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Originally Posted by ViperVisor
Thank you.
And I remember when the team had down games running the ball it was because Alex Smith was noodle-arm'd captain checkdown.
If we had a QB that was a down-field pass threat the running game would be more open.
WTF is up with the running game for the 49ers to start the season?
Got any excuses?
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Sure I do. I have plenty of reasons.
The defenses spent all offseason trying to figure out how to stop this read option bullshit.
And so far, the Redskins are 0-2, the 49ers are 1-1 and should be 0-2. It was a gimmick offense that was figured out very quickly.
And, everything that I said about Kaepernick, and what he needed to work on showed its very ugly head on Sunday. People want to brush it off as Seattle being so tough to play. That's cool and all, but if Seattle gets homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, San Francisco is going to have to go through there again at some point right?
No, Kaep is not as effective under center. Kap struggles when teams take away the deep ball, force him to stay in the pocket, and force him to try to throw short.
Kap also doesn't read the defenses like Alex Smith did, and isn't as good as checking down to a run as Alex Smith was.
Now. If you read all of that correctly, you will read that Kap is still young, still learning and has a way to go. What some simpletons are going to read.
Alex Smith> Kap.
Not what Im saying. Just that Kaps learning curve is a lot steeper than people wanted to admit.