you know its a run when....

you know it's a run when it is 1rst down. You know it's a run if the 1rst down run lost yards. You know it is a run if the runs on 1rst and 2nd down either lost yards or went for no gain.

In last year's context, you knew it was a run when our nastiest lead blocker came off the flank and set up on the line. Say what you will about that play, Morgan did some pretty awful things to more than a few linebackers when that play was run last year. Remember what Morgan did last year when he helped spring Gore for that massive run against the Vikes? Unfortunately, by mid-season its frequency and subsequent lack of production got to be like Siefert and the sweep.

As for the vanilla play calling, I have no problem with it. The staff if getting a feel for what our big new maulers are capable of doing, getting Dixon up to speed such that he'll be a useful part of the platoon, and working on the weakest aspect of or offense. Nothing wrong with any of that.

Last, considering that Raye reinvented our offense no less than three times last season, I'm a bit confused by the continuing accusations that he's a stubborn, one-dimensional old fart. For a guy that's too old to be effective, he did a pretty impressive job of installing and running a spread offense last season.

That being said, once our first two drives of the season go 3 and out with the usual Gore up the guts, I'll be first guy in line calling Raye an old stubborn, senile geezer.

It's preseason and 1st down is the best down to call a run. Get some good work in when your not looking for that conversion.

Leave the play calling b***hing for the regualr season.

Every time we run a FB dive on second and 11, I lose part of my soul.

Also, why is Moran Norris on this team?

Something I thought I'd never say, but I'm with Jimmy Raye.

Anybody who knows football (or has coached) should know well that an offensive coordinator doesn't pull out the advanced/expanded playbook until the second year of the system's cohesive offensive gel. Biggest reason the first year is vanilla is due to the QB's understanding of the playbook/audibles/protection schemes of that offense.

Raye doesn't come off as an inferior individual either, I've watched/read a lot of his interviews and he seems like a very meticulous/calculated coordinator who knows a lot of about football, but his demeanor is obviously set on the run, with 2 TE-sets. -But he isn't a stranger to opening things up.

People don't understand that last year we couldn't really open the offense up because we DID NOT have a stable slot receiver, no consistent speed threat what-so-ever (nor speed options).

It's FIRST DOWN!. I've never seen a coordinator so predictable on a certain down.

I hate that I was wishing we would stop doing that if us fans can pick up on that there isnt anyway the DCs of other teams wont

Gore scores a TD

Originally posted by Crazy49er1313:
Gore scores a TD

..but Gore catches them as well.

-9fA

Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:

Originally posted by Crazy49er1313:
Gore scores a TD

..but Gore catches them as well.

-9fA

I would make a joke or comment about this, but as long as Gore is scoring TDs I don't think I care if he's catching it or running it...hehe

You know it's a run when....the 49ers offense is on the field

The qb is under center and the RB is in the back field and doesn't motion wide.

Originally posted by highwayone:
I know it's a run when .... it's the first play of the game.

JESUS! Frank Gore up the middle is the first play in every game. I wonder how accurate that really is?

Last year I swear to God that was the first play every frickin' game.

In reference to this....

Game 1 VS Zona - (12:36) 21-F.Gore right tackle to SF 24 for -2 yards (54-G.Hayes).

Game 2 VS Seahawks - 13:45) 21-F.Gore right tackle to SF 27 for 1 yard (54-W.Herring).

Game 3 VS Vikings -14:56) 13-S.Hill sacked at SF 16 for -7 yards (69-J.Allen). FUMBLES (69-J.Allen), recovered by SF-74-J.Staley at SF 16. 74-J.Staley to SF 16 for no gain (69-J.Allen).

Game 4 VS Rams -(13:52) 13-S.Hill pass short right to 88-I.Bruce to SF 39 for 5 yards (20-J.Wade). cAUGHT AT sf 33.

Game 5 VS Falcons -(13:56) 29-G.Coffee up the middle to SF 13 for no gain (95-J.Babineaux).

