Aside from the obvious top offenses in the NFL like the New
England Patriots, the Green Bay Packers, The Philadelphia Eagles, and New
Orleans Saints, the offense I am looking forward to watching the most this NFL
season is the San Francisco 49ers. To
those who watched this offense last year this could be a shock, last year the
team ran the ball very well, ranking 8th in the nation and also had
one of the top defenses to back the offense up.
The part about the offense that was sub par was the passing game, Alex
Smith had an average of 196.5 passing yards per game last year, and averaged
only one touchdown a game passing. The
49ers ranked 29th in the NFL last year in the passing game, even the
Colts were ranked higher.
So why am I looking forward to this offense this year?
The new weapons the team has acquired really excites me, the
additions of Randy Moss and Mario Manningham to the receiver corps makes it
interesting, because now Smith will have Michal Crabtree, Vernon Davis,
Manningham, and Moss to throw too, which will make the passing game more
respectable. I think that this team has
the chance to ride a strong passing game into the post season.
The passing game is not the only reason why this offense has
the chance to be explosive; the running game is going to be dangerous. With Frank Gore on the team as the number one
running back and his backup Brandon Jacobs, and the draft selection of
LaMichael James this team has the chance to have a three headed monster to run
the ball with. If the 49ers use this to
their advantage it could be scary because when Smith uses the play action the
ball could go over the top to any of his targets, most notably Randy Moss.
I think the offense could run like this when it comes to the
rushing attack:
Frank Gore will obviously be the number one running back and
take most of the carries, I see him having a 1,600 yard season at least. Brandon Jacobs should be used for short
yardage and goal line situations to pound the ball for first downs and
touchdowns. LaMichael James should be
used as a third down back and out of the shotgun to catch short passes and use
his speed and agility to run all over the defense. This team relies on Frank Gore, and they must
keep him healthy to keep a strong running attack.
The passing game really rests on the arm of Alex Smith,
because he really has not been a guy who plays up to where he was drafted,
which was number one overall back in 2005.
If Alex Smith can build his confidence some more and let the ball go and
accurately let it go this offense has the chance to be a top three offense and
a scary one at that.
If Alex Smith
cannot play well this offense will have issues, and frankly with all these new
weapons Alex really has no excuse not to succeed.
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