Dom Capers era ends tonignt

[pbmax]

Woodson claims there weren't many adjustments at halftime in the Silverstein JSO article.

I thought the pass rushers made a conscious effort not to get past CK's level in the second half, but other than that, Wood reports nothing else changed.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/defense-is-dj-vu-all-over-again-c38bn9m-186659831.html

[pbmax]

JSO has reverted to form. Silverstein has constructed a column pitting unprepared players against Capers. McGinn decided that the D line of the Niners also whipped the Packers O line and they lost the physical battle on both sides of the LOS. The only thing missing from McGinn was to mention desire.

[woodbuck27]

JSO has reverted to form. Silverstein has constructed a column pitting unprepared players against Capers. McGinn decided that the D line of the Niners also whipped the Packers O line and they lost the physical battle on both sides of the LOS. The only thing missing from McGinn was to mention desire.

Aaron Rodgers was 'only' sacked once last night. I felt that our OL did pretty well.

As far as our 'O' is concerned. If you hadn't watched Aaron Rodgers alot in the past; were otherwise unaware of his prowess? If you compared Aaron Rodgers play last night to Colin Kaepernick's.

Which QB looked superior?

[call_me_ishmael]

To me, if definitely seemed like the OL was destroyed. Sacks or not, it seems like Aaron didn't have very much time. Man that was an ugly, painful game to watch. Would not mind them putting out feelers to Pagano in SD. They need to get some SEC front 7 players this
offseason as well.

[sheepshead]

Colin Kaepernick is fad that defensive coordinators will catch up with (probably this week). Jim Harbaugh will be the Mouse Davis of his generation.

I posted this on another well known site. Having said that, this loss really bums me out. I put in squarely on Capers for getting shellacked by this kid. Not to mention he looks like some stooge working at Burger King in Cudahy.

[woodbuck27]

To me, if definitely seemed like the OL was destroyed. Sacks or not, it seems like Aaron didn't have very much time. Man that was an ugly, painful game to watch. Would not mind them putting out feelers to Pagano in SD. They need to get some SEC front 7 players this
offseason as well.

Here's some Stat's for you:

The 49ers had the ball on 'O' for 76.05% more time. 38:01 (49ers) Vs 21:59 (Packers).

Our 'D' made 59 tackles compared to the 49ers 'D' making 43.5 tackles. The Packer 'D' made 59/43.5 or 35.63 % more tackles.

That translated into a huge advantage in rushing for the 49ers.

TOP and Packer tackling inefficiency Vs that of the 49ers:

Rushing (49ers) 323 yards Vs Packers Rushing of 104 yards. 323/103 = 310.58 %

The 49ers 'O' rushed for 3X the number of 1st downs as the Packer 'O': 15:5

Any analyst clearly knew that:

a) The Packer 'D' had to stop 'the 49ers run offense' to have a decent chance to win that game.

b) The 49ers 'D' had to stop 'the Aaron Rodgers led' Packer 'O' to have a decent chance to win that game.

Clearly the San Francisco 'D' outshown the Packer 'D'. That fact was the greatest contributuion towords the final score; along with the Packers 'O' 3rd down efficiency being 5/12 or 41%:

Total Net Yards 'O' GREEN BAY PACKERS 352

Total Net Yards 'O' San Francisco 49ers 579

Final Score: San Fran 49ers 45 - Green Bay Packers 31

A heavy loss for the team we love.

GO PACKERS !

[King Friday]

The defensive scheme is not the problem. The 3-4 defense is just as capable of stopping an offense as a 4-3 defense IMO. Look at the Ravens.

Our problems on defense come down to 2 things. The first is that our LBs are not good enough as a whole. Clay is a stud...everyone else is horribly mediocre. If you are going to run a 3-4 defense, you need a bunch of good LBs...not just one. I guess the jury is still out on Perry. Maybe he can turn into a good LB. Even if he does pan out, we still need more than 2 good LBs as well.

