I'm not so sure the injuries are that imbalanced comparing the 2 years.
that one looses me lol
I mentioned skill players in my other post in time order, meaning progressing through the season. I did that because the situation now is Egbuka being double teamed and no Irving. I mentioned them that way to show that there were always legit weapons on the field until there were not and then the SCOLRING dropped like a rock.
But if that doesn't work just look at the offensive line -- the centerpiece of lasts year's offensive success.
1. The ONLY O-lineman to play 100% snaps both years is Barton, but this year some of those snaps were at TACKLE (and in a game where every lineman shuffled, right?)
2. Wirfs missed 1.5 games? I think injured early in the 49ers game where we cannot score
3. Mauch and Bredeson played nearly every 2024 snap IN POSITION. Both out now, Bredeson at C for some.
4. Goedeke missed time, but even Biggs has suggested loss of Skule hurts. and ust look at the stats. Game 1 we run for 112, he goes out back down to 56, work our way up slowly he comes back . . 220 against NO
just examples. many factors
I'm not so sure the injuries are that imbalanced comparing the 2 years.
that one looses me lol
I mentioned skill players in my other post in time order, meaning progressing through the season. I did that because the situation now is Egbuka being double teamed and no Irving. I mentioned them that way to show that there were always legit weapons on the field until there were not and then the SCOLRING dropped like a rock.
But if that doesn't work just look at the offensive line -- the centerpiece of lasts year's offensive success.
1. The ONLY O-lineman to play 100% snaps both years is Barton, but this year some of those snaps were at TACKLE (and in a game where every lineman shuffled, right?)
2. Wirfs missed 1.5 games? I think injured early in the 49ers game where we cannot score
3. Mauch and Bredeson played nearly every 2024 snap IN POSITION. Both out now, Bredeson at C for some.
4. Goedeke missed time, but even Biggs has suggested loss of Skule hurts. and ust look at the stats. Game 1 we run for 112, he goes out back down to 56, work our way up slowly he comes back . . 220 against NO
just examples. many factors
This season has been played with an offensive lineup that is closer to the 2024 San Fran game then any other.
Ok, I get that, no disrespect intended. I’m still in the edge with Grizz, only because there have been so many setbacks with o-line and basically playing rookies, JAG’s and backups at skill positions - and a banged up QB - it’s hard to do a fair analysis.And when I say average I don't mean is IS average I mean he's PLAYING average.
He is banged up and not scrambling...
Grizz benefited from all those extended drives
I think he has underperformed but ultimately he's a first year play caller... As long as he improves I'll be patient.
But there are some absolutely inexcusable play calls thus far...
Baker is trying to get healthy so he's staying in the pocket... That's probably way more of an impact than we are realizing with this offense and the root of my frustration is that too much of the success has come from the scramble drill.
And I didn't take your comment as disrespectful at all... We're all adults and can handle disagreements
I'm not so sure the injuries are that imbalanced comparing the 2 years.
that one looses me lol
I mentioned skill players in my other post in time order, meaning progressing through the season. I did that because the situation now is Egbuka being double teamed and no Irving. I mentioned them that way to show that there were always legit weapons on the field until there were not and then the SCOLRING dropped like a rock.
But if that doesn't work just look at the offensive line -- the centerpiece of lasts year's offensive success.
1. The ONLY O-lineman to play 100% snaps both years is Barton, but this year some of those snaps were at TACKLE (and in a game where every lineman shuffled, right?)
2. Wirfs missed 1.5 games? I think injured early in the 49ers game where we cannot score
3. Mauch and Bredeson played nearly every 2024 snap IN POSITION. Both out now, Bredeson at C for some.
4. Goedeke missed time, but even Biggs has suggested loss of Skule hurts. and ust look at the stats. Game 1 we run for 112, he goes out back down to 56, work our way up slowly he comes back . . 220 against NO
just examples. many factors
The line I can see your point but the rest of the skill position + the intangible (defense playing better, turnovers) offsets that imo.
