WR is and get it there with enough velocity so that the DB cannot jump the route and pick it...and avoid the sack. He possibly could have thrown it in a tight window to 88 but that would have been tough. With your own endzone to your back, probably better to throw it towards the sidelines.

The one injured player I wanted Baalke to draft and he passes on Myles Jack

Originally posted by Joecool:

Damn, with the pat of the ball, he still releases it quicker than almost any other QB in the league.

I would like to know who has a quicker release this guy is pretty quick!

JAC starts this drive with 1:40 left in the half, ball on the 20. It was frustrating to see them march down the field and score a TD to get some momentum going into halftime. They used gains of 14, 24, and 20 to get it done.
After an offensive holding, 2nd & 16. Favorable down and distance for the defense. 49ers go Cover 1 Robber with LHall coming down. Similar call to the DJ pick 6.


Yellow drag being targeted and Hall needs to close down fast on it.


Hall takes a bad angle.


+14. Sets up a 3rd & 1.

Same drive. After converting the 3rd & 1.
Shallow Cross vs Cover3


Foster vertically stretched.


Hall dives and misses the tackle.


+24


oh 33 year old safety

Very next play. Coming out of a timeout. No presnap motion from JAC.
Notice the TE and RB in the backfield. Reid head up on the TE, Foster with the RB.




Both Reid and Foster take the TE who is pass blocking.


+20. You can see Foster throw his arms up wondering wth. If Reid and Foster are supposed to read the release of the TE and RB, then match accordingly, then Reid blew it. If there is no switch to take place, then Foster blew it. Only the players know.


Three plays later JAC gets a lucky TD catch (bounced off Fournette). Missed tackles and blown coverage led to the chunk plays on this drive.

JD, TH - amazing breakdowns. Can't even describe how useful this weekly thread is.

Humble request, do either of you have a gif of the PI call on Johnson? We need to send that to Saleh so he can finally see that DJ is not the answer lol.