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Halil’s NFL Top 100 Players of 2023:

2023.08.10 19:47 hallach_halil Halil’s NFL Top 100 Players of 2023:

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It’s that time of the year again! After going through the extensive exercise of ranking the top 20+ players at every single position in the NFL today, I combined those to create a list of the 100 best in the game heading into this upcoming season, regardless of position.
The player’s list is one of my favorite things to watch every year, but the process is inherently flawed, since the voters only fill in their top-20 names and are tempted to prop up their teammates or even list themselves. Some of the guys near the bottom shouldn’t be on anybody’s top-20 ballot if they’re being objective.
What’s important to understand is that I’m trying to isolate the individual players, rather than judging their value to their respective teams or how good they may be in a specific role. So not while I bring up general statistics, but also give you background on studying the game’s best and try to draw a bow between both those worlds with some advanced metrics, in order to add context.
Before we get to the actual list, here are a few players who I considered ineligible due to missing time with injury in the past or expected to not be available for a certain amount of games in 2023 – Kyler Murray, Matt Stafford, Alvin Kamara, Calvin Ridley, Darren Waller, Harold Landry, J.C. Jackson and Micah Hyde.

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1. Patrick Mahomes

I’m feeling very similar about Mahomes as I did with Aaron Rodgers in the early 2010s, when you could really put him atop the list every single year. People – including me – will try to be fancy/different and make cases for other names, but I don’t believe you can say since this guy took over for Alex Smith in 2018, anybody has been more valuable to his team than Pat. Last season he easily had the top mark among quarterbacks in EPA per play. He’s only finished worse than second once across his five seasons as a starter – and that was at third in 2020. The Houdini-like plays are what catches everybody’s eye, to where people don’t appreciate how he can dice up defenses within structure as well. Plus, his toughness and drive are off the charts, as we saw when he defeated the most-loaded roster in the league on a bummed-up ankle for his second ring.

2. Justin Jefferson

Just on the surface, Jefferson obviously led the NFL in receptions (128), yards (1809) and 1st downs through the air (80). You can argue his quarterback Kirk Cousins had a career year and the passing game overall was the most well-designed since Jefferson got there, but I don’t believe even more well-versed fans understand how much this guy carried that unit. Looking at yards per route run (which Jefferson finished behind only Tyreek Hill among players with 50+ targets at 2.55 per), the only Viking higher than 166th in that metric last season was T.J. Hockenson, who didn’t get traded to Minnesota until the second half of the year – and even then, his number fell off. This dude can absolutely destroy DBs in man-coverage, displays high football IQ working against zone and understands how to manipulate the safety when bracketed, his ability to evade contact as a route-runner is impeccable, yet then he also hauled in 22 of 40 contested targets.

3. Nick Bosa

It didn’t take the second overall pick from the 2019 NFL Draft very long to make his presence known in the pros, as he set what still easily is the top mark in defensive pressures by a rookie (80) since the inception of PFF. After being lost with injury in the second week of his encore season, he’s been one of the elite edge defenders in football these last two years, ascending to apex predator status in 2022. Not only did Bosa lead the NFL with 18.5 sacks, but he also racked up 12 more QB hits than any other player in the league (48) and only Maxx Crosby recorded more than Bosa’s 19 tackles for loss. That’s even more impressive considering he played just under 70% of defensive snaps for San Francisco. And when you look at their pass-rush win rate with or without #97, it’s pretty drastic.

4. Josh Allen

The term “force of nature” I believe encapsulates best what type of player Allen is. He finished head and shoulders above the rest of the competition with his 52 big-time throws (compared to Mahomes’ 38), yet he also led the Bills in yards per rush (6.1), 1st downs (55) and touchdowns on the ground (7). Early on last season, it looked like he was unstoppable, because he started getting to his checkdowns and pick apart defenses trying to take away the deep ball, but once he injured the elbow on his throwing arm, the average depth of target actually increased substantially, because without precision accuracy, the payoff wasn’t worth the risk associated with high-volume underneath passing. With that being said, he will need to take better care of the ball in the red-zone. I believe we saw a healthy Allen become more efficient in those areas again, whilst still having the most lethal arm (strength) in football and killing defenses with his legs, as his 9.4 yards per scramble was second to only Justin Fields (9.6) among QBs with 10+ attempts.

5. Travis Kelce

Something Danny Heifetz of the Ringer’s Fantasy Football Show loves to bring up – the difference between having Kelce in half-PPR formats compared to the number two tight-end (T.J. Hockenson) was the same as the difference between that guy and TE22. He’s a cheat-code in all fantasy formats, but he’s even more frustrating to deal with for defenses in real life. No pass-catcher was responsible for more 1st downs (78) and touchdowns (12) last season than Kelce, with 90 total, finishing second in both categories. That’s despite seeing 32 and 28 fewer targets than the respective leaders among those marks. His ability to manipulate any man-defender with body-language and untraditional movements during the route or punish any voids left in zone coverage are immaculate. The implicit chemistry between him and Mahomes is hard to even verbalize, but it’s been a huge reason Kansas City has finished top-three in 3rd-down conversion rate each of the five years they’ve worked together.

6. Myles Garrett

With Nick Bosa missing almost all of 2020 and T.J. Watt being at full strength for half of this past season at best, you can easily make an argument that Garrett has been the best edge defender in football over the last three years. In 2022, he actually “fell” to second-team All-Pro after a couple of 1st-team nods, in large part because the Browns were in the bottom-quarter of the league in rushing yards average and total, which led to fewer favorable true pass-rush opportunities. However, he received the highest overall PFF grade (92.5) and pass-rush grade (93.5) among all defensive players in the NFL, along with being tied for fourth in TFLs (18). While I believe Garrett’s run defense is underappreciated, it’s how much more bendy he’s become and his ability to move across them line in passing situations that have made him a menace to block. That’s how he’s tied with T.J. Watt for the highest sack-per-game rate in NFL history (0.89).

7. Chris Jones

Since I just mentioned him, Myles Garrett was the only defensive player in the NFL with a higher overall PFF grade (92.3) than Jones, between week one and the Super Bowl. While I don’t believe he’ll ever be quite as dominant against the run as Aaron Donald has been, I thought he became a lot more impactful near the point of attack this past season and he was tied for seventh among all defensive players in TFLs (17). More importantly, looking at the PFF database, Jones’ 97 total pressures were 27(!) more than the next-closest interior defensive lineman, if you include the playoffs. The fact he put up the highest pass-rush win rate among interior D-linemen (20.2%) and 11 of his 15.5 sacks ended opposing drives is even more impressive considering he was double-teamed at the highest rate in the league (69%). He’s become a true closer for the league’s most dominant team.

8. Trent Williams

The only reason Trent isn’t considered an all-time great like Joe Thomas was (yet), entering the league three years later, is that he missed 29 games between 2016 and 2019 – which the last of those he sat out entirely. In three years with the 49ers, he has been the highest-graded offensive tackle in PFF’s database in each of those. That was the case in two other years in Washington (2013 and 2016). Williams has to be the scariest man to step in front of in the run game, where he can drive guys out to the sideline, cave in one side entirely for cutback lanes or make the knees of defenders shake when he gets out in space. Along with that, he has held opposing pass-rushers to just one sack each of the last two seasons and 61 total pressures across 1708 pass-blocking snaps these prior three years.

9. Aaron Donald

Even though Donald is coming off by far his least productive season as a pro, I could not ignore the resume of this all-time great and drop his outside the top-ten. Even if you just go by traditional statistics, his 103 sacks and 160 TFLs across 138 career games, that puts him into a league of his own as far interior D-linemen go. However, in four of the five seasons prior to 2022, he cracked at least 102 combined pressures, including the playoffs. Only Tamba Hali, J.J. Watt, Za’Darius Smith, Maxx Crosby and Micah Parsons have reached that number since PFF started tracking those back in 2006 – and they all only did it once each. However, that should not overshadow the type of disruption Donald creates in the run game, where his first step combined insane strength around 280 pounds constantly messes up plays. In fact, he has received an overall grade of over 90 in all nine of his seasons as a pro.

10. Joe Burrow

This guy is an absolute killer. I actually made a video on why the Bengals offense struggled during their 0-2 start to last season, but once they made the fundamental shift to a more 11-personnel heavy, spread approach, they became one of the most efficient offenses in the NFL (second behind only the Chiefs in EPA per play from week six onwards). Even with Ja’Marr Chase missing some time and the supposedly improved O-line having issues in protection for stretches, Joey B was able to finish behind only Mahomes with 279.7 passing yards per game and 35 TDs through the air, whilst being tied for the second-lowest time-to-throw (2.5 seconds). While the Bengals were probably one mental mistake in Kansas City away from going to back-to-back Super Bowl, after beating up the Bills at their place, Burrow himself was tied with Mahomes for the highest PFF grade (92.0), with the best big-time-throw (37) to turnover-worthy play (18) rate among the three (2.06-to-one).

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11. Micah Parsons

As Parsons has transitioned from off-ball backer all the way back to defensive end coming into 2023 – which Penn State originally recruited him as – he’s turned himself into one of the toughest guys to block in all of football. According to PFF, Micah led the NFL with 106 total pressures (across 577 pass-rush snaps) if you include the playoffs, and his 19.3% pressure rate was first as well. Not only has he made 1st-team All-Pro and finished second in DPOY voting each of his first two seasons, but he also joined Reggie White and Aldon Smith as the only three players with 13+ sacks in consecutive years to begin their careers. His speed off the edge is too much to handle for most NFL tackles, but he’s improved his ability to defeat their hands and the power he can convert that initial burst into shocks most opponents. He’s also uber-active in the run game, as somebody constantly fighting off contact and too fast to leave unblocked on the backside, while he forced three fumbles this past season.

12. Tyreek Hill

Until the last couple of weeks of the 2022 season, Hill was actually head-to-head with Justin Jefferson and if he didn’t lose QB1, he might’ve actually had those extra 100 yards he needed for the receiving crown (1710 yards). However, while those two actually shared almost the exact same target share around 40%, Tyreek was the only pass-catcher with 20+ targets to average at least three yards per route run (3.07 – about half a yard more than Jefferson). What’s crazy about that, is the fact that Miami actually didn’t set him up with a ton of run-after-catch opportunities, with hole-shots off wheel routes off motion and several deep balls chucked his way, where he actually needed to stop and work back towards the ball, making his 50% contested catch rate at 5’10” even more impressive. You watch the Ravens and Lions games – in which he put up 190 and 188 yards respectively – and this dude almost single-handedly earned them those wins, when everybody knew that’s where they were going in key spots.

13. Fred Warner

Fans of the linebacker position had the luxury of watching perennial All-Pros Luke Kuechly and Bobby Wagner during the 2010s, along with the tail-end of the Patrick Willis-NaVorro Bowman tandem. Well, since then a new alpha on the second level has separated himself from the rest of the pack in San Francisco. Fred Warner’s numbers across 86 career games are certainly impressive – 634 total tackles, four INTs, 35 PBUs, seven forced fumbles and 30 combined sacks and QB hits. However, it’s his impact on games that you can’t express in numbers that make him truly special – how he forces running backs to redirect because of how quickly he fills on the front-side, how he splits a couple of blockers to shut down screen passes, how he’s mugged up in the A-gap and is still able to carry the slot receiver 40 yards down the seams. His play speed is absolutely insane and just watching games, his presence is constantly felt. He’s also missed just 6.2% of his attempted tackles since 2020.

14. T.J. Watt

After a monster start in week one against the Bengals, when he had a sack, QB hit, three TFLs and an interception, Watt suffered a torn bicep at the end of the game and ended up missing a couple of months. He never quite returned to form, but we can’t forget what kind of insane path this guy has been on. Even with that injury-plagued 2022 campaign, Watt still has the most sacks (77.5), QB hits (162), and forced fumbles (23) since entering the league in 2017. He’s capable of taking over games in a hurry, but it’s his steady presence and effort to consistently affect the run and pass game that make him one of the game’s best. Looking at his impact when Watt was on the field this past season, the Steelers defense allowed 16.9 points per game and had 3.2 sacks per game (8-1 record). Without him, it allowed 25.3 points and had just 1.1 sacks (1-6 record).

15. Patrick Surtain II

As I’ve said before, if you’re looking at the job description of a cornerback, in terms of sticking to your man and not allowing him to catch passes, I believe Surtain has ascended to the top of the list. He earned the second-highest PFF grade in coverage (86.7) to only rookie sensation Sauce Gardner and while the raw numbers for opposing QBs targeting him (45-of-77 for 468 yards and four TDs vs. two INTs) don’t scream out lockdown corner to you, I believe context is needed. Unlike most teams today who either leave their guys on respective sides and/or play different variations of match-zone coverages, Pat II is legitimately isolated with the opposing team’s top outside receiver every week and the Broncos structure their defense around him. Watch his two matchups against Davante Adams last season, where he was all over the All-Pro receiver until the very last play of their overtime game, when because Josh McDaniels understood what kind of student of the game he was, they got him on a double-move off one of their staple concepts.

16. Zack Martin

I was shocked to find out Martin finished all the way down at 50th among all offensive linemen who played 100+ snaps last season in terms of PFF grade. Considering he didn’t allow a single sack, just two QB hits and 15 additional pressures on over 700 pass-blocking snaps, that had me scratching my head even more so. The reasoning behind it was a run-blocking grade of 63.7, which I just disagree with, considering he and his fellow linemen regularly placed defensive linemen in the laps of linebackers and guys never seem to disengage from him once he’s been able to latch his hands. Martin has now made 1st-team All-Pro six times and second-time twice, with the only year he didn’t reach either being 2020, when he played a career-low ten games (only one other time did he not reach at least 16 starts).

17. Ja’Marr Chase

After setting the NFL record for rookie receiving yards in 2021, Chase was still able to affect the 12 games he was available for in equal fashion. Seeing six more targets his way (134) and catching all of those (87), he was able to convert 50% of his targets and 77% of his receptions into either 1st downs or touchdowns. The amount of big plays (13 catches of 20+ yards) certainly decreased, but he was an even more reliable piece in key situations, as only Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown converted more 3rd downs per game into 1st downs (1.42) among pass-catchers with 50+ targets. He can run by pretty much anybody and looks even faster with the ball in his hands, but he’s worked on his craft, in order to come open at the marker and find space along the sideline for crucial grabs. And acrossed 15 total games played (including playoffs), he finished below 50 yards just once. The one issue – he led the NFL with 0.92 drops per game (11 total).

18. Davante Adams

While Adams’ yards per game decreased to “only” 89.2 last season (still top-five), he led the NFL in receiving TDs for the second time in his career with 14. That’s despite being part of a Raiders offense that other than him and Josh Jacobs didn’t have any consistent producers among their skill-position group. If you put in perspective how much Davante meant for that unit, he not only accounted for half of their scoring through the air, but also second behind only D.J. Moore as part of a horrible Panthers offense, in the percentage share of his team’s air yardage (41.8%). However, while he was still a chain-mover for the Silver and Black, he was used downfield more than he ever in his career, as his 10.2 yards before the catch on average was just 0.1 yard behind Tyreek Hill and his 24 receptions of 20+ yards was just one behind the Miami speedster. That included a walk-off touchdown in overtime in their second Broncos game.

19. Lane Johnson

Really to express how freaking good Lane has been over these last few years, all I need to say is that he hasn’t allowed a sack since week 11 of 2020. He’s also only allowed one QB hit, despite spending over 1100 snaps in pass-pro since then and having faced some of the top-flight pass-rushers across the league. Johnson isn’t quite up to par with the brute force of his counterpart Jordan Mailata over at left tackle or as versatile in his usage as Jason Kelce at center, but he’s able to control and steer bodies in the run game, while his guy never seems to make the tackle. Johnson is the best pure pass-protector in the game today and got the job every week for the most devastating rushing attack in the NFL, as they led the league in total yards (3040) if you include the playoffs and set a new record with 42(!) TDs on the ground for a season.

20. Maxx Crosby

You need convincing that Crosby is one of the premiere defensive linemen in the game or just want to have fun for the next hour? Go put on some Raiders tape and watch this man go to work – please don’t pay attention to the rest of that defense though. Somehow because he’s this big white dude, people act like Crosby isn’t an above-90th percentile athlete for the position, yet he plays harder than anybody as physically gifted as he is. He’s not the most diverse pass-rusher, but his ability to put tackles of their heels and then throw in a spin move a couple of times per game gets the job done. According to PFF, his 189 total pressures over the last two years lead all defensive players, despite being on a below-average defenses and not having any playoff games to expand that number. Yet, he’s also hyper-active in the run game, to work off blocks and track down the ball-carrier, which is how he had three more tackles for loss (22) than any other player in the NFL, along with three forced fumbles.

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21. Christian McCaffrey

After combining for just ten games the two years prior, McCaffrey was able to finally play a full 17 plus playoffs again in 2022. However, I believe to express how insane he is on a real offense – not the Panthers, who were literally dead-last in the NFL through the first six weeks, when the star running back was still there – we have to look at what he did as a member of the 49ers. Across 14 games and 263 touches for Kyle Shanahan, CMac racked up 1509 yards and 13 TDs from scrimmage, plus another passing TD. You could tell he ran with a different attitude once he got to San Francisco and him as another movable piece for that skill-position group almost seems unfair. Despite seeing the second-highest target share among running backs to only Austin Ekeler, Niner QBs had a passer rating of 115.5 when going McCaffrey’s way.

22. Chris Lindstrom

With the surprising fall of Quenton Nelson and the rest of the Colts offensive line, a new challenger to the Cowboys’ Zack Martin for the title of best guard in football emerged. Lindstrom received easily the highest PFF grade among offensive linemen (95.0), in particular without another interior guy quite cracking the 90-mark. His ability to create lateral displacement on the front-side of zone concepts, get to the outside edge of defenders in order to scoop them up away from the point of attack and take linebackers for a ride when he snatches them up was a huge factor in the Falcons finishing just two yards short of second in rushing yards (2718) and just outside the top-three in terms of yards per rush (4.9), despite having very inconsistent QB play to keep defenses from stacking the box. And while Lindstrom isn’t put in a ton of true dropbacks, with the league’s highest rate of RPOs (28.9% of pass attempts), only allowing nine total pressures across 517 pass-blocking snaps is highly impressive.

23. Minkah Fitzpatrick

This marks the second time in three years that Minkah finds himself atop my safety rankings on one of these lists and you almost can’t deny he’s become one of the games’ greats, earning his third 1st-team All-Pro nod in four years with the Steelers. Even with a couple of games missed due to injury, he was tied for a league-high six INTs, along with 11 more PBUs. However, he’s far from a finesse free safety. This guy can be an enforcer dropping as a robber or when you try to hit seam routes/benders against him in two-high shells. 2022 marked the second straight year with a run defense grade of over 82 for him and he missed a career-low 5.0% of his tackling attempts. Other than maybe Derwin James, he’s the most useful safety, but at the same time his knack for the ball also makes him the most dangerous one.

24. Sauce Gardner

Not enough is made of how rare it is for rookie cornerbacks to even be above-average starters, much less play at an All-Pro level. However, not only did Sauce win Defensive Rookie of the Year, but the Associated Press also named him 1st-team for how consistent he was all season, as he was tied for the best PFF coverage grade among all defensive backs (90.0). Along with his two interceptions, he led the league with 20 more passes broken up, despite only seeing 86 targets come his way. 46 of those got completed for 452 yards and one touchdown – which was actually on him based on their rules in zone coverage, but he was labelled the next-closest defender. With as zone-heavy as the Jets defensive system is, they ask their corners to help a lot in run support and Sauce didn’t back down at all as a tackler, missing just five of 80 attempts on the year.

25. Justin Herbert

Just looking at the total numbers, not only did Herbert set the all-time record for passing yards and touchdowns through year one and two, but he’s also sixth ever in TD-to-INT ratio (2.69). This past season despite losing his All-Pro left tackle mid-way through week three, Mike Williams and Keenan Allen missing 11 combined games, the team averaging just 3.8 yards per rush and Herbert fracturing his rib cartilage in week two already, he was able to throw 26 TDs compared to ten picks and lead the Chargers to ten wins. He finished tied for 31st in intended air yards per pass attempt due to the restrictions of the Joe Lombardi passing game, with so many static, repetitive concepts with no vertical stretching of defenses and very limited space created for run-after-catch opportunities. Putting statistical context to the tape, which shows how many bad plays he gets L.A. out of, he put up the fifth-lowest pressure-to-sack conversion rate (14.2%).

26. Nick Chubb

Chubb “only” finished third in total rushing yards last season (1525), but he also received 37 and 47 fewer carries than numbers one and two. He led the NFL with 47 rushes of 10+ yards and had the best missed tackle forced-per-carry rate at 27.5%. Yes, he operates behind one of the best offensive lines in football, but his ability to make those big guys look good with appropriate pacing, manipulation of 1st- or 2nd-level defenders and to get skinny for a nearly 230-pound back is tremendous. He squats about three times his weight, which shows up in the way he clears arm-tackles like turnstiles and is able to churn out yardage when he is actually wrapped up. The only reason he isn’t considered among the elite by everybody is his limited usage in the pass game, but he does average 6.3 yards per target for his career, despite a yards-before-catch average mark of -0.6. By the way, he just became the first running back ever to average at least five yards per carry for five straight years – which is as long as he’s been in the league.

