Have we shown all of our cards or has Harbaugh been holding back

What do you guys think? I think we've been holding back but I could be off base here. I think we're going to see some different things offensively and defensively like more screens and more blitzing

I don't think so, but I do think you're going to see the intensity on defense and execution on offense go way up.

This sounds a lot like what we were saying last year going into the playoffs. We wanted to think he was holding back, but we still looked Vanilla throughout the playoffs.

I honestly think we will look similar to what we showed today. Lots of play action and roll outs to get the ball in Crabs hands. We wont be running the ball as much as we did last year either.

I don't think we change up how we play much but I think we will call smarter run plays to open up Gore more (less jumbo and more less obvious run formations). I also think we make an effort to get VD more involved.

I believe in the Great Pumpkin and Harbaugh's Great Big Pop-Up Book of Secret Plays.

No. We just aren't that explosive on offense. But we are getting better. Never thought Crab would turn out this well. LOL. The switch to Kaep has been great for him.

Why do we let posters with a total of less than 200 posts start new threads (new = stupid)?

dumb thread

I think the only thing Jim is holding back is his wardrobe

Originally posted by billbird2111:
Why do we let posters with a total of less than 200 posts start new threads (new = stupid)?

He may have a few posts but he joined in 2008. I wouldn't call that new. Just doesn't post 30 times a day.

It's wishful thinking BUT I'm wishing hey have more than a few surprises for us.

Still, we do have a lot of talent and it can open up more possibilities than we've seen.

Some of us have been coming here for years as "lurkers", but life got in the way of joining the Zone and previously there were snafus in getting a response in the registering process. Why are "new" posters any less credible than "veteran" posters? I've seen bad posts from all kinds of different posters with varying levels of Zone experience. I don't feel the need to post dozens of times a day because I have other obligations and often times excessive posting doesn't contribute to anything other than raising one's number of posts.

NFL coaches want to stay employed and failed trick plays are a good way of drawing unwanted criticism to them. It is best for them to run a standard play and if it fails the critics will complain about the players involved instead of the coaches.

That first-play pass at Seattle...does anyone think Gore up the middle against a good and frenzied defense would have been successful? Many do and blame JH for taking that chance. Over time, coaches tend to do things that are "accepted" rather than to expose themselves to criticism.

That failed pitch play deep in the end zone...that well could have been successful, but they won't try it again. Next time it will be a battered Gore up the middle or a throw out of bounds and a punt.

Personally, I like the chances JH takes now and then, but clearly many do not.

BTW, not sure that having a clique of posters leads to more interesting threads. Mods should be like coaches, putting the best threads out there and not just playing the same vets out of loyalty or familiarity.