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Originally Posted by Marvin49
...when you compare him to unbalanced pass heavy teams...you are corect. Thats not who the Niners are tho. They are a run first team.
People always think that because they were limiting Alex Smith, but thats incorrect. That run first offense with overstacked lines, every running play ever created and multiple TEs is what Harbaugh and Roman ran at Stanford.
Everyone seems to love Kaep these days but he only threw 10 TDs in half a season.
The 49ers simply aren't going to throw the ball 30-40 times a game regardless of who is at QB. Alex was on Pace for 24TDs this season. If you want to look at a similar statline for a run first team....look at Troy Aikmans stats in te early 90's. Peole say you win in the air these days....but you might want to tell the two teams who went to the SB that.
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http://www.ninersnation.com/2011/11/...bout-the-49ers
Misconception #2: It's all run, all the time.
This one gets repeated frequently by almost everybody. True, Frank Gore has had a resurgent season with an outstanding stretch of games, but the run game hasn't dominated the 49ers offense. Some interesting (at least to me) numbers:
Rushing plays--266
Passing plays--239
Sacks--23
This means that the 49ers ran the ball 266 times and attempted to pass the ball 262 times. That's the very definition of balanced.
Rushing yardage--1178
Passing yardage--1616
Again, refuting the idea that the 49ers offense is built around the run.
Rushing TDs--9
Passing TDs--11
Of course this doesn't tell us how the team got into scoring position, but it's another indicator that the 49ers aren't a run always, or even a run first team.