27. Dexter Lawrence

I know nose-tackle isn’t the sexiest position for casual NFL fans, but we need to appreciate how dominant Sexy Dexy was in 2022. Only Myles Garrett received a higher PFF grade during the regular season (92.4) among all defensive players in the league and I would argue Lawrence was the most impactful player in New York’s first playoff win since 2011, as he abused the Vikings interior O-line throughout the day. Despite spending about two thirds of snaps between the guards, Lawrence finished second to only Chris Jones among interior defenders with 70 total pressures. Taking the playoffs into account, he was tied for sixth among all defensive linemen with 32 run stops, yet only missed just one of 69 tackling attempts. His ability to control guys on the inside one-on-one, swallow combos and take pass-blockers on the inside for a ride set up one of the most dominant seasons we’ve seen from a legit nose.

28. Quinnen Williams

While personnel-wise the Jets secondary experienced the biggest overhaul heading into this past year, their dramatic shift from dead-last to top-five across basically all defensive statistics can be equally connected to the ascent of Williams as a true difference-maker up front. While he had been an impactful starter his first three years with Gang Green, the former number three overall pick finally lived up to my lofty expectations for him coming out of Alabama. For the 2022 regular season, Big Q’s pressure-per-pass-rush-snap rate of 12.9% put him behind only Javon Hargrave and Chris Jones in terms of interior defensive linemen, while pro-football-reference has him tied for second with 28 QB hits. Despite only spending 270 snaps in run-defense (36th for his position) due to the heavy rotation New York uses, he was able to throw off plays before they could even get going with regularity and finished tied for sixth among that group with 12 TFLs.

29. Stefon Diggs

Even with Gabriel Davis being expected to break out in 2022 and QB Josh Allen banging up his elbow mid-way through the year, it didn’t really slow down Diggs’ production in in his eighth season, as he set personal highs in 1st downs (74) and TDs responsible for (11). Looking at his numbers among all wide receivers, he finished top-five in receiving yards (1429), 1st downs per receptions (46.8%) and passer rating when targeted (120.3). While he can still win down the field with tremendous focus and ball-skills (finished behind only Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams with six catches of 40+ yards), it’s his ability to win early in the route that have made him one of the most efficient high-volume targets across the league. With that being said, he was only tied for 18th in catches that converted 3rd downs (16), had a career-worst contested catch rate of just 46.2% (which is still pretty damn good) and he was tied for the tenth-most drops across the league (nine).

30. Jaire Alexander

The rest of the analysis can be found here!

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31. Roquan Smith

32. Jalen Ramsey

33. A.J. Brown

34. Tristan Wirfs

36. Andrew Thomas

36. Lamar Jackson

37. Cooper Kupp

38. Jason Kelce

39. Jeffery Simmons

40. Derwin James

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41. Laremy Tunsil

42. Josh Jacobs

43. Justin Simmons

44. Marlon Humphrey

45. Saquon Barkley

46. Haason Reddick

47. Mark Andrews

48. Joel Bitonio

49. DeForest Buckner

50. Creed Humphrey

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51. Trevor Lawrence

52. George Kittle

53. Austin Ekeler

54. Matt Judon

55. Terry McLaurin

56. Jalen Hurts

57. Ceedee Lamb

58. Jonathan Allen

59. Derrick Henry

60. Shaquille Leonard

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61. Brian Burns

62. Jonathan Taylor

63. Deebo Samuel

64. Jaylen Waddle

65. Christian Wilkins

66. Javon Hargrave

67. Penei Sewell

68. Christian Darrisaw

69. Matt Milano

70. Rashan Gary

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71. Cam Heyward

72. D.K. Metcalf

73. Talanoa Hufanga

74. Darius Slay

75. Von Miller

76. Frank Ragnow

77. Joey Bosa

78. Aaron Rodgers

79. A.J. Terrell

80. Nick Bolton

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81. Tony Pollard

82. D.J. Reader

83. Rashawn Slater

84. Kevin Byard

85. Jaelan Phillips

86. Dallas Goedert

87. Joe Thuney

88. Wyatt Teller

89. Trey Hendrickson

90. Antoine Winfield Jr.

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91. Quenton Nelson

92. Jaycee Horn

93. Trevon Diggs

94. Rhamondre Stevenson

95. Jordan Poyer

96. T.J. Hockenson

97. Tariq Woolen

98. Aaron Jones

99. Kyle Dugger

100. Amon-Ra St. Brown

The next 30 names:

DeMario Davis, Tyson Campbell, David Long Jr., Marcus Williams, D.J. Moore, Jessie Bates, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Ryan Ramczyk, Jimmie Ward, DaRon Payne, Jevon Holland, Za’Darius Smith, David Njoku, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Vita Vea, Ronnie Stanley, Josh Allen (JAX), Dre Greenlaw, Geno Smith, Budda Baker, Elgton Jenkins, James Bradberry, Lavonte David, Quincy Williams, Jonah Jackson, Amari Cooper, Kenny Clark & DeVonta Smith

If you enjoyed this breakdown, please consider checking out the original piece & feel free to check out all my other video content here!

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2022.10.31 15:53 zekaonar2 Troll dead at 27.5k account afk hours

I'm sure I'm not the fastest, but I think I set a good pace. Just in time for W5 but I feel I need much more time to prepare and there is still too much to do.
https://zekaonar.idleonefficiency.com/
W4 Tips I've not seen mentioned often:

Oinkin's Cooking Quest line can be solved on all players for eggs and ladles but it gets blocked at part 2. To unblock it for a character, wait until you can DNA upgrade a Breeding talent and then use the blocked character to level it up, after turning part 1 in, switch a kitchen to croissant to unblock the second part.
You can clear the W4 coliseum on a properly spec'ed Bubo earlier than you think. This will get you some much needed cash and items you don't have access to yet for looty and vials. You can get Void coins from this which can help push several things forward: Anvil, Stamps, Cauldron P2W.
Lab "Connection Range" is different from "line width" and is more important. Connection Range is the distance a player is away from a lab node or jewel, line width is the distance between players. It is harder to get Connection Range: https://idleoninsight.com/?search=connection%20range Pyrite Rhombol is super important and won't become available to f2p players again until Feb 1. I missed it two weeks ago, short by 100 spice.
The Pets tab of the Idleon Guide Sheet is often referenced: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSnlrC_6oW7P89Os4uECnEB_XOVr6TlPa-QhTC62DrtLnRkzQi1UAMnrEZassEaAQb6Cr3TEZAiSVvz/pubhtml# Yes, this is out of date but the information is still valid and it is the genetic type that is important, not the pet picture as many of them changed. This has tips to get you past the pet battle roadblocks.
In Pet combat, it is easier to use the keyboard than to click but the keys aren't obvious. If you have 4 of the 6 pet slots unlocked, the keys 3,4,5,6 activate the attack skills.
Trapping: You only need to build one of the best traps available to you. You can pass the trap to anyone that can equip it and its benefits are snapshotted when you are setting up the traps. For example Meat traps are expensive at 1k green salt but totally worth building right away if it benefits all your players and they can set 1 additional trap.
Bowman, Wizard and Squire can't buy elite books but they have 5 of the elite talents unlocked. You can buy books on the other characters and trade them over. Also use your books as often as possible until you hit 1000 checkouts(for the +5 max book lvl Achievement).
And for all the other important W4 tips, this guide on Steam covers it all: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2814278936 Active Cranium Cooking Bubo got me to troll and helped speed up Alchemy.

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2019.06.07 17:00 Zerosa 2019 Wiki Project - Texas

2019 Preview

2019 Spring Football Roster
2019 Football Schedule

LA Tech @ Texas 8/31
LSU @ Texas 9/7
Texas @ Rice 9/14
Oklahoma State @ Texas 9/21
Texas @ West Virginia 10/5
Oklahoma @ Texas 10/12
Kansas @ Texas 10/19
Texas @ TCU 10/26
Kansas State @ Texas 11/9
Texas @ Iowa State 11/16
Texas @ Baylor 11/23
Texas Tech @ Texas 11/29

Notable Returning Players
QB Sam Ehlinger
RB Keontay Ingram
WR Devin Duvernay
WR Collin Johnson
C Zach Shackelford
LT Sam Cosmi
NB BJ Foster
DE Malcolm Roach
SS Caden Sterns
FS Brandon Jones
P Ryan Bujcevski
PK Cameron Dicker

2019 247 Composite Recruiting Class Ranking: 3rd
2019 Preseason S&P+ Ranking: 35
Questions going into the season

Can Sam Ehlinger continue to play and progress the way he did in the 2018 season? He progressed as a passer in 2018 with a Texas and Big 12 record of 308 straight passes without an interceptions after a 2017 season that was filled with game changing intereceptions. On the rushing side of the ball, he was the 3rd leading rusher of the team in 2018. If he has to continue this trend, will his body last the whole season or will Texas have to go to it's redshirt freshman QB Casey Thompson?
How will the defense perform this year after losing 8 starters? The defense took a massive step down during some games in 2018 when the less experienced players had to come in due to injury and suspensions to the starters.
Does a running game come alive for the offense in 2019? Texas has been having to depend on 1-2 RBs and a QB for quite a few years to have any sort of rushing attack.
Was the 2018 season a fluke or is Texas really back? A Sugar Bowl win was not the expected outcome for last season. With the loss of major contributors on both sides of the ball, can the Longhorns still perform to the "Texas is Back" level that Sam Ehlinger announced after the Sugar Bowl win.
Can a Tom Herman coached team play up to it's potential every game? A continual trend throughout Herman's coaching career has been that his teams play up to the teams they are underdogs to but play down to the teams that they are predicted to beat. This will have to a trend that is stopped if "Texas is Back" will be threatening. Otherwise "Texas is Back" will return to it's ongoing joke status.
Will Texas actually win an season opener or is Tom Herman and Texas doomed to repeat what happened with Maryland?

2018 Season

Game #1 - @ Maryland (FedEx Field) - L 34-29
Time is a flat circle. Texas again opened the season ranked facing a Maryland squad embroiled in scandal following the unfortunate passing of OL Jordan McNair which eventually led to the firing of head coach DJ Durkin and leaving a wealth of reasons why the team's focus would have been anywhere but on the field, but you wouldn't have guessed based on how the game started. Maryland jumped out to a 24-7 lead in the first half until Texas came storming back, grabbing a 29-24 lead. An untimely and lengthy weather delay put an end to the Longhorns' momentum, and QB Sam Ehlinger became the focus of Texas fans' anger, throwing two interceptions in the closing minutes when Texas appeared to have an opportunity to steal the game from the Terrapins.
Highlights
Devin Duvernay lays out to haul in a touchdown pass for the first score of the season for Texas.
Collin Johnson hauls in a TD at the end of the first half to reduce Maryland's lead to 2.
Game #2 - vs Tulsa - W 28-21
Texas returned home to Austin for their one and only G5 opponent for the season. Early on, it appeared that Texas would be able to cruise to an easy blowout win over the Golden Hurricane, scoring their first TD less than a minute into the game and leading 21-0 at halftime. However, this would only prove to be the beginning of a trend for the Longhorns in 2018, as Texas seemed to play their worst when they had a three possession lead. Tulsa pulled themselves within a score early in the 4th quarter when Shamari Brooks' TD made the score 21-14. Texas would respond on the next drive, taking over six minutes before Tre Watson scored on an 11 yard TD reception. Tulsa would respond quickly with a minute-and-a-half long TD drive of their own. Texas would then grind out the final five minutes of regulation with a 10 play, 55 yard drive to bleed the clock and finish the game. Longhorn Network commentator Lowell Galindo put it best following The Eyes of Texas: "Can we all agree this sucked?"
Highlights
Freshman RB Keaontay Ingram scores his first career TD with this 29 yard run in the first quarter.
Freshman DB BJ Foster collects his first career INT.
Lil'Jordan Humphrey fights through two Tulsa defenders to find the endzone.
PJ Locke III launches out of a cannon to force a Tulsa fumble.
Daniel Young lowers the boom on the Tulsa defense to put the game away for Texas.
Game #3 - vs USC - W 37-14
Much like last season, many Texas fans came into the USC game feeling dejected and disheartened, fully expecting to get dunked on by a supposedly vastly superior opponent. And, much like last season, those Texas fans would be proven wrong by the bipolar nature of Tom Herman-led teams. USC would jump ahead early, leading 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, but wouldn't score again. Lil'Jordan Humphrey got the Longhorns going with a 47 yard spin cycle TD, and Cameron Dicker would finally be unveiled to the country, going 3/3 on field goals with two 46 yarders. Any hope of a USC comeback was completely erased in the middle of the third quarter, as freshman Caden Sterns would step up and block the Trojans' FG attempt, which was returned by Anthony Wheeler to put the Horns up 30-14. This was also truly the beginning of the Bru McCoy saga, who was in attendance on his Texas OV.
Highlights
Lil'Jordan Humphrey hits the circle button and houses the pass from Sam Ehlinger.
Brandon Jones finishes the Longhorn defense's goal line stand in Q2.
Freshman Joshua Moore lays out for his first career TD reception.
Caden Sterns blocks the USC field goal, and Anthony Wheeler returns it to put Texas up by two scores.
BJ Foster crushes USC's Amon-Ra St. Brown in Q4.
Game #4 - vs TCU - W 31-16
Texas faced its second consecutive ranked opponent in TCU following their win over USC. Texas was also looking to undo the skid they had going against the Horned Frogs, having lost each of the four games previous. The game was a back-and-forth affair in the first half; Texas led 7-6 at the end of the first quarter, and TCU would lead 13-10 at the end of the second. In the third quarter, TCU's offense and QB Shawn Robinson unraveled with two interceptions, one of which setup an easy punch-in touchdown. Another leaping TD catch, this time by Collin Johnson, would prove to be the deciding score as Texas would grab a 17-16 lead late in Q3 and not look back.
Highlights
TCU's double pass fails to fool Caden Sterns, who intercepts KaVonte Turpin's throw.
Collin Johnson lays out to haul in the Sam Ehlinger TD pass.
Shawn Robinson throws to no one and is picked off by Brandon Jones.
Caden Sterns picks up his second INT of the game and nearly finds paydirt on the return.
Sam Ehlinger and Lil'Jordan Humphrey put the game on ice with this 38-yard TD late in Q4.
Game #5 - @ Kansas State - W 19-14
Texas headed to the Little Apple looking to win in Manhattan for the first time since 2002 riding high on a three-game winning streak and following back-to-back home wins over ranked opponents but also with the Red River Shootout looming the following week. The game would prove to be a tale of two halves. Texas dominated the scoring in the first, leading 19-0 at halftime with very little assistance from their offense. At halftime, Kansas State would bench QB Alex Delton in favor of Skylar Thompson, who would lead a muted comeback for the Wildcats with an unanswered score in each of the last two quarters. Despite sloppy play on the offensive side of the ball, the Horns did not turn the ball over all game. Texas would ultimately come out ahead and out-Snyderball the Purple Wizard in his final (?) Texas game as head coach of the Wildcats.
D'Shawn Jamison opens the scoring with a 90 yard punt return for a TD.
Tre Watson finds Sam Ehlinger on the trick play to get Texas inside the five yardline.
Charles Omenihu forces Alex Delton into a safety.
Game #6 - vs Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl) - W 48-45
The Longhorns rolled into Dallas for the annual Red River Shootout at the State Fair of Texas riding an improbable four-game winning streak and ranked #19 in the country in the AP Poll, a position very few expected to be in following the letdown in Maryland and the less-than-inspiring narrow win against Tulsa. They had since collected two wins against then-ranked teams, but both of those games were in the friendly confines of Austin, and neither of those teams held a candle to the firepower of the #7 Sooners. The 2018 iteration of the Shootout would prove to be an instant classic. At the end of the first half, Texas led the Sooners by only a touchdown despite forcing OU into a turnover, a punt, and a field goal and scoring on every meaningful drive of their own. Following the most impressive single quarter they would put together all season, Texas managed to command a seemingly insurmountable 45-24 lead at the conclusion of the third frame, again forcing a turnover out of eventual Heisman-winner Kyler Murray and scoring on all but one drive of their own in the process. Sam Ehlinger also introduced the Sooners to QB Power Right, a play the combined coaching staff and faculty of the university in Norman have yet to determine an effective counter to. From there, Texas failed on three consecutive drives to effectively chew clock, gassing their own defense and allowing the absurdity of Kyler Murray's athleticism to drag OU back into an unlikely tie game. With all of the momentum residing firmly in the hands of the Land Thieves, Sam Ehlinger and the Texas offense stepped onto the field with a mere two-and-a-half minutes remaining looking to find a way to drive down the field and put the nail in the coffin of the Dirt Burglars. In eight plays, Texas found itself on the cusp of the Sooner redzone with 14 seconds remaining in regulation. From there, the game was in the hands of one man: DICKER. THE KICKER. Cameron Dicker nailed the 40 yard field goal to put Texas up 48-45. The Sooners would ultimately fail to do anything with their final two snaps on the ensuing drive, and Texas would reclaim the trophy that really matters - the Golden Hat - as their own.
Highlights
Lil'Jordan Humphrey drags OU's "defense" nearly for a first down on third and forever.
Lil'Jordan Humphrey finds Collin Johnson out of the Wildcat formation with a jump pass to open Texas' scoring.
Kyler Murray panics under pressure and drops the football. Breckyn Hager recovers and presents his prize to the burnt orange side of the stadium.
Ehlinger scores the first of his three rushing TDs with QB Power Right.
Kyler Murray panics and floats a ball for an easy Brandon Jones INT.
Sam Ehlinger drops in a TD pass to Tre Watson.
Keaontay Ingram bounces outside for 31 yards.
Lil'Jordan finds a lane on the tunnel screen.
DICKER THE KICKER.
Game #7 - vs Baylor - W 23-17
Newly-minted #9 Texas returned home following their triumph in the Cotton Bowl to face an in-state foe in the Baylor Bears, headed by QB Charlie Brewer, who was never offered by Texas and was reportedly like...super mad about it because his father and grandfather were apparently royalty at Texas, even though almost no Texas fans had heard of them. The game did not get off to a hot start, as do-everything QB Sam Ehlinger would leave the game with a shoulder injury during the first drive of the game. Shane Buechele, who began the 2017 season as the starting QB for the Longhorns, would step in for Ehlinger. Texas' defense would play one of their better games of the season to this point, holding Baylor to a mere 17 points. A second quarter burst from the Longhorns would account for 20 of their 23 total points, including a 44 yard TD pass from Buechele to WR Collin Johnson. Two missed field goals by Cameron Dicker in the second half would keep the Bears within a score in the final minutes. In the final seconds, Baylor found their way into the Texas redzone, but an under pressure pass from Charlie Brewer would sail harmlessly out of the back of the endzone as time expired.
Highlights
Shane Buechele finds Collin Johnson deep for the 44 yard score.
Caden Sterns makes an acrobatic catch to haul in the interception.
Keaontay Ingram finds space for a 30 yard rush.
Game #8 - @ Oklahoma State - L 38-35
Texas starting CBs Kris Boyd and Davante Davis were both suspended for the first quarter of this game for a violation of team rules. As a result, Oklahoma State jumped out to an early lead, finishing the first quarter with a 17-7 advantage and all of the momentum. Boyd and Davis managed to do little to slow down the Cowboy offense in their return, as the lead grew to 31-14 by halftime. In the second half, Sam Ehlinger led a rejuvenated Texas offense in a furious comeback including some of his best throws in burnt orange to date. A ten yard jump pass TD to TE Andrew Beck would make it a three point deficit for the Horns. Following a three-and-out forced by the defense, the Texas offense was unable to capitalize on the ensuing drive. Oklahoma State would score another TD with under six minutes to play to stretch the lead back to ten on a Corndog run that vaguely resembled a foal stepping off the tilt-a-whirl at the carnival. Texas would respond with a TD of their own, but it would be too little, too late, as Oklahoma State would successfully run out the clock following the unsuccessful onside kick attempt despite Tom Herman's best attempts to fight Mike Gundy.
Highlights
Ehlinger drops a dime to Beck to setup a TD.
Ehlinger throws another dime, this one to Ingram for the touchdown.
Ehlinger finds Andrew Beck in the endzone with the rollout jump pass.
Devin Duvernay sets up the late TD with two broken tackles.
Game #9 - vs West Virginia - L 42-41
Texas stumbled home from Stillwater looking to recover after the hiccup against Oklahoma State but would find no rest for the weary as the high-flying Mountaineers of West Virginia were coming to town looking to take control of the race to the Big 12 title game. In true Big 12 fashion, this game would turn into a full blown shootout almost immediately. At no point in the game did either team hold more than a seven point lead, and even that massive deficit held for less than four total minutes. With just under six minutes to play, West Virginia drove down the field and managed to tie the game at 34. Texas would answer with a 48 yard touchdown from Sam Ehlinger to Devin Duvernay with only two and a half minutes to go. This would prove to be too much time left on the clock for the Mountaineers, as Will Grier would find Gary Jennings Jr. for the 33 yard TD with 16 seconds to play. Rather than take the XP and head to overtime, the Mountaineers went for two. Will Grier ran the conversion in to put WVU up for the final time in the game, handing Texas its second straight loss and putting their Big 12 title game hopes in jeopardy.
Highlights
Ehlinger evades the all-out blitz and finds Lil'Jordan Humphrey deep inside the five.
Sam Ehlinger hooks up with Tre Watson for the touchdown.
Devin Duvernay grabs a late lead for the Longhorns on a 48 yard bomb.
Game #10 - @ Texas Tech - W 41-34
Another week, and another high powered offense for Texas to face off with, this time in Lubbock against the Red Raiders. Even without the injured Alan Bowman, Tech would jump out to an early 7-0 lead before the Longhorns seemingly took control in the second and third quarters, leading 17-10 at halftime and 27-10 to end the third. However, the problems for Texas when leading by three scores would rear their ugly heads once again, as Tech would score nearly immediately in the fourth quarter on a 57 yard touchdown to Antoine Wesley. The Longhorns would answer with a 39 yard TD pass of their own before the Red Raiders would rip off 17 points in just under five minutes to draw even yet again with 1:45 to play. Less than a minute and a half later, however, Texas would answer. Lil'Jordan Humphrey would win the 50/50 jump ball and take it in for the touchdown to put Texas up by 7 with 21 seconds to play.
Highlights
Davante Davis strips Jett Duffey to kill the Red Raider drive.
Kris Boyd matches his counterpart, stripping Jett Duffey again. (Apologies for audio not being in sync)
Lil'Jordan Humphrey mosses the Tech defender for the winning score.
Game #11 - vs Iowa State - W 24-10
#13 Texas came home for Senior Day, a conference match-up with #18 Iowa State and freshman QB Brock Purdy. Just before kickoff, Oklahoma State completed the upset of West Virginia, meaning the winner of this game would be in control of their own destiny to make the Big 12 title game two weeks later. In true Tom Herman Texas fashion, the Longhorn showed up in a big way for a critical game against a great opponent, completely smothering the Cyclone offense throughout in the Texas' defense best game of the season. While Iowa State was without RB David Montgomery for the entire first half, Sam Ehlinger would once again get hurt in the first half and turn the reins of the offense over to backup Shane Buechele. Iowa State would be held without a touchdown until the final two minutes of the game, at which point the Longhorns were already up by three scores. Of course, Texas would need to put a scare into its fans right at the end, as three-string RB Daniel Young would fumble on the ensuing drive and give the ball back to Iowa State. The Texas defense would step up three players later, forcing a fumble of their own to put the game on ice.
Highlights
DKR and the Longhorns bench sing along to Don't Stop Believing.
Shane Buechele finds Lil'Jordan Humphrey for his second TD pass of 2018 in relief of Sam Ehlinger.
Joseph Ossai ices the game for Texas with the strip sack of Kyle Kempt.
Game #12 - @ Kansas - W 24-17
When you think of great times and places to play college football games, you think 11 AM on Black Friday in Lawrence, KS. And so it was for the 2018 edition of the Texas Longhorns vs. the Kansas Jayhawks, a game where Texas simply needed to win to advance to the Big 12 title game. An injured Sam Ehlinger would return for the Longhorns in what would prove to be a sloppy game on both sides. Ehlinger would throw two interceptions in the game - the first two he had thrown since the loss to Maryland to open the 2018 season. Texas would slop its way to a 21-0 lead at the end of the third quarter before the three possession lead curse would again arise for Texas. Kansas would outscore Texas 17-3 in the fourth quarter alone with the assistance of an onside kick recovery by the Jayhawks. A second onside kick attempt after the Kansas field goal with a minute and a half to play would come up empty, and the Longhorns would withstand the Kansas comeback and punch their ticket to Dallas for a Red River Rematch.
Highlights
Collin Johnson carries a KU defender into the endzone with authority.
Tre Watson picks up 31 to setup Texas inside the five.
LB Jeffrey McCulloch intercepts Peyton Bender on the tip drill to setup Texas' final score of the day.
Big 12 Championship - vs Oklahoma (AT&T Stadium) - L 39-27
For the first time since 1929, Texas and Oklahoma would meet outside the familiar confines of the Cotton Bowl at the Texas State Fair, instead matching up at Jerry World to determine the Big 12 title game. It would also be the first time since 1903 that the two would play more than once in the same season. The first twenty minutes of the conference championship game would play out in a fashion familiar to both sides from October, as Texas jumped out to a 14-6 lead on the back of Sam Ehlinger's fourth and fifth rushing touchdowns of the year against the Sooners. In the final five minutes of the half, Oklahoma would manage to score on two drives and take a 20-14 lead into the break. The momentum could continue in the third quarter, as Oklahoma would score on their first drive back to go up by 13. Texas would respond with touchdown passes to Collin Johnson and Lil'Jordan Humphrey before the end of the third quarter, but a blocked XP on the second score would keep the game tied at 27. An OU field goal would later put the Sooners up by three early in Q4. Texas would get the ball back on the following drive and make slow but steady progress to attempt to take the lead. On what would prove to be a critical third and long play, the refs would seemingly swallow their whistles on a blatant defensive pass interference on Lil'Jordan Humphrey. On the resulting possession for Oklahoma, Kyler Murray would find CeeDee Lamb on an out route which the receiver would break open for a 56 yard reception. However, Texas LB Gary "Aleppo" Johnson would recover on the play and run down the OU wide receiver, forcing a fumble just as Lamb reached the ten, which the Texas defense recovered. With the momentum seemingly rescued, the unthinkable would happen: the Oklahoma defense would step up. An unblocked CB blitz would get to Sam Ehlinger in the endzone, resulting in a safety. After the free kick, the Oklahoma offense would have a clock-chewing drive resulting in a ^{^{^(uncalled}} ^{^{^arm}} ^{^{^bar}} ^{^{^offensive}} ^{^{^pass}} ^{^{^{interference)}}} Grant Calcaterra touchdown from Kyler Murray. On the ensuing kickoff, Lil'Jordan Humphrey would seemingly keep Texas hope alive with a kick return TD. However, the refs found their whistles in time to call the score back for a hold against Texas. A frantic Texas offense would quickly drive down the field, but with time running out, Sam Ehlinger would throw his final INT of the season, effectively ending the game and Texas' Big 12 championship hopes.
Highlights
Ehlinger scores his fourth rushing TD against the Sooners in 2018 with this 16 yard run to open the scoring in the conference title game.
Sam Ehlinger finds Collin Johnson in the endzone to begin closing the gap in the third quarter.
Aleppo runs down Ceedee Lamb to force the fumble.
Sugar Bowl - vs Georgia (Superdome) - W 28-21
Texas would roll into the New Orleans as clear underdogs to face off against a Georgia team clearly upset about being left out of the College Football Playoff, as evidenced by their tweets during the semifinal games. Bevo XV would set the tone early for Texas in the pre-game, bursting out of his pen while charging at Uga X. From the outset, it was clear that Texas was prepared to be the aggressor and control the game. Texas would drive right down the field on the opening possession, concluding with a two yard Sam Ehlinger touchdown run. The Texas defense would also impose their will on the Bulldogs, holding them to eight total yards on their first three drives. A second Ehlinger TD run would put Texas up 17-0 early in the second quarter. The Dawgs would find their legs on the following drive and find paydirt, but another Cameron Dicker field goal on the subsequent Texas possession would see Texas up 20-7 at the end of the first half. Texas' pressure would continue into the third quarter, as UGA's first possession of the half would end in a PJ Locke interception due to the pressure the Texas front seven was putting on Jake Fromm. A third Sam Ehlinger rushing touchdown and two point conversion would put the Longhorns up by 21 with just under 12 minutes left to play. Georgia would quickly answer with a score of their own on the following drive. A Cameron Dicker missed field goal with just over a minute remaining left the door open for a miracle comeback by the Dawgs, and Georgia would manage to pick up one final touchdown on Jake Fromm's arm with 14 seconds to play with assistance from back-to-back targeting fouls by Texas on the drive. The ensuing onside kick by Georgia would prove unsuccessful, handing Texas the Sugar Bowl and their first ten win season since 2009.
Highlights
BJ Foster crushes Jake Fromm.
Ehlinger ducks blindside pressure for a 20 yard gain.
LJH bounces off several Georgia defenders for the first down.
Ehlinger drops the shoulder for the first down and to setup the TD.
Ehlinger picks up his second rushing TD of the game with this ten yard scramble.
Anthony Wheeler pressures Jake Fromm into an interception.
Ta'Quon Graham strips D'Andre Swift.
Anthony Wheeler and BJ Foster race to sack Jake Fromm.
Aleppo and Chris Nelson team up for the sack.
Tre Watson sheds a defender to pick up 20.
Collin Johnson beats Stokes on the jump ball much to the surprise of ESPN.
WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAACK.
2018 Final Record - 10-4 (7-3)
2018 Final AP Ranking - #9
And now for the open-ended interview! This year we're going to talk about Gameday experience, and anyone is welcome to answer these questions in the comments.

