Originally posted by mitpdub:
Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Earning his money next year by having the consistent hands to jump start the offense. He's been better lately than earlier in the season.
Sadly I think if someone has to go it will need to be deebo because ayuik is the better receiver. He's also more clutch at coming up with plays to start the offense and deliver when the pass is there.
He's cleaned the drops up to props to him from earlier.
Between Yuk and Debo which skillet is easier to replace? They would be Yuk. Debo is so unique and his style with our offense works really well with CMC as the other interchangeable offensive weapon.
You make a valid point but after watching closely at what Kyle is doing with Aiyuk in the PHI game, it is more clear to me how important Aiyuk is to this offense. I agree Deebo has the more unique skillset when you consider all NFL players. I can make an argument as to why, even if Deebo is the player more difficult to replace because of his unique skillset, Aiyuk is the player with the more
useful skillset, even if Aiyuk's skillset can be found more frequently around the league. Fact is, the 49ers currently only have one guy that can do what Aiyuk does.
What the 49ers are able to do with Aiyuk, a WR that can win 1on1s when placed on an island, opens up so much for the offense. The 49ers can go 4x1 with Aiyuk being the '1', all alone on his side of the field. This puts split safety defenses in a bind (Quarters) because putting 4 route runners to one side of the formation floods a split safety zone coverage. If that '1' isn't a threat to win, then this method of attacking Quarters falls apart. Aiyuk is that proven 'X' split end wide receiver that demands safety help or else he's going to win that 1 on 1. In the PHI game, the 49ers would go 4x1 and PHI would stay in zone but shift to single high. (I still need to watch more to be sure of this).
The whole point of using split safety coverages is to get 3 defenders versus 2 WRs to one side of the field, and 4v3 to the other side. When an offense goes 4x1, this defense doesn't work. But in order for an offense to effectively go 4x1, that Split End (Aiyuk) needs to win.
I hope jonnydel can cut up some of the 4x1 sets the 49ers used.