keasley45
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I would argue you saying Waldron isn’t calling good plays is very subjective. Griff a Seahawks twitter guru, says we call all the same plays the Niners do, we just aren’t executing. This doesn’t mean Waldron is perfect, far from it but it’s not like he’s an idiot either. The failures are more a mix of play calling, execution and talent level than any of the “camps” want to admit.
You’re painting this picture of Geno like he’s faultless in any of this. He’s a really good QB and almost every metric puts him in the 10-20 range which is about right. That means he’s very good but not perfect. The camp claiming Geno sucks aren’t being fair either. I’m critical of Geno overall but he’s been decent and done some good things too.
Geno isn't faultless. The dude too often has a single speed wind up that I swear seems like it takes 6 seconds to get the ball out.
He also hangs in the pocket too long at times, rather than just taking off and running.
And he has missed his share of open guys and often just chosen not to pull the trigger on certain plays that were there.
But you cant divorce his failures from waldrons anymore than you can credit Geno for succeeding in spite of him. Geno goes as far as Waldron can take him. He's not an elite guy who you can plug in any coordinator with and see success, anymore than Ruch Gannon was. Both needed a good playcalller to put them in position to succeed.
And its not just the plays we call. Its when we call them. KJ and Brock have said they beleive opposing defenses know not just when we are going to run vs pass, but what the pass plays are going to be.
You cant just copy plays other teams are running. If that were the case, everybidy woukd be running the 9ers offense. Or the Rams offense. Or the Miami offense. The success comes from the strategy and knowing when to call plays, how to disguise them and how to throw wrinkes at the opposing defense to have them think you are going to zig, when in fact you are zagging. Waldron mostly copies plays.
Evidence of this is obvious In that for most of the season, our offense has been outstanding early in games scoring points, putting up yards, and then going silent - someone posted a pretty revealing stat chart of this trend a few weeks ago. That speaks directly to poor strategy AND / OR an inability to scheme a good running game whrn we want to go ball control.
Think about it. Why is the offense so good early and then quiet? Why can Geno put up performances like he did against Detroit, Dallas, to open the Rams games, the Cincy game, the Browns game, and close so well that he's tied the NFL single season record for comeback TDs if he's the real issue?
He's not perfect. But he's better than he's often given credit for. If Waldron is improving and growing, the offense will get better. If he can figure out how to unlock the run gamethe offense will get better. And if both of thise things happen, Geno will obviously be better.