What is the best place to eat at during game day?
What is the best place to drink at during game day?
Where is the best place to take a photo on campus/around the stadium?
What landmark(s) do people need to visit when seeing your school?
What traditions are of utmost importance during game day?
If someone were to visit your campus during one rivalry game, what game should it be and why does it make your team's atmosphere amplified?
What random trivia fact do most people not know about your school?
Where are the best places to park around your team's stadium on gameday?
What chants or cheers should visiting fans be familiar with at your school?
How long is the daily gameday experience at your school? Are there major events or experiences before/afterward to keep in mind?

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2017.10.16 07:41 WaitForIt_Salad Defensive play of the game? Xavier Woodson, unblocked, whiffs on Melvin Gordon's 1 yard TD

Fourth and goal, on the one, Chargers down-block, double, and iso, leaving Woodson-Luster, the rookie extra MLB in for goaline, unblocked. He slides into the hole, dips his head, and fully whiffs on Gordon who goes sailing by, airborne.
A defense can get by with a rookie here and there, but this is ridiculous. Nick Morrow, while I appreciate what he's doing and what's being asked of him, can't be expected to make anyone around him better. He needs vets around him who will make him better. This defense is young, has no depth, and plays like it. You can't blame KNJ for an unblocked linebacker being put in position to make the play who simply fails to do his job.
This roster, besides underperforming, is also incomplete. That TD just doesn't happen with, say, Navorro Bowman stepping into that hole, and leading those rookies.
And inquire about DRC while you've got your phone out, Reggie.
The offense may have lost this game, but the defense had the opportunity to win it, several times.

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2017.09.21 20:13 WastedFrog Frog's GIF Breakdowns: The 49ers defense vs Seattle's run game

I write these for /49ers so they tend to be very niners focused but I'm going to start doing more general NFL stuff as well.
This week's write up is breaking down the 49ers run defense, last year the worst in the NFL, vs Seattle's rushing attack, including every Wilson carry.

Play 1

Solomon Thomas caught some flack from fans for what they thought was him biting too hard on zone reads. In reality every time he went after the RB it was because someone else was spying Wilson. On this play it's Eric Reid. Thomas isn't even meant to read the play. his job is to take the run away. If Wilson keeps it the faster S and LBs are the ones who chase him down. Reid does a great job on this play. his movements mirror Wilson's exactly and he runs it down for no real gain.

Play 2

The first person to note in this play is Big #90 Earl Mitchell. This play is supposed to be a run to the right but Mitchell penetrates and cuts off the lane forcing the RB to cut it back to the left. He has nowhere to go though because Buckner and Carradine have both dropped their guys onto the turf.

Play 3

Not much to say here. It was a fumbled exchange and the RB fell on it.

Play 4

Heres the next one of these zone read plays where Thomas Goes straight for the RB. This time Ray Ray Armstrong has Wilson. Armstrong bites on the fake handoff and as a result Wilson gets to take off. This is my biggest gripe about Armstrong. Both in coverage and in the run game he's too willing to abandon his responsibility early. He's got to get better at being patient. Especially here. This was 4th and 1. You just can't let Wilson have space in that scenario.

Play 5

It wasn't all bad for Armstrong. He sets himself up directly behind DJ Jones (#93) and stays behind him as the play moves. This allows him to watch the gaps on either side of Jones and dive in to the one the RB chooses. Very well defended.

Play 6

When people say Seattle's OL is bad, they aren't playing. On this one Arik Armstead literally slaps the LT out of his way to get into the backfield to stop. Even if he hasn't be able to Tank Carradine had got there as well. Both DJ Jones and Earl Mitchell were within a yard and primed to take him down too.

Play 7

This is a nice move by Bowman. instead of heading straight for the gap he gets as close to the DL as he can and then once the RT comes up to the 2nd level, where he would have been engaging Bowman to block him, Bowman is able to step sideways behind Ifedi. Ifedi can do nothing about it without drawing a holding flag.

Play 8

This is the only one of the zone read plays that Thomas does mess up. He starts off the same as always. Goes straight for the RB and you can see Armstrong is just sitting there waiting to take on Wilson. Thomas for whatever reason hesitates at the point of attack and looks like he's about to switch targets to Wilson, then realizes the RB still has the ball. Maybe he was supposed to read this one since there was an OL waiting to block Armstrong but I can't be sure. Either way he read it wrong

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And here we have it. Maybe the worst play by an offensive line I have ever seen. All 5 OL end up laying on the ground. On a run play. They weren't cut blocking either. DeForest Buckner puts the C and LG on the turf by himself.

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Bowman can still cover ground as well as he ever did. He gets from between the hashes to the sideline in time to make a TFL. The defense as a whole has been doing a good job of getting bodies around the ball. Had Bowman not made it over there Carradine and Robinson were right there to make the tackle.

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5th round Rookie DJ Jones had a very good game. They are mixing him in more and for good reason. If I didn't know who these people were I'd have guessed he's a several year vet by the way he played this run. He knew he could throw Britt off him whenever he wanted. He just sat there and watched the RB and waited for the right moment. He flings Britt aside with ease, hits the RB and the run goes nowhere. Very impressive for a rookie.

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This is one of the better blocks I've ever seen Jimmy Graham make. Solomon Thomas moves him well but can't get off it fast enough to get to the runner. Bowman has to come up to make the stop.

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What I want to point out here is how good the 49ers have been at swarming to the ball so far this season. that was lacking a lot of the time last year. ON this play by the time the RB is tackled there are 7 white jerseys within 2 yards of him. on a no gain run. That is exactly what you want to see.

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The idea on this play was to leave the DE on the opposite side of the run unblocked because the play is moving the other direction and RBs are faster than DE. This gets used all the time and typically works pretty well. It gives you a numbers advantage on the other side. The problem is that they underestimated Solomon Thomas' speed. He launches off the line and chases the RB down from behind. No chance to make a cut upfield at all. Also lol at Buckner easily making the LT sit down

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Yet another zone read and the plan is the same. The DE, in this case Aaron Lynch, crashes down against the run and a spy, this time the S Jimmie Ward, is covering Wilson.

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This is just outstanding effort by Chris Carson. He gets stood up early on by both Bowman and Reid, both of whom have a decent grip on him. The RG tries to push him and help him gain a little ground and it's enough to roll out of their grip entirely and get a couple extra yards.

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Another good attempt by Carson. Tank Carradine gets in range but he makes an excellent jump cut to get away. Bowman is just able to dive at his ankles and trip him up but he still falls forward for an extra 4 yards.

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This was one of the better run plays Seattle called. Everyone but Bowman bit on it being a run to the left and he was too well blocked to stop it. Carson had a pretty easy time getting to the first down marker before being tackled by a couple CBs.

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Another whole team win over the OL on this one. Solomon Thomas is in the backfield with almost no resistance from the LT. The RB tries to cut upfield to avoid him but both Buckner and Armstead are completely free of blockers by then and tackle him together. Ray Ray Armstrong and Jaquiski Tartt were both right there if they needed to make the tackle as well.

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I love NaVorro Bowman. The way he shrugs off the hit from the lead blocker like it was nothing and then just stands up the RB. Awesome.

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Another Zone read play and the plan is the same. This time it's Arik Armstead who hits the RB. This time thought Armstrong hesitates and thats all Wilson needs to break off a run. in the slowed down 2nd half of the GIF Bowman reads and reacts much quicker than Armstrong. he's already made his change of direction and started moving before Armstrong even reacts fully. Again it seems like Armstrong was a little to eager to make his move, paying too much attention to the RB instead of only moving when he knows the play is going that way

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I'm trying really hard not to complain about the refs too much in these things. You can't expect every call to be right or made, especially when it comes to holding. However I think when the hold directly affects the outcome of the play and it's in a key situation you have to throw the flag. Especially if they do it more than once. On the first play here Wilson's targets are all covered so he scrambles. The only 49er who was in position to make a play was Tank Carradine who was clearly held by two seahawks players. On the second play it could not have been more blatant and right in front of a ref. that should have been a big sack. The OL even throws his hands up after in that dead giveaway move that says I was definitely holding but want to look innocent. If these were further apart or earlier in the game I wouldn't have as much of a problem but that was a key drive late in the game. they were pretty blatant and directly allowed for big plays.

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Almost any other QB would have been chased down by Solomon Thomas here but Wilson is just too quick. Wilson's ability to run has never been more important for Seattle. Their OL play has been bad for a while but it's getting to a whole new level. There were several plays that just made me laugh at the fact that these guys have jobs as blockers in the NFL.

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Earl Mitchell is ludicrously strong. The amount of weight he moves as violently as he does on this play is just silly. thats a 310 lb man who is fighting against him with all his strength. He actually picks up most of his weight and moves it.

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This is just a well executed run play by Seattle. Both Bowman and Thomas have a shot to stop him early but both are late by just a few inches. Jimmie Ward has to close a big gap to come down from the FS spot to make the play.

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He's still learning but Solomon Thomas is going to be a very good player. Here he blows up his blocker and then weaves through traffic to get to the ball carrier. Even if it is against weak competition that is exactly the kind of instinct and ferociousness you want to see against the run. It blew my mind that people came out of watching this with a negative opinion of Thomas. He had a very good game.

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This play is similar to Play 14. Only this time it's going the other way and It's a frankly tired looking Arik Armstead who is the free man. He doesn't have nearly enough speed off the line to get to the RB like Thomas did. Luckily DeFo is a damn animal and throws his blocker off him, turns and dives 3 yards onto the RB's back. Buckner was by far the 49ers best player in this game. He hit Wilson so many times on pass downs. I had to stick to just the run plays to keep this from getting silly long but damn was he good passrushing.

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tldr of this game: Snap ball, Defo blows it up, next play

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The last meaningful play of the game and probably the best blocking job Seattle does all night. Ifedi lets Armstead past him then blocks him from behind to take him out of the play. Armstrong has a chance at it but the WR (#10) comes in and hits him hard enough to stop him dead taking him out of the play for the moment. Carson then makes a really nice cut to make Dontae Johnson miss. Well executed all around.
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2017.09.21 00:50 WastedFrog Frog's GIF Breakdowns: The 49ers run defense vs Seattle

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Not much to say here. It was a fumbled exchange and the RB fell on it.

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This is one of the better blocks I've ever seen Jimmy Graham make. Solomon Thomas moves him well but can't get off it fast enough to get to the runner. Bowman has to come up to make the stop.

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Yet another zone read and the plan is the same. The DE, in this case Aaron Lynch, crashes down against the run and a spy, this time the S Jimmie Ward, is covering Wilson.

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I love NaVorro Bowman. The way he shrugs off the hit from the lead blocker like it was nothing and then just stands up the RB. Awesome.

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tldr of this game: Snap ball, Defo blows it up, next play

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2017.09.14 18:55 WastedFrog Frog's GIF Breakdown: Carlos Hyde vs The Carolina Panthers

I originally wrote this for the 49ers sub, hence why it's written from a niners perspective but I figured I'd share it here too.
I was planning to do a breakdown of Reuben Foster vs Christian McCaffrey, and it was looking like it would be a fantastic battle until Foster got hurt. So instead I turned my attention to the run game. That was the part of the offense I was most concerned with after the preseason games.
Carlos Hyde was easily the best player on offense this week. The run blocking however didn't improve all that much. there were many mistakes that Hyde overcame.

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Hyde's first carry of the game was one that he couldn't mess up. Staley and Jusczyzk open a giant running lane and Hyde sped through it. He shook the S and gained a couple extra yards before Keuchly brought him down.

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I believe this play was meant to go to the left between the LT and LG. Luke Keuchly did as well as he went straight for that gap. Hyde however saw a cutback lane and made a very nice cut to pick up a 1st down. This is exactly the kind of thing you need to be able to do to run in this offense. read the line as it develops, one cut and go.

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For some reason there was no all-22 of this play on gamepass. It's unfortunate because the broadcast angle is pretty bad for seeing what happened here. From what I can tell, the entire right side of the line fails on this one. Staley and Beadles do a good job creating space on the left side. Kilgore however lets his man get off the block after initially moving him well. Fusco can't stop his man from moving him laterally towards the run lane. Trent Brown tries to pick up Luke Keuchly at the second level but doens't get there quickly enough. The result is both the DTs tackle Hyde and Kuechly would have had they not been able to.

