[cardcrimson]

Something that struck me odd in Shaw's post game presser was his comment that liked the match up of the best TE in the country against the best LB in the country (Parkinson vs whomever from Cal). As noted in another thread, I mentioned that it seems to me you would try to have a play that gets the TE isolated against anyone besides the best LB in the country.

Watching the 49er game last night, I realized I was wrong. Shanahan designed a play that so confused the defense that Kittle (probably the best TE in the NFL (sorry Zack)) was wide open down the middle of the field and went for a 61 yard TD. In the replays, Collingsworth explained how the Niners schemed Kittle to be unguarded. A thing of beauty.

That's the kind of creativity on offense we need, however, I fear we're stuck in the "we'll take it right to you" mindset without the players to be successful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYql8tUE90

[cardcrimson]

Something that struck me odd in Shaw's post game presser was his comment that liked the match up of the best TE in the country against the best LB in the country (Parkinson vs whomever from Cal). As noted in another thread, I mentioned that it seems to me you would try to have a play that gets the TE isolated against anyone besides the best LB in the country.

Watching the 49er game last night, I realized I was wrong. Shanahan designed a play that so confused the defense that Kittle (probably the best TE in the NFL (sorry Zack)) was wide open down the middle of the field and went for a 61 yard TD. In the replays, Collingsworth explained how the Niners schemed Kittle to be unguarded. A thing of beauty.

That's the kind of creativity on offense we need, however, I fear we're stuck in the "we'll take it right to you" mindset without the players to be successful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYql8tUE90