RichNhansom
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The OC is always the victim of poor execution, poor QB play and good opponent defensive execution. That goes double when you have a QB that everyone loves. I think Bevell is also the victim of philosophy because Pete and Cable share a very similar mind set of ball control football that essentially ties the hands of both the QB and OC. When it is working no one complains but last year we got to see what it looks like without Lynch and horrible O-line play.
I credit the first half of last season to Pete and Cable and the second half to Pete realizing their philosophy wasn't getting it done and something had to change. I really believe that is when Pete finally said OK Bevell and Wilson show us what you got. You know what happened next.
The last few years have been fun reading 9er forums about how horrible Roman was. Even Ballke's daughter tweeted Greg Romam can take a hike the 49ers don't want you no more, after the Thanks giving day defeat to Seattle. It's been fun watching all the excuses for Kaep and then to watch Kaep deteriorate to trash after Roman's departure and then success with the Bills.
Here's the thing though, I love Wilson too but really is he completely free of any blame for performance or execution? Bevell has been working with Wilson from his first day as a rookie. Do you really believe Wilson has been flawless from day 1 and Bevell has just been holding him back?
I have a feeling this offense will look completely different this year. I think the O-line moves and RB's we brought in/drafted are geared more towards pass protection, getting the ball out quickly and spread formations than in the past and I think we will see a shift in philosophy. I really believe this will be the year we can honestly rate Bevell's play calling.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not 100% sold on Bevell yet either but the way last year played out and knowing Pete and Cable's philosophy makes it hard not to look at last year as anything but a philosophy change.
We will still have our struggles. Last year we took the league by storm for a while because the league had no idea what was coming. Wilson still needs to be better (alot better) in the first quarter also. The league will adjust and take away some of the things that were working so well but I think we will still see a dramatic change overall and hopefully as much success or more than we have enjoyed since Bevell arrived.
I credit the first half of last season to Pete and Cable and the second half to Pete realizing their philosophy wasn't getting it done and something had to change. I really believe that is when Pete finally said OK Bevell and Wilson show us what you got. You know what happened next.
The last few years have been fun reading 9er forums about how horrible Roman was. Even Ballke's daughter tweeted Greg Romam can take a hike the 49ers don't want you no more, after the Thanks giving day defeat to Seattle. It's been fun watching all the excuses for Kaep and then to watch Kaep deteriorate to trash after Roman's departure and then success with the Bills.
Here's the thing though, I love Wilson too but really is he completely free of any blame for performance or execution? Bevell has been working with Wilson from his first day as a rookie. Do you really believe Wilson has been flawless from day 1 and Bevell has just been holding him back?
I have a feeling this offense will look completely different this year. I think the O-line moves and RB's we brought in/drafted are geared more towards pass protection, getting the ball out quickly and spread formations than in the past and I think we will see a shift in philosophy. I really believe this will be the year we can honestly rate Bevell's play calling.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not 100% sold on Bevell yet either but the way last year played out and knowing Pete and Cable's philosophy makes it hard not to look at last year as anything but a philosophy change.
We will still have our struggles. Last year we took the league by storm for a while because the league had no idea what was coming. Wilson still needs to be better (alot better) in the first quarter also. The league will adjust and take away some of the things that were working so well but I think we will still see a dramatic change overall and hopefully as much success or more than we have enjoyed since Bevell arrived.