Adam Snyder loses RT job

Tony Pashos will move to RT and Snyder will alternate with Rachal at RG.

Sounds like a great move to me.
They don't have to bring in Wragge and can put Snyder in his more natural G position.

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Was speculating on this happening late last night

Good move, in my opinion. Now if only we could get David Baas to learn how to block in space.

by Ninjames on Oct 19, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it's a smart move too

Hopefully Rachal can develop some more this year.

by Brendan Scolari on Oct 19, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rachal did well when he was in last season Hopefully this will give him a little more time to learn and grow.

The OL needs some stability and should inprove if Pashos plays a good RT.

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by Eastbayjim on Oct 19, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

I think Rachal needs a wakeup call that being benched can provide. Sharing with Snyder may not bring that.

As for Snyder, he never gets to focus on one position. Perhaps Guard should have been that position. If Rachal had not regressed, would Snyder be an upgrade over Baas?

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Baas’ problem isn’t his strength or his head, it’s his footwork, one of the few areas Snyder could be good in. Whenever Baas has to adjust and run around and stop a back from getting hit, he seems to trip over himself.

by Ninjames on Oct 19, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So the regression of Rachal

Is hitting us twice. Plus the numerous pass plays that never happened due to his matador blocking.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always thought Snyder would work better at LG for the Niners

Staley, Snyder, Heitman and Pashos with Rachal battling Baas for the RG position, is how I would have done things, not that I’m a coach or anything.

by Ninjames on Oct 19, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd happily go with that

These guys are not talentless. We could do better a couple positions but they are certainly under-performing. If this lineup shakeup gets the same results as before (after giving them a few weeks to adapt and jell) I think the only place left to look will be the OL coach. Looking at all the games yesterday, there are plenty of teams whose linemen are no better than ours yet who are more consistent as a unit.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agree.

I’m kind of ashamed, the 49ers o-line coach is one guy I know nothing about, yet I can give you in depth profiles on most of our other position coaches. Oh well.

by Ninjames on Oct 19, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In another post there was a list of Foerster's record for OL sacks as a OLcoach.

It wasn’t pretty.
I think Florida Danny did that entry

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by Eastbayjim on Oct 19, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like it!

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by rlott#42 on Oct 19, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't think he was very good last year

by abasketballfan on Oct 19, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So the OL shuffle begins

Although this move was long in coming I am not convinced we have the right personal yet.. We need the OL to perform better for pass protection and run blocking other than that we are in good shape {:-)

by WC-Ninerhead on Oct 19, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results -- Albert Einstein

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by Eastbayjim on Oct 19, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I lol'd

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by chikmagnet_565 on Oct 19, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

by 49erSalvatrucha on Oct 20, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As much as wanted for Rachal and Snyder to succeed at their positions,

something had to be done. If Coaching just sat back and expected different results every week, they would be insane.

I was "Deific16"
The cake is a lie.

by Sultan of Seitan on Oct 19, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Move

Snyder is the teams best guard option. Like I posted a week ago, there probably isn’t a big difference between Snyder and Pashos at RT but their could be a big difference between Snyder and Rachal.

by bignerd on Oct 19, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I suspect this has more to do with Rachal than Snyder ...

… but we’ve got our work cut out for us.

OTOH, Oher had a terrible game, FWIW – though he’d been looking good all season ’til now. Makes me feel a little better, and always a reminder, never judge a draft right away.

by Ronaldinho on Oct 19, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs