Originally posted by NCommand:
LMAO! Yeah, you certainly wouldn't have to go into the donw and distance and some of the other details that help paint the picture.
Whatchu think on MB's assessment this week (he was way off last week on Looney) and everyone in the media ran with it (as did many fans):
The right side of the 49ers' offensive line, guard Joe Looney and tackle Jonathan Martin, played well against Denver, especially Martin who went against DeMarcus Ware on a few snaps. The duo was particularly good in pass protection.
Looney didn't always get a great push in the running game. He seems to have remedied the balance issue that hurt him against the Ravens. However, he is often the last linemen to fire out of his stance, and that gives the defender a jump on the play.
The 49ers should have been penalized for an illegal block when Martin went high on Broncos defensive linemen and Looney went low on the same lineman. The 49ers didn't make a big stink last year when Ian Williams was felled by a cut block in Seattle because the 49ers use it regularly too. Defensive players hate that type of block, and they have a point.
The second-team offensive line did not play as well as it did in Baltimore. But third-round pick Marcus Martin looked better, certainly more so than he did vs. the Ravens in the three days of scrimmages. he seems to be getting in better shape after dealing with an ankle injury. Carter Bykowski and Michael Phillip also stood out.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/18/6636800/49ers-film-festival-strong-game.html
I thought he had decent push in the run game. He lost his footing badly twice, which makes me wonder if he needed longer cleats. Short cleats would negatively affect his ability to drive block. He didn't get movement on the zone, but zone influencing is an art we don't use much. He moved Knighton one on one, which is tough to do. Where he seemed to block for position, rather than movement, was when he blocked LBs at the second level. This is understandable. You have to bring some momentum to really deliver a blow on those guys, and that increases you chance of missing. Right now, he's probably just thinking, "don't miss!!!!"
Same type of thing being late out of the stance. If you are thinking about your assignment, and how the defensive alignment and Center's line calls change your assignment, you probably just want to make sure you don't jump. That makes you a beat slow, especially if you're worrying so much about you're assigner that you forget the snap count and you have to go on movement. He's got good feet/agility; I think this clears itself up with more meaningful snaps.
As far as the illegal chop, he wasn't going for Williams. He was trying to down block Knighton and slipped to the ground (1 of the 2 bad footing plays). Stuff like that happens, but sure the ref could have called it. I'm guessing the umpire saw how it happened and let it go.
(they need a smiley that is clinking whiskey bottles)
