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Which do the Seahawks try to shut down? Shutting down Gore and forcing Kap to carry the team seems like the obvious choice, but a quick look at each player makes me wonder if the opposite isn't in fact the best strategy to take.
Gore has an elusiveness rating of just 19.1, ranking him 42nd amongst RB's. He's only forced 20 missed tackles. He's showing his age. He's a step slower and a yard shorter.
Meanwhile, one thing jumps out at you when you look at Kap's stats: on play action, which the Niners run on 28.3% of their pass plays, Kaepernick completes 60.2% of his passes, has eight touchdowns, one interception and averages 8.5 yards per attempt, with a QB rating of 113.3. When he's not using play action, his completion percentage drops to 56.7%, he has seven touchdowns and six interceptions, he averages 7.3 yards per attempt, and has a 78.9 QB Rating.
He seriously needs the extra time he gets from play action to find his receivers.
Keying on Gore gives us overkill vs the run game IMO, while letting Kap find the time he needs to get the ball out. Keying on Kap and forcing Gore to beat us puts the onus on an aging RB who can't carry the team like he used to do while making life hell on the young QB who wilts under pressure.
I say we would be better off forcing Gore to carry the team and focus on shutting down Kap.
Gore has an elusiveness rating of just 19.1, ranking him 42nd amongst RB's. He's only forced 20 missed tackles. He's showing his age. He's a step slower and a yard shorter.
Meanwhile, one thing jumps out at you when you look at Kap's stats: on play action, which the Niners run on 28.3% of their pass plays, Kaepernick completes 60.2% of his passes, has eight touchdowns, one interception and averages 8.5 yards per attempt, with a QB rating of 113.3. When he's not using play action, his completion percentage drops to 56.7%, he has seven touchdowns and six interceptions, he averages 7.3 yards per attempt, and has a 78.9 QB Rating.
He seriously needs the extra time he gets from play action to find his receivers.
Keying on Gore gives us overkill vs the run game IMO, while letting Kap find the time he needs to get the ball out. Keying on Kap and forcing Gore to beat us puts the onus on an aging RB who can't carry the team like he used to do while making life hell on the young QB who wilts under pressure.
I say we would be better off forcing Gore to carry the team and focus on shutting down Kap.