Agree these two articles are so objective and brutally honest, while also pointing out the areas from where one can take comfort. Most 49er fans would agree that there are some valid points that can spin-off huge debates
So Jimmy’s “issues” are/were mental? I can see that. I can even extrapolate and say @it was all Dante Pettis’ fault!@ But he also os being exploited by Sherm—who just doesn’t fall for his looking away or staring down wrong receivers. Sherm almost plays the qb and not his opponent.
Both mental and physical. His issues under pressure could also be attributed to him being scared to venture outside the pocket which was arguably his best attribute in years prior
Good article, but I don't think the rub on why the strategy of short passes and YAC was so heavily relied up being portrayed as a trust thing with Jimmy G is accurate, or at least not totally. I think a lot of it was the fact we played nearly the entire season without all 5 starters available on the O Line. A good chunk of it with our 3 best player (3 of 5) unavailable. Running an Offense where the ball comes out quick in that situation is just smart. We've seen Brady do it for years depending on his supporting cast, or lack thereof.
Even for the guys who are best with the long ball, downfield passes are relatively low % plays. Going deep just to go deep has some value, maybe 4 times a game. Beyond that you better have good pass pro, especially inside. We didn't.
First of all, thanks for your prompt answer on my previous mail; honestly, I didn't expect that!
I would like to comment on two issues, Solomon Thomas and Jimmy. I really, really hope for Soly to play great this season; because of 49ers of course, but because of him as well. He was drafted third. Everybody agreed that he should have been our pick that year. Therefore, drafting him was not a mistake by FO. Mistake was playing him at the wrong position, at DE. In my eyes, he was a victim of not having a proper place in our D. Regardless of how much I am sorry for Defo's trade, I was hoping that we should have let Soly play inside (and draft an OL). And I still hope Soly will get a proper chance for at least one full season.
Now, Jimmy. I am an engineer, I believe in numbers, statistics. After your first part, I pointed at Jimmy's W vs L stat and you promised to elaborate on that in the second part. And you did, your analysis is a very convincing one. But, I don't know how come I am not convinced!? Maybe because there are some not very logical facts, at least, to me: How come Rams supporting cast, with Cooks, Woods, Cooper Kupp, Gurley, Higbee (sorry if my spelling of these names - as well as rest of my English! - is poor) can be among worst in the NFL? Further, Jimmy's stats given in the Part 2 are so miserable, that it is very hard for me to understand 13 - 3 record. It can't be explained by Shanahan and Kittle only. Further, you got the point when you emphasized how fast he gets rid of ball. Overall pretty poor OL (in pass protection!) looked good thanks to that. Now, which stat shows that? Where we can see that! showing us just a mere number of seconds he is taking to get rid of ball doesn't say much. Finally, eye test. As I said, I believe in numbers. However, I believe in what I see, as well. Maybe I am a homer (of course I am!), but I like Jimmy. He has the highest number of wins coming from behind; I feel good when we are behind 2 minutes before the end and Jimmy has ball. Actually, he failed just once, you know when. Even then, it was a matter of a holding (non)call on 3 and 15, or one lousy pass (why Sanders didn't try a little bit harder? My feeling is that, say, Trent Taylor would have caught it! I was there, all the way from Belgrade, Serbia and I thought he had it!). The last thing - who would you rather have as your QB, Jimmy or, say, Prescott? Me? Jimmy, every day! Best regards!
100%, jimmy G is better than Prescott. I also hope Solomon is going to break out this season, and he has been playing really well during training camp. he might have won the starting job. and yeah, they have misused Thomas his entire career, at least till now. Thomas has the talent, the technique, it's a matter of just figuring it out, if that makes sense.
My argument is more that rather than Jimmy didn't impact games, he simply just did his job. Which is fine, that's enough to get a team to the SB. And yeah, his OL in statistics that do not evaluate release time are rated bad.
He is 100% clutch, and he has the "it" factor. But it's all about trust. He releases the ball so fast because he does not trust his OL, he does not trust his WR to go up and get it.. and i think this season will mark a change. It's all about trust with him, whether it's in his coach, his Wrs, his OL, or his knee.
I expect alot more deep passes this year. KS loves play action and you can set up some really good deep ball attempts with play action.
yeah.. just the sheer absence of deep shots this season kind of already told me KS was shielding Jimmy. Hope he lets Jimmy take more shots this season
These two articles deserve more readers/comments. Are you posting a fanpost link to this on NN?
