Scottemojo
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Sacks and pressures Sunday
11:15 2nd play of the game. Seattle dials up a play action deep ball. SF blitzes 6, one of them is a spy who backs out of the blitz. Still, SF ends up with a 3 on 2 numbers advantage on the left side. The fact that this blitz surprises anyone at all is inexcusable, Aldon Smith is lined up over Baldwin in the slot. Clearly Smith is not going to cover Baldwin. After the snap, Aldon rushes, and Baldwin still runs a pretty deep route. If ever a route should be changed to a hot route, it is that one.
9:05, 3rd and 10. Seattle goes 4 wide. Lynch runs a flare, covered by a LB. Justin Smith pushes the pocket in a 4 man rush.Other than the flare route with Lynch, not one route is shorter than a 15 yard out pattern on the right side. 3 WR are more than 20 yards down the field when Wilson tries to escape the pocket to the right and gets sacked for a loss of 2.
5:48, 2nd and 6. Seattle has 2 WR right, 2 TE left. Play action from the gun, Brooks shakes Britt easily, who has carried out the play action by feinting run block first. Brooks is past him in a flash. one tight end stays in to block, and other than the outlet to Lynch, not one of the other 3 routes is shorter than 15 yards down the field.
5:43, 3rd and 6.
There was no pressure this play, I want to highlight it because I have been critical of some play design, but this one is brilliant.
Trips set left, TE right vs a zone look. Baldwin motions from the trips to the right of Moeaki, and the D stays zone. Moeaki freezes the safety with a seam route, Baldwin runs a 10 yard dig behind him, easy pass and catch. Also, Lynch leaks right, and if the pass goes to him it might be an even bigger play. That is one to look for in the future, I bet we see it soon.
3:57, 2nd 9, spread formation with double WR stack either side. Walters and Kearse are in the right side stack. The niners send a corner blitz from that side, it's ballsy, but neither Walters or Kearse recognize it and both run deep routes. If one breaks off for a hot route it is easy pass and catch. The pocket is good, the blitzing corner finally gets there, and Russell throws it away out the back of the endzone.
3:49, 3rd and 9. Niners blitz 6, Moeaki actually runs a hot route dig that is open, But Russ throws the seam route over his head. My guess is Moeaki ran the wrong route. Can't bitch about the O-line here, they were outnumbered.
2nd QTR
13:17, 1st and 10, own 11. I formation, 1 TE, 2WR. This play illustrates the boom or bust big play nature the Seahawks live and die by. Play action with all the line in a 3 point stance, speed rush advantage goes to the Niners as the Oline feints run blocking. Niners send 5 pass rushers anyway, pocket collapses, Brooks and Smith get edge pressure, Wilson throws 47 yard bomb to Kearse. If this play ends up a sack, many blame the line, but it was play action pass pro vs a blitz, the outlet in Lynch is accounted for by a LB, and the shortest route the three targets run is over 20 yards down the field. Pressure is pretty much inherent to the play call.
11:55 2nd and 8. 2 WR 2 TE formation. SF shows an 8 man front, it looks like Wilson audibles to a pass because the O-line doesn't fake run blocking and there is no play action, even though the line is in a 3 point run stance. Kearse runs a hot, Russ throws a hot, gain of 7.
10:42 1st and 10, 3 WR 1 TE. Line is in 2 point stance, Britt gets beat and "holds". Poor kickslide by Britt. Negates the great pass of 22 yards to P-rich. It feels like Britt gets flagged more for bad form than any actual hold.
9:10, 2nd and 18. Empty formation, 1 TE. SF fakes a 6 man blitz, sends 4, the other 2 drop right in front of two actual hot routes (yay Bevell!). In fact, all 5 Seattle targets run short routes. And are all covered. Ray McDonald shoves Britt into Wilson's lap, he scrambles for a gain of 1.
8:35, 3rd and 17. 4 WR. I really liked this play design, with 2 crossers in the middle that would get Seattle into FG range, but it is well covered. Russ eats the ball, loses 2, but I have to credit the D for taking away the 2 primary targets.
:47, 2nd and 1. 3WR 1 TE. Another playcall I don't understand, play action handoff with a left step zone block slide, SF is not worried about giving up a short running play. SF is all over the route runners, and this play is a disaster from the start. Somehow Russ throws the ball away.
:29. 2nd and 24. My favorite play, the essense of Russness. 3WR, 1 TE. 5 targets, no one open, the pocket holds up. Russ fakes a scramble, fakes stepping into a pocket, and 9 ST defenders either pass rushing or playing zone react to him. Baldwin is able to break free down the left redline, gain of 29. There is never really any pressure on this play, but it's all because Russ fakes reacting to pressure. He is one cool ass sumbish.
:19, 1st and 10. Brooks gets pressure after 4 seconds, but this is coverage pressure. No one to throw to.
:13 2nd and 10, 3WR 1 TE, big right side blitz and Russ throws it away.
