Originally posted by Niners816:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Any idea what cause the blown coverages from Tenn. Seemed odd a LeBeau defense crapping out this late in the season. Or was it something that Kyle had setup by playcall throughout the game...
Well, the long Celek pass was a combination of a good play call, motion that confused the defense, and the defense ready to intercept the flat and Celeck snuck in behind that aggressive DB.
In general though, after reading a lot of JOhnnyDels, 816, and THL's cut ups and gifs, and a lot of other's insights, the big factor is the varied formations, and motions. Some of these formations just forces a DB out of his assignment, other formations just look like another play, but they run a different play from the same formation. Lots of slight of hand tricks, basically. If Kyle was a magician, he'd be playing in Las Vegas.
Personally, I love offenses that use a ton of different formations with shifts/motion. That's part of the reason why I really didn't enjoy Chip Kelly's offense. He'd use the same 4-5 formations over and over again. To my recollection there was little use of motion/shift or any motion that was used instantly signaled what play was coming. This works well at speed at the college level but just doesn't cut it in the nfl.
It just fun and feels like the old times watching Kyle's offense.
I agree, and with a QB like Jimmy that can read defenses so fast, a lot of the concepts that Kyle likes will work more than not. Most important concept that I like about Kyle's offense is that it's pass first vs Harbaugh run first offense. Second thing I like about his offense is that the run directly supports the pass. There are a lot of other things I like about his offense but these I think are critical. Harbaugh's offense can dominate college but not the pros, since everybody in the Pro's are evenly talented. So right from the git-go Harbaugh put himself at a disadvantage. A talented runner like Kaep works in the kind off run dominated offense that Harbaugh likes but the problem is that to win in the pro's specially in the playoffs, you have to pass.
Finally, the most important think *is* the QB. I can see Harbaugh's run offense work in an air Coryell setting, but you still need an accurate passer in that kind of offense. Kaep was taking too long to develop and Baalke wasn't getting him the speed an Air Coryell offense needs for it to work. Confidence is a fragile thing, and once Colin lost his speed receivers, his confidence tanked, and his play deteriorated. Kyle got a confident QB, and I think Kyle is the kind of head coach that will keep Jimmy's New England Patriot fundamentals sharp, because he'll need it in this kind of offense. Kyle will know what kind of receivers Jimmy needs and will like in this offense. Kyle and Jimmy need each other and that's why I'm so confident that they'll get a deal done to keep Jimmy. Personally, I think Don Yee and John Lynch have already mapped out 95% of the franchise agreement, the last 5% is where Kyle and Jimmy have to sign, but they are too busy game planning for the Jags and Rams to worry about that right now.
That "Big Stick" by Foster on Murry.
