Originally posted by thl408:
Are you watching the all22 view? Because if you're not, then I don't blame you for not seeing it since the WRs just run off the side of the TV. There were definitely timing routes in the offense under Harbaugh. I've stated this before, but it is Kap's delay in moving off a progression that usually ruined the timing of a play. I referred to it as how quickly a QB can 'red light' a WR and move to his next progression. If a QB takes too long checking to see if the first read is open or not open, then it ruins the timing for the subsequent reads in the progression. Kap struggles with this and it's why, in 2013, people called him a one read QB. He was not, he was a slow read QB.
About whether the WRs ran the correct routes (depth wise), I did not look for that but a person can indeed tell by watching a play. First, identify the concept they are trying to run. This will give clues to the QB's progression on the play. Then watch to see when each route makes its break. The first read in the progression should break first, then the second, then so on.
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I like this article for its explanation of coverage read vs progression reads, but that's a tangent.
In this particular play, Kap will 'red light' the Corner route because of the CB that is closest to the sideline (yellow circle, top of screen). That CB defeats the Corner route. Kap then moves to his second read in the progression which is the Dig. To be hypercritical, Kap takes a split second too long to deliver this ball even though it's a nice completion. Had he thrown it earlier, then he hits Boldin just as Boldin starts his cut and Boldin would have caught the pass running. It's a 7 step timing (shotgun snap + 5 step dropback) with a hitch (Corner), hitch (Dig), hitch (Drag).
http://www.ninersnation.com/2014/9/3/6096747/colin-kaepernick-49ers-quarterback-film-breakdown-reads
2014 was almost pointless to critique because the pass pro was the worst it had been in all the years under Harbaugh. Kap must have felt like a lottery winner if he had time to hit three reads on any particular play.
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I feel like this is what it looks like every time Tom Brady snaps the ball, perfect pocket multiple guys open. Maybe he's just that good he makes it look that easy.