I'm not so sure the injuries are that imbalanced comparing the 2 years.
that one looses me lol
I mentioned skill players in my other post in time order, meaning progressing through the season. I did that because the situation now is Egbuka being double teamed and no Irving. I mentioned them that way to show that there were always legit weapons on the field until there were not and then the SCOLRING dropped like a rock.
But if that doesn't work just look at the offensive line -- the centerpiece of lasts year's offensive success.
1. The ONLY O-lineman to play 100% snaps both years is Barton, but this year some of those snaps were at TACKLE (and in a game where every lineman shuffled, right?)
2. Wirfs missed 1.5 games? I think injured early in the 49ers game where we cannot score
3. Mauch and Bredeson played nearly every 2024 snap IN POSITION. Both out now, Bredeson at C for some.
4. Goedeke missed time, but even Biggs has suggested loss of Skule hurts. and ust look at the stats. Game 1 we run for 112, he goes out back down to 56, work our way up slowly he comes back . . 220 against NO
just examples. many factors
The line I can see your point but the rest of the skill position + the intangible (defense playing better, turnovers) offsets that imo.
yes definitely tons of variables
I think he has underperformed but ultimately he's a first year play caller... As long as he improves I'll be patient.
But there are some absolutely inexcusable play calls thus far...
That’s where I am with most of this. However, I can’t agree with your o-line argument - the personnel losses there aren’t/can’t be offset by anything. It starts there, if thats bad (and the injuries are worse than than we’ve ever seen there - we’ve had bad lines - but not with elite/great players sitting on the sidelines for much of this season). nothing will work.
Baker is trying to get healthy so he's staying in the pocket... That's probably way more of an impact than we are realizing with this offense and the root of my frustration is that too much of the success has come from the scramble drill.
Yeah, Baker is more effective when he can roll out, downfield and it opens up those escape lanes. He was injured heading into the Detroit game. You’re right, we relied too much on his ability to run, but what choice did Grizz have? Carberry fielded a makeshift line and the only way to buy time was Baker rolling or choosing to run early in those first 4 games - as well as a healthy dose of it in Seattle and San Fran.
And I didn't take your comment as disrespectful at all... We're all adults and can handle disagreements
Appreciate that, but I wouldn’t have minded all that much if you had been offended 😜…
0-2, 6-5 overall. 4-2 the rest of the way, 10-7 finish.
Im close but give me 5-1 rest of the way 11-6 finish
I'm not so sure the injuries are that imbalanced comparing the 2 years.
that one looses me lol
I mentioned skill players in my other post in time order, meaning progressing through the season. I did that because the situation now is Egbuka being double teamed and no Irving. I mentioned them that way to show that there were always legit weapons on the field until there were not and then the SCOLRING dropped like a rock.
But if that doesn't work just look at the offensive line -- the centerpiece of lasts year's offensive success.
1. The ONLY O-lineman to play 100% snaps both years is Barton, but this year some of those snaps were at TACKLE (and in a game where every lineman shuffled, right?)
2. Wirfs missed 1.5 games? I think injured early in the 49ers game where we cannot score
3. Mauch and Bredeson played nearly every 2024 snap IN POSITION. Both out now, Bredeson at C for some.
4. Goedeke missed time, but even Biggs has suggested loss of Skule hurts. and ust look at the stats. Game 1 we run for 112, he goes out back down to 56, work our way up slowly he comes back . . 220 against NO
just examples. many factors
The line I can see your point but the rest of the skill position + the intangible (defense playing better, turnovers) offsets that imo.
yes definitely tons of variables
Bowles asked if Mayfield's injuries have led to him throwing deep less
“I don’t think it affects his throwing,” Bowles said when asked if Mayfield’s bumps and bruises limited his throwing. “Obviously, the linemen getting shuffled around and receivers getting shuffled in and out kind of hurts a lot of things we want to do.
“Obviously, as good as Emeka [Egbuka] is, [defenses] start paying more attention to him and you start breaking things down. We’ve just got to find different ways to get big plays down the field.
“So, we’ve just got to continue to work at it and make sure the guys are playing [and] doing what they’re supposed to do to make them effective in the ball game."