The second issue is gameplanning. Capers and his staff had a horrible plan to contain the Niners offense. As others have mentioned...man defense and blitzing is a recipe for disaster. When Troy Aikman and Joe Buck have a better grasp at how to stop the Niners than your defensive coaching staff, you have an issue. The fact McCarthy thought we needed MORE PRESSURE on CK at halftime is an eye-opener for me. You didn't need more pressure on him...you needed to CONTAIN him and force him to stay in the pocket. When you pressured him, he ran for 30 yards. SO STOP PRESSURING HIM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!! Too many horrible postseason collapses are on Capers now...McCarthy has to make a change there if he expects anyone to have confidence in his ability to be in control.

Offensively, I think we did OK last night. The OL was not great...but you can't expect it to be great with the injuries we've had there. Rodgers was under duress during much of the game, and it certainly impacted him. He got hit a ton this year, and he's become very mindful of the pressure...to the point where it has impacted his accuracy and decision-making. We actually had somewhat of a run game...the issue was that we decided to suddenly go empty backfield in the 3rd quarter and let the 49ers come after Rodgers more aggressively. The 49ers have far and away the most talented defense in the league. They damn near have Pro Bowlers at every position. We scored 24 offensive points against them...not all that bad. The offense wasn't the biggest problem last night. We need improvement on the OL and at RB...but our offense is still good enough to win any game.

McCarthy is a good coach, but he's not a great one. That is obvious with his horrible decision to punt from midfield down 2 scores with 11 minutes left in the game and with a completely gassed defense being asked to them stop the Niners twice in the final quarter. His decision to use Ross as a returner only very late in the year and then expect him to be dependable in postseason was an error. Ross should've been utilized as a returner after the bye week IMO, when it was clear Cobb was too valuable to our offense to be used in that regard. McCarthy needed to find a way to better utilize Cobb as a way to develop a better ball-control offense, since we don't have a running game capable of doing it. I saw some signs of the things necessary last night...but more of those things during the season would've been nice.

[denverYooper]

Colin Kaepernick is fad that defensive coordinators will catch up with (probably this week). Jim Harbaugh will be the Mouse Davis of his generation.

I posted this on another well known site. Having said that, this loss really bums me out. I put in squarely on Capers for getting shellacked by this kid. Not to mention he looks like some stooge working at Burger King in Cudahy.

I don't know if fad is the right word, but it is a trend this year that is exploiting weaknesses in traditional NFL defenses. Don't forget that Kaepernick also worked over a Bears team that was at the time looking like an all-time great defense.

That said, I think the Worthy pick was made with this trend in mind. Worthy's game is speed and fast DL seem to be part of the ticket to dealing with the triple option. He just needs a year or two of good S&C to make a difference there.

[woodbuck27]

Colin Kaepernick is fad that defensive coordinators will catch up with (probably this week). Jim Harbaugh will be the Mouse Davis of his generation.

I posted this on another well known site. Having said that, this loss really bums me out. I put in squarely on Capers for getting shellacked by this kid. Not to mention he looks like some stooge working at Burger King in Cudahy.

I hope your correct.

I look forward to those long legs and twinkle toes splaying out like a calf on ice.

[Iron Mike]

This loss cannot all be blamed on the Packer 'D'.

Can I have some of that crack you're smoking?? This loss WAS all on the "D."

[King Friday]

Colin Kaepernick is fad that defensive coordinators will catch up with (probably this week). Jim Harbaugh will be the Mouse Davis of his generation.

I disagree. CK is a QB that has incredible athletic ability and can also make big plays downfield. He doesn't appear to want to run first...and rarely takes contact to get more yardage. He also has an talented OL to work behind, which is a huge help.

