10-30-2023, 03:10 PM
(10-30-2023, 01:19 PM)Wyche Wrote: Coming into Sunday, the 9ers were 0-25 under Shanahan when trailing by five or more points going into the fourth quarter. Make that 0-26.
My theory is this, Shanahan's system has always hidden the deficiencies of his starting QB's who have for the most part all be average to below average. In the 4th quarter when trailing the system that is built on the running game and PA is far less effective because teams are playing pass and forcing these mediocre QB's to beat them throwing nearly every play. This stat isn't actually a negative to Shanahan but rather it shows how impressive his system is in taking these QB's and putting them in positions to actually win as much as they do. Everyone points out Jimmy G and Purdy, but before that there were stops with guys like Nick Mullens and CJ Bethard who they were actually competent with...because of this system.
I got beat up a lot for telling people to look at Nick Mullins before the bottom dropped out and compare his stats to Purdy at the end of last year, they were eerily similar.
