Run the friggin ball!

rocyaice said:
No he wouldn't. Romo has a pass to audible out of plays. And he should. We were 3rd in the league in redzone efficiency. He's been a great QB here and a franchise QB. I get why he has it. Why he's doing it is why he does it. And did they not confirm last year in the redzone Romo would audible out and go into another play just for it to fail? Its getting far too cute in the redzone.
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Where are you getting the 3rd in the league stat?
 
Ultra Warrior said:
Well, when you put the ball on the ground, that gets scooped up & taken in for a TD for the Other team, should they jump for joy? Murray ran the ball plenty in this game, even after that screw up. The ball WAS "Friggin" ran. Murray getting more touches, wasn't going to change the outcome of that game. They were just better than us.
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Murray getting more touchs probably wouldn't have changed the outcome you are right. But we would have scored more points if he had.
 
I'm not so sure that a more focused running attack would not have changed the game. 21 points off TOs and we only lost by 11.
 
Personally I'm partial to the term "Pound The Rock."
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
I'm not so sure that a more focused running attack would not have changed the game. 21 points off TOs and we only lost by 11.
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1st quarter SF - 7 - DAL - 0 - 2nd and 1 at the SF 2 and we're passing. Blame whoever you want for the decision, but it's a terrible one.

1st quarter - SF 14 - DAL - 3 - 1st and 10 at the DAL 32 - yet another pass play and Romo forced a joke into coverage and nearly gets Bryant broken in half in the process. I know who I blame for that one, but the playcall is still what it is.

2nd quarter - SF 21 - DAL 3 - 1st and 5 at the SF 5 - yet another pass play and Romo forced another joke into coverage (seeing a pattern?, I am.) and gets intercepted and we walk away with zero points.

2nd quarter - SF 21 - DAL 3 - 1st and 10 at Dallas 12 - yet another pass play and Romo is again intercepted

I just hope Bill Parcells isn't watching. Every bit of fundamental football he ever brought to Valley Ranch has been flushed away.
 
Murray had almost 20 carries in the first half and we were down 28-3 before the refs gufted us a TD. So we ran the well a lot and effectively and were still on pace to lose by 50 points. Romo cost the team. As a 34 year old veteran on a young team and as the QB of the team, you have to set an example and instill confidence in your teammates. These guys need a leader. I feel bad for all the rookies. I wonder if their self esteems are shattered.
 
JoeyBoy718 said:
Murray had almost 20 carries in the first half and we were down 28-3 before the refs gufted us a TD. So we ran the well a lot and effectively and were still on pace to lose by 50 points. Romo cost the team. As a 34 year old veteran on a young team and as the QB of the team, you have to set an example and instill confidence in your teammates. These guys need a leader. I feel bad for all the rookies. I wonder if their self esteems are shattered.
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We've gone back and forth with Romo but I would like like an idiot if I defended him today. You are exactly right, as a veteran you simply cannot put your team in a hole like that. I don't think he's right because I've never seen him be that bad but there is no defensing what he did yesterday

Fair is fair.
 
For much of the offseason, we are hearing about this commitment to a more physical style of offense and running the football. Much of our (limited) resources have been allocated to this end. And with our first real opportunity to rubber stamp it, what do we do? We revert. We over-think it and outsmart ourselves.

I honestly didn't expect to see a polished offensive product out of the box yesterday. Especially since the club didn't feel the need to use training camp and the preseason to prepare itself. But yeah, that 2nd and 1 was a signature moment just waiting to happen. After opening the game with a turnover turned TD for the Niners, we answer with a 70-yard march that could have resulted in a 7-7 tie.

Ok, so we check out of the play and go with what I presume would have been to Dez's back shoulder. Fine. It's a go-to play for this offense and has worked well in the past. Why mess with the play action? That should be a quick hitter outside to an extremely favorable matchup featuring our best player.

On top of all that, instead of wasting one out of bounds leaving us 3rd and 1 from inside the two, Tony tries to spin out and Justin Smith dumps him.

I am probably overreacting, and that's fine. Maybe the first month or so will be spent working out the kinks. We have all the time in the world.
 
stasheroo said:
1st quarter SF - 7 - DAL - 0 - 2nd and 1 at the SF 2 and we're passing. Blame whoever you want for the decision, but it's a terrible one.
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Thought it was interesting, on that play we originally came out in a Run Heavy package and then a TO was called and when we came back out, it was an 11 package. Thought that was telling.

1st quarter - SF 14 - DAL - 3 - 1st and 10 at the DAL 32 - yet another pass play and Romo forced a joke into coverage and nearly gets Bryant broken in half in the process. I know who I blame for that one, but the playcall is still what it is.
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Interestingly enough, if Tony reads the Safety, like he's supposed to do, he would have seen the wide open receiver who was running the deeper Slant and probably scores a TD. At the least, a big gain and a 1st down deep in 9er territory.

