Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by verb1der:
Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by verb1der:
Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by verb1der:
I think I know the real reason for red-zone struggles. It's because in the redzone, the windows are smaller and Alex can't make the fast accurate bullet throws to fit it in like the upper echelon QBs.
That's my opinion.
Disagree.
I don't think thats what being called. Every pass play is always something on the edge. He never drops back with a receiver running a slant or anything. It worked just fine in Detroit, but they aren't doing that. I think teams are loading up between the hashes and thats why the Niners are attacking the edges.
But why do I see other QBs still able to use the back of the endzone to find other targets like TEs, or WRs running quick out routes to the pylon, why does it always have to be either a slant or a fade route, perhaps they're more safer, and more convenient throws for Alex?
Because thats the play that's called. Just because its not the play thats called doesn't mean Alex can't do it.
Its like the TE seam route. That was the bread and butter play for the O the last several years. How many times have we seen it THIS year?
I understand they have to run the play called. But I'm saying why can't they be a little more diverse with the redzone playcalling? From what I'm seeing is, they go into these "spread" formations with Alex in the gun, but there are really only two pass plays that come out of it, either a convenient slant, or fade to Braylon.
In comparison to other teams, for example the Patriots, in the red zone, they run spread, but Brady makes all kinds of throws, from quick outs to Welker, tight squeezes to Hernandez sitting in the middle, or Gronkowski running in the back of the end zone.
In my opinion, someone is scared to get risky, either Greg Roman, or Alex Smith.
That I agree with. That was my point actually...the issue is playcalling.
That's going to be the demise of this team, at least for this year. There really isn't no cure unless they get back to the run game in the redzone, and perhaps start passing out of run formations.
I honestly think putting Alex in the gun inside the 10 yard line will never work, he gets put into a situation where HAS to make extremely quick horizontal reads, and make fast accurate throws into tight windows. That's just not Alex Smith's strength. He'd rather play it safe.