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Good execution all around on this one. Juszczyk makes a great block on Thomas Davis. Hyde had two good run lanes as a result. He took the one that wouldn't require him to lose any speed. Goodwin gets a good block on the CB and the S has to come up to make the play.

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Damn it, Beadles. I was going to get around to it eventually. The elephant turd in the room. Zane Beadles had one of the worst games I've ever seen from any 49er OL. It was embarrassingly awful. His run blocking wasn't nearly as bad as his "passblocking" which if you were to describe as a turnstile would be insulting to turnstiles. You at least need to push those to make them move.
Anyways, on this play Beadles gets manhandled. On a run down he gets driven backwards so far that when the DT disengages and tackles Hyde at the LoS he's doing it from behind. This play wasn't going to go for much more than about 2 yards anyways though. Even if Beadles had made that block the Panthers D played it perfectly. Mario Addison (97) beats Staley to the outside taking away the original run lane and Thomas Davis is sitting in the middle of the cutback lane.

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The 49ers line up with 2 TE on the right side of the formation. Both of whom make very good blocks and open up a run lane for Hyde. The way the blocking is designed Hyde is going to have to make one guy miss. the CB Bradberry (24). Hyde might have had a chance to do that if he wasn't also about to get hit by Luke Keuchly. Trent Brown had attempted to pick him up but he just wasn't quick enough to the second level to get hands on him before Keuchly diagnosed the play and shot off towards the ball.

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On this play Fusco is meant to come out to the second level and clear the linebacker out so Hyde can run a quick slant. He hesitates at the line and as a result he doesn't get Keuchly clear of Hyde's route. Hyde pulls a nifty move and just runs through the little gap between Fusco and the LB instead and then runs his route. Had Fusco not hesitated this would have been a better gain. Hyde's route would have been closer to the middle of the field and he would have had a much bigger cushion between him and the S Coleman (20). He would have made it well past mid field.

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Hyde is very good at blitz pickup, as some later plays will show, but this one doesn't go as well. He squares up and gets a good pop on Thomas Davis but on this occasion Davis simple out muscles him and get into Hoyer's area. Hoyer is about to throw and pulls it down thinking Davis is about to hit him but I wish he would have let it rip. He had a decent window to Kittle and did have time to get the ball out. I can forgive him for thinking he didn't though. Davis was close but he was falling backwards into the pocket, not charging in.

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Hyde does an outstanding job picking up the blitz on this one. He goes for the most immediate threat first but checks to see if anyone else is coming and switches to pick up an unblocked Thomas Davis. The way he read it was almost like finding a cutback lane.

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This one was so close to being a giant gain. The blocks were there and Hyde had plenty of green in front of him. Kilgore has his hands full trying to block Short and has to stick his legs far back to keep from being pushed back. Hyde trips over them.

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Not much to say about this one. Nobody on the niners did anything wrong. Bradberry just made an excellent play. He came off of Garcon's route really quickly and blew it up. That kid is good.

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Fusco seems to have a tendency to get a little lost when moving out to block at the second level. The part I highlighted was what was supposed to happen. Kittle was meant to take out Davis while Fusco handled Keuchly. Instead Fusco misreads the situation and at first looks like he's headed to block the safety (who Goodwin is already heading over to block). He realizes his mistake too late and by the time he switches back to Keuchly it's over. Hyde has had to cut back inside because Fusco was standing in what was meant to be his run lane.

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One of the few negative plays by Juszczyk in this game. He dives trying to take out Thomas Davis a little too early and Davis is able to just step back and get away from it. had he managed to take Davis down this would have been a huge gain. So many plays, both in the run game and passing game, were one little mistake from being big plays. The play calling in general was very good, but the team just couldn't stop screwing themselves.

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Thank you Tom Rathman. Your insistence that your RBs know how to block and your teaching has led to us having amazing blocking from our RBs for a very long time. Another great blitz pickup by Hyde here. Also throw the fucking PI flag ref. Garcon got molested.

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Hyde did well receiving in this game. He caught everything that was thrown at him and showed himself to be a pretty good route runner. He's gonna do just fine with this offense.

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Another play another good showing of pass pro from Hyde. Watching Gore do it probably helped a little.

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My favorite play of his from this game. That vision. There wasn't much room for him to run at all and he finds the tiniest lane for him to pick up an extra 5 yards. I can just hear Berman shouting "BWOOP"

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Another good route by Hyde. He doesn't have much explosion out of his break as a route runner but he does everything right and thats good enough for an RB. It's not easy getting open against Thomas Davis across the middle.

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The last offensive play of the game and the only big mistake Hyde made. At the start of the play they 49ers have a clear 3 on 4 advantage, if Hyde goes outside. The marks I made aren't necessarily how they should have blocked it but just to show that advantage. The throw is a little low and I'm guessing that Hyde felt that since it took that extra moment to secure the ball, and maybe feeling the pressure from Bradberry a bit, that he didn't have time to turn and run it outside. Kittle, thinking the play is going to go the other way, doesn't even try to block Luke Keuchly and instead seems to be looking for a way through to pick up the S. The result is that instead of heading for what at worst would have been one man to beat at the goal line he runs straight into two completely unblocked defenders.
Other observations

It's an extremely small sample size but before he got hurt Foster legitimately looked like the best LB on the field in a game that also featured Navorro Bowman, Luke Keuchly and Thomas Davis. Even just for a few plays thats a big accomplishment
His replacement Armstrong can be a liability. He made quite a few questionable coverage decisions. he seems too quick to abandon his zone. Maybe that will calm a little bit though. that seems like it could be caused by nerves and eagerness which should dull down.
Zane Beadles gotta go. Now. I honestly would have put Magnuson in at the half. Even if he sucked at least it would be a learning experience for him. Pls be good Tomlinson.
It was impossible to evaluate Hoyer with that much pressure.
The D line had a sneakily good game. There wasn't much flashy pass rush but they consistently closed the pocket down on Cam. In run D they did an excellent job. It wasn't until late in the game that the panthers started breaking off any runs.
Robinson and Johnson had great games. Benjamin and Funchess were pretty much non entities for most of the game.
Tartt did pretty well as a fill in at FS. He whiffed that one tackle on the TD play when Shepherd spun away from him but aside from that I was impressed. that INT was definitely the best play any niner made that game.
Everything needs to get cleaned up on offense. The little mistakes and penalties just kill every opportunity. Aside from Beadles nobody on the offense consistently did anything poorly. It was like they were taking turns messing up in small ways.
The Panthers defense is, like always, absolutely amazing. Those linebackers are everywhere and Short and Lotuleilei has to be the best DT Duo in the NFL by far. Good luck NFC South offenses.

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2017.09.14 18:52 WastedFrog Frog's GIF breakdowns: Carlos Hyde vs The Carolina Panthers

I was planning to do a breakdown of Reuben Foster vs Christian McCaffrey, and it was looking like it would be a fantastic battle until Foster got hurt. So instead I turned my attention to the run game. That was the part of the offense I was most concerned with after the preseason games.
Carlos Hyde was easily the best player on offense this week. The run blocking however didn't improve all that much. there were many mistakes that Hyde overcame.

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Not much to say about this one. Nobody on the niners did anything wrong. Bradberry just made an excellent play. He came off of Garcon's route really quickly and blew it up. That kid is good.

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Hyde did well receiving in this game. He caught everything that was thrown at him and showed himself to be a pretty good route runner. He's gonna do just fine with this offense.

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Another play another good showing of pass pro from Hyde. Watching Gore do it probably helped a little.

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It's an extremely small sample size but before he got hurt Foster legitimately looked like the best LB on the field in a game that also featured Navorro Bowman, Luke Keuchly and Thomas Davis. Even just for a few plays thats a big accomplishment
His replacement Armstrong can be a liability. He made quite a few questionable coverage decisions. he seems too quick to abandon his zone. Maybe that will calm a little bit though. that seems like it could be caused by nerves and eagerness which should dull down.
Zane Beadles gotta go. Now. I honestly would have put Magnuson in at the half. Even if he sucked at least it would be a learning experience for him. Pls be good Tomlinson.
It was impossible to evaluate Hoyer with that much pressure.
The D line had a sneakily good game. There wasn't much flashy pass rush but they consistently closed the pocket down on Cam. In run D they did an excellent job. It wasn't until late in the game that the panthers started breaking off any runs.
Robinson and Johnson had great games. Benjamin and Funchess were pretty much non entities for most of the game.
Tartt did pretty well as a fill in at FS. He whiffed that one tackle on the TD play when Shepherd spun away from him but aside from that I was impressed. that INT was definitely the best play any niner made that game.
Everything needs to get cleaned up on offense. The little mistakes and penalties just kill every opportunity. Aside from Beadles nobody on the offense consistently did anything poorly. It was like they were taking turns messing up in small ways.
The Panthers defense is, like always, absolutely amazing. Those linebackers are everywhere and Short and Lotuleilei has to be the best DT Duo in the NFL by far. Good luck NFC South offenses.

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2017.08.31 17:17 WastedFrog Frog's Preseason week 3 GIF breakdown

The first team Offense and Defense showed we're in for a much more competitive and entertaining season than last year. A week is too long to wait. Let's go.
1st Quarter

Foster starts with a bang Foster is on Cook the whole way on this play. the second they snap the ball he's shadowing him. once the ball starts being thrown Foster accelerates. This is about as well as you can play a swing pass.
1st Sack This one is much a bad play by the offense as it is a good play by Buckner, but it's still a very good play by Buckner. Bradford first tries to fake a handoff to the RB who is already past him. Then when trying to pull the ball up into a throwing stance it slips out of his hand. This is actually pretty lucky for him. Had he been standing Buckner would have crushed him. The Vikings are zone blocking on this one and Buckner gets off the line so fast the LT can't even get a hand on him. He heads for the RB first and changes to Bradford very quickly.
Pierre is a WCO dream A staple route of a west coast offense is a slant over the middle. It lets you get the ball out quickly, it gives you an easy throw with a high success rate. It gives the WR a great opportunity for YAC. The things you need to make this route really work are toughness and the ability to shake the defender at the start of your route, rather than at the break. Garcon does both very well. he had several catches on this type of route in the game. a few were contested or led to immediate hits which Garcon took like a champ. The other was this one where he absolutely embarrasses his CB. He leaves the line of scrimmage and instantly has a 5 yard cushion. thats about as good as it gets.
Goodwin is too fast All the niners beatwriters kept talking about the deep balls they saw in practice. didn't see them at all in the first two games but boy did we see a good one in this one. Early on in this play the Vikings FS Harrison Smith (#22) has to choose between picking up Goodwin and coming down to cover the TE. He wrongly chooses the TE and Goodwin is gone.
Run D After last season the thing I wanted most was better run defense and better overall play out of the DL. This play might be my favorite of this game. We'll start by talking about Earl Mitchell. much like Buckner on the earlier sack play he gets off the line too quickly for the OL to get his hands on him. Boone does a good job keeping Mitchell's momentum going laterally. Meanwhile Arik Armstead has completely beat his man. He threw the RT aside like he was nothing. At this point he'd have hit the RB 3 yards behind the LoS had Mitchell not overrun and gotten in the way. Despite the fact that one took the other out of the play it was a very good rep by both guys. if you can get yourself into the backfield that quickly on a run down it's nearly impossible for the Offense to handle. Then to finish it up, Tank Carrading does a fantastic job getting off his block to make the stop.
2nd Sack Armstead had a really good game. He starts out double teamed here (and may have got the QB even if they both kept on him) until the RT switches to a blitzing Eric Reid. The TE left on Armstead is in a bad position and has no chance.
3rd Sack Three sacks in two short drives is outstanding. This is another one where multiple players won their reps. First though I'd like to give props to Dalvin cook on one of the best blitz pickups I've seen in a long time. K'Wuan Williams is coming completely unblocked to sack Bradford and Cook does a fantastic job getting to him before he can. Other than Williams the first man to get to Bradford is Dumervil. he pushes the RT all the way back into Bradford's face. had Bradford not gone down Doom would have been able to grab the back of his jersey and pull him down. The next to get there is Solomon Thomas. He is initally well blocked, having tried to go around the outside.eventually he uses his strength to muscle his way inside. it's at this point that Bradford sees him (and Buckner) as free and just gives up and goes down. Meanwhile Buckner didn't penetrate early in the snap but he gets off his block so completely that he's able to get down there nearly as fast as the others. It's Buckner that tags Bradford down.
Hyde shows his versatility Hyde, at least in the NFL, has been known mostly as a tough runner. In college though he was known to be a threat in the passing game as well and he got to show that off a bit in this game. He hasn't had a lot of opportunity to do that in the NFL so far. This is a bad play by the Vikings LBs. They're both showing a fake blitz and then dropping back into coverage but one got his assignment wrong. they both head for the same zone and thats all it takes. Hyde is wide open. Even if #55 had gone the right way I doubt it would have mattered much. The ball was out very fast.
Juice Shanahan has used this play, or variations of it, a lot this preseason. The backup FB McCloskey got a TD with it in week 1. there have been several other 1st downs with it as well. It's not far off from the old Gruden favorite Spider 2Y Banana. The OL is running a zone going to the right and the FB sneaks out to the left. The QB rolls with him letting him wait for the best time to throw it and making the throw easier. I love the way Juszczyk plays after the catch. He gets as many yards as he can and then looks for someone to hurt.

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Hyde TD Again Hyde shows he can be dangerous as a receiver. Not a lot to say about this one. just a very well executed slant to the RB.
Hoyer's overthrow Hoyer had a pretty accurate night overall. This play was one of the exceptions. He throws this one in a place only someone 6'5 or taller could get to it when targeting Kerley. The reason for this is that he didn't follow through properly. He does everything else perfectly when it comes to his mechanics on this play. When he gets to the end of the throw though he lets the ball out slightly early because he doesn't let his body fully go with the throwing motion. You see the heel of his back foot come up at the end. thats a product of following through but on a throw with that much velocity you should see his back foot leave the ground entirely and come up to meet his other leg.
Hyde channels Frank Gore This is such a Gore run. The hole he hits is so minuscule that at full speed it looks like he teleported. Then he falls for an extra couple yards after he gets hit. Vikings DE Hunter does a great job not letting Brown get a solid hold on him. He keeps him at arms length allowing him to keep moving and tracking the play. Celek does a decent job keeping his man from closing down the lane but he doesn't get enough push on him to open it either. This should have been a 2 yard run.
Bowman and Tartt quick read Apologies for the start to this GIf but I was having issues. What you don't see is that Theilen, the one who takes the hand off, is in motion and they snap it quickly and hand it to him. Where this GIF does start is the instant they hand him the ball and Bowman and Tartt are both already moving to the sideline where they know he'll come up. Bowman takes and inside line to stop him cutting it back and Tartt comes down the edge to make sure he can't take it up the sideline. Outstanding reaction times from both and they played it perfectly. I can see why Saleh wants to find ways to get Tartt on the field.
Goodwin almost gets another one Tre Waynes is fast. Dude runs a 4.31. Even he can't match Goodwin step for step. Hoyer underthrows this one and Goodwin has to slow down to get it, allowing Waynes to catch up. Waynes makes a great play getting his arm in there (as does Goodwin adjusting to the ball) and it's incomplete.
DJ Jones I love a NT with hustle. He starts his passrush and as soon as the OL disengages to get downfield as a blocker Jones realizes theres a screen or swing pass happening. So he changes direction and takes a shallower angle than the blocker and gets the tackle. Good reaction from the rookie.
Eric Reid Reid didn't have quite as much of a showoff game as he had last week but again he showed signs that this new role is good for him. He's doing very well as an enforcer. making sure the skill payers know that if they come over the middle they might pay for it. If he plays this well in the regular season he's gonna get extended by midseason.
Kittle's bad block Easily my favorite thing about Kittle in college was his blocking ability. He shows that in this game as well, just not on this play. He's late to recognize the blitz and doesn't get there in time leading to Hoyer being sacked.
Reuben "Willis" Foster I have seen this kind of closing speed before.
Situational mistake They really needed to tackle this guy in bounds. Reid Comes in and tried to get himself between the WR and the sideline while tackling but ends up whiffing the tackle. Foster comes in and gets him from behind. He has him down right then if he wants, but instead he tries to rip the ball out and the WR is able to get a step. Foster has to re grab him and it's too late. Jerome comes in and tries to hit him before he can get out but again, too late.

3rd Quarter

Beadles run blocking Beadles didn't have a great day. This play is a good example. He should have his defender absolutely demolished on this one. He's got two steps of momentum and the guy is just sitting there waiting for him. Instead he's late to put his hands up and the defender is able to stop him dead and toss him aside to make the tackle. Meanwhile George Kittle is an animal and pancakes the hell out of the other LB.
Aaron Lynch Yet again I say having Aaron Lynch play against backups just isn't fair. He had several pressures again including this one that nearly led to a Reaser INT.
The INT This is just a really great play by the Vikings. Beathard's throw was really good and Murphy didn't do anything wrong. when a helmet hits the ball with that kind of force it's always coming out. Props to George Kittle for chasing the defender down.
Beathard gets sacked This is one of those plays where everyone technically does the right thing but it goes very wrong. GIlliam and Flynn are doubled up on the DE until the DT gives up on trying to get by Magnuson and tries to come around the edge. Gilliam tries to pick him up, but Flynn is in terrible position on the DE when he does. theres nothing he can do to stop him. Beathard does an excellent job avoiding the pressure. The problem is on the other side LT Theus seems to think the play was over. He gives his guy one big shove to end it and the guy easily gets the sack. Just to mention everyone the LG Gardener did well picking up the stunt inside by #64
Austin Calitro I wanted to give Calitro some love here. He's done very well this preseason overall. I know it's weird that I picked a play where the other team scored a TD to talk about him but despite him not making the tackle he still shows some good recognition here. He gets into the backfield very quickly an he seems to be the only one on the D that knew where the play was going immediately. I don't think he'll make the team, simply because of Coyle's special teams prowess, but I could see the practice squad or at the very least being the first guy called if someone gets hurt. I'd be happy to have him in that situation.
3rd and 23? No problem. Mostert has to make this team. He's a very strong special teamer and he has really shown up in games so far. They've got to decide between him and Hightower. Hightower will bring more production but with Breida and Williams I think they can do without it. Shout out to Kittle for the big block that breaks this one open.
Minnesota answers Sometimes I love the preseason. an 87 yard TD run followed by a KR TD? awesome. This is just a well blocked KR by the Vikings. only a couple niners even had a chance to stop this one. Bourne put in a nice effort but couldn't get a hold of the runner's legs. Witherspoon came from way outside the play to try to chase it down but he just wasn't fast enough to close the gap.

