8 minutes left, a ten point lead, possession, and the Niners with the best running game in football, throw three straight passes. Three and out. Get the ball back with 5 minutes to go. 5 yard run, two incomplete passes.
Am I crazy or should this team have been running the ball in the 4th quarter with the lead?
THey wouldn't let Jimmy G throw at the end of the half. Then this.
Bad play calling when it counted. Real bad.
8 minutes left, a ten point lead, possession, and the Niners with the best running game in football, throw three straight passes. Three and out. Get the ball back with 5 minutes to go. 5 yard run, two incomplete passes.
Am I crazy or should this team have been running the ball in the 4th quarter with the lead?
THey wouldn't let Jimmy G throw at the end of the half. Then this.
Bad play calling when it counted. Real bad.
8 minutes left, a ten point lead, possession, and the Niners with the best running game in football, throw three straight passes. Three and out. Get the ball back with 5 minutes to go. 5 yard run, two incomplete passes.
Am I crazy or should this team have been running the ball in the 4th quarter with the lead?
THey wouldn't let Jimmy G throw at the end of the half. Then this.
Bad play calling when it counted. Real bad.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...asterpiece-how-chiefs-came-back-49ers-blew-it
This contains a pretty good rundown of the coaching. Some of the "Should've run the ball" stuff is overstated. Really the only time they should've run and didn't was that 2nd and 5/3rd and 5 sequence. The next series it was 2nd and 9, not really a running down.
I think the best two critiques are clearly the end of the first half stupidity and then on 4th and 2 at the 24 to start the 2nd half they kicked the FG rather than go for it. Yeah, going for it is ballsy but that's why Doug Pedersen has a ring and Shanny doesn't. It is the right move vs the Chiefs.
Disagree. Team averaged 6.4 yards per attempt, even at 2nd and 9, they could have easily got a first down running the ball. I'm not saying they should have ran every single play, but after Mahomes second pick it was three running plays and thirteen passing plays!! Idiot didn't learn from 3 years ago!! Plus why go conservative before the half and then open it up nursing a ten point lead with 11 minutes left!?!?
But 2nd and 9? That's a passing down in the NFL, even if you think they should've kept running there, it isn't exactly worthy of harsh critique
At the very least running the ball will give your D a little more time to catch their breathe, and give KC less time to work with. With that rushing attack up by ten with 11 minutes left it's really a no brainer!