09-16-2019, 02:57 PM
I think playing against a team with one of the better offensive minds in the league is what wrecked the defense yesterday.
Kyle Shanahan knew that we had less athletic linebackers on the field most of the time. He used misdirection all game. It was wildly effective, and Anarumo never was able to find an answer for it. This helped set up the pass when they needed it. There were just no answers from our end scheme-wise.
Would it have helped to have linebackers that were a little quicker, yeah probably, but I think the scheme was still what made the game go the way it did. Garropolo isn't anything great. He threw into quadruple coverage on the WJ3 interception. If the bengals could have found a way to but the brakes on misdirection run plays, there's a good chance that he'd have made more mistakes for them to capitalize on.
I hope Pratt is good. We could have used a player with his alleged skill set yesterday. I also hope Lou Ananrumo learned a lesson from getting worked by a top offensive play caller from the first drive on. On to Buffalo.
Kyle Shanahan knew that we had less athletic linebackers on the field most of the time. He used misdirection all game. It was wildly effective, and Anarumo never was able to find an answer for it. This helped set up the pass when they needed it. There were just no answers from our end scheme-wise.
Would it have helped to have linebackers that were a little quicker, yeah probably, but I think the scheme was still what made the game go the way it did. Garropolo isn't anything great. He threw into quadruple coverage on the WJ3 interception. If the bengals could have found a way to but the brakes on misdirection run plays, there's a good chance that he'd have made more mistakes for them to capitalize on.
I hope Pratt is good. We could have used a player with his alleged skill set yesterday. I also hope Lou Ananrumo learned a lesson from getting worked by a top offensive play caller from the first drive on. On to Buffalo.
