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Mods: This is not a Goff thread. This is not a McVay thread. This is a bootleg/rollout thread.
Buried in hundreds of posts related to this last Whiner game is the frustration around getting Goff out of the pocket, and the perception that this is a good thing for our offense. I wanted to dig in and see what the numbers tell us. First, let's start after we gauged them with this tactic last year, to the point that they instituted a special defensive scheme just to stop us from using it. Any numbers before that are not relevant since this was supposedly addressed...
In the interest of full disclosure, I have posted on this before and seem to have an unhealthy obsession with the use of this play. Especially when considering the 9ers, whom I have hated with a passion ever since we stopped being able to beat them twice per year (i.e. pre-Montana). As an example, here is what I posted after our first meeting with the Whiners.
Now let's look at yesterday's game to compare perception with reality. Here is every drive/play where rollout/bootleg was used.
1st Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Brown fumble.
2nd Drive:
2nd and 7 from Rams 32 yard line - Woods completion, gain of 30 yards.
1st and 10 from 9er 38 yard line - Goff rolls out for 2 yard gain.
Ends in FG.
3rd Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Sherman INT.
4th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
5th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
6th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
7th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Goff fumble.
HALFTIME
8th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Goff pick-6.
9th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
10th Drive:
1st and 10 Rams 27 yard line - Goff rolls out for 6 yard gain.
Ends in punt.
11th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in FG.
12th Drive: No bootlegs, ends with Akers TD.
13th Drive:
2nd and 6 from Rams 18 yard line - Woods completion, gain of 12 yards.
Ends in punt.
14th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
END OF GAME
What does this tell us?
Well, they ran it 4 more times than the last game against them, with an average of over 12 yards. I guess that's progress.
I must admit, I thought we were MUCH more successful early, I hadn't realized we only tried this twice in the first half. That was enlightening. Another takeaway from breaking it down, was that we never rolled Goff out on 3rd and short. Given the number of 3rd and shorts we failed to convert, I find this baffling. Especially considering the defense that shut us down on those plays included stunts that would have been vulnerable.
Those of you who have GamePass, this "Condensed Game" mode of looking at all the plays without commercials or announcer chatter in between, is a great way to separate your initial impression from reality. In this case, it only confirmed for me what I posted in GDT as it happened (or didn't happen)...
Thoughts?
Buried in hundreds of posts related to this last Whiner game is the frustration around getting Goff out of the pocket, and the perception that this is a good thing for our offense. I wanted to dig in and see what the numbers tell us. First, let's start after we gauged them with this tactic last year, to the point that they instituted a special defensive scheme just to stop us from using it. Any numbers before that are not relevant since this was supposedly addressed...
In the interest of full disclosure, I have posted on this before and seem to have an unhealthy obsession with the use of this play. Especially when considering the 9ers, whom I have hated with a passion ever since we stopped being able to beat them twice per year (i.e. pre-Montana). As an example, here is what I posted after our first meeting with the Whiners.
Couple of things I couldn't figure out.
1) They instituted a special bootleg defense because we smoked them with this last time. We don't run it AT ALL? We just assume they got this covered now? I mean, I bet that Warner dude flying around might have been neutralized if he was burned a few times.
...
Now let's look at yesterday's game to compare perception with reality. Here is every drive/play where rollout/bootleg was used.
1st Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Brown fumble.
2nd Drive:
2nd and 7 from Rams 32 yard line - Woods completion, gain of 30 yards.
1st and 10 from 9er 38 yard line - Goff rolls out for 2 yard gain.
Ends in FG.
3rd Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Sherman INT.
4th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
5th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
6th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
7th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Goff fumble.
HALFTIME
8th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in Goff pick-6.
9th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
10th Drive:
1st and 10 Rams 27 yard line - Goff rolls out for 6 yard gain.
Ends in punt.
11th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in FG.
12th Drive: No bootlegs, ends with Akers TD.
13th Drive:
2nd and 6 from Rams 18 yard line - Woods completion, gain of 12 yards.
Ends in punt.
14th Drive: No bootlegs, ends in punt.
END OF GAME
What does this tell us?
Well, they ran it 4 more times than the last game against them, with an average of over 12 yards. I guess that's progress.
I must admit, I thought we were MUCH more successful early, I hadn't realized we only tried this twice in the first half. That was enlightening. Another takeaway from breaking it down, was that we never rolled Goff out on 3rd and short. Given the number of 3rd and shorts we failed to convert, I find this baffling. Especially considering the defense that shut us down on those plays included stunts that would have been vulnerable.
Those of you who have GamePass, this "Condensed Game" mode of looking at all the plays without commercials or announcer chatter in between, is a great way to separate your initial impression from reality. In this case, it only confirmed for me what I posted in GDT as it happened (or didn't happen)...
Thoughts?