Louisiana Tech
QB: Leak threw much less, and could not pad his states with shovel passes this game. He still has accuracy problems and has developed a new bad habit – forcing the ball into coverage. He really only did this in the second half; maybe he figured the game was over and it was time to up his season numbers to improve his Heisman credentials, or he just lacked respect for La Tech. Portis came in and showed he is a freshman.
GRADE: C
RB: Better – Wynn is clearly the best back on the team, and is a receiving threat out of the backfield. However, do not believe the hype that the running game is set: they were never able to sustain a drive – it was all big plays (just three first downs in the first half). And it took them four tries to get in from the seven. They have the same fullback they had last year, and the same as last year he looks good, but never plays.
GRADE: B
WR: Good balance, Baker made some plays, yet no receiver was dominant. I had bad seats, so I am not sure about this (I did not notice it last week), but it when they go five-wide it does not look as though they are running particularly complex routes. How about running a drag underneath?
GRADE: B
TE: I saw him this week. When he is in they split him out wide. He was one for no more than a dozen plays and managed to pick up a holding call and drop a TD.
GRADE: C-
OL: Better, not great, but better. Leak was not really under much pressure despite the three sacks.
GRADE: B
DL: They are definitely weak against the run. La Tech is not good enough to bust out with some of the runs they hit. Nor are they getting consistent pressure. The co-defensive coordinators are good a picking when to call blitzes, but the players need to focus on not telegraphing them.
GRADE: B-
LB: Much better. They did not give anything up (same as last week), and actually made some positive plays, not just the pick by McCullough - he made a least one big play saving tackle I saw. McCullough looks the best, but Siler showed up too. .
GRADE: B+
DB: The strength of the team. Its not just talent, but depth too.
GRADE: A+
Special Teams: How about blocking on punt returns? Yet another muffed snap, this time on a punt. And a missed PAT. This kickoff strategy is going to kill us (if you have not seen it yet they kick off to one side of the field and only have players covering the sideline to the numbers, not covering the far side of the field). There was one big return when their guy ran across – I am still waiting for a lateral. Added bonus: two kickoffs went out of bounds, and a third would have save a bulldog stupidly caught it. I am not a fan of the punt blocking either (again if you have not seen, they have three guys lineup five yards back behind the line) which may let a quick guy get to the punter, the blockers will be standing still while the rusher is moving full speed.
GRADE: D
Coaching: Clearly they wanted to work out the running game. I have suspicion Meyer is not showing the whole play book; we have run a grand total of zero screens so far. I support the move of going for it on fourth when it was 0-0. La Tech was not going to win; it was a good time to pump the team. Still the team did not look outstanding.
GRADE: B+
Overall: They were better than the Wyoming game, but there are still some real problems. The Tennessee game will answer all the questions. We are at home, I like out odds.
Finally I would like to take a moment to point out that the 49ers are alone in first in the NFC West. I have to do this now, because I will not be able to say it again this season.
GRADE: C
RB: Better – Wynn is clearly the best back on the team, and is a receiving threat out of the backfield. However, do not believe the hype that the running game is set: they were never able to sustain a drive – it was all big plays (just three first downs in the first half). And it took them four tries to get in from the seven. They have the same fullback they had last year, and the same as last year he looks good, but never plays.
GRADE: B
WR: Good balance, Baker made some plays, yet no receiver was dominant. I had bad seats, so I am not sure about this (I did not notice it last week), but it when they go five-wide it does not look as though they are running particularly complex routes. How about running a drag underneath?
GRADE: B
TE: I saw him this week. When he is in they split him out wide. He was one for no more than a dozen plays and managed to pick up a holding call and drop a TD.
GRADE: C-
OL: Better, not great, but better. Leak was not really under much pressure despite the three sacks.
GRADE: B
DL: They are definitely weak against the run. La Tech is not good enough to bust out with some of the runs they hit. Nor are they getting consistent pressure. The co-defensive coordinators are good a picking when to call blitzes, but the players need to focus on not telegraphing them.
GRADE: B-
LB: Much better. They did not give anything up (same as last week), and actually made some positive plays, not just the pick by McCullough - he made a least one big play saving tackle I saw. McCullough looks the best, but Siler showed up too. .
GRADE: B+
DB: The strength of the team. Its not just talent, but depth too.
GRADE: A+
Special Teams: How about blocking on punt returns? Yet another muffed snap, this time on a punt. And a missed PAT. This kickoff strategy is going to kill us (if you have not seen it yet they kick off to one side of the field and only have players covering the sideline to the numbers, not covering the far side of the field). There was one big return when their guy ran across – I am still waiting for a lateral. Added bonus: two kickoffs went out of bounds, and a third would have save a bulldog stupidly caught it. I am not a fan of the punt blocking either (again if you have not seen, they have three guys lineup five yards back behind the line) which may let a quick guy get to the punter, the blockers will be standing still while the rusher is moving full speed.
GRADE: D
Coaching: Clearly they wanted to work out the running game. I have suspicion Meyer is not showing the whole play book; we have run a grand total of zero screens so far. I support the move of going for it on fourth when it was 0-0. La Tech was not going to win; it was a good time to pump the team. Still the team did not look outstanding.
GRADE: B+
Overall: They were better than the Wyoming game, but there are still some real problems. The Tennessee game will answer all the questions. We are at home, I like out odds.
Finally I would like to take a moment to point out that the 49ers are alone in first in the NFC West. I have to do this now, because I will not be able to say it again this season.
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