Scunge wrote:When you throw in the 3 playoff games, he has had 23 TDs and 20 INTs since that 5 game stretch before he got hurt.
I do think that his lower half is not right, won't get better, it is what it is at this point of his career. Can't improve it, can't rehab it can't buy cybernetic, bionic parts to give him fresh legs.
Ever watch Ben the past year struggle to reach the point to hand the ball off to Bell? I have been amazed that we have not had more bobbles in the exchange, in just handing the ball off. I also think this is a reason why the play action passing had disappeared so much. You need to have a QB who has the legs to do that, I think it places too much of a strain on Ben and so that is why Haley has deemphasized it in the playbook.
Also, that inner core strength that Ben used to have with his legs, those magnificent tree trunks he had for legs, they allowed him to shrug off would be sackers and they allowed him to move in the pocket, to scramble and throw with great accuracy on the move. These past few years that has been diminishing and has been very apparent to me this past year, he is more of an immobile pocket QB. Yeah, Ben's arm may have lost no strength but the lower half of your body is the key to everything, and was the key to his Hall of Fame career.
And Haley, man, he just is no damn good. The play calling, the design of the routes, they do no favors to Ben or the receivers. Most OC's would love to have a #2 and #3 WR like Bryant and JuJu, to have a TE like Vance McDonald. McDonald had 54 catches and 7 TDs his last two seasons with the 49ers, he had 11 pass plays over 20+ yards, had two plays over 40+ yards, one being a 75 yard TD. He did that with the 49ers and their substandard QBs.
If Haley can't design an offense to make use of all of this talent then when will he ever be able to do so? They need to make a change. I am thinking a 4 game skid, where we lose to KC, to Cincy and to Detroit, where we sit 3-5 during the bye week should be enough to get Haley fired.
The lack of this is really a huge loss, IMO.
Especially facing a strong pass defense.
Smaller throwing lanes, stronger pass rush.
Did notice some change on his snap inflection, cadence, count. Maybe meant to help offset it a little...at least the past rush part. It's usually the kept the same all the time. Maddening.
As long as their own guys don't flinch...fist bump to Bryant.