:08 3rd and 10. The pick. SF goes to deep quarters, blitzes 6 on a 5 man front.
3rd QTR.
12:05 3rd and 6. 4 WR. SF blitzes 6 again. Blitz is well designed, it looks lie 7 rushers, but one peels off to take away Lynch. Russ ducks Aldon, throws it up to single coverage, incomplete to Willson.
5:17. 1st and 10. Another play action gone wrong. Russ bootlegs to his left, only to find Aldon Smith isn't fooled and is about to deposit Willson right into his face. There is space to his right, Russ fades that way and throws it incomplete to Moeaki. Any play hoping Willson can single block Aldon is based on hope.
4th QTR.
14:24, 2nd and 5. The almost touchdown to Michael. 3 WR, 1TE, this play has Bailey singled up in pass pro with Aldon. Predictably Bailey gets worked, but Russ has time at first, though his targets just aren't open. Russ creates some time and nearly a huge play, but takes a hit at the end of it just the same. This play was designed to get the ball out quickly, but Russ held the ball.
14:15. 3rd and 5, 3 WR, 1 TE. SF sends 6 again (I don't think I have ever seen them blitz this much in a game vs us) Russ has more time than you might think at first recollection, he scans tow targets and backpedals, then throws it over Prich in the back corner, and gets smoked by Moody in the process. Good blitz and coverage by SF.
4:28. 2nd and 23. Jumbo set, Gilliam is eligible. 2 WR. 8 should block 5, right? But SF is ready with great zone coverage on our 2 down the field targets, and Bailey and LJP whiff on Aldon, and Russ gets sacked for a loss of 7.
4:20. 3rd and 30. 3 WR, 1 TE. 2nd worst play call of the game. Bevell rarely calls screens unless behind on down and distance, and SF is well aware. They take away Lynch, the play is dead, and Russ gets smashed. Loss of 9 more.
The offensive line had it's fair share of gaffes, about 5 I would say, but once again it isn't as simple as the Oline sucks. Some odd play action calls, a handful of times when the O-line is outnumbered by blitzers, a few plays designed to be quick hitters that are not open so Russ holds the ball.
All in all, I was wrong to think Bevell called a good game. Decent, but not good. SF definitely knows our tendencies, and played our play action very well. SF blitzed a ton more than I ever remember them doing before, which seemed to really surprise us. We got caught running a lot of late developing routes vs blitzes as well. For the most part, we played well when we were straight forward. Passing on passing downs and distances from 2 point stances, running from heavy sets. When we tried to fool the Niners we looked kinda sorry.
11:15 2nd play of the game. Seattle dials up a play action deep ball. SF blitzes 6, one of them is a spy who backs out of the blitz. Still, SF ends up with a 3 on 2 numbers advantage on the left side. The fact that this blitz surprises anyone at all is inexcusable, Aldon Smith is lined up over Baldwin in the slot. Clearly Smith is not going to cover Baldwin. After the snap, Aldon rushes, and Baldwin still runs a pretty deep route. If ever a route should be changed to a hot route, it is that one.
9:05, 3rd and 10. Seattle goes 4 wide. Lynch runs a flare, covered by a LB. Justin Smith pushes the pocket in a 4 man rush.Other than the flare route with Lynch, not one route is shorter than a 15 yard out pattern on the right side. 3 WR are more than 20 yards down the field when Wilson tries to escape the pocket to the right and gets sacked for a loss of 2.
5:48, 2nd and 6. Seattle has 2 WR right, 2 TE left. Play action from the gun, Brooks shakes Britt easily, who has carried out the play action by feinting run block first. Brooks is past him in a flash. one tight end stays in to block, and other than the outlet to Lynch, not one of the other 3 routes is shorter than 15 yards down the field.
5:43, 3rd and 6.
There was no pressure this play, I want to highlight it because I have been critical of some play design, but this one is brilliant.
Trips set left, TE right vs a zone look. Baldwin motions from the trips to the right of Moeaki, and the D stays zone. Moeaki freezes the safety with a seam route, Baldwin runs a 10 yard dig behind him, easy pass and catch. Also, Lynch leaks right, and if the pass goes to him it might be an even bigger play. That is one to look for in the future, I bet we see it soon.
3:57, 2nd 9, spread formation with double WR stack either side. Walters and Kearse are in the right side stack. The niners send a corner blitz from that side, it's ballsy, but neither Walters or Kearse recognize it and both run deep routes. If one breaks off for a hot route it is easy pass and catch. The pocket is good, the blitzing corner finally gets there, and Russell throws it away out the back of the endzone.
3:49, 3rd and 9. Niners blitz 6, Moeaki actually runs a hot route dig that is open, But Russ throws the seam route over his head. My guess is Moeaki ran the wrong route. Can't bitch about the O-line here, they were outnumbered.
