Originally posted by verb1der:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by verb1der:
I'm eating this up like its the superbowl
http://www.nfl.com/videos/san-francisco-49ers/0ap2000000114018/Sound-FX-49ers-vs-Patriots
That's great man...good to see you fired up for CK and our young guys and new Q offense!
Bring on the Hawks! This is a 4-3 defense with good active DE's that can also contain. We've got our WR's playing a physical defense. I actually think the Hawks match up with us much better than the Pats where CK and WR's had all day to get open (ala the Bears). To me, this is our true measuring stick as a team. How smart will we play. Penalties? TO's? Let's keep seeing the progress!!!
Whaaaat up NC!
Been thinking about how 49ers will attack too. My prediction is that we see the offense continue to evolve. For once, we'll see a 49ers offense deploy a personnel that will spread this 4-3 defense out, and just when they start adjusting to the pass, BOOM. they get stung with read-option, delayed draws, flea-flickers, and possibly even screens out of a base Q formation.
Idk we'll see... I'm just salivating at the possibilities because it's damn near limitless. Seahawks coaches must be having fits trying to devise a gameplan, because seriously, 49ers have so much formations and weapons, where do you start?! Even the mastermind Bellichick's gameplan got bombed with 41 points!
The beauty about the game plan for the Pats was that it had quite a bit of Q plays (maybe equal or a little more than the previous game?) but THIS one centered on CK's passing. In fact, I don't think we designed one run with him. He had a couple scrambles but not by design. This was very similar (in concept) to the Bears game and man, when CK and our receivers have time, good things can happen and happen in a hurry!
So do the Hawks learn from the last game? The two plays that ate them up were the wham blocks inside and the Gore/Hunter block and check out behind the DL for "dump off" passes. That absolutely ate them up last time. They had no answer for either.
If we run the Q, we could have equal success with the two RB's in the back field b/c you don't know if we'll run up the gut on a delay, a wham block, or off tackle with James or if one will stay in to block and the other flares out and checks down behind the DL for a simple check down and go (RAC).
Also, the Hawks secondary is big, strong and physical and great playing down hill and in your face. But that usually means they are slower laterally and in pursuit. Drag routes and the wheel route could torch this defense. You could run Manningham, Walker and VD underneath all day long and then like you said, spread them out and hit Moss, VD and maybe even a Jenkins deep.
And don't forget the secret weapon that NOBODY will cover in Miller.
The screen has been there all year long knowing the teams will be coming after our QB's in route to stuffing the run between the tackles. I would love to see a few more quick outs to Moss (TD), Crabtree (TD), Manninghman, James, Gore, etc.
[ Edited by NCommand on Dec 20, 2012 at 1:55 PM ]