Put me down with NeeJ as LMJ becoming the sproles/early reggie bush of the 49ers.
Drustopo, "the 49er Offense does not throw to backs" . History says you are correct,
but just watch this yr. LMJ is going to become a common target for Kap, whether lateral , shovel pass, or backfield pass. THEN , let's see if the D can tackle him. When we drafted LMJ I my jaw dropped. I instantly saw him becoming to us what sproles was to SD and reggie bush was to Saints. Then last yr came and went and it was obvious that I was wrong. Sure he ran between tackles at Oregon, but his real place is in backfield as a outlet receiver or a designated receiver. Also I see him in the slot at times this yr.
No knock on roman, doing his first two yr stint as chief OC in NFL. But he does lack imagination at times, (last four plays of SB, the SEA wipeout in the rain and mud, etc). Remember, we got mangini here , a D specialist, to help out roman...which was a clever move. Mangini will help roman see the huge advantage of using LMJ like sproles, and letting Hunter and frank do lion's share of running between tackles. Hey, LMJ can do it but why would you want him running into guys who outweigh him by 100 lbs, when he can slice and dice after a quick shovel pass or lateral? I was wrong last yr, but this yr, Coach H with Mangini and Roman are going to lite defenses up with LMJ. So, yup, Drustopo, there is no recent hx for throwing to backs, but the coaching staff realizes its multiple advantages this yr.
[ Edited by pasodoc9er on Jul 25, 2013 at 9:17 AM ]
