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It was a football play. He shouldn’t even be fined tbh.
 


If cook does more of this he’s going to see tons of snaps the rest of the year.
 
How Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel, 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan put unique spins on same offense
Ted Nguyen
Dec 2, 2022

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Many of Kyle Shanahan’s assistants have been plucked from his 49ers coaching staff over the years, but perhaps no one who’s left was more valuable to the San Francisco offense than Mike McDaniel. Wherever Shanahan’s career took him, he was sure to bring McDaniel, who started his NFL coaching career in Denver in 2005 under Kyle’s father, Mike, and proceeded to work with the younger Shanahan for another 14 seasons before becoming Dolphins head coach this year.


“I’d always say (McDaniel) was our computer, like, ‘What did I say on this last year at this time?’ and Mike could always retain that stuff and was really good at it,” Shanahan said Wednesday before the 49ers’ Week 13 game against the Dolphins. “And then we went through so much together, how different Washington was than Houston, just schematically how many things that we had to change.”


GO DEEPER

How Kyle Shanahan builds his 49ers coaching staff — and braces for departures

Today, both coaches run the system they developed together, but they do so with different styles and personnel. The 49ers’ impressive week-to-week adjustments have powered one of the most unique rushing attacks in the league during Shanahan’s time as a head coach, and McDaniel, who was the run game coordinator and offensive coordinator while in San Francisco, was once a big reason for that. Now McDaniel is applying his ingenuity to the collection of speed demons in Miami, and the Dolphins have the NFL’s most explosive passing game. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are on pace to become the most productive single-season receiving duo of all time. The concepts Miami utilizes are familiar to Shanahan’s playbook, but the routes are being run deeper and the pre-snap movement is even wonkier now that McDaniel has free reign.

According to TruMedia, the Dolphins see man coverage on just 15 percent of dropbacks, the lowest rate in the league, and they have the fifth-highest success rate against it (47.7 percent). Teams fear Miami’s speed and are playing two-deep zones zone to keep things in front of them. The Dolphins have seen Cover 2 at the NFL’s third-highest rate (17.6 percent). But even against a coverage designed to stop explosive plays, the Dolphins have still produced them 29.9 percent of the time — more than 10 percentage points better than the Eagles, the next-most explosive offense vs. Cover 2.

Miami’s speed expands these zones so wide that massive gaps exist between defenders.


Week 12, 9:48 remaining in the first quarter, first-and-10

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Early against the Texans, the Dolphins punished Houston’s Cover 2 with repeated intermediate routes over the middle of the field. On this play, Hill ran a dig route from the right (top of the image), while Waddle ran a deep post over the top of him.



As quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got to the top of his drop, he pump-faked to Hill. Texans safety Jalen Pitre was likely tired of getting beat in the intermediate area and abandoned his deep responsibility to defend Hill.



As a result, Waddle was able to get behind Pitre. The backside safety closed on Waddle, but Tagovailoa put the ball up high and Waddle rewarded him with a jumping contested catch.

Zone defenders don’t have much of a choice when dealing with so much speed. If they don’t drop deep, they’ll get burned. Tagovailoa can process at hyper speeds and usually progresses to his checkdowns as defenders are dropping back, which creates even more space underneath.

Week 12, 1:01 remaining in the second quarter, third-and-5



Here, the Dolphins called a smash concept. Waddle and Hill ran deep corner routes on each side of the formation. The Dolphins were in empty and had tight end Durham Smythe and running back Jeff Wilson Jr. each chip edge defenders before releasing to the flats.

The chip blocks helped the Dolphins from a protection sense and timing sense. If Wilson and Smythe released right off the snap, they would have had to stop and wait toward the sideline while Waddle and Hill finished running their routes. But because they instead released late, the cloud corners didn’t see them and dropped to cover Hill and Waddle. Tagovailoa released the ball as the corner was still dropping, and Wilson had plenty of time and space to pick up the first down. Short routes should not be this wide open on third-and-5, but for the Dolphins, this is the norm.



One area in which McDaniel has distinguished himself from Shanahan is his willingness to abandon the run. According to RBSDM.com, the Dolphins pass on early downs in neutral situations at the seventh-highest rate; the 49ers do so at the sixth-lowest rate. Despite not running the ball frequently, the Dolphins have still called play-action on 38.4 percent of their dropbacks, trailing only the Falcons.
 
Data shows teams don’t have to establish the run for play-action to work. Linebackers leaving passing lanes open despite the Dolphins’ low-volume running attack and dangerous receivers is further evidence of that. Tagovailoa is most comfortable working in the gun, so McDaniel has installed an effective shotgun play-action package for him.

Week 12, 7:41 remaining in the first quarter, first-and-10



One of the drawbacks of running play-action from the gun is that the running back will usually run in front of the quarterback to receive the handoff, which means that the defense can see the ball, as opposed to when the quarterback is under center and has to turn his back to the defense.

