Offense

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:
We got finesse backs

Not saying they suck, but they not a between the tackles power running type like derick Henry, aj Dillion type , we had that with Wilson but you know we kinda just gave him away

Originally posted by 49erWill:

Originally posted by Antix:
The Saints D played well. They deserve credit.

This. Big time

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:
Is still a huge problem. How many games are you going to win scoring 13 points? An offense with Deebo,Aiyuk,Kittle,CMC,Jennings and Mitchell shouldn't struggle to score like we do. The win is great but we're making this a lot harder then it needs to be.

Originally posted by billbird2111:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:
Is still a huge problem. How many games are you going to win scoring 13 points? An offense with Deebo,Aiyuk,Kittle,CMC,Jennings and Mitchell shouldn't struggle to score like we do. The win is great but we're making this a lot harder then it needs to be.

Originally posted by Wubbie:
It was a tale of 2 halves.

Simple stats:
1st Half: 214 Yards, 10 Points --- A good, but not great performance.
2nd Half: 103 Yards, 3 Points --- An okay, but not bad performance. (See below)
TOTAL: 317 Yards, 13 Points
(The #1 offense in yardage does 429.3 ypg... Before this game, we were #9 at 362.7 ypg. The #16 offense does 348 ypg. The #32 does 279 ypd. In terms of points, #1 is 30 ppg, before this game we were #13 at 23.6 ppg, #16 was 22.6, and #32 was 14.3 ppg.)

FIRST HALF

• I missed the opening drive, but as I understand it, we drove to the redzone. On third down, Jimmy and Kittle had a miscommunication and we had to settle for 3.
• We punted on the next possession after Jimmy overshot CMC on a wheel route.
• On the next drive, backed up at our own 4 yard line, we converted one first down but had to punt after three passes netted zero yards.
• On the next drive, we drove 78 yards but failed to score a TD after getting to 1st and goal on the 6 yard line. Turned the ball over on downs.
• Last drive before halftime, Jennings took over and we eventually scored a TD.

My Opinion: Not perfect, as we did punt twice, but we did mount three nice drives out of five. We missed some opportunities like on the opening drive, or the CMC overthrow. We turned the ball over after going for it on 4th and goal. 3 redzone opportunities inside the 10 only yielded 10 points. Need to better in the Redzone.

SECOND HALF

• Opening drive in the second half, Jimmy got lucky an interception didn't happen. We got a nice drive here, but it stalled and we kicked a field goal. IIRC, this is the drive that Jimmy took the hit to his leg.
• Next drive, we went three and out.
• Then we got backed up at our own 1 yard line after the defense forced a fumble at the goal line. We played that very safely (understandable), and then punted after a three and out.
• After the Saints last turnover on downs, we ate up 6 minutes of clock and ran the ball for 46 yards. Notably, we had a 3rd and 5 with four minutes to go, where Jimmy converted a third down to Jennings.

My Opinion: The box score in the second half wasn't pretty. Just 3 points, but considering we only had 4 opportunities--one where we scored a field goal, one where we were backed up at our 1, and then the final drive... that really isn't as bad as you would think. The second half, it also looked like a couple offensive players were gimpy... including our QB.

OVERALL?
The first half suggested we were indeed moving the ball, but just missed some opportunities. Frustrating that a couple plays separate us from being up 21-0 at halftime versus just 10-0 at halftime.
Second half... the context of the game didn't really lend itself to being very productive and then guys started getting banged up. It did feel awkward to not do anything after the opening drive, but it's fantastic that we ate up 6 minutes of clock by running the ball and Shanahan trusted Jimmy to throw on 3rd and 5.

TLDR Version:--Started good, but not great. Finished okay, but not as horrible as the stats would suggest. This game, we're largely celebrating what the defense did... very impressive effort. On offense, we don't need to reinvent the wheel... the sky isn't falling. But we DO have to get better.