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Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER
And yet Alex was sacked just as much in 2012.
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True.
But of the 24, 6 of the sacks he took were when the team was up 2 or 3 scores. 3 @ GB and 3 @ AZ.
Those games were won and he ate the sacks so the clock kept running. If the pass options aren't open why bother an attempt that may be incomplete, dropped, or even an INT in that situation?
Another 30 seconds off the clock when you are winning gets you a step closer to winning.
Kaepernick sack rate was fairly high as well at 6.8% and 0 sacks when the team was up 2 or 3 scores. Cause the team rarely was.
And he was much more often in the shotgun read option stuff.
The O-Line still isn't great at pass protection, just good. They are huge guys and are best at run blocking.
And the passing offense Harbaugh and Co installed was never set up to stroke a QBs ego.
Part of that is the QB but also the lack of super studs on the pass catching side of the equation.