Greg Knapp Survives an Executed Drive
Seattle's offense was sloppy. It didn't execute a single play on this short seven play drive. The play calling earned the offense a first down but the players quickly squandered it.
- Pressure was on Matt Hasselbeck in an instant. San Francisco's outside linebackers were storming the backfield. Pressure from the right was nullified by a quick curl by Nate Burleson. He received and ran the ball for six.
- The Seahawks attempted to stretch right, but that was foiled by Max Unger. Unger was supposed to angle block nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin, but Franklin shrugged off the block and continued into Seattle's backfield. Julius Jones had to badly bow his route to the outside and it's a miracle he could turn the corner for any yards at all.
- Seattle ran an inside draw to Justin Forsett. Again, the play call worked and Seattle converted the first. Steve Vallos chipped Franklin and pulled out. Vallos was unbelievably bad last year. He has looked serviceable to average in Greg Knapp's zone blocking scheme.
- The 49ers overloaded the offensive left and Hasselbeck again outlet passed to John Owens. Brian Billick accused Hasselbeck of throwing high, but the pass hit Owens squarely in the hands. That it popped high into the air and could have been picked shows us just how hard and unskilled Owens hands are. Billick was wrong to fault Hasselbeck.
- Manny Lawson embarrassed John Carlson and ended Jones rush to the right before it could start. Lawson staggered Carlson and ran around him and Jones was again faced with 49ers in the backfield before he could touch the ball. Jones ran himself out of bounds for a loss of three.
- Knapp called an outside draw from shotgun and Forsett ran for eight. Yes, Knapp was "giving up". The way Seattle was executing, the correct third down call was a punt.
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Do you mean to say
they didn’t execute a single play well on this drive?
by jacobstevens on Sep 22, 2009 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No
Execute means the play was accomplished. Seattle ran the plays, but didn’t execute a single one.
by John Morgan on Sep 22, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you come away with the impression that
Cole is hopeless without Mebane and Red has grown but still has yet to realize his full potential?
It is what it is...
by kidder95 on Sep 22, 2009 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cole cannot hold the point against a double team
and gets moved out against many single blocks, too. Bryant is still way too green.
by John Morgan on Sep 22, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you say cannot, do you mean is actually unable to (whether it is due to lack of strength or technique,)
or is unable to at such an infrequent level compared to an expected rate?
by LantermanC on Sep 23, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No execution? Should've run the FB Draw.
2nd Down Draws are underrated.
by Groundhog on Sep 22, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When I become coordinator I'm gonna run the draw offense
and simple handoffs will be the trick play.
by jacobstevens on Sep 22, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But will your players execute?
And can they pick up a first down on 3rd and long?
by Groundhog on Sep 22, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Football players make football plays.
You play to win the game. See, I’m in training, but I’ve got most of it down already. Hafta get back to you on the 3rd & long question, the guys I’m apprenticing with don’t seem to have the answer to that one yet.
by jacobstevens on Sep 22, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just adopt Holmgren's field position philosopy.
Problem solved.
by Groundhog on Sep 23, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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