NFL Films analyst Greg Cosell spoke on the Murph and Mac Show Thursday morning. Here’s what Cosell said about the 49ers offense.
Q: Jeff Fisher praised the 49ers offense more than the defense yesterday on a conference call. What do you think of that?
COSELL: It’s coach-speak, but you have to understand what Jeff’s background is. Jeff’s a defensive coach, and defensive coaches always think in terms of not turning the ball over and being efficient. That’s exactly what the 49ers are. They’ve got the most creative run game in the league. It’s a wonderful combination of power and attitude runs and deception and creativity. The pass game works off of that with a wrinkle here and there. It’s not a pass game where you say, “Wow, look at that explosive pass game,” but they make their plays here and there. It’s a very efficient-type offense that needs a certain balance. When they cross the line to too much pass, that’s when they’ll have their problems because that’s not what they do best.
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Deep, profound stuff that can only be distilled from hundreds of hours of watching game film…..
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This is why Smithers don’t like Cosell
It’s the reason why everybody shouldn’t like Cosell.
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He’s right. The Niners are not a throw it around the field offense. They are successful when they have balance and are effective with the run game. It’s not because of Alex Smith either before all the Smithnots get too excited. It’s because Roman is a running game OC who is trying to get better in the passing game. David Shaw was the passing game coordinator at Stanford and it’s taking time for Roman to find his niche in that area.
Rocket, I hear you and agree with you 100% but there are those here that will not agree and will not digest what you are saying. Can you say biased for life??
“When they cross the line to too much pass, that’s when they’ll have their problems because that’s not what they do best.”
Let me add a big “YET” to that quote. The O-line is finally starting to become a quality NFL line with the addition of Boone and their 2nd year in the same system. The receiving corps finally has legitimate starting WO’s with an obviously ‘healthy’ Crabtree and Manningham plus depth as well as their 2nd year in the same offense. Also the haters don’t like it but Alex continues to get better under JH and GRo. Let’s not forget GRo is only in his 2nd year as an NFL OC. This offense is still a work in progress and I see nothing but good things in the passing game especially if Roman is still around next season.