Originally posted by jreff22:
Originally posted by Marvin49:Vernon has been healthy most of the year. And the first stat shows an issue, his accuracy is off. Now some of that does go to the WR/TE but it also falls on Kap.
Originally posted by jreff22:
Originally posted by Marvin49:
This is what I'm talkin' about. The Loss of Delanie is looming larger than we ever thought it would.
Jeff Deeney@PFF_Jeff17m
On throws downfield of 20+ yards this year Colin Kaepernick is 12/35 (34.3%). Last year he was 19/33 (57.6% - best in NFL). #49ers
Jeff Deeney@PFF_Jeff8m
Kaepernick's 19 "deep" completions last year: Delanie 7, Crabtree 4, Vernon 3, Moss 2, Kyle W 1, Celek 1, Mario 1. #49ers
Jeff Deeney@PFF_Jeff7m
Kaepernick's 12 "deep" completions this year: Vernon 8, Boldin 3, McDonald 1. #49ers
We dont need to be hitting bombs to move the ball. Underneath stuff is fine with me as long as it moves the ball.
Maybe.....but we aren't talking about bombs. We are talking about the consistant 20+ yard strikes that became a staple of the offense last year.
THAT is what has been missing THIS year in in my opinion it has ALOT to do with the loss of Delanie Walker and injuries to Crab and Vernon.
I think the why is because of what we did last year. Teams didn't trust Alex deep so when Kap came in they kept the status quo....and got toasted. Now they know he can go deep and better prepare for it, but leave the underneath open and he isnt seeing it. Four 5yd passes can still get 20, and I'm 100000% ok with doing it that way.
Vernon had NOT been healthy most of the year. In fact, he hasn't been 100% healthy since the beginning of the game in Seattle.
He's been effective in the passing game DESPITE a tender hamstring and the Niners haven't scored a single point in the passing game with him out. Not one.
7 of Kaps 9 TDs are to Vernon.
Boldin is too damn slow to get open without help...particularly deep. Peeps may want to sweep it under the rug, but we didn't have these problems last year with Crab, Delanie, and Moss out there.
Whats more likely....Kap just sucks now or that perhaps it has something to do with the different personal this year. Both have a part to play, but I swing more toward the latter.