Originally posted by lamontb:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by thl408:
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I'ts now the 2Q. 49ers now use 11 (3WR) personnel to run the ball, the first time this game. Outside zone left vs ARI's nickel.
Skule won't be able to reach the wide 9 DE but he can still push him outwards to widen interior gaps. Nevermind, Richburg got tossed aside.
Skule/Richburg lose on their blocks. No gain. At this point in the game, the 49ers are down 16-7. In their previous drive they scored a TD using five straight passes. They move away from the run for the rest of the game.
The plays shown illustrate that the run game did not struggle because of any one player. Everyone doesn't have to win their run block, they can stalemate, but they cannot outright lose. Sometimes it was a bad play from the 49er, sometimes it was a good play from the defender. What the 49ers did not do much this game was use presnep jet/orbit motion to help create better angles or generate misdirection. I guess that just wasn't in the gameplan for this week.
I seem to remember the 49ers hard counting late in the first half or early in the second half. I think. But basically by hard counting, Jimmy was able to pull the DLinemen into a neutral zone encroachment penalty several times. I think this play above illustrates the AZ DLinemen really keying on and trying to anticipate the snap count and really trying to gap-penetrate and screw up that OZ run blocking scheme. In other words, I don't think Richburg was overpowered, but rather that the AZ dlinemen were really doing their best to anticipate and time the snap count to beat the OLinemen to their blocking spot.
Also, if you notice in the endzone view one of the LB's (the left one) steps to the playside right before the snap, almost anticipating the play side direction. I thought that was interesting, as though they may have had some tells's that indicated where the play was going to go.
Seattle said they were able to pick up on some of our calls and pretty much knew where the ball was going.
Argh! I remember that interview. So I agree. I think if you play your division rivals and don't do some work to hid your audibles, you'll get that stuff. In addition to what everybody has said on this thread, I think seattles DLine and AZ's DLine aren't sub par. I know AZ's defense is ranked low, but I still think their DLine has the talent to be the top have of NFL defenses, it's their defensive backfield that's their weak spot, in my opinion. Thank god we don't play AZ later in the season. They are getting pretty good as the season has moved forward.