Agree these two articles are so objective and brutally honest, while also pointing out the areas from where one can take comfort. Most 49er fans would agree that there are some valid points that can spin-off huge debates
So Jimmy’s “issues” are/were mental? I can see that. I can even extrapolate and say @it was all Dante Pettis’ fault!@ But he also os being exploited by Sherm—who just doesn’t fall for his looking away or staring down wrong receivers. Sherm almost plays the qb and not his opponent.
Both mental and physical. His issues under pressure could also be attributed to him being scared to venture outside the pocket which was arguably his best attribute in years prior
Great stuff on Aiyuk... I'm definitely starting to get hyped for the guy.
JG not having the greatest TC so far, but it's early so to speak and we all know how last year's went anyways.
Good article, but I don't think the rub on why the strategy of short passes and YAC was so heavily relied up being portrayed as a trust thing with Jimmy G is accurate, or at least not totally. I think a lot of it was the fact we played nearly the entire season without all 5 starters available on the O Line. A good chunk of it with our 3 best player (3 of 5) unavailable. Running an Offense where the ball comes out quick in that situation is just smart. We've seen Brady do it for years depending on his supporting cast, or lack thereof.
Even for the guys who are best with the long ball, downfield passes are relatively low % plays. Going deep just to go deep has some value, maybe 4 times a game. Beyond that you better have good pass pro, especially inside. We didn't.
First of all, thanks for your prompt answer on my previous mail; honestly, I didn't expect that!
I would like to comment on two issues, Solomon Thomas and Jimmy. I really, really hope for Soly to play great this season; because of 49ers of course, but because of him as well. He was drafted third. Everybody agreed that he should have been our pick that year. Therefore, drafting him was not a mistake by FO. Mistake was playing him at the wrong position, at DE. In my eyes, he was a victim of not having a proper place in our D. Regardless of how much I am sorry for Defo's trade, I was hoping that we should have let Soly play inside (and draft an OL). And I still hope Soly will get a proper chance for at least one full season.
Now, Jimmy. I am an engineer, I believe in numbers, statistics. After your first part, I pointed at Jimmy's W vs L stat and you promised to elaborate on that in the second part. And you did, your analysis is a very convincing one. But, I don't know how come I am not convinced!? Maybe because there are some not very logical facts, at least, to me: How come Rams supporting cast, with Cooks, Woods, Cooper Kupp, Gurley, Higbee (sorry if my spelling of these names - as well as rest of my English! - is poor) can be among worst in the NFL? Further, Jimmy's stats given in the Part 2 are so miserable, that it is very hard for me to understand 13 - 3 record. It can't be explained by Shanahan and Kittle only. Further, you got the point when you emphasized how fast he gets rid of ball. Overall pretty poor OL (in pass protection!) looked good thanks to that. Now, which stat shows that? Where we can see that! showing us just a mere number of seconds he is taking to get rid of ball doesn't say much. Finally, eye test. As I said, I believe in numbers. However, I believe in what I see, as well. Maybe I am a homer (of course I am!), but I like Jimmy. He has the highest number of wins coming from behind; I feel good when we are behind 2 minutes before the end and Jimmy has ball. Actually, he failed just once, you know when. Even then, it was a matter of a holding (non)call on 3 and 15, or one lousy pass (why Sanders didn't try a little bit harder? My feeling is that, say, Trent Taylor would have caught it! I was there, all the way from Belgrade, Serbia and I thought he had it!). The last thing - who would you rather have as your QB, Jimmy or, say, Prescott? Me? Jimmy, every day! Best regards!
100%, jimmy G is better than Prescott. I also hope Solomon is going to break out this season, and he has been playing really well during training camp. he might have won the starting job. and yeah, they have misused Thomas his entire career, at least till now. Thomas has the talent, the technique, it's a matter of just figuring it out, if that makes sense.
My argument is more that rather than Jimmy didn't impact games, he simply just did his job. Which is fine, that's enough to get a team to the SB. And yeah, his OL in statistics that do not evaluate release time are rated bad.
He is 100% clutch, and he has the "it" factor. But it's all about trust. He releases the ball so fast because he does not trust his OL, he does not trust his WR to go up and get it.. and i think this season will mark a change. It's all about trust with him, whether it's in his coach, his Wrs, his OL, or his knee.