Do you think Harbaugh is trying to transition to becoming a throwing team because he sees that the run game is slipping? Because I don't know, that's what I'm starting to believe. When the D can't hold a team, and SF goes down, they can't rely on the run. Colin is going to have to take them above if you ask me. And he hasn't shown that he can.
ok this finna be a long post lol, but bear with me
I think they understand that they have weapons and they think they gotta pass more, even though in reality they don't really . Im sure guys like Quan, Crabs, Stevie say give me the ball on every play. Gore is barely breaking tackles nowadays, so I can see its tempting for them. last year they also started the season gung ho passing wise and got two Ls handed to them. then they went back to basics and continued their winning ways
this time its different tho, and I agree kaep is feeling the pressure a bit on him to come back into games and air it out. hes pressing late in games. lack of confidence in D isnt doing him any favors.
ive said it before in other threads, this team is built to lean on defense and play with lead or close to the lead. kaep was able to pull some stuff out of his ass in 2012 and come back in offs when teams werent prepared, against crappy defenses. cats out of the bag now and everyone is aware of his weaknesses in terms of opposing defenses.
and heres the thing. while I am critical of kaep and think hes been subpar overall this season, I dont think hes the main reason for struggles at all. what I do know hes not able to shoulder the load by himself when D falters. thats ok, panthers and to lesser extent hawks also have that (and I think russ wilson is far ahead of kaep at least as pure passing and decision making is concerned). both are great teams. we are still run-first and D team at our core. we need a bazillion things to change if we gonna change identity, that includes the coach
if coaching is thinking they can make a prolific passing team out of current team, they imo are severely mistaken. we'll need to replace 3 or 4 guys on the oline who arent maulers but are good in pass pro. we'll need different kind of WRs. will need different kind of coaches who understand how to combat blitz and how to utilize all the talent. we'll need to teach kaep short passing, soft touch and to make multiple reads all the time, not just occasionally.
all of that just will take so much time and will require pretty much a complete rebuild on offense, and who knows what results it will have ? therefore its always easier to come back to whats worked and what has worked- D and being run-first. hyde has nice burst. kaep can run the ball. we dont need the WRs and TE talent to pass just for sake of passing. we need it to take the heat off the run game, and so far it hasnt really worked. thats on coaching, imo.
you arent worried about a defense ? did you even watch the game ? we should be praying bowman is back to full strength and aldon is a choir boy from now on
@ nikkaz throwing Kaep, tha WRs, and Harbaugh in tha bushes, who exactly is left then?
a few bad calls but the best team wins. simply put.
