Originally posted by znk916:
Would like to see analysis of Gore's 11 carries. Huge question as to whether he still has anything left or if he's done. Run game was shut down way too many times this yr and it's always easy to point the finger at the RB. I tend to always give him the benefit of the doubt since he was never a burner to begin with.
There were no places for Gore to run in nearly all his carries. Consistent penetration by the SEA Dline, coupled with missed blocks resulted in Gore's bad day on the ground. There were blocking mistakes from Vance, Iupati, Boone, Staley, on different plays where a -1,0, or +1 yard gain could have gone for +3 or +4 yards had the blocking been better. Just an all around subpar effort by the Oline/FB/TE that I can't tell if it's because Gore lost a step. I'm sure the crowd noise had a lot to do with it as well. That split second advantage is sometimes the difference between winning or losing a leverage battle while blocking. This has been mentioned by many posters.
Here are some of the Gore carries. The number is not indicative of the carry. They are somewhat in chronological order.
#1
First play after the Aldon fumble recovery. Vance is the red block.
Vance steps too far to the outside and allows his LB to cut inside. That LB is now pinned against VD who is currently winning his block against the DE. However, now VD can't follow and ride his block.
#91 sheds VD's block and makes the play for a +2 gain. Had 91 not been able to free himself, it may have gone for 4 or 5 with #54 closing in.
#2
The line of scrimmage is the 19.
Gore just got the handoff. Way too much penetration past the LoS by SEA. +1 yard gain.
#3
Ball is at midfield.
Gore gets the ball and has nowhere to go. Again too much penetration by SEA. The blue arrow guy makes the tackle. -1 yard.
#4
Gain of +1. Perhaps VD could have chosen the LB to block. I like the block Vance threw here.
#5
First play in 2nd half. Staley gets whooped by RBryant and Boone decides to move to the second level too early. -1 yard
same play as above (#5)
#6
Here's Gore's best run of the day
3Q 9:46 1st&10. +9 yard gain. Chancellor, lined up over Boldin, thinks it's a pass play for a couple seconds, then gets juked by Gore.
[ Edited by thl408 on Jan 28, 2014 at 11:38 PM ]