Breaking down the final play

[ncsfinest21]

we just need Cam. We cant get the ball in a the 1 to save our lives. Its been 1 of our many problems all year. Granted though. This  problem could tie the game or atleast win the game. Giving us a better record than what we have. We would atleats be in the playoff picture if we could convert from the 1 yard line. Norv Turner needs to stop running CMC up the middle because he doesnt have the size to power through a stacked line. I dont know why every game he does this. There is jet sweeps there is a pitch out to CMC to the outside (allowing CMC to use his best skill of putting players on skates). Most importantly this is where we miss Cam. Cam has like a 95% conversion rate from the 1 and with the read option ability of CMC its going to take so much focus off CMC and it would be unstoppable.

[RumHam]

It goes to before the final play You're running the middle two times in a row with an offensive line that is absolute trash and gets no push just like we've seen against Green Bay another times this season with a running back that sent us really going to pound it up the middle although you could argue he should have went over the top but really if you're going to run the ball in that situation you get him to the outside you run a swing pass something it was so vanilla it was so Norv Turner

[KaseKlosed]

22 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Rewatched our final offensive snap in slo-mo. This is what I saw:

People's first impression was that Allen didn't see Jarius Wright. Not true. He did. That was actually the first place he looked, but he didn't throw it at the time. First mistake.

As he was getting set to theow, something to the middle or to the left caught his eye causing him to flinch and take his eyes off Wright. Second mistake.

Because of that, Allen switched his feet up (another mistake) but then switched back, and tried to look toward Wright again.

By this time though, he was feeling pressure from the left where Daley's man was getting around him so he chose to run to his right. Also, in my opinion a mistake. it may not have been much time, but there probably was enough to get the throw off.

Unfortunately, just at the time Allen chose to run right, Taylor Moton's man got past him as well. Allen, however, doesn't seem to notice this at first 

Right about the time he tries to reset his stance for the throw, that's when he notices. At this point, Allen is staring down a rusher right in front of him as well as still having one coming from his backside.

Still possible he could have chosen to throw on the run at this point, but he didn't.

Instead, he reverses course trying to get more space. Big mistake.

Turning up field would likely have caused the defensive lineman to overpursue and he'd have had room to make the throw again.

Instead, he's now turned his back and is  facing the wrong direction. Little choice but to try to run and set up again, and little chance of that succeeding.

Shortly thereafter, he gets sacked and it's game over.

So, primary cause of the play failing was Allen not making a quicker decision. Secondary cause was poor protection, but a quicker decision would have notified that problem.

End result of course, we lose.

Man shut up

[Mr. Scot]

24 minutes ago, KaseKlosed said:

Man shut up

Nah.

[Dragoon11]

On 12/1/2019 at 4:52 PM, 45catfan said:

Just listened to part of his press conference.  He says he didn't see Wright, period.

Which tells me that Kyle Allen does not scan the field well and that is a big deal... For some players that is not a coachable intangible. I think with a lot of QB's they either have that "see the field under duress" trait or they don't. I think it is a trait that separates average QB's from great QB's. (yes, I know he wasn't under much duress that play, but he had 'happy' feet at this point in the game)

[TheSpecialJuan]

[DeAngelo Beason]

16 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Definitely wouldn't go that far. There are lots of good posters here.

I respectfully disagree.  Maybe four.