4th Quarter

Mostert run Mostert is hit almost immediately and breaks the tackle. then he breaks two more on his way to a 1st down. He has consistently done this in the two games where he saw significant snaps.
Trent Taylor shows up again Taylor has had a good preseason. here we've got three catches that show off his strengths. In the first he shows off his great hands and his toughness. In the 1st of the 2nd GIF he shows how good he is at finding the soft spot in zone. running the route and adjusting his position before the ball comes out. On the last one he adjusts well to a bad throw, keeps his balance and gets the first down. When you string this stuff together it's really easy to see why he was so prolific in college.
Mostert's 2nd TD Good blocking by Paulsen and McCloskey here. There were two guys who had a reasonable chance to stop this play. the FB quickly took care of the first and Paulsen got just enough push on the 2nd to make sure Mostert had a nice easy path to the endzone.
Minnesota TD Really good coverage by Sunseri on this play. Nothing he could do. Perfect throw.
Joe Williams Williams only had a couple plays this game but he still managed a bit of a highlight with this play. I love tough running. Williams does a great job stretching out to get the first here
Heinicke is our future? What an exciting ending. One of the best preseason games I've ever seen. it was genuinely thrilling

I'm not going to be doing one of these breakdowns for tonight's game for a couple reasons. Mainly because most of these guys are going to be jobless by Saturday. Also because I want a break before the regular season gets going.
If anything really interesting happens I might break it down on Twitter. you can follow me @BarrentineChris

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2017.08.23 18:31 WastedFrog Frog's preseason game 2 GIF breakdown

People tend to watch a game like last weeks and think the sky is falling. I get why. if that happened in an actual game it would be pathetic, but it doesn't really show you how the team would perform on any other week. What matters are trends and the individual performances of the players.
So while many saw 4 turnovers in the first half, I saw 4 freak plays that aren't indicative of a problem. The tartt KR blunder, which shouldn't have been called. The refs threw a flag for illegal touching on denver, which means their initial ruling was SF's ball, otherwise theres no flag. then they challenge and changed the ruling on the field to denver's ball before the challenge. It was a challenge that would have stood no matter what because the camera angle wasn't clear. Anyways it's not something to worry about. Tartt has been playing special teams his whole time in the league and has never done something like that before.
Then you get to Brian Hoyer and people calling for Beathard to start even though Hoyer had a very good game. He got the ball out quickly and accurately. He made good decisions. Just because he had the ball slip out of his hand, which every QB has happen at some point, doesn't erase his performance.
The INT was just an excellent play by the CB. Sure it was a little behind, but it was still catchable. Sure you hope Goodwin doesn't bobble it but given the position it's forgivable.
The Hightower fumble was again an excellent play by the defense. they wouldn't let him go to the ground and ripped the ball out. I've seen that happen to nearly every back who plays a decent amount of time in the league.
Thats not to say that there weren't some worrying things. The run blocking continues to be shaky. The pre snap motion and formation penalties are worrisome, the first team should have those down by now.
despite the outcome there was a lot more good than bad in that game. The first team offense was moving the ball very well in the passing game. The defense looks very solid and deep.
on to the breakdown
1st Quarter

Lorenzo Jerome's run defense Jerome does not look out of place starting for an NFL defense. He comes downhill against the run very well as shown in these two GIFs. I haven't been able to get a great look at him in pass D since theres no All-22 of preseason but he hasn't made any noticeable mistakes yet. He's going to be on this team for sure.
Trent Brown's Pancake This is an interesting play. Brown absolutely demolishes his man, but it's still a bad run play. The thing to note is that it's the established guys, Kilgore and Staley, who mess this one up. For all the talk of our guards being a problem it's not reflected on the tape very often. Fusco and Beadles have played pretty well thus far. On this play Kilgore fails to keep his man from coming laterally to shut down the lane and Staley can't get between the DL and the lane allowing him to just reach out an arm and snag hyde
Eric Reid Reid had a monster game. He was by far our best defender. This GIF is back to back plays where he made good stops. I'm really interested to see him in the SS full time. If he plays nearly this good over the first half of the season he's gonna get a nice extension before he can get anywhere near FA.
Bowman's PBU Theres been some concern about whether Bow will be 100% coming off the achilles injury. As long as he can still do stuff like this I'm not concerned at all.
Goodwin 1, Goodwin 2, & Goodwin 3 I'm putting these together rather than having to write a blurb for each. Goodwin had a really nice day. All of these catches are actual routes and not just going deep which is exactly what we want to see from Goodwin. I truly think he's primed for a breakout year.
Strange run play I can't figure this play out. I don't know what the plan was exactly. Brown launches up to the 2nd level to block the LB but leaves a free rusher crashing down. I'd prefer him to take the rusher but even if he had there would have been a completely unblocked LB coming down to make the tackle. I don't know if Brown thought he had someone pulling to come take out that edge or what. Someone messed up. Either someone was meant to come help on the right side or it was a bad play call for the look they were given. Hyde also should have decided to forget the original run lane and bounce it out to the left.
Garcon's catch Not much to say about this one but I like to include firsts. This is Garcon's first reception as a 49er and it's exactly the type of thing he's best at. coming across the middle and making tough catches whether he's about to get hit or not.

2nd Quarter

Reuben Foster's closing speed Foster was my #3 overall player in the last draft. (before anyone asks, Garrett & Fournette) so far in 2 preseason games he has completely backed that opinion up. in the time that the ball is in the air, on a 1 yard pass, Foster recognizes it and covers about 7 yards of turf to make the tackle right when the ball gets there.
The uses of Juscyczk This is our first glimpse of what Juice is going to be doing for us this year. Fore this play he'd mostly just been a lead blocker (which he's really good at) but this shows a little bit of what he's capable of. It's a pretty standard fullback route but the way he dodges that first tackle isn't fullback like at all. The other hint in this game was the play where Hoyer tripped as he was throwing. Juice lined up as an outside receiver and ran a comeback route. Fullbacks don't do that. He can.
Tank's improvement. At the start of camp I predicted Tank Carradine would get cut. Boy was I wrong. He's in his natural position now and he's been making plays. This is a good example of his passrush going against highly touted rookie OT Bolles. He has been fantastic setting the edge against the run so far as well. We could be looking at something of a breakout season for Tank.
Tartt's sack Theres not much to this one really but it's a fun play. Tartt is completely unchallenged coming on a blitz. Shows some good awareness to jump as he goes for the tackle to make sure the QB has no chance to throw it away.
Hyde's 1st down run Yay a positive run play! Oh wait there were still problems. damn. Staley makes a fantastic block that lets this play go for a 1st down. Beadles gets a little lost but it's later in the play and doesn't really affect anything. Fusco whiffs his attempt to block the linebacker but Hyde has the first before the LB makes the tackle.
Harold pressures and Dial finishes it recently came out that Harold is challenging Brooks for the starting SAM job and I was very surprised. Brooks is a significantly better passrusher. This play is one of the best rushes I've seen from Harold. He must be showing up big in practice or something. He does do a good job on this one getting to the QB but overshoots it and lets him get free. Dial makes a great play by jumping like he's gonna block a throw and using the OLs hesitation after he lands to get away cleanly and charge in to make the hit.
Beathard to Bourne again. CJ and Bourne have some nice chemistry. They continue to make big plays together. Bourne is my favorite to take the 6th WR spot at this point, assuming he can hold his own on special teams. Otherwise we probably lose him entirely. I doubt if he can make it to the practice squad.

3rd Quarter

Aldrick Robinson Robinson seems to be the most explosive player on the team. Two games and he has the biggest plays in both. He should see quite a bit of play time this year.
George Kittle is our future I cannot gush enough about how great this play is. It's a simple little roll out throw that should have been a first down and not much more. Kittle catches it and gets a little off balance as he turns up field. Despite that he runs through a defender as if the guy isn't even there, shows no sign of it affecting him and toes the line all the way to the endzone. I'm so ready for more Kittle.
A look at a Beathard decision CJ has looked really good so far, but that doesn't mean he's been perfect. This play has a very simple read that he should have noticed. Bibbs is coming out of the backfield and running a route along the right sideline. The instant Bibbs starts running the LB #50 starts to move along with him. He only has to cover about a 3rd as much distance as bibbs to be able to take the route away entirely. CJ should have seen that and known that route wasn't going anywhere. Not only was the LB there but there was a DB in the area as well. He throws it anyways, behind Bibbs so theres no chance of a run after the catch, and predictably he gets creamed. Meanwhile both Bolden and Murphy are running crossing routes underneath that have a higher chance of success than the decision he made. He had time in the pocket to move on to other reads. Just a reminder that he's still a rookie.
Backup interior OL. When Zuttah was cut I thought it was a sure thing that Tim Barnes would be the backup C/G. Now I'm not so sure. He's had two less than stellar games in a row going against scrubs. This play is pretty typical. Theres no other word for it. he just gets beat. The defender dominates him so hard that Barnes did as much to tackle the RB as he did. Meanwhile UDFA Erik Magnuson started out as a 3rd team G, then played 3rd team C against the chiefs and had a very solid game. This week he replaced Norman Price as the 2nd team RG. I think he has a real chance of beating out Barnes for a roster spot. Especially when you consider that player likely wont suit up on gamedays once Garnett is back and Beadles is the backup interior guy.

4th Quarter

Pita Taumoepenu's first sack. Pita T has been pretty quiet in camp. Apparently he's really started to show up in the last week or so. Here he shows some decent had usage. Smacks with his right hand and then brings his left down to break any contact between him and the blocker leaving him free to the QB. I still think he's gonna struggle to make the team at this point. hopefully he can make the practice squad.
Donny three stops Vet ST ace Don Jones had three fantastic plays in a row. On the first he comes downhill to stop a short pass. On the 2nd he blitzes off the edge and gets the RB for little gain. On the 3rd he's playing a more deep safety role. He hangs back and watches the play and once he recognizes the pass he comes downhill to make the 3rd down stop. awesome job for a guy not known for his play as a safety.
4th quarter fumble This is why Norman price finds himself on the 3rd team. He gets stood up immediately by the DT and gets shoved back. Barkley tries to avoid getting hit and as a result is stretching to hand the ball off and predictably the exchange goes wrong. Price is obviously the one to blame here but Barkley should have hung in and handed the ball off too.
Bolden's KR TD That boy fast.
Douzable TFL The newest and silliest named member of the 49ers got a matchup vs a TE when the RT & RG tried to go out as lead blockers. He tool advantage and charged into the backfield to stop the run.

Other Observations

Dontae Johnson didn't get a single target. Akhello witherspoon only got one, but I'm not sure if the guy was still his responsibility at that point. CB2 is very quietly looking good so far this preseason.
While the run blocking hasn't been going well in preseason, keep in mind that pretty much the same OL did just fine last year. It will come together. The pass blocking has been unreal so far. Brown in particular has looked much better.
Cole Hikutini is being hidden, they want to put him on the practice squad.

EDIT: Decided to be active on twitter now instead of just using it for football news. Feel free to follow me @BarrentineChris

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2016.04.21 21:26 D4rkW4rr1or Tasks list

• Completed all quests.
• Completed all unabridged Fremennik Sagas.
• Completed the Stronghold of Player Safety.
• Completed the Stronghold of Security.
• Earned all Varrock Museum Kudos.
• Completed all Court Cases.
• Claimed the enhanced fire cape override from TzHaar-Mej-Jeh by trading the TokHaar-Kal-Ket, TokHaar-Kal-Mej, and TokHaar-Kal-Xil from the Fight Kiln for the override.
• Levelled up all Temple Trekking companions to level 99 to unlock the ghast familiar.
• Defeated the Phoenix once after In Pyre Need.
• Completed all Player-owned port story voyages, including the Hyu-Ji, Quin, Eastern Curiosities, and Guardians of the World storylines.
• Unlocked the Firemaker's costume from Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza after the Firemaker's Curse.
• Gained access to the Abyss by having completed the Abyss miniquest.
• Fully upgraded the Thieves' Guild by having completed all Capers.
• Completed all Doric and Boric tasks.
• Completed Returning Clarence.
• Completed Hopespear's Will.
• Completed Koschei's Troubles and unlocked all coloured versions of the Balmung by unlocking the coloured jewels.
• Found the hidden Ga'al.
• Completed Rag and Bone Man and Fur 'n' Seek wish lists and killed the skeletal horror once.
• Completed Sheep Shearer.
• Completed Witch's Potion.
• Completed Mahjarrat Memories.
• Completed the God Emissaries tasks.
• Unlocked the Vyrelord/Vyrelady title during or after The Branches of Darkmeyer.
• Unlocked the Annihilator title during or after Fate of the Gods.
• Completed the Azdaran document by finding all ten fragments in Keldagrim.
• Completed the Voice of the Elders by finding all eight parts at the Hefin Agility Course.
• Cleansed the mural in the adamant dragon dungeon and the mural on Mount Firewake and updated the Dragonkin Primer with both murals after One of a Kind.
• Purchased part 1 and part 2 of The Account of Aesa Fellsdottir (also known as Mad Ramblings) from Barbarian Assault.
• Completed Scabaras research by finding all nineteen pages.
• Found and read Sakirth's, Strisath's and Kalibath's journals, and Phalaks' experiment log from the adamant dragons in the Dragonkin Lair after Hero's Welcome.
• Completed Bandos's Memories by finding all thirteen Bandos chronicles on Yu'biusk.
• Talked to Vorago to unlock the ability to challenge him.
• Found all sixteen memoriam crystals in Prifddinas, excluding the unknown memoriam crystal.
• Used the Measure to find the four elder chronicles after Fate of the Gods.
• Gathered one hundred elder chronicles on Freneskae for all ten entries at Guthix's shrine.
• Completed Forcae's journal by finding all ten pages from rune and adamant dragons.
• Found and read the last riders book from the King Black Dragon.
• Found and read all four of Kerapac's Dragonkin journals from the Queen Black Dragon.
• Found all thirty mysterious chronicles of Bilrach in Daemonheim.
• Found all five Kal'gerion notes in Daemonheim.
• Found all five Stalker notes in Daemonheim.
• Found all five Behemoth notes in Daemonheim.
• Found all ten Marmaros and Thok letters in Daemonheim.
• Found the first fifteen miscellaneous journals in Daemonheim.
• Obtained Armadyl's Assault from Kree'arra in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Obtained Zilyana's Notes from Commander Zilyana in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Obtained The Glory of General Graardor from General Graardor in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Obtained Nex's Followers from Nex in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Obtained Razulei's Tale from K'ril Tsutsaroth in the God Wars Dungeon.
• Found and read the explorer's notes in the Keldagrim Library.
• Completed the History of the Order by finding all twenty two pages in the Monastery of Ascension.
• Found all five stone fragments on Mazcab and taken them to the Ancient statue.
• Completed the dominion journal by finding all twenty pages in the Dominion Tower.
• Completed my notes by finding all twenty six ancient pages in the Ancient Cavern.
• Completed Kaigi's journal by finding all four pages from airuts.
• Claimed the malleus daemoniorum from Brother Celerity after doing one or more Demon Flash Mobs. Killing a Demon Flash Mob is not required in Ironman mode.
• Claimed the 400,000 experience and watched the epilogue after While Guthix Sleeps.
• Claimed the 450,000 experience after Blood Runs Deep.
• Claimed the 110,000 experience from Daero after Monkey Madness.
• Unlocked Char's training cave and completed a Zaros symbol after The Firemaker's Curse.
• Unlocked the Digsite pendant after The Dig Site.
• Claimed the Helm of trials after the Blood Pact.
• Claimed the ancient bones from Father Aereck after The Restless Ghost.
• Completed the New Varrock Tasks during the initial and subsequent completions of Dimension of Disaster.
• Unlocked all rewards from Dimension of Disaster bought with silver pennies at the shop run by Gypsy Aris (excluding the weekly lamp and the chromatic partyhat, the latter is sold by Thessalia for zemomarks).
• Unlocked the Templar armour and the Dulcin armour after Death of Chivalry.
• Looted the supply crate and claimed the experience from the gilded cabbage, Combat XP lamp, and Prayer XP lamp after The Death of Chivalry.
• Lit the campfire on Mos Le'Harmless near fairy ring d•i•p (requiring 8 willow logs and 85 Firemaking) and found the herb cache in a cave beneath Gu'Tanoth near fairy ring a•l•p (requiring 85 Herblore) after Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift.
• Unblocked the hollow log shortcut at the Ape Atoll Agility Course near fairy ring c•l•r and the shortcut in the cave beneath Gu'Tanoth near fairy ring a•l•p after Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift.
• Given the tooth fairy all five teeth and claimed a tooth creature pet after Fairy Tale III - Orks Rift.
• Unlocked the secret door between Crandor and Karamja during or after Dragon Slayer.
• Claimed the reward from the Rusty Anchor's bartender after taking the order to Braindeath after Rocking Out.
• Looted the chest in Klenter's Pyramid in Sophanem during or after Icthlarin's Little Helper. This requires a cat to enter the pyramid.
• Claimed the extra rewards from Cook after Cook's Assistant.
• Claimed the extra rewards from Professor Oddenstein after Ernest the Chicken.
• Claimed 1,940 coins from Fred the Farmer after the Sheep Shearer miniquest.
• Claimed the experience from the holy cithara after One Piercing Note.
• Claimed the goblin cower shield after The Chosen Commander.
• Opened and claimed all experience from the three chests found during or after Dishonour among Thieves. You can find these chests in the Zamorak's hideout. To return there use the communication device.
• Opened and claimed all loot from the five accessible chests found during or after Dishonour among Thieves. This excludes the chest in the cellar behind Handelmort Mansion in East Ardougne which is inaccessible after the quest. For a list of chest locations see the additional rewards of the quest.
• Claimed the 10,000 coins from Bill Teach after Cabin Fever.
• Claimed the Kipple Nano pet after Heart of Stone.
• Claimed the medium experience lamp from Azzanadra after Heart of Stone.
• Unlocked the ability to chip teleport tablets to Trollheim after Love Story.
• Returned Mabel's ring and chopped down the Guard's tree after Love Story.
• Claimed all rewards from the statue of Death after Missing, Presumed Death.
• Unlocked the Helm of Zaros and the Crest of Seren by finding all twelve zarosian and four serenist memoriam crystals on Freneskae after Fate of the Gods.
• Claimed and used the survivor's lamp from Azzanadra and the large prismatic lamp from Wahisietel after Fate of the Gods.
• Unlocked the Sixth-Age circuit upgrade and Sliske's gift of seeing into the Shadow Realm without the ring of visibility after Fate of the Gods.
• Unlocked access to the secret treasure room after Diamond in the Rough.
• Unlocked access to the secret treasure room after Do No Evil.
• Claimed the free elite clue scroll by using Ava's alerter after Do No Evil.
• Received a medium clue scroll from a monkey in your backpack after Monkey Madness.
• Claimed the experience from the cave paintings and claimed the 5,000 coins from Explorer Jack in the Land of Snow after Myths of the White Lands.
• Claimed either Magic or Prayer experience from Azacorax after Rune Memories.
• Fully interacted and claimed all experience from the mysterious statues after One of a Kind.
• Claimed the Constitution experience after Song from the Depths.
• Claimed the Divination XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by collecting and cleansing fifteen each of truthful, blissful and manifest shadow cores for Lord Amlodd.
• Claimed the Farming XP lamp in Prifddinas by growing three spirit trees at once and then talk with the Spirit Tree in Prifddinas and Glouron after unlocking the growing ability from Glouron after Plague's End.
• Claimed the Magic XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by giving Lady Ithell magical crystal weaponry.
• Claimed the Melee XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by giving Lady Meilyr a super melee potion which is unlocked by finding the first Meilyr recipe in Daemonheim.
• Claimed the Slayer XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by clearing wave twenty on any difficulty in Rush of Blood for Morvran.
• Claimed the Smithing XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by smelting one hundred corrupted ore for Lady Trahaearn.
• Unlocked the ability to trade noted artefacts to Simon Templeton after Dealing with Scabaras.
• Created the ornate bowl for the Tears of Guthix distraction and diversion after the Tears of Guthix quest.
• Read and unlocked the Tune Bane Ore spell after Ritual of the Mahjarrat.
• Claimed and read the Codex Ultimatus after the Dig Site.
• Claimed the gems from the demon throne during or after the Golem.
• Claimed the 2,000 thieving experience after Buyers and Cellars.
• Claimed all experience lamps from Philipe Carnillean after Carnillean Rising.
• Claimed the Smithing experience from Ramarno after Defender of Varrock.
• Bought an ancient staff from Eblis after Desert Treasure.
• Claimed the reward lamp from the Natural historian after The Tale of the Muspah.
• Claimed the coins from Yelps's very own cash bag during or after The Mighty Fall.
• Unlocked all routes in the hot-air balloon transport system after Enlightened Journey.
• Handed all six demon statuettes in at Xenia (or Ilona) after the Blood Pact.
• Completed all three challenges from Maria and opened all chests after the initial completion of Broken Home.
• Completed five supply runs after Death Plateau.
• Found all Enchanted Key treasures after Making History.
• Fully enchanted the broomstick after Swept Away.
• Permanently cured Razmire Keelgan and Ulsquire Shauncy after Shades of Mort'ton.
• Unlocked the full power of the Ivandis flail by burning five hundred vyrewatch corpses.
• Hunted the Thalassus ten times after the Deadliest Catch quest.
• Completed twenty five chimp ice deliveries after Do No Evil.
• Unlocked the ogre bowman hat from chompy bird hunting after Big Chompy Bird Hunting.
• Engraved all of Dororan's jewellery after Gunnar's Ground.
• Defeated the Cave Wolf Matriarch again for Claus the chef after Carnillean Rising.
• Unlocked the Master White Knight rank after Wanted!
• Put Arrav to rest after Ritual of the Mahjarrat.
• Unlocked all Rogue Trader merchandise.
• Rekindled the Dragon Forge after While Guthix Sleeps.
• Completed the Lair of Tarn Razorlor and read his diary.
• Fully upgraded the pig creation machine after Bringing Home the Bacon.
• Completed the Desert Slayer Dungeon miniquest after Smoking Kills.
• Gained access to Vanligga Gastfrihet's Contraband Yak Produce shop after the Fremennik Isles.
• Claimed experience from unlocking all Spirit Realm portals in the Wilderness after Summer's End.
• Freed the Rogue from Rogues' Castle in the Wilderness after Summer's End.
• Unlocked all routes in the Eagle transport system after the Eagles' Peak quest.
• Claimed all loot in Movario's base after While Guthix Sleeps.
• Unlocked Uglug's Stuffsies store during or after Zogre Flesh Eaters.
• Paid respect at Guthix's shrine and the lit the torches around it after the World Wakes.
• Unlocked the Dorgesh-Kaan market trading minigame after Death to the Dorgeshuun.
• Unlocked the crystal teleport seed's teleport to the Temple of Light after Within the Light.
• Returned the brooch to Mistag and claimed the mining helmet in return after The Lost Tribe.
• Unlocked the rewards of Tamayu, Tinsay, and Tiadeche after Tai Bwo Wannai Trio.
• Returned the ancient elven wedding ring to Angof after the Light Within.
• Unlocked the Ourania Teleport spell after Lunar Diplomacy.
• Freed Droalak after Making History.
• Repaired fairy ring b•j•q in the Ancient Cavern with five bittercap mushrooms after partial completion of Barbarian Training.
• Obtained the hidden runes from the broken rune case in the Meiyerditch Laboratories (west of the stairs after entering the lab from Meiyerditch) and the corpse next to the Blood Altar ruins after Legacy of Seergaze.
• Claimed all treasure from the chests during, or from Gudrik after, a Shadow over Ashdale.
• Claimed the one-time Divination XP from the distorted engrammeter during or after Fate of the Gods.
• Unlocked the ability to craft unholy symbols after the Observatory Quest.
• Claimed and used the Divination lamp from Mr. Mordaut after One of a Kind.
• Given Sister Cecilia advice if she should stay or leave the abbey after One Piercing Note.
• Restored the cabbage patch after the Death of Chivalry.
• Unlocked all Beacon Keepers and fully unlocked the beacon map by giving all keepers a macaw pouch after the All Fired Up quest.
• Spoke to King Roald with the inferno adze equipped.
• Completed the Purple cat miniquest.
• Cleared the shortcut path in Uzer Mastaba from the ground floor level to the level with the small scarabs after Missing My Mummy.
• Fully looted Archmage Sedridor's chest after Rune Memories.
• Given the Apothecary Herbi Flax's diary after the Shades of Mort'ton.
• Found and read all five miner's journals and the diary of Jebediah Omnis from Ripper Demons.
• Found and read the Ugthanatos book from the Camel Warriors.
• Fed the giant oyster on Tutorial Island once.
• Heard The Epic of Bukalla in the Rellekka Longhall.
• Completed the Tales of the God Wars.
• Found and read the Ancient, Dusty, and Weathered Tarddian Journals.