Game 6 VS Texans -12:45) 13-S.Hill sacked at SF 14 for -6 yards (90-M.Williams).

Game 7 VS Colts -14:55) (Run formation) 21-F.Gore up the middle to SF 35 for 6 yards (55-C.Session, 21-B.Sanders). SF-74-J.Staley was injured during the play.

Game 8 VS Titans -(12:15) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 85-V.Davis pushed ob at SF 11 for no gain (33-M.Griffin).

Game 9 VS Bears -(13:24) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete deep right to 15-M.Crabtree. San Francisco challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #1.)

Game 10 VS Packers -10:11) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short right to 21-F.Gore [50-A.Hawk].

Game 11 VS Jaguars -15:00) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 21-F.Gore to SF 27 for 7 yards (51-C.Ingram). Caught at SF 22.

Game 12 VS Seahawks -(13:58) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short left to 15-M.Crabtree.

Game 13 VS Zona -14:54) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short middle to 85-V.Davis (24-A.Wilson).

Game 14 VS Eagles -12:42) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 46-D.Walker to SF 36 for 7 yards (27-Q.Mikell).

Game 15 VS Detroit -6:54) 11-A.Smith sacked at SF 8 for -4 yards (97-J.Hunter)

Game 16 VS Rams -11:35) 21-F.Gore right guard to SF 23 for 2 yards (96-J.Hall).

you know its a run when the qb hands off to the rb also

Originally posted by golfing9er:

Originally posted by highwayone:
I know it's a run when .... it's the first play of the game.

JESUS! Frank Gore up the middle is the first play in every game. I wonder how accurate that really is?

Last year I swear to God that was the first play every frickin' game.

In reference to this....

Game 1 VS Zona - (12:36) 21-F.Gore right tackle to SF 24 for -2 yards (54-G.Hayes).

Game 2 VS Seahawks - 13:45) 21-F.Gore right tackle to SF 27 for 1 yard (54-W.Herring).

Game 3 VS Vikings -14:56) 13-S.Hill sacked at SF 16 for -7 yards (69-J.Allen). FUMBLES (69-J.Allen), recovered by SF-74-J.Staley at SF 16. 74-J.Staley to SF 16 for no gain (69-J.Allen).

Game 4 VS Rams -(13:52) 13-S.Hill pass short right to 88-I.Bruce to SF 39 for 5 yards (20-J.Wade). cAUGHT AT sf 33.

Game 5 VS Falcons -(13:56) 29-G.Coffee up the middle to SF 13 for no gain (95-J.Babineaux).

Game 6 VS Texans -12:45) 13-S.Hill sacked at SF 14 for -6 yards (90-M.Williams).

Game 7 VS Colts -14:55) (Run formation) 21-F.Gore up the middle to SF 35 for 6 yards (55-C.Session, 21-B.Sanders). SF-74-J.Staley was injured during the play.

Game 8 VS Titans -(12:15) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 85-V.Davis pushed ob at SF 11 for no gain (33-M.Griffin).

Game 9 VS Bears -(13:24) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete deep right to 15-M.Crabtree. San Francisco challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #1.)

Game 10 VS Packers -10:11) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short right to 21-F.Gore [50-A.Hawk].

Game 11 VS Jaguars -15:00) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 21-F.Gore to SF 27 for 7 yards (51-C.Ingram). Caught at SF 22.

Game 12 VS Seahawks -(13:58) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short left to 15-M.Crabtree.

Game 13 VS Zona -14:54) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass incomplete short middle to 85-V.Davis (24-A.Wilson).

Game 14 VS Eagles -12:42) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 46-D.Walker to SF 36 for 7 yards (27-Q.Mikell).

Game 15 VS Detroit -6:54) 11-A.Smith sacked at SF 8 for -4 yards (97-J.Hunter)

Game 16 VS Rams -11:35) 21-F.Gore right guard to SF 23 for 2 yards (96-J.Hall).

damn good job using FACTS bro

oh and highway...u just totally got owned