On this play, Tagovailoa was in the gun, but the running back ran a sweep behind the quarterback, so Tagovailoa could turn his back to the defense and hide the ball.



Every second-level defender bit on the play fake.



Not that Waddle and Hill needed help creating space, but with each linebacker biting, the Dolphins’ top receivers quickly got vertical and threatened the Texans’ defensive backs. Waddle cleared out the cornerback running toward the sideline, and Hill only needed to beat the safety across his face to get open.



The pass was underthrown, but Waddle and Hill created so much space that Hill was able to go low to catch the pass without harassment from the defense.

McDaniel has taken Shanahan’s offense and turned it into a high-volume passing attack that specializes in play-action. The Dolphins are first in yards per target (8.8) and tied for second in air yards per target (9.2).

Back in San Francisco, Shanahan has leaned farther in the opposite direction, adding another versatile YAC monster with the blockbuster trade for running back Christian McCaffrey. The 49ers predictably lead the league in YAC per reception (6.75). They rank 24th in air yards per target (7.01) but are ninth in yards per target (7.8). Their offensive identity is rooted in a physical run game, getting their playmakers the ball in space and creating mismatches with their versatile chess pieces.

Each week since trading for McCaffrey in October, Shanahan adds more and more plays that take advantage of the interplay between McCaffrey, who is arguably the best receiving running back in the league, and wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who runs the ball like a running back.

Week 10, 14:42 remaining in the third quarter, first-and-10



Here, Samuel started in the backfield, while McCaffrey lined up out wide before going into orbit motion behind quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo had the option of throwing the bubble screen to McCaffrey or handing the ball off to Samuel, who would follow the pulling guard and tight end on a counter play.



McCaffrey’s motion essentially took three defenders out of the play. Defensive end Khalil Mack was responsible for covering him, and the weakside linebacker and strong safety both bumped over with McCaffrey.



Garoppolo made the correct decision to hand the ball off. Samuel took the play outside, and because McCaffrey distracted the weakside defenders, they weren’t able to scrape over to the frontside in time to make a play on Samuel until he had gained 15 yards. The 49ers also ran this play with Samuel running the bubble and McCaffrey running the counter. Presumably, they’ll keep adding to their package of plays in which McCaffrey and Samuel are interchangeable to create advantages in both the run and pass game.

Week 11, 2:19 remaining in the third quarter, second-and-11



One of the most effective ways to get playmakers in space to create YAC is to have them run choice routes in which they can break inside, outside or sit depending on the defender’s leverage. McCaffrey, Samuel and tight end George Kittle are all lethal running choice routes.

Here, the offense was in 21 personnel (two running backs, one tight end and two receivers). McCaffrey lined up in the slot again, with Samuel in the backfield. This time, it appeared McCaffrey ran the choice route.

Samuel lined up on the same side as the fullback and tight end. The defense was in man coverage, so it had to put its strong safety and nickel to that side to match up. That left the Cardinals with only an inside linebacker to match up with McCaffrey in the slot.



After the snap, Samuel ran an angle route from the backfield. The help defender inside stepped toward Samuel, which left a void for McCaffrey, who easily beat his man.



Garoppolo delivered a catchable pass before the help defender could recover, and McCaffrey quickly got upfield for additional yardage.

Perhaps because of all of their pre-snap motion and condensed formations, the 49ers see man coverage at the fifth-lowest rate (18.2 percent), but their success rate drops from fourth against zone to 13th against man. The Saints were able to disrupt the 49ers’ offense last week with the highest rate of man coverage that San Francisco has seen all season (41.8 percent).


Week 12, 10:14 remaining in the fourth quarter, third-and-6



Before the snap, the defense showed bump-and-run coverage across the board, with a double team on receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Safety Tyrann Mathieu covered McCaffrey, Marcus Maye covered Kittle, and Alontae Taylor, New Orleans’ best healthy man corner with Marshon Lattimore hurt, covered Samuel.



After the snap, safety Justin Evans rotated away from Aiyuk, leaving him single-covered. This was a clever strategy because Garoppolo has struggled with post-snap safety movement. Based on his pre-snap read, Garoppolo didn’t even consider looking at Aiyuk, who got open against a mismatch.

Usually in Cover 1 (man-to-man with one deep safety and a “rat” underneath), defenders play with outside leverage depending on a receiver’s split and funnel the receiver toward their help. However, every defender except one played with inside leverage, presumably because they wanted to challenge Garoppolo to throw outside. Aiyuk was open down the sideline, but Garoppolo looked straight to Samuel, who couldn’t get open on a slant after Taylor took away his inside.

The 49ers rank fifth in success rate when throwing 10 air yards or less (50.8 percent) and 15th when throwing deeper than that (49.5 percent). This could be a problem down the line against teams that are willing to test whether Garoppolo can beat them downfield. We’ll see whether the Dolphins try that Sunday, when McDaniel and Shanahan face off against one another with their unique offenses for the first time.

