http://indianajim.net/49ersfancast/?p=373 Commentary and analysis on the San Francisco 49ers from the perspective of the fans. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:12:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://indianajim.net/49ersfancast/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-496 JoshInFairOaks Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:22:35 +0000 http://indianajim.net/49ersfancast/?p=373#comment-496 I agree with pretty much everything you're saying Jim. I, too, was surprised at how well the offensive line held up against the Colts' pass rush tandem of Freeney and Mathis. I think a lot of this had to do with Smith moving around really well in the pocket. A couple year ago I think he would have tucked a lot of those balls away and scrambled for nominal gains, but you can see how much more mature he has become as he is now keeping his eyes down field looking to make a play. His lone interception was a tipped ball and many of his incompletions were drops. He was off the mark on a few passes but, hey, so was Peyton Manning. What concerned me the most was how the Colts' completely shut down our offense in the second half. It seems that we were unable to make any solid adjustments on offense at halftime to get things running more efficiently. One thing I really liked seeing was Smith in that shotgun spread offense a la Tom Brady. With our depth at receiver and the pass-catching proficiency of our backs, Jimmy Raye really has a lot to work with as far as the schemes he looks to employ in upcoming games. This bodes well for the rest of the season considering the defense seems to be peaking right now and our schedule is only going to get easier. Looking forward to the podcast Jim! I agree with pretty much everything you’re saying Jim. I, too, was surprised at how well the offensive line held up against the Colts’ pass rush tandem of Freeney and Mathis. I think a lot of this had to do with Smith moving around really well in the pocket. A couple year ago I think he would have tucked a lot of those balls away and scrambled for nominal gains, but you can see how much more mature he has become as he is now keeping his eyes down field looking to make a play. His lone interception was a tipped ball and many of his incompletions were drops. He was off the mark on a few passes but, hey, so was Peyton Manning. What concerned me the most was how the Colts’ completely shut down our offense in the second half. It seems that we were unable to make any solid adjustments on offense at halftime to get things running more efficiently. One thing I really liked seeing was Smith in that shotgun spread offense a la Tom Brady. With our depth at receiver and the pass-catching proficiency of our backs, Jimmy Raye really has a lot to work with as far as the schemes he looks to employ in upcoming games. This bodes well for the rest of the season considering the defense seems to be peaking right now and our schedule is only going to get easier. Looking forward to the podcast Jim!

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