RolandDeschain":2uiiar56 said:I wouldn't bet on it. Kaepernick barely targeted Davis throughout the regular season once he was the starter.12th_Bob":2uiiar56 said:Also, Kam's hit took Davis out of the game plan that week which probably limited the 49 play book in Seattle.
Not really. Alex Smith attempted deep passes (defined as any pass attempt in the air 20+ yards) on 8.7% of his throws. Kaepernick attempted them 15.1% of the time. Almost twice as many.Marvin49":2uiiar56 said:Remember...Alex ran effectively the same offense and wasn't anywhere NEAR as effective on longer passes.
Correct. What was Alex's completion % on those passes compared to Kaeps?
The offense was the same....the QBs decision making within the framework of that offense was completely different.
Alex was far less accurate on longer passes and checked down ALOT more often to shorter passes. Stacking the line was effective against the 49ers because Alex usually wouldn't throw deep down the field to take advantage of the D stacking the box.
Kaep made teams pay for stacking the box because he was much more willing to throw deeper passes and far more accurate when doing so.