
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/02/04/bill-belichick-sean-mcvay-super-bowl-liii
The 4 man line with two outside LBs to take away the edge runs were quite innovative. Belichick schemed to stop the outside zone run and succeeded......but could he give McKinnon and Breida similar issues?
I'm not totally sure he can. Our 21 personnel usage with Juice I think would offset what was done to the Rams.
We don't run WR routes quite the same way as the Rams. This article basically alludes that the Rams (like the Chiefs) use too much gadgetry to get guys open. I really think Shanahan has a more sophisticated offense than these other two that requires more time to gel and doesn't rely on too many cheap tricks.
Also I think the bigger factor is that I just trust Garoppolo a lot more than Goff as a QB who can read defenses and get the ball to the right WRs (and at this stage, I think you could say Ryan is still better than Goff). Goff can look really good against less than great defenses but drops quite a bit against real good defenses..........reminds me of a certain QB the Niners used to have not that long ago...
Should be a fun discussion. Another take on this is how similar are the 49ers to the 2016 Falcons in terms of skill positions, schemes, etc....
I think the Niners will be a lot closer to that Falcons team this year, if we can land at least 1 star receiver in free agency.