Originally posted by Marvin49:
OK...
...to everyone who is talking about how much time is on the clock when the ball is snapped.
Its intentional.
Many teams are trying to speed up the pace, tire a defense, and prevent substitutions.
The 49ers aren't trying to do that. They wait till the last second to force the defense to declare. Thats why there are a number of shifts and checks BEFORE the snap. Thats why there used to ALWAYS be 2 plays called at the line and the QB could "let it roll" or "Kill, Kill, Kill". Now I think its "Green, Green, Green" and Kill, Kill Kill". At Stanford, Luck had THREE playcalls at the line.
This is just the way the offense is built. Even when Alex was in there they would almost always snap the ball with only a few seconds on the clock. Kaep is still a young player. Thats just the way it is and he'll improve as time goes on. There is justa ton of stuff that happens before the snap and it partially how we end up with recievers running WIDE OPEN at times because they get into the correct alignment most of the time before the snap.
This DOES create issues when players can't hear tho. I'm very curious how they will adjust next week in Seattle.
Yes, the Niners will make adjustments as the season goes on and Kap will also get better/quicker in getting the right play called at the line per what he sees, etc. We have to stop burning time outs, though, and also stop getting those illegal formation penalties called where players are either just lining up wrong or just aren't sure where to line up due to the expansive playbook (as Harbaugh said during his press conference earlier today). They may have to end up simplifying things a little more on O to get everyone on the same page w/ formations, beat the playclock before it hits "1" and thus, being able to save our TOs. It didn't hurt us too bad yesterday, but we need to preserve our TOs for when we truly need them. Nothing better, though, than seeing our O on those long, time-consuming drives to keep our D off the field and rested along w/ keeping the ball out of good QBs hands like Rodgers (I'm very glad we don't resort to the hurry-up O).
I'm also very interested to see what adjustments are made going up to Seattle this Sunday. If the Niners can cut down on their overall penalties and shore up their clock management (maybe snap it w/ 3-5 seconds left), look out.
[ Edited by LottDMontanaO on Sep 9, 2013 at 4:14 PM ]