2nd quarter - SF 21 - DAL 3 - 1st and 5 at the SF 5 - yet another pass play and Romo forced another joke into coverage (seeing a pattern?, I am.) and gets intercepted and we walk away with zero points.
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Harris was open right away for 6. Tony just didn't let it go and then threw a Wounded Duck up for grabs, off his back foot and off balance. No excuse for that really IMO. If you watch that play again, Harris has the inside release early and Tony doesn't look like he pays any attention to him. I think he's looking for Witten who is never open, again, in the EZ and the result is a pick.

2nd quarter - SF 21 - DAL 3 - 1st and 10 at Dallas 12 - yet another pass play and Romo is again intercepted
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I honestly don't have any idea why Tony threw this ball. Threw it up into double coverage, WR was never open but he didn't have to do that. Early pressure but it was neutralized by Smith. He has a clean pocket and Smith is still in a position to get a block. He just didn't allow the play to fully develop. I have no idea on that one.

I just hope Bill Parcells isn't watching. Every bit of fundamental football he ever brought to Valley Ranch has been flushed away.
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I think Parcells stopped watching a long time ago but I don't know.
 
remdak said:
The FOX announcing team showed that stat during the game.
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Well, I looked at 2013 seasons stats and at best, we are middle of the pack but that includes FGs. I don't know what our TD/Redzone stats look like but I can't imagine they were any better. I don't know where Fox came up with that stat.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Thought it was interesting, on that play we originally came out in a Run Heavy package and then a TO was called and when we came back out, it was an 11 package. Thought that was telling.



Interestingly enough, if Tony reads the Safety, like he's supposed to do, he would have seen the wide open receiver who was running the deeper Slant and probably scores a TD. At the least, a big gain and a 1st down deep in 9er territory.

Again, I would not argue a single criticism of Romo because every one has validity.

But I cannot get past the glaring fact screaming at me that no matter how successful Murray and the running game were, this team did not have the collective patience or knowledge of fundamental, situational football to commit to it in any way.

It has been the norm since Garrett has been here and does not look to have changed one bit.



Harris was open right away for 6. Tony just didn't let it go and then threw a Wounded Duck up for grabs, off his back foot and off balance. No excuse for that really IMO. If you watch that play again, Harris has the inside release early and Tony doesn't look like he pays any attention to him. I think he's looking for Witten who is never open, again, in the EZ and the result is a pick.



I honestly don't have any idea why Tony threw this ball. Threw it up into double coverage, WR was never open but he didn't have to do that. Early pressure but it was neutralized by Smith. He has a clean pocket and Smith is still in a position to get a block. He just didn't allow the play to fully develop. I have no idea on that one.



I think Parcells stopped watching a long time ago but I don't know.
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I saw him (Murray) getting angry on the first trip into the red zone, when the Cowboys were 2 and 1 at the 2 and Romo calls an audible and gets sacked.
 
I had no problem throwing down there, my issue was more with Romo forcing it instead of throwing it away when the play was not open. This is not to say Dallas should not run it, they should be able to mix pass and run down by the endzone as most other teams do when the opposing defense is stacked along the front.
 
Doomsday101 said:
I had no problem throwing down there, my issue was more with Romo forcing it instead of throwing it away when the play was not open. This is not to say Dallas should not run it, they should be able to mix pass and run down by the endzone as most other teams do when the opposing defense is stacked along the front.
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I had a big problem with it. No way, no how, you don't run that ball in IMO. Precisely because you see what's going on at QB. Don't put the game in the hands of your QB when he's playing like he is. Lean on a strong running game the 49ers never stopped.

Having said all of this, I agree with you on the decision making process. Once he decided not to throw to Harris, he should have thrown that ball away.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
I had a big problem with it. No way, no how, you don't run that ball in IMO. Precisely because you see what's going on at QB. Don't put the game in the hands of your QB when he's playing like he is. Lean on a strong running game the 49ers never stopped.

Having said all of this, I agree with you on the decision making process. Once he decided not to throw to Harris, he should have thrown that ball away.
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Romo called off 1 of the plays down there that I know of which was the play he missed Harris. I think Linehan put faith in Romo to do the job if he and the Cowboys did not have that faith in him he would not be out there. Part of the responsibility and we seem to agree on is not forcing the ball into coverage, Romo is experience enough to know this. I don't call this putting it in the hands of the QB I call it running an offense. Teams will throw on us as well as everyone else in this situation because the defense often is selling out on the run which can lead to some very easy TD throws. In the case where defense reacts to the pass and has coverage the QB needs to throw the ball away.
 
Supercowboy1986 said:
I felt that linehan called most of the game but when we got in the red zone the play calling was done by garrett
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What you are saying is that no matter how many times you change the play caller, you keep seeing the same things happen in short yardage situations. Now, if you remove the play callers and ask, who has the power of play calling in those situations.... wow.... its the QB. He has the ability to...... drum roll..... AUDIBLE. That's right. And maybe it explains why, whether it is Garrett, or Callahan, or Linehan, you keep seeing the exact same thing happen over and over and over again. Oh yea, and why the play clock still consistently goes under 5.
 
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