3Q 2nd & 7
OAK: Drive concept over the middle (red + orange) with a backside Deep Out
49ers will pattern match to help combat the trips bunch formation while Borland has the RB in man coverage, and Cox is manned up on the backside WR.
As the bunch starts to separate, the defenders sort out the assignments based on how the trips bunch disperses. DJ allows black to go by him because he knows McFadden (#30) is there to pick up black. DJ will take the second WR to come out of the bunch. Red goes inside so he is now Wilhoite's. Carr will quickly give the red light to the black route because no way he wins based on McFadden's positioning. Carr will then progress to the Drive concept.
Red continues across the field and Wilhoite passes red over to Reid. This allows Wilhoite to stay underneath and help play the passing lane to any inside breaking route to orange, which is exactly what orange is going to do. Carr will move off of orange. DJ helps to bracket orange. Below, Carr is looking at red and knows that if red is targeted, he'll get crushed by Reid who picks up coverage on red.
49ers do well to defeat the trips bunch as Reid, DJ, and McFadden match the patterns and man up. Carr moves to the backside Deep Out just in time to windup as the Deep Out enters his cut in the route. Carr is mid windup.
The color commentator gushed about Carr during the telecast after this play. Very nice throw and job of going through progressions that is allowed to take place because the OAK Oline gives good pass pro. The stunt by Justin and RayMac is easily snuffed. Check out the LG and how he simply passes Justin over to a team mate while he goes to help on Aldon.
+16 yards.