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2016.03.02 06:59 IDontNeedThisIndigo 2015 Game Recap Week 2 - 49ers vs Steelers [RES Warning]

Hey look everybody, it’s the second instalment of the somehow-already-behind-schedule 2015 game recaps! I had some things I was putting off all catch up to me at once on Sunday so I couldn’t write this for then, but hopefully this’ll run every Thursday and Sunday from here on out. If anyone fancies writing one or two of these, perhaps for your favourite game of the season, let me know. Last Thursday's is here.
Setting the Scene
Following the chaotic defensive performance against the Patriots in week 1, Keith Butler ran practices without huddles and instead signalled in all of the plays, in an attempt to increase defensive communication. The Steelers are without Cortez Allen, who is questionable for this week/season/career with a "knee injury".
The 49ers have been through possibly the worst offseason of all time from a personnel standpoint, firing the successful and respected Jim Harbaugh and hiring ~~scapegoat~~ former defensive line coach and general fan of bludgeoning (SFW, I promise) Jim Tomsula, who grew up around 8 miles away from Heinz Field. They also lost, like, all of their players to sudden retirement or free agency. However, there are some bright spots – seemingly everyone in the whole world is aboard the Hayne Plane, and NaVorro Bowman is playing in his second game back from the brutal knee injury he sustained in the 2013 NFC Championship Game which kept him sidelined for the entire 2014 season. There is a lot of talk leading up to the game about the key matchup between former Ohio State teammates Ryan Shazer and 49ers running back Carlos Hyde.

The Game

1st Quarter
The Steelers started the game with the ball, and the offense came out looking dysfunctional. Other than a ridiculous 28 yard completion to AB and a nice 18 yard catch by Wheaton, the offensive play was sloppy, with a few busted plays and costly penalties on Ramon Foster and Cody Wallace. On a 3rd down Ben threw incomplete to end a jolting, inconsistent drive, and the Steelers punted from midfield to Jarryd Hayne, who fair caught.
The 49ers came out running on the Steelers - an interesting decision considering the defense’s struggles against the pass the previous week. Stephon Tuitt got a sack, and after a key pass breakup from Will Gay the 49ers punted to the Pittsburgh 17.
After a few short gains to open the next drive, Ben bombed a 41 yard pass to DHB, who continued to prove his worth as a Martavis Bryant stand in. The Steelers continued to move the ball, with a screen pass to AB going for 17. After a defensive hold moved the chains to the 49ers 9 yard line and a Williams run went for 7, Heath Miller caught a contested 2 yard touchdown, with AB grabbing the 2 point conversion.
Thanks to a positively Steelers-esque kick return, the 49ers started their next drive from their own 13. Their first seven plays were all rushing plays, including the one which resulted in Mike Mitchell’s nasty hit on Carlos Hyde. Hyde left the field, but returned two plays later for an 11 yard reception to end the quarter.
2nd Quarter: SF 0-8 PIT
The 49ers continued their steady drive into the 2nd quarter, and following a short 3rd down pass were faced with 1st and goal on the 10. After a holding penalty and then two screens stopped for losses by Gay and Heyward, the 49ers found themselves at 3rd and goal from the 22 yard line. Kap was then sacked by Heyward for a loss of 7. On 3 plays from the PIT 10, the defense pushed the 49ers backwards 19 yards. Their eventual field goal from 47 yards out was good.
As the 49ers continued to shut down the running game, the Steelers were forced to the air on 3rd and long. AB caught a 12 yard 3rd down reception, and on the next 3rd down hauled in a 59 yard reception on which he beat the safety on a deep route, before doubling back and being knocked out of bounds at the 2. On the next play DeAngelo Williams punched it in for the touchdown. After a neutral zone infraction on the extra point attempt, the Steelers elected to go for 2 on the 1 yard line. With an empty backfield, Ben waited for Heath to disengage his blocker before tossing him the ball, allowing him to walk into the endzone untouched.
The next 49ers drive was a 3 and out. On third down Kaep was forced backwards by Heyward and sacked by Shazier for a loss of 17. The resulting punt out of the endzone was collected by AB at midfield and returned to the SF 35 yard line. This made AB do his happy face.
On the first play from scrimmage Ben heaved another ball deep to DHB, who caught it in the endzone for a 35 yard touchdown. Add it to your notes, people – Hey-Bey is still fast. Scobee decided everyone’s day was going too well and missed the extra point off the upright. 22-3.
The 49ers offense hadn’t been doing too well up to this point, and things went from bad to worse on the third play of the series, as Kaepernick fumbled a handoff to Carlos Hyde which was pounced on by Shazier(who at this point might as well be standing in the backfield at the snap just to save time), giving the Steelers the ball back on the 49ers 42.
The Steelers wasted no time gaining ground, with three quick first down throws to Williams, AB and Heath. On the first play after the two minute warning Williams burst in from 2 yards out for his second TD of the day and the Steelers’ fourth. Scobee managed to squeeze the PAT in near the left upright, putting Steelers up by 29 to 3. The Steelers then forced the 49ers to punt and kneeled the ball to close the half.
3rd Quarter: SF 3-29 PIT
The second half began with another impressive series for the Steelers defense, with two Shazier TFLs and a “meet you at the QB” sack by Moats, Tuitt and Shazier. A Shazier tackle on Kap forced the punt, which was fair caught at the Steelers 43.
The 49ers defense finally did its job, not allowing a gain from the Steelers and forcing the three and out.
The 49ers came out down by 28, knowing that from here on out they were essentially in 4 down territory. The first play was almost disastrous: on a Kaepernick read option run Shazier forced a fumble, which the 49ers managed to recover. The 49ers slowly drove downfield, despite some good defense by the Steelers including this awesome pass breakup by Antwon Blake. After some decent gains through the air including a [4th down completion to Davis](gfycat.com/ImpoliteSarcasticBedbug)(accompanied by another sweet hit by Antwon Blake), the 49ers found themselves on 3rd and 1 on the Pittsburgh 3 yard line. After an incomplete pass and a 1 yard run on 4th down, they got a fresh set of downs on the 2 yard line. The 49ers then ran for no gain, threw incomplete, and ran for 1 yard, giving them a 4th down on the 1 yard line. The resulting pass was to FB Bruce Miller in the corner of the endzone, who was pushed out of bounds by Timmons and couldn’t keep hold of the ball as he hit the ground. The Steelers faced 6 plays from within the 5 yard line and gave the 49ers nothing.
The Steelers then went three and out again, but thanks to a 62 yard punt from Jordan Berry out of his own endzone the 49ers got the ball back on their own 36. The quarter ended with a 43 yard pass to Vernon Davis, their biggest gain of the day that far.
4th Quarter: SF 3-29
After a pass breakup by Brandon Boykin that made the entirety of Steeler nation shout “I told you so!” in unison at Mike Tomlin and a nice sack by Bud Dupree, the 49ers finally managed to score a touchdown with a 4th down throw to Anquan Boldin.
In response the Steelers offense picked itself back up, completing a few first downs before a 48 yard pass to Wheaton on 3rd and 2 put them on the 49ers 8 yard line. After a 7 yard rush, Williams managed to burst into the endzone on a second effort for his 3rd TD of the day.
Down by 26, the 49ers offense didn’t give up, with Kaepernick throwing a 75 yard touchdown to Torrey Smith, who managed to get behind safety Will Allen. Kaepernick returned to Smith on a fade for the successful 2 point conversion.
The Steelers got the ball back with 9:43 remaining, and while their intentions were presumably to drain the clock, an early jump by Aaron Brooks allowed them a free play, which Roethlisberger capitalized on by throwing a 56 yard pass to AB. A short time later he threw a 7 yard TD to Brown, giving the Steelers their 6th TD of the game.
The 49ers final drive was only really significant for being the one on which Shazier got the shoulder injury that aggravated him throughout the rest of the season. The series ended with a 4th and goal Kaepernick run for a touchdown which was then taken off the board after review, giving them their 3rd long drive of the day which resulted in no TD. After a Todman first down run and a few Mike Vick kneels the game was over.

Closing Thoughts

I remember this game being extremely cathartic following the disaster at New England the week before. After the first drive, the offense sliced through the 49ers defense in the first half, despite the run game being contained relatively well – DeAngelo had 77 yards on the day for a 3.8 YPC. The defense was just as impressive for most of the game, but allowed a few big gains towards the end of the game. The first goalline stand on which they pushed the 49ers backwards into a 3rd and forever and forced them to kick a field goal was a tone setter for the game, and the 6 play goalline stand in the 3rd quarter was even more impressive.
After the game, Tomlin said “We’re probably not as bad as we were a week ago, we’re probably not as good as we were today”. Without taking anything away from the Steelers win, I feel like it needs to be said that this was not a good 49ers team. As impressive as the performance from the Steelers front 7 played, SF’s o-line were about as disorientated as the Steelers defense was against the Pats. On this sack Heyward goes completely unblocked, and on this play the 6 man protection only managed to block 2 guys, leaving 3 unblocked to hit Kap simultaneously. On the defensive side, the 49ers safeties had a nightmare. Tunch Ilkin did a good breakdown of the poor safety play on two of our big plays. There were multiple other oddities, like sending MLB Wilhoite to cover Markus Wheaton deep downfield on one of his big gains, and leaving AB uncovered in the corner of the endzone for his TD.
MVP It’s got to be Shazier. Flex had a coming out party against the 49ers: 11 solo tackles, three for a loss and multiple while spying on Kaepernick. A sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, all on different plays. As one of the commentators put it, he was omnipresent – he seemed to be in on every other play, not just making tackles but shedding blocks in a way that you wouldn’t expect a guy of his size to be able to do.
Honourable mentions go to Antonio Brown, who caught 9 balls for 195(!) yards and a TD, DeAngelo who had 3 TDs, and (to a much lesser extent) Antwon Blake, who set the tone with some big hits in the secondary, mostly on Vernon Davis – defensive backs hate him for some reason. It was nice to be reminded Zilla used to be able to tackle.
Goat of the Game: Nobody really played that badly, but Scobee missed an extra point and fuck Josh Scobee, so it’s Josh Scobee. It could’ve been 44-18, dammit!

Link Dump

Box Score
Highlights:
Game Highlights
Big Ben
AB
DeAngelo
Sights & Sounds: Ryan Shazier
Post-Game Interviews:
Around the Locker Room
DeAngelo
Shazier
Big Ben
Tomlin
Articles:
Really good TribLive article on personnel packages used and snapcounts logged
BehindTheSteelCurtain breakdown of 3 key plays
BehindTheSteelCurtain breakdown of two sacks and the Torrey Smith TD
NinersNation Breakdown of the 49ers line failures that lead to the 5 sacks
Another NinersNation article with good gifs
Week 3 thread

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2016.01.28 22:47 whereegosdare 3-4 vs 4-3, a beginners guide

Hey guys so often on here I'll see people asking about how to improve their teams and the most common occurrence is people having 3-4 Defensive ends with 4-3 Linebackers or vice versa.
I thought I might shed a little light on just how to make sure you're picking the right types of players for these two schemes to hopefully help those of you who have run into this problem.
In no way will I say one is better than the other, they all have their strengths and weaknesses but this is more about just choosing the right personnel to run one vs the other.
4-3
The 4-3 is historically the base defense of the NFL. You have 4 down linemen at all times with 3 linebackers behind. It was actually developed by Tom Landry while he was with the Giants to better utilize the skills of his MLB; Sam Huff.
Line Backers
The goal of the Defense is to clog up the interior of the offensive line to allow the MLB to make plays by being unblocked. So when choosing your personnel coverage is the most important stat for all your LBs. You want them to be able to cover the short and mid zones of the field as well as have great pursuit to shoot the gaps and get after the RB. Examples of great 4-3 LBs are Brooks, David, Sean Lee or any OOP safeties.
D Tackles
As for the D line you need your DT 1 to be a run stopping force. He should be a mountain so really all you're looking for is someone with high block shed, strength and power moves to make sure he can eat up the blockers for your LBs behind him to make plays. Examples are TC Harrison, Gilbert Brown, or any version of Poe or Wilfork. As for your 2 you have some flexibility here. Generally you want a pass rushing DT but if you're usering your MLB you may want to look for a second big DT to really make those inside gaps clean for you to rush. If not I'd suggest someone balanced. This is where your personal style will come in as you can go for someone like John Randle, a pure pass rusher, or someone like Wilfork, another run stopper. Both have their drawbacks so I'd tend to eye on the side of caution and look for someone in the middle. Good candidates are McCoy, Aaron Williams, Atkins, or on the higher end MJG or FB Suh.
Defensive Ends
Now the biggest question is always the DE, and the biggest mistakes I see across the board are made here. Since your LBs are designed to cover first and rush second you want your DEs to be pure pass rushers. And you want them fast. Basically they need to hold the attention of the tackles in the run game but you're generally seeing them single blocked. So you don't need a big space eater like you would in the 3-4 (more on that later) but a quick guy to make sure there is pressure on the QB at all times. This is also where the predominant amount of your pressure will come from so make sure they have great pass rushing skills. Good DEs (in that position) are guys like Ansah, Mack (well his ToTW version) Jason Taylor, Za'Darius or Cam Wake. Again speed above all else, as you preferably want to have someone just put their hand in the dirt and rush the QB on every play.
3-4
The 3-4 defense was actually developed before the 4-3 in the 40s in college but wasn't made popular in the NFL until the 70s by the Dolphins. It became a mainstay and was perfected in the 80s by the Giants with LT. The main principal of the defense is organized chaos as the QB has trouble identifying who is covering and who is blitzing out of 4 possible LBs.
D Line
For the 3-4 you need your DT to be a monster. He has to be like a DT 1 in a 4-3. Run stuffing space eater so the same requirements apply. I would honestly invest more in your DT than DEs in this case as if you don't have a good nose tackle everything else will suffer in this scheme. Your DEs are essentially the same as your DT 2 in the 4-3. You want big space eaters who can occupy blockers and get to the QB if needed, but the predominant amount of your pass rush will not come from them. Great options here are guys like Wilkerson, Watt, Casey, or Heyward. You want them to be similar to your nose tackle as far as block shed but faster to apply some pressure if needed. However their main role is to stop the run and occupy both a guard and tackle. If the 4-3 DE only has to deal with the tackle the 3-4 should be able to engage both a tackle and a guard.
OLB
This is where your pass rush will come from. Generally you want one who is stout against the run, and another who is a pass rushing nightmare coming off that edge. The Steelers had this with Harrison on one side (run stuffer) and Woodley on the other (pass rusher). Ravens same thing (suggs and doom) but this of course is not a hard and fast rule. When looking for a 3-4 LB always look for pass rushing stats first and coverage skills second. Typically a nice ratio would be 70-30 pass rush to coverage. Keep in mind nearly all your Pass rush and ability to stop outside runs comes from these players so a high block shed, play rec (for screens and tosses), and pursuit is paramount. Good examples of this are Von Miller, McPhee, Barwin, Clowney, and the aforementioned suggs, harrison, woodley or Dummervil.
At MLB you want similar players but a good rule of thumb here is to have one to specify in coverage (your MLB 1 generally) and one to specify in run stuff (2). This is because with only 3 down linemen you're vulnerable to inside runs and need a bigger presence than a MLB in the 4-3. Timmons, Bowman, Zach Thomas or Derrick Johnson are all great run stuffing MLBs while Kuechly, Wagner, Kiko, Mosley, OOP Buchannon or any MLB with a high ZD and play rec are great for coverage.
Mixing and Matching
So generally the biggest question is how to use 3-4 personnel in a 4-3 and vice versa. Of course this can be done but there are some rules and mainly they find themselves in the DE position. For a 3-4 if you want a great DE you can always look at a typical DT2. I've done this numerous times and was incredibly successful with a player like John Randle, MJG or even someone like Atkins. They have similar stats so the slide to DE is simple.
As for the 4-3 you can put a 3-4 OLB at DE and be fine. Von, LT, any of them as they simply are there to rush the passer like they would in a 3-4. Only difference is now their hands are in the dirt as opposed to standing upright.
Finally if you want a great coverage MLB for the 3-4 take a look at some OLBs from the 4-3. Brooks, Lee, and David all play well there and are excellent choices.
Ok so I know this was long, but hopefully it helps shed some light on personnel decisions moving forward!

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2015.12.16 09:10 DivineQuests Master Quest Cape Checklist

