Originally posted by Jersey9er:Originally posted by ads_2006:Originally posted by global_nomad:Originally posted by global_nomad:
Teams running the digit system on offense generally suffer from more delay penalties because it takes longer for their coaches to communicate the plays. The 49ers, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders lead the NFL in quarterback delay penalties since 2005. All have run digit-system offenses some or most of the time since the 2005 season.
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this is also nice:
We can criticize Smith on several fronts, but his intelligence and memory aren't in question here. Smith might be the smartest person in the organization other than executive Paraag Marathe, who has an MBA from Stanford . Smith's ability to process basic play information isn't the culprit.
then he should have no trouble calling his own plays
I was thinking the same thing. But just like Smith and Sing said, if he has to do that every play then why have the OC
The question is why do the Niners have an offensive coordinator who has such trouble getting plays in time?