One thing is for certain: We should expect to see fireworks Sunday from two teams with coaches who know how to showcase talent.
 
How Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel, 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan put unique spins on same offense
Ted Nguyen
Dec 2, 2022

13

Many of Kyle Shanahan’s assistants have been plucked from his 49ers coaching staff over the years, but perhaps no one who’s left was more valuable to the San Francisco offense than Mike McDaniel. Wherever Shanahan’s career took him, he was sure to bring McDaniel, who started his NFL coaching career in Denver in 2005 under Kyle’s father, Mike, and proceeded to work with the younger Shanahan for another 14 seasons before becoming Dolphins head coach this year.


“I’d always say (McDaniel) was our computer, like, ‘What did I say on this last year at this time?’ and Mike could always retain that stuff and was really good at it,” Shanahan said Wednesday before the 49ers’ Week 13 game against the Dolphins. “And then we went through so much together, how different Washington was than Houston, just schematically how many things that we had to change.”


GO DEEPER

How Kyle Shanahan builds his 49ers coaching staff — and braces for departures

Today, both coaches run the system they developed together, but they do so with different styles and personnel. The 49ers’ impressive week-to-week adjustments have powered one of the most unique rushing attacks in the league during Shanahan’s time as a head coach, and McDaniel, who was the run game coordinator and offensive coordinator while in San Francisco, was once a big reason for that. Now McDaniel is applying his ingenuity to the collection of speed demons in Miami, and the Dolphins have the NFL’s most explosive passing game. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are on pace to become the most productive single-season receiving duo of all time. The concepts Miami utilizes are familiar to Shanahan’s playbook, but the routes are being run deeper and the pre-snap movement is even wonkier now that McDaniel has free reign.

According to TruMedia, the Dolphins see man coverage on just 15 percent of dropbacks, the lowest rate in the league, and they have the fifth-highest success rate against it (47.7 percent). Teams fear Miami’s speed and are playing two-deep zones zone to keep things in front of them. The Dolphins have seen Cover 2 at the NFL’s third-highest rate (17.6 percent). But even against a coverage designed to stop explosive plays, the Dolphins have still produced them 29.9 percent of the time — more than 10 percentage points better than the Eagles, the next-most explosive offense vs. Cover 2.

Miami’s speed expands these zones so wide that massive gaps exist between defenders.


Week 12, 9:48 remaining in the first quarter, first-and-10

Voila_Capture-2022-11-30_01-31-51_AM-1024x565.png


Early against the Texans, the Dolphins punished Houston’s Cover 2 with repeated intermediate routes over the middle of the field. On this play, Hill ran a dig route from the right (top of the image), while Waddle ran a deep post over the top of him.



As quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got to the top of his drop, he pump-faked to Hill. Texans safety Jalen Pitre was likely tired of getting beat in the intermediate area and abandoned his deep responsibility to defend Hill.



As a result, Waddle was able to get behind Pitre. The backside safety closed on Waddle, but Tagovailoa put the ball up high and Waddle rewarded him with a jumping contested catch.

Zone defenders don’t have much of a choice when dealing with so much speed. If they don’t drop deep, they’ll get burned. Tagovailoa can process at hyper speeds and usually progresses to his checkdowns as defenders are dropping back, which creates even more space underneath.

Week 12, 1:01 remaining in the second quarter, third-and-5



Here, the Dolphins called a smash concept. Waddle and Hill ran deep corner routes on each side of the formation. The Dolphins were in empty and had tight end Durham Smythe and running back Jeff Wilson Jr. each chip edge defenders before releasing to the flats.

The chip blocks helped the Dolphins from a protection sense and timing sense. If Wilson and Smythe released right off the snap, they would have had to stop and wait toward the sideline while Waddle and Hill finished running their routes. But because they instead released late, the cloud corners didn’t see them and dropped to cover Hill and Waddle. Tagovailoa released the ball as the corner was still dropping, and Wilson had plenty of time and space to pick up the first down. Short routes should not be this wide open on third-and-5, but for the Dolphins, this is the norm.



One area in which McDaniel has distinguished himself from Shanahan is his willingness to abandon the run. According to RBSDM.com, the Dolphins pass on early downs in neutral situations at the seventh-highest rate; the 49ers do so at the sixth-lowest rate. Despite not running the ball frequently, the Dolphins have still called play-action on 38.4 percent of their dropbacks, trailing only the Falcons.

GOAT

Thank you
 
Loling @ the article

biggest dipshit with “teams don’t need to rush to establish play action, now here’s an article that’s got arbitrary points I made because ima fucking nerd”

this is where analytics ruins analysis. If you don’t run teams won’t bite, it changes from series to series, sometimes even down to down depending on field position.

it also didn’t break down a lot of nuances and wrinkles it just cherry picked plays.

thanks for the article
 
I pray to god this kid falls to the Steelers.

 
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