This offensive trend toward athletic QBs isn't going away any time soon. The NFL has trended toward giving pocket passers all the advantages over the last 2 decades. That has forced defenses to become smaller and faster in the front seven to provide a greater ability to get after the pocket passer before he can cash in on the advantages. To stop a good zone read offense, you need a bigger front seven with solid man-to-man cover guys in the back. It will take time for the NFL to adjust to that, which is why we are seeing these offenses have a lot of success right now. I expect that to continue with the number of college programs now running that offense. That offense greatly shortens your window with a great QB...CK or RGIII isn't a guy who is going to play for 15 years in this league, as opposed to a Brady/Manning/Rodgers who can be a dynamic QB for your team for that long. However, for 6-8 years, they may actually have a BETTER chance of winning a title for your team because of the the defensive trend in the league toward smallish defenses in the recent past.

[pbmax]

Can I have some of that crack you're smoking?? This loss WAS all on the "D."

They played worse, but the O did not help. They scored 17 points while the game was in doubt.

The man coverage is a good question. They bracketed Vernon Davis but otherwise were in a lot of single coverage. They obviously wanted to blitz the young QB. He made mincemeat out of it all night with his running. Once the pass rush stopped running past Kapernick, there was little pressure.

[woodbuck27]

The defensive scheme is not the problem. The 3-4 defense is just as capable of stopping an offense as a 4-3 defense IMO. Look at the Ravens.

Our problems on defense come down to 2 things. The first is that our LBs are not good enough as a whole. Clay is a stud...everyone else is horribly mediocre. If you are going to run a 3-4 defense, you need a bunch of good LBs...not just one. I guess the jury is still out on Perry. Maybe he can turn into a good LB. Even if he does pan out, we still need more than 2 good LBs as well.

The second issue is gameplanning. Capers and his staff had a horrible plan to contain the Niners offense. As others have mentioned...man defense and blitzing is a recipe for disaster. When Troy Aikman and Joe Buck have a better grasp at how to stop the Niners than your defensive coaching staff, you have an issue. The fact McCarthy thought we needed MORE PRESSURE on CK at halftime is an eye-opener for me. You didn't need more pressure on him...you needed to CONTAIN him and force him to stay in the pocket. When you pressured him, he ran for 30 yards. SO STOP PRESSURING HIM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!! Too many horrible postseason collapses are on Capers now...McCarthy has to make a change there if he expects anyone to have confidence in his ability to be in control.

Offensively, I think we did OK last night. The OL was not great...but you can't expect it to be great with the injuries we've had there. Rodgers was under duress during much of the game, and it certainly impacted him. He got hit a ton this year, and he's become very mindful of the pressure...to the point where it has impacted his accuracy and decision-making. We actually had somewhat of a run game...the issue was that we decided to suddenly go empty backfield in the 3rd quarter and let the 49ers come after Rodgers more aggressively. The 49ers have far and away the most talented defense in the league. They damn near have Pro Bowlers at every position. We scored 24 offensive points against them...not all that bad. The offense wasn't the biggest problem last night. We need improvement on the OL and at RB...but our offense is still good enough to win any game.

McCarthy is a good coach, but he's not a great one. That is obvious with his horrible decision to punt from midfield down 2 scores with 11 minutes left in the game and with a completely gassed defense being asked to them stop the Niners twice in the final quarter. His decision to use Ross as a returner only very late in the year and then expect him to be dependable in postseason was an error. Ross should've been utilized as a returner after the bye week IMO, when it was clear Cobb was too valuable to our offense to be used in that regard. McCarthy needed to find a way to better utilize Cobb as a way to develop a better ball-control offense, since we don't have a running game capable of doing it. I saw some signs of the things necessary last night...but more of those things during the season would've been nice.

Nice post and I totally agree with the balance of what you observed.

Our team needs a new blueprint.

[Joemailman]

They played worse, but the O did not help. They scored 17 points while the game was in doubt.

The man coverage is a good question. They bracketed Vernon Davis but otherwise were in a lot of single coverage. They obviously wanted to blitz the young QB. He made mincemeat out of it all night with his running. Once the pass rush stopped running past Kapernick, there was little pressure.

Because the defense couldn't get off the field, the offense had the ball for about 20 minutes while the game was in doubt. 17 points in 20 minutes is pretty respectable against a good defense. They just needed the ball more.

[denverYooper]

Chicken - Egg - Chicken?