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Originally Posted by ViperVisor
2011 did suck.
It was worse than Singletary years.
Smith wasn't the only guy on the field. It was a compound issue of the new system, WRs falling out of the lineup, too cute play-calling, running game could not get tough yards.
2011 49ers
82 rush attempts in the redzone AVG 2.1
2012 Falcons
81 rush attempts in the redzone AVG 2.2
Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers were somehow better that Gore and the 49ers.
49ers were over 20% in the percentage of passes in the redzone that ended up as TDs in 2009 and 2010.
The drop to 15% in 2011 goes beyond Alex Smith.
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I feel certain that it was more a product of Harbaugh/Roman being content with taking lots of FGs... being remarkably conservative.. because they knew that our D and STs would chip away and stay on top of teams. They didn't want to leave the RZ without points... so 3 was acceptable, and this showed in their playcalling.