Requirements Left:
Fully looted Archmage Sedridor's chest after Rune Memories.
Completed all Player-owned port storylines.
Found all thirty mysterious chronicles of Bilrach in Daemonheim.
Found all five Kal'gerion notes in Daemonheim.
Found all five Stalker notes in Daemonheim.
Found all ten Marmaros and Thok letters in Daemonheim.
Completed Requirements:
~~Found and read all five miner's journals and the diary of Jebediah Omnis from Ripper Demons.~~
~~Completed all quests.~~
~~Completed all unabridged Fremennik Sagas.~~
~~Completed the Stronghold of Player Safety.~~
~~Completed the Stronghold of Security.~~
~~Earned all Varrock Museum Kudos.~~
~~Completed all Court Cases.~~
~~Claimed the enhanced fire cape override.~~
~~Levelled up all Temple Trekking companions to level 99 to unlock the ghast familiar.~~
~~Defeated the Phoenix once after In Pyre Need.~~
~~Unlocked the Firemaker's costume.~~
~~Gained accessed to the Abyss by having completed the Abyss miniquest.~~
~~Fully upgraded the Thieves' Guild by having completed all Capers.~~
~~Completed all Doric and Boric tasks.~~
~~Completed Returning Clarence.~~
~~Completed Hopespear's Will.~~
~~Completed Koschei's Troubles and unlocked all coloured versions of the Balmung.~~
~~Found the hidden Ga'al.~~
~~Completed Rag and Bone Man and Fur 'n' Seek wish list.~~
~~Completed Sheep Shearer.~~
~~Completed Witch's Potion.~~
~~Completed Mahjarrat Memories.~~
~~Completed the God Emissaries tasks.~~
~~Unlocked the Vyrelord/Vyrelady title during or after The Branches of Darkmeyer.~~
~~Unlocked the Annihilator title during or after Fate of the Gods.~~
~~Completed the Azdaran document by finding all ten fragments in Keldagrim.~~
~~Completed the Voice of the Elders by finding all eight parts at the Hefin Agility Course.~~
~~Cleansed both murals in the adamant dragon dungeon and Mount Firewake.~~
~~Purchased part 1 and part 2 of The Account of Aesa Fellsdottir.~~
~~Completed Scabaras research by finding all twenty three pages.~~
~~Found and read Sakirth's, Strisath's and Kalibath's journals, and Phalaks' experiment log.~~
~~Completed Bandos's Memories by finding all thirteen Bandos chronicles on Yu'biusk.~~
~~Talked to Vorago to unlock the ability to challenge him.~~
~~Found all sixteen memoriam crystals in Prifddinas.~~
~~Used the Measure to find the four elder chronicles after Fate of the Gods.~~
~~Gathered one hundred elder chronicles on Freneskae.~~
~~Completed Forcae's journal by finding all ten pages from rune and adamant dragons.~~
~~Found and read the last riders book from the King Black Dragon.~~
~~Found and read all four of Kerapac's Dragonkin journals from the Queen Black Dragon.~~
~~Found all five Behemoth notes in Daemonheim.~~
~~Found the first fifteen miscellaneous journals in Daemonheim.~~
~~Obtained Armadyl's Assault from Kree'arra.~~
~~Obtained Zilyana's Notes from Commander Zilyana.~~
~~Obtained The Glory of General Graardor from General Graardor.~~
~~Obtained Nex's Followers from Nex.~~
~~Obtained Razulei's Tale from K'ril Tsutsaroth.~~
~~Found and read the explorer's notes in the Keldagrim Library.~~
~~Completed the History of the Order by finding all twenty two pages.~~
~~Found all five stone fragments on Mazcab and taken them to the Ancient statue.~~
~~Completed the dominion journal by finding all twenty pages in the Dominion Tower.~~
~~Completed my notes by finding all twenty six ancient pages in the Ancient Cavern.~~
~~Completed Kaigi's journal by finding all four pages from airuts.~~
~~Claimed the malleus daemoniorum from Brother Celerity.~~
~~Claimed the 400,000 experience and watched the epilogue after While Guthix Sleeps.~~
~~Claimed the 450,000 experience after Blood Runs Deep.~~
~~Claimed the 110,000 experience from Daero after Monkey Madness.~~
~~Unlocked Char's training cave and completed a Zaros symbol.~~
~~Unlocked the Digsite pendant after The Dig Site.~~
~~Claimed the Helm of trials after the Blood Pact.~~
~~Claimed the ancient bones from Father Aereck after The Restless Ghost.~~
~~Completed the New Varrock Tasks during Dimension of Disaster.~~
~~Unlocked all rewards from Dimension of Disaster.~~
~~Claimed all rewards from The Death of Chivalry.~~
~~Lit the campfire on Mos Le'Harmless.~~
~~Unblocked the hollow log shortcut at the Ape Atoll Agility Course.~~
~~Given the tooth fairy all five teeth and claimed a tooth creature pet.~~
~~Unlocked the secret door between Crandor and Karamja during or after Dragon Slayer.~~
~~Claimed the reward from the Rusty Anchor's bartender.~~
~~Looted the chest in Klenter's Pyramid in Sophanem during or after Icthlarin's Little Helper.~~
~~Claimed the extra rewards from Cook after Cook's Assistant.~~
~~Claimed the extra rewards from Professor Oddenstein after Ernest the Chicken.~~
~~Claimed 1,940 coins from Fred the Farmer after the Sheep Shearer miniquest.~~
~~Claimed the experience from the holy cithara after One Piercing Note.~~
~~Claimed the goblin cower shield after The Chosen Commander.~~
~~Opened and claimed all experience from the chests found during or after Dishonour among Thieves.~~
~~Opened and claimed all loot from the accessable chests found during or after Dishonour among Thieves.~~
~~Claimed the 10,000 coins from Bill Teach after Cabin Fever.~~
~~Claimed the Kipple Nano pet after Heart of Stone.~~
~~Claimed the medium experience lamp from Azzanadra after Heart of Stone.~~
~~Unlocked the ability to chip teleport tablets to Trollheim after Love Story.~~
~~Returned Mabel's ring and chopped down the Guard's tree after Love Story.~~
~~Claimed all rewards from the statue of Death after Missing, Presumed Death.~~
~~Unlocked the Helm of Zaros and the Crest of Seren by finding all memoriam crystals on Freneskae.~~
~~Claimed and used the survivor's lamp from Azzanadra and the large prismatic lamp from Wahisietel.~~
~~Unlocked the Sixth-Age circuit upgrade and Sliske's gift of seeing into the Shadow Realm.~~
~~Unlocked access to the secret treasure room after Diamond in the Rough.~~
~~Unlocked access to the secret treasure room after Do No Evil.~~
~~Claimed the free elite clue scroll by using Ava's alerter after Do No Evil.~~
~~Received a medium clue scroll from a monkey in your backpack after Monkey Madness.~~
~~Claimed the experience from the cave paintings and claimed the 5,000 coins from Explorer Jack.~~
~~Claimed either Magic or Prayer experience from Azacorax after Rune Memories.~~
~~Fully interacted and claimed all experience from the mysterious statues after One of a Kind.~~
~~Claimed the Constitution experience after Song from the Depths.~~
~~Claimed the Divination XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by collecting and cleansing shadow cores.~~
~~Claimed the Farming XP lamp in Prifddinas by growing three spirit trees.~~
~~Claimed the Magic XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by giving Lady Ithell magical crystal weaponry.~~
~~Claimed the Melee XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by giving Lady Meilyr a super melee potion.~~
~~Claimed the Slayer XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by clearing wave twenty in Rush of Blood.~~
~~Claimed the Smithing XP lamp in Prifddinas after Plague's End by smelting one hundred corrupted ore.~~
~~Unlocked the ability to trade noted artefacts to Simon Templeton after Dealing with Scabaras.~~
~~Created the ornate bowl for the Tears of Guthix distraction and diversion after the Tears of Guthix quest.~~
~~Read and unlocked the Tune Bane Ore spell after Ritual of the Mahjarrat.~~
~~Claimed and read the Codex Ultimatus after the Dig Site.~~
~~Claimed the gems from the demon throne during or after the Golem.~~
~~Claimed the 2,000 thieving experience after Buyers and Cellars.~~
~~Claimed all experience lamps from Philipe Carnillean after Carnillean Rising.~~
~~Claimed the Smithing experience from Ramarno after Defender of Varrock.~~
~~Bought an ancient staff from Eblis after Desert Treasure.~~
~~Claimed the reward lamp from the Natural historian after The Tale of the Muspah.~~
~~Claimed the coins from Yelps's very own cash bag during or after The Mighty Fall.~~
~~Unlocked all routes in the hot-air balloon transport system after Enlightened Journey.~~
~~Handed all six demon statuettes in at Xenia (or Ilona) after the Blood Pact.~~
~~Completed all three challenges from Maria and opened all chests after the initial completion of Broken Home.~~
~~Completed five supply runs after Death Plateau.~~
~~Found all Enchanted Key treasures after Making History.~~
~~Fully enchanted the broomstick after Swept Away.~~
~~Permanently cured Razmire Keelgan and Ulsquire Shauncy after Shades of Mort'ton.~~
~~Unlocked the full power of the Ivandis flail by burning five hundred vyrewatch corpses.~~
~~Hunted the Thalassus ten times after the Deadliest Catch quest.~~
~~Completed twenty five chimp ice deliveries after Do No Evil.~~
~~Unlocked the ogre bowman hat from chompy bird hunting after Big Chompy Bird Hunting.~~
~~Engraved all of Dororan's jewellery after Gunnar's Ground.~~
~~Defeated the Cave Wolf Matriarch again for Claus the chef after Carnillean Rising.~~
~~Unlocked the Master White Knight rank after Wanted!~~
~~Put Arrav to rest after Ritual of the Mahjarrat.~~
~~Unlocked all Rogue Trader merchandise.~~
~~Rekindled the Dragon Forge after While Guthix Sleeps.~~
~~Completed the Lair of Tarn Razorlor and read his diary.~~
~~Fully upgraded the pig creation machine after Bringing Home the Bacon.~~
~~Completed the Desert Slayer Dungeon miniquest after Smoking Kills.~~
~~Gained access to Vanligga Gastfrihet's Contraband Yak Produce shop after the Fremennik Isles.~~
~~Claimed experience from unlocking all Spirit Realm portals in the Wilderness after Summer's End.~~
~~Freed the Rogue from Rogues' Castle in the Wilderness after Summer's End.~~
~~Unlocked all routes in the Eagle transport system after the Eagles' Peak quest.~~
~~Claimed all loot in Movario's base after While Guthix Sleeps.~~
~~Unlocked Uglug's Stuffsies store during or after Zogre Flesh Eaters.~~
~~Paid respect at Guthix's shrine and the lit the torches around it after the World Wakes.~~
~~Unlocked the Dorgesh-Kaan market trading minigame after Death to the Dorgeshuun.~~
~~Unlocked the crystal teleport seed's teleport to the Temple of Light after Within the Light.~~
~~Returned the brooch to Mistag and claimed the mining helmet in return after The Lost Tribe.~~
~~Unlocked the rewards of Tamayu, Tinsay, and Tiadeche after Tai Bwo Wannai Trio.~~
~~Returned the ancient elven wedding ring to Angof after the Light Within.~~
~~Unlocked the Ourania Teleport spell after Lunar Diplomacy.~~
~~Freed Droalak after Making History.~~
~~Repaired fairy ring b•j•q in the Ancient Cavern.~~
~~Obtained the hidden runes from the broken rune case in the Meiyerditch Laboratories.~~
~~Claimed all treasure from the chests during, or from Gudrik after, a Shadow over Ashdale.~~
~~Claimed the one-time Divination XP from the distorted engrammeter during or after Fate of the Gods.~~
~~Unlocked the ability to craft unholy symbols after the Observatory Quest.~~
~~Claimed and used the Divination XP lamp from Mr. Mordaut after One of a Kind.~~
~~Given Sister Cecilia advice if she should stay or leave the abbey after One Piercing Note.~~
~~Restored the cabbage patch after the Death of Chivalry.~~
~~Unlocked all Beacon Keepers and fully unlocked the beacon map by giving all keepers a macaw pouch.~~
~~Spoke to King Roald with the inferno adze equipped.~~
~~Completed the Purple cat miniquest.~~
~~Cleared the shortcut path in Uzer Mastaba from the ground floor level to the level with the small scarabs.~~
~~Given the Apothecary Herbi Flax's diary after the Shades of Mort'ton.~~
~~Found and read the Ugthanatos book from the Camel Warriors.~~
~~Fed the giant oyster on Tutorial Island once.~~

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2015.09.16 02:40 skepticismissurvival Here are my thoughts on each one of Teddy's dropbacks from last night.

The Vikings' offense looked off big time last night. Pressure got to Teddy a number of times. There weren't very many successful throws down the field, most of Teddy's passing consisted of dump offs. It also didn't help that the front 7 sucked in run defense so our TOP was trash. Nor did the complete lack of a running game.
I watched passing offense again and tried to figure out what was going on. For the most part, I don't think Teddy had a terrible night, which is comforting to me because watching live I definitely thought he did. He did have three bad overthrows and the interception. However, I also believe the interception came from a miscommunication between Bridgewater and Wallace, so I don't entirely put the blame on him (although the throw does look bad, Wallace ran the wrong route in my mind). There were two or three times with a bad protection call, which I put partially on Teddy and partially on Sully's absence.
Other than those things, the biggest thing you can say is that you'd like to see more passes down the field. However, receivers simply weren't open most of the time, and Teddy was forced to check it down. The 49ers played very conservatively when the did not blitz. And when they did blitz, they got pressure.
Anyway, the reason I'm posting this is because I thought some of you might like to read my thoughts. I wrote down notes for each play. I don't have the heart to make gifs of it because I honestly do not want to go over that game another time. Some of the notes might be hard to follow, but hopefully someone gets something out of it.
Play 1: Rollout, well covered, throwaway
Play 2: Hit by unblocked Bethea, just misses 9 route to Johnson. Peterson missed blocking assignment
Play 3: Way over Wright's head. He was bracketed. Brooks schooled Clemmings around the edge. Bad throw, not a throwaway.
Play 4: Blitz. Two unblocked. Poor protection call. Interior pressure needs to be accounted for first. Sacked. I think Teddy got ball off before hitting ground but w/e.
Play 5: Kalil + Fusco beat on Teddy's backside. Great sense of pressure, Romos his way out of it. Looks downfield and completes pass. 10/10.
Play 5: Great bull rush by NT, Berger loses but then the NT falls to the ground. Teddy has time but decides to throw off of his back foot. I think this was a throwaway but he should have waited in my opinon. On A22 is clear was not a throwaway and the pass just sailed high on him.
Play 6: Good protection. Running lane emerges. Teddy takes it. Doesn't get the first down. Should have held onto the ball longer before running because he didn't seem to have the space.
Play 7: No one appears open. Good protection. Bridgewater extends play. Still no one open. Dumps to Rudolph who can't get to the first.
Play 8: Delayed blitz. Fusco fails to pick it up. Teddy dumps to Ellison while getting hit.
Play 9: Dumpoff to Peterson. He decides to play like himself. Somehow drags the pile for the first down.
Play 10: Bomb to Wallace. Great throw. Perfect placement. PI on Bethea that wasn't called.
Play 11: Dumpoff to Peterson. He should have gotten more yards but he tried to get fancy and dance. It didn't work.
Play 12: Kalil gets beat around the edge. Teddy steps up. Has a man in front of his face. Tries to escape. Someone also free behind him. Teddy runs into Clemmings, gets sacked.
Play 13: Designed dump to McKinnon. Not sure why. Player there to make the tackle immediately.
Play 14: Drop by Ellison.
Play 15: Nothing open downfield. Pocket is collapsing but OL gave Teddy enough time. Weird backwards dumpoff to Asiata for short gain.
Play 16: Quick hitter to Wallace on crosser that gets out of bounds.
Play 17: Left side is first read but it isn't open. Protection is fine. Goes back to Wallace for first down and Hail Mary attempt.
Play 18: Hail Mary. Thrown away but he got a holding call to try again.
Play 19: Looks like the Vikings tried a deep screen pass. It's complete but there were too many defenders for it to be successful.
Play 20: No one picks up safety blitz. Bowman also beats Fusco.
Play 21: 8 in coverage. Teddy has forever. Moves effectively in the pocket. Keeps looking downfield. Eventually finds Rudolph for a big chunk.
Play 22: Naked boot in 3rd and 1, Teddy runs for it. Generous spot gives him the first down. Slid too early.
Play 23: Quick swing pass to Peterson on 3rd and 4. He can't get the first down.
Play 24: RPO. Play fake draws LBs up and Rudolph is wide open for a quick curl and first down.
Play 25: Wallace is his first read on a dig. Good play by the combo.
Play 26: Good protection. Johnson open on deep dig route. Good throw/catch.
Play 27: Rush only 3. Teddy has all the time in the world. Nothing open downfield presumably. Dumps to Wallace, who gets basically nothing.
Play 28: Play action. RB a bit late to pick up blitz, but the rest of the protection is good. Bridgewater moves up in pocket, but nothing appears to be open downfield. Takes off and runs. Gets first down.
Play 29: Pressure from LT. Teddy gets pass off to Wallace on a crosser.
Play 30: Naked boot. Peterson (first option) is covered well. Lynch doesn't bite on playfake. Teddy has to throw away.
Play 31: No one is open downfield. Teddy has time, but a runner comes free. Overthrows Wright in double coverage. I suspect this is a throwaway (potentially looking for a penalty?).
Play 32: Blitz. Teddy throws hot to Rudolph. No YAC, but solid gain.
Play 33: Swing pass to McKinnon. McKinnon makes two guys miss and gets a first. Did what Peterson couldn't do earlier (although Peterson had higher degree of difficulty with two guys at once).
Play 34: 49ers fake a blitz up the gut then blitz off the edge. McKinnon with a nice blitz pickup. Teddy has Rudolph open in the seam. He throws high and behind him and it's picked. Very bad throw. Actually scratch that. I think this was a miscommunication between Teddy and Wallace. Wallace was running an option route and he ran a curl instead of a post. Teddy threw to the post.
Play 35: Off coverage on Johnson, who runs a curl. Teddy hits him for a nice pickup.
Play 36: Rudolph wide open on a quick curl after LB blitz and Tartt rotates.
Play 37: Once again assume no one is open downfield. Decent protection but it breaks down after awhile. Teddy flips to Asiata as he's hit and Asiata gets a big gain.
Play 38: Doesn't look like a blitz presnap but the 49ers send all 7 in the box. There is no hot route and all of the routes go at least 10 yards downfield before breaking so Teddy has no options. He has to eat the sack. Team was just not expecting Mangini to send the house. From the A22 angle, safeties are clearly directly over the inside receivers. Teddy needs to call a hot route for one (or both) of those two guys if the man heads up on him decides to blitz. This would have given him two hot options instead of eating the sack.
Play 39: Quick hitting screen to Patterson. CB makes great play. Also a penalty by the Vikings on this play. Illegal Sub on Mike Wallace, never came inside the numbers.
Play 40: 49ers only send 3 and there is no one open downfield. Dumpoff to Asiata, who doesn't get close to the first down.
Play 41: 4th and long. Any chance the Vikings have is on the line. Appears no one gets open downfield. Teddy holds onto the ball, and a pass rusher comes free. Teddy tries to escape him but can't.

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2014.06.10 01:30 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #9 The Read Option III : Zigzagging for the TD

Series 01 : SEA v SF #9 Read Option III: Zigzagging for the TD
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Breakdown :

35 Slides

The Play
2-14-SF 14 (9:18) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN
Seahawks are in 11 Personnel, 1 RB (Lynch) + 1 TE (Zach Miller) in a Shotgun formation with Lynch offset to QB Russell Wilson's right.
49ers are in Nickel with #90 NT Glenn Dorsey replaced by CB #28 Nnamdi Asomugha.
On the snap, Seahawks execute a Read-Option play and the 49ers react.
TE #86 Zach Miller releases into the pattern and OLB #55 Ahmad Brooks takes an outside rush. The Seahawks' RT and RG (#68 Giacomini and #64 Sweezy) combo block on DE #91 Ray McDonald, leaving #55 Brooks unblocked. On the opposite side, LT #67 Paul McQuistan engages #99 Aldon Smith and LG #77 James Carpenter takes on #94 Justin Smith. This leaves C #60 Max Unger to release and take on ILB #53 NaVorro Bowman.
Marshawn Lynch takes the handoff and then heads straight downfield into the vacant A-gap. As he head downfield, that gap in front of him starts to close down. #53 Bowman fights #60 Unger to get to that gap from one side while RG JR Sqweezy peels off his combo block to make a block as #52 Patrick Willis comes to fill. From his safety position, #31 Donte Whitner charges down to help in the run support.
Willis, Bowman, and Whitner collapse that A-gap but that opens up the left side (Weakside) A-gap open. #94 Justin Smith is fighting off #77 James Carpenter's block (hold?) but cannot quite close that down.
Lynch scrapes down just past Unger's backside to avoid Justin Smith.

43 Craig Dahl is the deep safety on the weakside; his pursuit angle gets cut off by WR #89 Doug Baldwin.

As Lynch hits the A-Gap, Donte Whitner reads him and adjusts to attack Lynch's new angle. Whitner gets into position and breaks down to make the hit. But Lynch makes a hard cut to the sideline and gets just out of arm's reach from Whitner.
From there, he turns upfield, tosses aside Dahl's token arm tackle attempt, and then saunters into the endzone.
Questions

Look back at the two previous Read Option plays in this series (Read Option I and Read Option II ) and then look at this one Read Option III. There is an offensive formation difference between this play and the preceding two plays. What is it? What is the resulting adjustment by the defense?
Look at Marshawn Lynch pressing the hole on #53 NaVorro Bowman Gallery and GIF. Is this an example of Lynch setting up his blocker #60 Unger or is it just a simple cutback run?
Look at Lynch evading #31 Donte Whitner Gallery, a second angle Gallery 2 and GIF. Whitner stops his feet and breaks down early. Is this because of something Lynch did or is it just poor fundamentals by Whitner?
Great Blocking or Great Running (or both)? Explain.
Imagine Lynch is replaced by an "average" RB on this play. Do you think it's still a TD play? Explain.

Standouts
Helmet Stickers
Name any players that should be rewarded for outstanding play.
Extra Laps
Name any player who had particularly poor execution and make them run extra laps after practice.
Grade Them
For those of you interested in playing amateur PFF, here's a grid to grade the players. Score them from -2 to +2 and put the score in the appropriate column.
SEA

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#77	Carpenter
#67	McQuistan
#86	Miller
#81	Tate
#86	Baldwin
#18	Rice
#24	Lynch

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#94	J Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#43	Dahl
#31	Whitner
#25	Rogers
#22	Brown
#28	Asomugha

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2014.06.08 23:31 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #8 The Read Option II : Pressing the Hole

Series 01 : SEA v SF #8 Read Option II : Pressing the Hole
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
The Video :

The GIFs :

The Breakdown :

24 Slides

The Play
2-9-SF 48 (9:53) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SF 40 for 8 yards (R.McDonald; P.Willis)
Seahawks are in 11 Personnel, 1 RB (Lynch) + 1 TE (Zach Miller) and 3 WRs, lined up in Shotgun with Lynch lined up Offset to the Right.
49ers respond with Nickel personnel, #90 NT Glenn Dorsey replaced by #28 CB Nnamdi Asomugha.
Seahawks execute the Read-Option against the 6 Box Defenders.
The three primary Blocks are engaged : LG #77 Carpenter, RG #64 Sweezy, and RT #68 Giacomini get on DE #94 Justin Smith, DT #91 McDonald, and LB #55 Brooks. C #60 Unger immediately releases to block ILB #53 Bowman.
On the backside edge, Brooks attacks inside while ILB #52 Willis rotates to the outside.
As Marshawn Lynch takes the handoff, he finds the running lane clean up to his blockers, ie., there is no penetration into the backfield. As he approaches his blockers, he finds two--and perhaps even a third--open gaps in which he could potentially run. The A Gap between C and RG (#60 Unger and #64 Sweezy) or the B-gap between RG and RT (#64 Sweezy and #68 Giacomini); there's a less viable A-Gap between C and LG (#60 Unger and #77 Carpenter), also.
There are two very enticing open areas just behind each of these gaps.
Lynch initially attacks the A-gap between #60 Unger and #64 Sweezy. As this hole closes down, the B-gap opens up. Lynch plants his left foot and makes a hard cut to the right and explodes into that expanding B-gap between #64 Sweezy and #68 Giacomini.
In the hole, Lynch breaks a token arm-tackle attempt by ~~Bowman~~ Ray McDonald. As he bursts into the 2nd level clearing, there are three 49ers converging on him : Willis from the outside, and the two deep safeties, #35 Eric Reid and #31 Donte Whitner.
Willis makes first contact at about the 42 yard line. Two more 49ers and about 2.5 yards later, Lynch is stopped just short of the first down marker.
Questions

Listen to Cris Collinsworth's commentary on the play : YouTube : "Ordinarily, on the read-option, you would leave that guy [OLB Ahmad Brooks] unblocked, but tonight, they're blocking him and just running the football with Wilson carrying out the fake... But if they [the 49ers] keep crashing that End down inside, eventually you're going to see Russell Wilson pull that thing out and take it around the corner." What's your assessment of Collinsworth's commentary here? Is he missing something or has he basically encapsulated the key concept?
Typically on running plays, when gaps in the line emerge, there are LBs filling ("Run Fits"). Why are there no LBs filling the open gaps in this play?
Look at Lynch Pressing the A-gap. GIF and Gallery. Explain how Lynch's approach to the line makes his blockers (in particular #64 JR Sweezy) look good.

