05-14-2013, 10:41 AM
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#1865
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Niner Trash
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Originally Posted by Messier
Are you saying he lost them the championship game?
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He didn't win it.
Here is what Greg Cossell wrote about Alex's unwillingness to make throws from a clean pocket.
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Originally Posted by Greg Cossell
Let’s start with the first 3rd down of the game. It was 3rd and 4; the 49ers had already gotten 1 first down. Michael Crabtree ran a sail route (kind of a flattened corner route). He was wide open. Smith, with no pressure in the pocket, did not pull the trigger. It was a throw that had to be made. The result of the play was an incompletion on a late check down to Frank Gore.
The first play of the 49ers fourth offensive possession was also telling. It was a shot play, a called big play off Smith boot action. Williams ran a deep post off a stutter move. The double move froze Corey Webster, and Williams raced by him. The design of the play worked. Smith overthrew Williams by 5 yards. A good throw, and it was a touchdown. An adequate throw, and it was still a 50 yard gain. This was another missed opportunity.
But the first play of the second half was perhaps the most indicative of Smith’s performance. You come out of halftime with a specific plan. The 49ers went to one of their staples, the wheel route. A shot play right out of the gate. Delanie Walker, from his line of scrimmage tight end position, ran by a slipping Webster. The concept worked to perfection. Walker screamed down the sideline. Smith again did not pull the trigger from a clean pocket. He ended up getting sacked for a 7 yard loss.
These are just a few examples of Smith’s tentative and uncertain pocket play last Sunday. The bottom line was this: Smith was reluctant to let it loose on routes and throws that were not only well designed, but were open. They were primary reads. No progressions were involved.
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http://nflfilms.nfl.com/2012/01/24/c...e-a-week-made/
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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties
Kaepernick was right about you lot of yobbos (Alexsexuals), though. Spot on.
Thank you, Paul Revere.
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Originally Posted by New World Order
Another epic post by Kaepernick.
This guy is on fire!
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