2nd QTR
13:17, 1st and 10, own 11. I formation, 1 TE, 2WR. This play illustrates the boom or bust big play nature the Seahawks live and die by. Play action with all the line in a 3 point stance, speed rush advantage goes to the Niners as the Oline feints run blocking. Niners send 5 pass rushers anyway, pocket collapses, Brooks and Smith get edge pressure, Wilson throws 47 yard bomb to Kearse. If this play ends up a sack, many blame the line, but it was play action pass pro vs a blitz, the outlet in Lynch is accounted for by a LB, and the shortest route the three targets run is over 20 yards down the field. Pressure is pretty much inherent to the play call.
11:55 2nd and 8. 2 WR 2 TE formation. SF shows an 8 man front, it looks like Wilson audibles to a pass because the O-line doesn't fake run blocking and there is no play action, even though the line is in a 3 point run stance. Kearse runs a hot, Russ throws a hot, gain of 7.
10:42 1st and 10, 3 WR 1 TE. Line is in 2 point stance, Britt gets beat and "holds". Poor kickslide by Britt. Negates the great pass of 22 yards to P-rich. It feels like Britt gets flagged more for bad form than any actual hold.
9:10, 2nd and 18. Empty formation, 1 TE. SF fakes a 6 man blitz, sends 4, the other 2 drop right in front of two actual hot routes (yay Bevell!). In fact, all 5 Seattle targets run short routes. And are all covered. Ray McDonald shoves Britt into Wilson's lap, he scrambles for a gain of 1.
8:35, 3rd and 17. 4 WR. I really liked this play design, with 2 crossers in the middle that would get Seattle into FG range, but it is well covered. Russ eats the ball, loses 2, but I have to credit the D for taking away the 2 primary targets.
:47, 2nd and 1. 3WR 1 TE. Another playcall I don't understand, play action handoff with a left step zone block slide, SF is not worried about giving up a short running play. SF is all over the route runners, and this play is a disaster from the start. Somehow Russ throws the ball away.
:29. 2nd and 24. My favorite play, the essense of Russness. 3WR, 1 TE. 5 targets, no one open, the pocket holds up. Russ fakes a scramble, fakes stepping into a pocket, and 9 ST defenders either pass rushing or playing zone react to him. Baldwin is able to break free down the left redline, gain of 29. There is never really any pressure on this play, but it's all because Russ fakes reacting to pressure. He is one cool ass sumbish.
:19, 1st and 10. Brooks gets pressure after 4 seconds, but this is coverage pressure. No one to throw to.
:13 2nd and 10, 3WR 1 TE, big right side blitz and Russ throws it away.
:08 3rd and 10. The pick. SF goes to deep quarters, blitzes 6 on a 5 man front.
3rd QTR.
12:05 3rd and 6. 4 WR. SF blitzes 6 again. Blitz is well designed, it looks lie 7 rushers, but one peels off to take away Lynch. Russ ducks Aldon, throws it up to single coverage, incomplete to Willson.
5:17. 1st and 10. Another play action gone wrong. Russ bootlegs to his left, only to find Aldon Smith isn't fooled and is about to deposit Willson right into his face. There is space to his right, Russ fades that way and throws it incomplete to Moeaki. Any play hoping Willson can single block Aldon is based on hope.
4th QTR.
14:24, 2nd and 5. The almost touchdown to Michael. 3 WR, 1TE, this play has Bailey singled up in pass pro with Aldon. Predictably Bailey gets worked, but Russ has time at first, though his targets just aren't open. Russ creates some time and nearly a huge play, but takes a hit at the end of it just the same. This play was designed to get the ball out quickly, but Russ held the ball.
14:15. 3rd and 5, 3 WR, 1 TE. SF sends 6 again (I don't think I have ever seen them blitz this much in a game vs us) Russ has more time than you might think at first recollection, he scans tow targets and backpedals, then throws it over Prich in the back corner, and gets smoked by Moody in the process. Good blitz and coverage by SF.
4:28. 2nd and 23. Jumbo set, Gilliam is eligible. 2 WR. 8 should block 5, right? But SF is ready with great zone coverage on our 2 down the field targets, and Bailey and LJP whiff on Aldon, and Russ gets sacked for a loss of 7.
4:20. 3rd and 30. 3 WR, 1 TE. 2nd worst play call of the game. Bevell rarely calls screens unless behind on down and distance, and SF is well aware. They take away Lynch, the play is dead, and Russ gets smashed. Loss of 9 more.
The offensive line had it's fair share of gaffes, about 5 I would say, but once again it isn't as simple as the Oline sucks. Some odd play action calls, a handful of times when the O-line is outnumbered by blitzers, a few plays designed to be quick hitters that are not open so Russ holds the ball.
All in all, I was wrong to think Bevell called a good game. Decent, but not good. SF definitely knows our tendencies, and played our play action very well. SF blitzed a ton more than I ever remember them doing before, which seemed to really surprise us. We got caught running a lot of late developing routes vs blitzes as well. For the most part, we played well when we were straight forward. Passing on passing downs and distances from 2 point stances, running from heavy sets. When we tried to fool the Niners we looked kinda sorry.
