Comments on: Greg Roman outsmarts himself

By: BHF

BHF — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:50:09 +0000

Lowell says this is not a-get Roman- column and yet it is a get-Roman column.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:07:49 +0000

Neal,

I agree with you completely. That is my point. I think Roman is doing a fine job (he is in the Super Bowl) and he deserves better from Lowell.

Lowell,

I have been married to the same woman for 38 years. She thinks I am OK.

By: Brady

Brady — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41:23 +0000

“If Crabtree had not fumbled at the goal line and if David Akers had not missed that easy field goal, the game would have been a blowout”

This is what we call “fan logic” (though I know you’re not a fan). Suppose a hypothetical that proves team A to be even better than the score indicated, even though you could just as easily say that if Matt Ryan hadn’t fumbled a snap that was dropped perfectly into his hands, or if Harry Douglas hadn’t tripped in open space, then the Falcons would have won.

By: Johnc

Johnc — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:19:28 +0000

We seem to be obsesssed with isolating one play today but in the NFL one play or several sequential plays are designed to compliment one another and/or set up kill shots.

By: B-Rad

B-Rad — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:00:39 +0000

“A good play is one that works. A bad play is one that doesn’t work.”
I would add that an incredibly, almost historically stupid play is one
where the possible downside overshadows the possible upside by
99 to 1, or so, as with the Kaepernick/Ginn fiasco; and this could
be determined in advance given the situation.

I’ve nothing at all against passing on first downs to Crabtree. I
thought Kap could audible out of the called play to the alternate
play if he didn’t like the defense.

I have everything against the refs who, on the safety, apparently
didn’t know the line of scrimmage extended out of bounds.

By: Neal

Neal — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:55:26 +0000

Dennis,

Who cares what the first play is, as long as the last play is a kneel down by Kaep, that is all that matters.

By: Johnc

Johnc — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:44:46 +0000

That trick play against the Rams was a bad call and after the game the coaches acknowledged that it was not designed for that situation and field position.
As for that first pass to Crabtree against the Falcons, it was just a probe and a message that Kaepernick was not going to rely on his legs to beat them. Also, the west coast offense is supposed to use the pass to set up the running game. At least that is what I understand Bill Walsh tried to do. He would script the first 25 plays to see how the defense would react. It occurred to me that the Niners might have been doing that in the first quarter until they fell dangerously behind.

By: RC

RC — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:06:23 +0000

Lowell,

Did you happen to catch that article on Espn regarding Bill Walsh’s book?
Thought it would interest you.

By: CohnZohn

CohnZohn — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:35:28 +0000

Dennis, I am quite easy to live with. But I do wonder about you.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:10:31 +0000

What I find most perplexing is that you are complaining about the play calling abilities of one of the two offensive coordinators that made it to the Super Bowl this year. My goodness you must be tough to live with.

So how about setting up a pool on what the first offensive play will be next Sunday? We will see how predictable Roman really is and who really knows (or can guess) how he thinks.