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#77	Carpenter
#67	McQuistan
#86	Miller
#24	Lynch
#3	Wilson

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#94	J Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#35	Reid
#31	Whitner

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2014.06.08 01:34 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #7 The Read Option

Series 01 : SEA v SF #7 Read-Option I : Breno's Throw
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Play, 400x225
Giacomini Throw 400x225, 2 views : view 1 and view 2
McDonald Swim, 400x225

The Breakdown :

23 Slides

The Play
1-10-SEA 32 (15:00) (Shotgun) M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 37 for 5 yards (P.Willis)
11 Personnel with RB Marshawn Lynch and TE Zach Miller in Pistol formation with Miller lined up on the left side. 49ers respond with Nickel personnel, replacing NT #90 Glenn Dorsey with CB #28 Nnamdi Asomugha.
Pre-snap, Marshawn Lynch shifts from his 9-yard deep position to a more traditional offset Shotgun formation. The left side of the 49ers defense adjusts with a shift of their own. OLB #55 Ahmad Brooks slides down from his standup position (7-tech) to a down position heads up with the RT (4-tech or 5 tech, depending on numbering scheme) while ILB #52 Patrick Willis shifts to his outside to line up in the B gap.
QB Russell Wilson will turn to face his right as he extends the ball out to Lynch for the potential "Read-Option" handoff.
On the snap, as the option action begins, #55 Ahmad Brooks slants to the inside to engage RT #68 Giacomini. As that happens, LB #52 Willis rotates to the outside.
This action takes place in front of Wilson and directly in his view. As it occurs, Wilson gives the ball to Lynch and then carries out the keeper action fake to the outside.
As Lynch takes the ball, a few things unfold in front of him :

Playside, #77 James Carpenter and #60 Max Unger engage their defenders (#94 Justin Smith and #53 NaVorro Bowman, respectively).
In the middle, a quick swim move free DT #91 Ray McDonald from RG JR Sweezy's block.
#68 Breno Giacomini gets a quick throw on #55 Ahmad Brooks and puts him on the ground to the inside.

Marshawn Lynch doesn't like what he sees on the playside and reacts to make a play on his own. He plants his left foot hard and cuts back to the opposite side, an ad-libbed counter play.
Brooks is on the ground but Giacomini still has his feet so he is now free to seal #91 Ray McDonald to help clear the backside for Lynch.
Unfortunately, there is a single unblocked defender playing the backside contain : Patrick Willis.
Lynch cuts back, sees Willis, and then cuts again.
Bowman and Justin Smith both see the play breaking away from them and get into pursuit mode. When Willis forces Lynch to cuts back towards them, Bowman looks to make the tackle. As Bowman takes an intercept angle, C Max Unger washes him past the RB.
Unfortunately for Lynch, Willis closes in on him and is able to reach out and just makes the tackle before Lynch can hit that brief opening. Justin Smith flies in from the side to clean it up.
Questions

When Lynch shifts and changes the formation why do you suppose Brooks and Willis shift? In particular, why does Brooks go from a standup outside LB to a 3-point Down Lineman?
Look at the Giacomini/Brooks matchup. GIF Angle 1, GIF Angle 2. Gallery Angle 1 and Gallery Angle 2. Compare what Giacomini and/or Brooks does/do in this play to that in Play #6 : Play #6 GIF and Play #6 Gallery. How important was this block in the outcome of the play?
Normally in a Read-Option play, the OL leaves a backside DE unblocked. On the potential handoff, the QB is reading that DE's containment discipline for the keeper. In this case, the DE (in this case Brooks) is not left unblocked. Who does/should Russell Wilson be reading on the Option Keeper? Do you think this is a true Option play or is the handoff predetermined?
Look at the two block engagements, C #60 Max Unger on ILB #53 NaVorro Bowman and LG #77 James Carpenter on DE #94 Justin Smith. The defenders will disengage from their blockers. Does this mean those block were poorly executed? Explain.
Looks like RG #64 JR Sweezy gets an arm around the waist of DT #91 Ray McDonald image. Is this a hold? ie., Would you throw the flag on this?

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#67	McQuistan
#77	Carpenter
#86	Miller
#24	Lynch
#3	Wilson

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#94	J Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#35	Reid
#31	Whitner

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2014.06.07 00:03 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #6 Safety Support

Series 01 : SEA v SF #6 Safety Support
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Play, 400x225

The Breakdown :

29 Slides

The Play
3-1-SF 40 (9:10) M.Lynch right tackle to SF 40 for no gain (J.Smith; N.Bowman)
It's a short-yardage situation and the Seahawks line up to try to get that one yard. 21 Personnel with Coleman + Lynch as the RBs and Zach Miller as the TE. Coleman and Lynch are in an I-Formation while Miller is lined up off the line of scrimmage.
49ers are in base defensive personnel in a Single-High safety (Cover-1) look.
S #31 Donte Whitner is timing up Russell Wilson's snap count. Just prior to the snap, he crashes down from his position (10 yards deep) and attacks the line of scrimmage, giving the 49ers 8 defenders against the Seahawks' 7 blockers. This is a one-man advantage and someone (probably Whitner) should be free and unaccounted for by the offensive blocking.
Compounding this will be the fact that TE #86 Zach Miller will not be involved in the blocking. Instead, he will cross the formation and get a free release into the pattern.
The Seahawks will be run another inside lead play to the right.
On the snap, the OL steps together to the right. The 49ers' five line-defenders will slant hard to their right (offensive left).
This creates a natural hole in the B-gap. Normally this means that there will be a BOB block set up with the LB filling and the FB leading. That's still happening, but there are two other major things happening :

OLB #55 Ahmad Brooks gets a quick throw on RT #68 Breno Giacomini to get free.
S #31 Donte Whitner is crashing down hard directly into the B-gap.

So when FB #40 Derrick Coleman approaches the line of scrimmage, there is not one unblocked 49er awaiting him, there are three. Whitner and Coleman collide and Coleman is cast aside.
So when Lynch now approaches the hole, there are two defeated Seahawks blockers and three 49ers attacking.
On the backside :
On the snap, Russell Wilson and C Max Unger cross ankles which trips Unger and puts him on the ground, leaving LG #77 James Carpenter to match up 1-on-1 with NT #90 Glenn Dorsey. If Dorsey had been attacking straight ahead or slanting to his left, he would have been clear, but since he was slanting to his right, he engages face-to-face with Carpenter until Unger can recover.

91 Ray McDonald attacks RG #64 JR Sweezy's inside shoulder and gets penetration. But since this is away from the intended hole, Sweezy is able to wall him off. This takes him away from the hole, but it also allows McDonald to occupy the cutback lane.

52 Patrick Willis is running unblocked.

Back on the playside :
Lynch sees the wall of red, tries to cutback, but with nowhere to go, he hits it up inside and takes on Bowman.
Lynch fights, but is dragged down by multiple defenders about half a yard short of the first down.
Questions

Analyze/Assess the Giacomini/Brooks matchup. Here's the GIF and here's a Gallery. Is this Brooks being awesome or Giacomini being fundamentally unsound? Is Giacomini demonstrating why "Waist-Bending" is so frowned upon?
What is the point of Zach Miller's action on this play? Does it work?
This is a Run Call. #31 Donte Whitner is run blitzing all the way with no coverage responsibilities. Agree or disagree. Why?
On the snap, it appears that the DL are slanting to their right. Why do you suppose this is?
If Whitner stays back in deep coverage, what do you think happens at the point of attack?
What in the world is WR #18 Sidney Rice doing?

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#77	Carpenter
#67	McQuistan
#86	Miller
#24	Lynch
#40	Coleman
#18	Rice

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#90	Dorsey
#94	J Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#31	Whitner
#35	Reid

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2014.06.06 04:52 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #5 Crackback

Series 01 : SEA v SF #5 Crackback
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Breakdown :

27 Slides

The Play
1-10-50 (1:41) (Shotgun) R.Turbin right end pushed ob at SF 26 for 24 yards (C.Dahl)
PENALTY on SEA-B.Giacomini, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at 50 - No Play
Seattle is in 11 Personnel, 1 RB (Robert Turbin) + 1 TE (Zach Miller) and 3 WRs. Starting LT Russell Okung has left the game resulting in a slight shuffling on the left side of the O-line. LG Paul McQuistan moves to LT and former first round pick James Carpenter moves into the LG position.
SF's defense responds with Nickel Personnel, bringing in CB Nnamdi Asomugha to replace Ray McDonald. The 49ers are into their defensive line rotation, bringing in #83 Demarcus Dobbs to spell Justin Smith. S Eric Reid has left the game due to an injury and is replaced by #43 Craig Dahl.
The Seahawks are lined up in a Pistol formation on the right hash in a 3x1 formation to the left; this is three receivers (2 WRs + 1 TE) on the left and 1 WR to the right. The WR on the right is lined up just inside the numbers in a relatively tight split.
From this formation, Seahawks will execute an inside zone run to the short side of the field, ie., the right side.
At the point of attack, there are only two primary defenders (#90 DT Glenn Dorsey and #55 LB Ahmad Brooks) and three OL will engage them.
On the playside, Brooks jumps to the outside and #68 RT Giacomini kicks him out. Inside, the C and RG (#60 Unger, #64 Sweezy) double-team DT Glenn Dorsey.
On the backside, LG James Carpenter takes on #83 Dobbs while LT McQuistan turns and engages #53 Bowman. #99 Aldon Smith is left unblocked on the farside of the field as Zach Miller releases downfield.
On the snap, RB #22 Robert Turbin takes an initial drop step and then attacks the line of scrimmage. As he takes the handoff, there's a large hole in the B-gap.
Meanwhile, Patrick Willis is looming in the background and mirroring Turbin. Typically on zone blocked runs, a Combination Block will result with one of the blockers peeling off and releasing to take on a 2nd level defender. In this case, it appears as if RG #64 JR Sweezy will be releasing, but even as Turbin approaches the hole, Sweezy never gets off Glenn Dorsey, leaving Willis unblocked and clean.
As Turbin and Willis are both about to hit the hole and collide, here comes WR #81 Golden Tate on a crackback block. On the snap, Tate takes an inside release against Nnamdi Asomugha and then runs a slant pattern. About 4-yards deep, Tate lowers his shoulder into Willis' outside shoulder, taking him to the ground.

Golden Tate : 5'10", 202 lbs
Patrick Willis : 6'1", 240 lbs

With Willis taken out of the play, Turbin is able to run clean thru the hole. Past the line of scrimmage there are no defenders except Nnamdi Asomugha (who is chasing Tate) and the safety Craig Dahl who is dropping deep. Turbin turns on the speed, hits the sideline, and runs downfield for 24 yards before Dahl pushes him out of bounds.
Unfortunately for Turbin and the Seahawks, RT #68 Breno Giacomini is called for a Holding Penalty on LB #55 Ahmad Brooks, which negates the play and pushes the ball back 10 yards.
Questions

Pre-snap, it appears that the safeties are in a 2-Deep (Cover-2) shell, but on the snap S #43 Craig Dahl does not drop to the deep half, instead dropping into the middle of the field. What is he keying?
Golden Tate's crackback. +2 for a great knockdown or +0 for a block anyone can make on a defender who isn't looking?
What happened in the Brooks/Giacomini matchup that resulted in that holding call? It appears that initially Giacomini had great position. Bad play by Giacomini or great play by Brooks (or both)?
Look at backside discipline and cutback lanes. Was there any potential cutback available?
What is your take on how Aldon Smith plays this. For reference, here is just the All-22.

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#77	Carpenter
#67	McQuistan
#86	Miller
#81	Tate
#22	Turbin

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#83	Dobbs
#90	Dorsey
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#43	Dahl
#28	Asomugha

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2014.06.04 22:22 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #3 Eating Up the Double Team

Series 01 : SEA v SF #3 Eating Up the Double Team
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make interesting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
1st Quarter, 1-10-SEA 33 (7:59) M.Lynch left end to SEA 35 for 2 yards (R.McDonald; A.Brooks). SF-I.Williams was injured during the play. He is Out
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Breakdown :

24 Slides

The Play
Seattle's Personnel Grouping is 21 : 2 RBs (Lynch + Coleman) and 1 TE (Zach Miller) lined up in Offset I formation. There is pre-snap motion. WR Sidney Rice crosses the formation from right to left and stops on the hash marks.
49ers are in base personnel and there is a line move on the motion; DE #94 Justin Smith shifts from the LG's outside shoulder (3-tech) to Head's Up on the LT (4-tech or 5-tech, depending on numbering scheme).
This is a Toss Play to Lynch blocked as an Outside Zone Run.
On the snap, the OL moves in unison to their left and begins their engagements. The 49ers respond by rushing to their right and chasing down the play.
On the line, there are two initial Combination Blocks :

RT #76 Okung + RG #67 McQuistan v DE #94 Justin Smith
C #60 Unger + LG #64 Sweezy v NT #93 Ian Williams

The backside has two blockers primarily just trying to ward off their men and to release to the next level. Neither LT Giacomini nor TE Zach Miller turn to engage the Defenders.
At the primary point of attack, we again see that the Seahawks will have a Back on Backer to clear the running lane, this time to the sideline.
Derrick Coleman v Aldon Smith :
Coleman : 6'0, 233 lbs
Smith : 6'4", 265 lbs
Advantage : Smith
Coleman attempts a Cut Block on Aldon Smith, attacking his lower legs in order to get him on the ground. Smith responds by using his hands to ward him off and to push him down into the ground. Smith manages to jump to the outside and cut off Lynch's initial intended running lane, forcing Lynch to cut back to the inside.
In the middle of the line, LG #64 Sweezy goes low on NT #93 Ian Williams and C #60 Max Unger looks to release to the 2nd level.
With Williams is engaging Unger--preventing Unger from releasing--Sweezy is able to exeecute his cut block and take out Williams' legs.
With Williams taken out, Unger is eyeing LB #53 Bowman. However, as Williams goes down, he latches onto Unger, protecting Bowman. Bowman is able to run freely and attempt to make the play.
On the backside, #91 McDonald comes free as well and runs to the ball.
As Lynch makes his cutback, he's turning back towards 2-3 unblocked defenders.
Lynch is tackled for only a 2 yard gain.
Questions

Here's a closer look at Coleman v Smith Gallery and GIF. What's your opinion on Coleman's block? Was it good enough to get the job done if Lynch had continued to the outside or did he get owned by Smith?
Assume that Coleman is able to neutralize Smith. What happens when Lynch runs to the outside? Will it be a big run or will there be defenders to take him on?
If Ian Williams does NOT take out Max Unger in the middle, is there a cutback lane for Lynch?
What is #94 Justin Smith's responsibility on this play and how does he handle it?
What is the general goal of using a Pitch or Toss of the ball to the RB?

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#67	McQuistan
#76	Okung
#86	Miller
#24	Lynch
#40	Coleman
#18	Rice

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#93	Williams
#94	J Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	A Smith
#31	Whitner
#35	Reid

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2014.06.04 01:45 GipsySafety Novice Guide to the Run Game Series 1, #2 Chopping Bowman

Series 01 : SEA v SF #2 Chopping Bowman
Here's the hub post : link
This is a series intended to generate questions, answers, and discussions regarding how various plays unfold. This series is a focus on run plays and details the execution of how the offense tries to get the RB free and how the defense tries to close down all the running lanes.
Please ask questions. Please answer questions posted. Please make intersting observations. It will shape not only this post and the discussions herein, but will also help dictate the form of the followup posts.
Additionally, I've added a number of followup questions and discussion items at the bottom of this post. Hopefully those will aid in an approach to analyzing the play.
1st Quarter, 2-10-SEA 12 (8:36) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 33 for 21 yards (E.Reid)
The Video :

Full speed + 1/2 speed

The GIFs :

The Breakdown :

24 Slides

The Play
Seattle is in 11 Personnel, 1 RB (Lynch) and 1 TE (Miller), which means 3 WRs (Rice, Baldwin, Tate). Pistol Formation and 3x1 (3 Receivers including the TE to the left and only 1 on the right).
The 49ers respond with Nickel Personnel, removing NT Williams and replacing him with CB #28 Nnamdi Asomugha. Asomugha is lined up on the left side with CB Carlos Rogers moving inside to cover the slot on the right side.
Pre-snap, there is a line move. DE #94 Justin Smith originally lined up over the LG's outside shoulder (3 Technique). Prior to the snap, he shifts inside so that he is lined Heads Up on the LG (2-Tech); this creates a natural bubble between #94 Justin Smith and #99 Aldon Smith.
Looking at the A-22 view, notice that as Justin Smith adjusts inside, the slot CB #22 Carlos Rogers takes a step inside and shows blitz (also meaning that safety #31 Donte Whitner likely has man coverage on the slot receiver).
With 2nd-and-10, the Seahawks run an Inside Trap play at the Left A-Gap.
On the defensive right side LB #99 Aldon Smith is lined up outside of the TE #86 Zach Miller. On the snap, the two right side Line Defenders (#94 Justin Smith, #99 Aldon Smith) slant hard to their left, crashing into the interior of the offensive line. Both of Seattle's potential blockers (Miller and #76 LT Russell Okung) both release to the 2nd level to attack the linebackers. Okung is eyeing #53 Bowman and Miller is targeting #52 Patrick Willis.
There is no lead fullback.
At first blush, this looks like an assignment breakdown. If the running play is going to the offensive left side, then someone has to block the edge defender on that side; otherwise, that defender will crash down and make the tackle for loss.
There may be no lead FB but there is a a pulling guard. While the line blocks down (to the offensive right), RG #64 JR Sweezy takes a drop step to get behind the OL and then pulls to the opposite side. He will target the unblocked Aldon Smith and hit him with a "surprise" Wham block.
With #94 Justin Smith slanting hard inside and Sweezy executing his trap block, there is now a huge hole in the defensive line and it is up to the 49ers' inside linebackers to fill it.
If Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman can't make the play there's a lot of empty space behind them all the way up to #35 S Eric Reid.
Zach Miller (6'5", 255 lbs) takes on Patrick Willis (6'1", 240 lbs)
From the left side, Russell Okung crashes down on Bowman. Meanwhile, on the opposite side, RT #68 Giacomini also targets Bowman. As Lynch takes the handoff and races into the hole, Okung and Giacomini execute a High-Low double-team on Bowman.
With Bowman taken out, Marshawn Lynch has a clear field with only CB Nnamdi Asomugha coming down to try to make a play. With some help from WR Golden Tate, Lynch makes short work of Asomugha and runs for 21 yards until Reid drags him down by the sideline.
Questions

The key to the play was that the 49ers played a pass defense while the Seahawks executed a run play. Agree or disagree?
There are two totally unblocked defenders. Who are they and why did it not matter on this play?
Do you think the play design really had two OTs assigned to block Bowman? If not, why do you suppose this happened?
Why do Justin Smith and Aldon Smith slant so hard to their left?
If Justin Smith does not slant and instead takes a straight upfield rush, what do you think the Offensive line blocking would be?
NaVorro Bowman is likely reading one of the OL as his "Run Key" that will take him to the play. Who is it and why do you think so?
There are Legal and Illegal Chop Blocks. Here is the NFL rulebook that contains Chop Blocks (Rule 12, Section 2, Article 3). Do you consider the block on Bowman legal or illegal (ie., would you have thrown a flag on the play)?
Re: Nnamdi Asomugha. Choose one (or add your own) : a. Nnamdi wanted no part of Lynch b. Nnamdi was stuck trying to defend a Two-Way Go
Re: Justin Smith. Choose one (or add your own) : a. Justin was dominated at the LOS by LG Paul McQuistan and then sealed inside to open up the big run b. Justin executed his responsibilities perfectly, but the defensive play call was poorly matched to the offensive play called.

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#68	Giacomini
#64	Sweezy
#60	Unger
#67	McQuistan
#76	Okung
#86	Miller
#81	Tate
#24	Lynch

#	Player	Bad [-2, -1]	Neutral [0]	Good [+1, +2]	Comments
#91	McDonald
#94	Smith
#55	Brooks
#52	Willis
#53	Bowman
#99	Smith
#22	Rogers
#28	Asomugha
#35	Reid

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