What is the main cause of this "Drought" that we are on?

49ersnum1 · 2011-12-12T17:30:28-08:00

I guess you can kind of argue all of the above, but Im going to say more of option 1, the coaching staff. I think Harbaugh and Roman have gotten a little carried away with trying to open up the pass game and it is showing our weakness. During the last few weeks, our game plan has changed differnetly from weeks 1-10.. We were well balanced and our whole offense was in sync, nothing pretty but a very sound run game and efficient pass game.. Fast forward the last 4 weeks we have struggled on the ground, the oline looks a mess, Alex has not time to scan the field and reacts to soon wether it be throw the ball away or scrammble out of the packet and take a sack.. It is the wrong time to hit a slump, and I think that's what we are on. The play calls the last few weeks look more similar to Singletary and Raye than what we showed to start the season and I think thats where our promblems lie.. Roman and Harbaugh did a great job playing to our stregnth and they have went away from it.....

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM

HessianDud
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o-line has played like garbage for weeks.

close second is playcalling.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:36 PM

49ersnum1
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not to mention, Harbaugh and Roman's redzone efficiency has been WORSE than the Singletary Raye era and has just gotten worse as the season has come on.. what happend to the wham play we were so succefull at and the power play where Iupati pulls and the TE seels.. That opened up the quick pass game and play action/bootleg.. I havent seen much of that since the Giants game..

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Sanfran_chrisco
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Having Ginn in our redzone packages instead of Crabtree or Kyle Williams.

'nuff said.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:39 PM

AXEGRINDER
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Originally posted by HessianDud:
o-line has played like garbage for weeks.

close second is playcalling.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:41 PM

sincalfaithful
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Originally posted by defenderDX:
Having Ginn in our redzone packages instead of Crabtree or Kyle Williams.

'nuff said.

this

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:42 PM

BrianGO
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The Cardinals did almost everything the Ravens did. They threw everything they had at the line of scrimmage, stunted linebackers and forced us to try and make plays on the edge on offense. Blame whomever you want, but our quarterback is running around back there, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of fear.

They also did a lot of play action, something that has been hurting us for most of the season. They bothered to look at the film and realized that they can run successful play action against our rush stopping line of McDonald, Soap, J Smith and Haralson. It works most of the time. Its really nothing new.
I think if we just keep Aldon's threat on the field it will be harder for them to pull it off. I'd trade giving up a couple of 10 yard runs for huge play action game changers.
And guess what happened against the Cardinals? HUGE play action game changers.
I think we'd all have preferred a couple of 10 yard runs, instead of those plays.

[ Edited by BrianGO on Dec 12, 2011 at 5:43 PM ]

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Bleed49ers4Life
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Im gonna say Harbaugh and Roman has pushed the pass alot lately, but most glaring problem of all is the OLine has really been exposed!! Until that is fixed, look for more ugly offensive games.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:44 PM

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We will fix our redzone offense no doubt in my mind. Its not like we don't have the talent to get it done and we have been one of the best redzone offense's in the league the past couple years. All we need is better playcalling.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:45 PM

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El Niño

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM

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gold49digger
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o line and red zone struggles. plus i think we lack explosiveness in this offense.

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:53 PM

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49ersnum1
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Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
We will fix our redzone offense no doubt in my mind. Its not like we don't have the talent to get it done and we have been one of the best redzone offense's in the league the past couple years. All we need is better playcalling.

and better personel. I think we all agree that Ginn should NOT be on the field and you can even argue Braylon shouldbnt be in there until he is 100% bc the jump over the shoulder 1 on 1 is just not working... Crabtree and Davis should be in there, quick throws to Crabs, seam to davis, wham plays on the edge should work.. and that's what worked the most part of the first 10 games..

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:55 PM

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Originally posted by HessianDud:
o-line has played like garbage for weeks.

close second is playcalling.

this

Dec 12, 2011 at 5:58 PM

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SanDiego49er
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We have been exposed. At the Ravens is the formula. Zone blitz stops our run and our pass. We are ineffective vs. it.

Dec 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM

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