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Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:
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27. 49ers - 2014 Projection: 56% pass (2013: 53%)

The 49ers have been amongst the league's run-heavy teams each of the three years Jim Harbaugh has been in charge. The club's offensive philosophy has revolved around the run, but only at a rate a few percentage points below league average. Domination on the scoreboard thanks to an elite defense has been the main factor in why the 49ers have run the ball so often. Had the 49ers gone 24-24 instead of 36-11-1 the past three years, we would've seen a pass/run rate closer to 59 percent, rather than the 54 percent mark they actually put up. Offseason reports, coupled with the aging of Frank Gore and acquisition of Stevie Johnson, suggest the 49ers will work the pass into the gameplan more often this season. Of course, the defense is still very good and the team has a nice stable of tailbacks. Expect slightly more passing in 2014.

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/47694/260/2014-passrun-rate-projections?pg=2

Defense wins championships so I hope our defense continues to be strong. That means more running though, despite Stevie, Crab's and Anquan being the top 3 WR's. Because with a high powered offense and a great defense, we should be ahead by halftime and will be running a lot in the 2nd half to kill the clock.

Ideally, Roman actually uses the players available to him, gets a big lead passing and run out the clock with the rushing game, ala Walsh. But something tells me things won't go that simply.

Jul 9, 2014 at 6:32 PM

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AUniner
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When do they get the pads on? Wanna see Lattimore n Hyde get hit n just keep running!

Jul 9, 2014 at 6:43 PM

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Jul 9, 2014 at 6:51 PM

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Giedi
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Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:
Ideally, Roman actually uses the players available to him, gets a big lead passing and run out the clock with the rushing game, ala Walsh. But something tells me things won't go that simply.

Agree, nothing ever goes as expected. But I expect TC to start in less than a week now! I hope that goes as expected!

Jul 9, 2014 at 7:48 PM

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Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:
Ideally, Roman actually uses the players available to him, gets a big lead passing and run out the clock with the rushing game, ala Walsh. But something tells me things won't go that simply.

Agree, nothing ever goes as expected. But I expect TC to start in less than a week now! I hope that goes as expected!