I agree, Gurley has very good hands and they need to utilize him in the screen game.
Great idea, I LOVE it! Hopefully Cigs has already had it! After all Gurley is our MF 2.0!! (that's stands for Marshall Faulk II, NOT the other MF)Cignetti needs to cue up film of every passing play Martz drew up for Marshall Faulk. Another play that should come back is the 90 flip.
I was disappointed that the team didn't throw to any of the backs more. Especially given all the pressure. Wheel routes, screens, even some dump offs to the flat might have helped.
I think we just need more two back sets. Not like our WRs are doing jack anyway.
Mix and match Gurley and Tavon and Gurley and Mason and Gurley/BamBam and Mason or Tavon. That alone will scare teams and consistently gives you dump off options.
If we're a run team, prove it.
Gimme some Wing T formations and crap.
Leaves a lot of creativity for Austin.
I'd be A-OK with seeing a package of Kendricks and Harkey to block...Mason and Gurley in the backfiled...Austin and Bailey outside.
Move those parts around...you've got better blocking and I think better playmakers.
(obviously mixing that group in and out...not all at once)
I know we aren't supposed to say players suck around here...but I'm so sick of sugar coating what Jared Cook is. He can't block and he drops passes like crazy. What good is he exactly?Austin and Gurley and supposedly Cook are our "mismatch" guys. Go nickel? Gurley will run it up the gut. Go base? See if your linebackers can cover Austin and Cook (they seem to be able to handle cook quite easily at present as he doesn't seem to actually try to run a real route 80% of the time).