Scouting Report: What’s So Good About the Tampa 2 Defense?

I am definitely not a fan of the Tampa 2 defense which is just a glorified version of the Cover 2 defense adjusted for the West Coast Offense.  The West Coast Offense is a pass-first offense of outs, slants, posts and corner routes and utilizes the running backs off the blocks and for screen passes.  Furthermore, the tight end usually releases into the deep middle for a 20-yd rumble because the linebackers stay up.  The Tampa 2 adjusts by releasing... [Read More...]

Scouting Report: What is Crabtree to the Niners?

Last year, I saw Michael Crabtree make some of the most amazing catches in college football, and I was stoked to see that he was drafted by my Niners. However, this whole issue of getting paid like the upper echelon of the draft has put his value in perspective. It’s definitely made me go back and ask the question: Is Michael Crabtree who he claims to be? He had 134 receptions for 1932 yards and 22 TDs, but this was in a spread offense (3-4... [Read More...]

Pre-Season: NFC West Favorite — 49ers!!

The fun thing about this time of the year is that we all get to make wild predictions about who’s the crazy pick of the year and who’s going to win the division etc… Well, I’ll give you my top 10 reasons for each division in this and some following posts for why I believe the respective teams will be favored to win: NFC West Pick: San Francisco 49ers..yep, that’s right…you heard me. Here are the top 10 reasons... [Read More...]