Jimmy Raye Approval Rating, Week 17

1 WR a TE with mediocre hands, and he isn’t last in the league in offense, yeah I approve.

It was still a tentative yes. We need some clearer indication that this offense is developing an identity. I think that with all the controversy surrounding the spread-like/shotgun offense, this still is and should remain an offense where if not run-based, should make it’s RB’s the focal point. Two of the best pass plays of the past two weeks were not even run out of the spread/shotgun. One was the 58-yard play action pass to Crabs against Detroit and the other was the 73-yard TD to VD against the Rams. On that one play action was not used, but they lined up in an I-formation. I almost feel like the spread shouldn’t so much be the formation of choice for this team, but merely a means to give Alex more time and better field vision when a pass appears to be the only option.

Continuity is key and something we haven’t had in a long time in our offense.. I approve for now, but only if Raye can make some adjustments in the offseason..

because I think that we had enough talent to be a better offense. It took too long to get Raye off of his “power-running 60/40” kick, and he never demonstrated an ability to consistently game-plan and call a good variety and mixture of plays to give us a balanced effective offense. We had that at times, but not enough. Obviously execution had a lot to do with the failings of the offense, but we all complained about the play-calling too often this season for me to say that I approve of what he did. I agree that we need to keep him on and I think things will get better, but for this season my vote has to be no.

he did what he could with what he had. the line stank, the RB got hurt, they switched QB, his boss wanted a smash mouth running game then had to switch to pass first. lets see what he can do next year… both him, and Alex….

The offense was better – both running and passing – than it was last year, despite the (inexplicible?) decay of the OL.
I don’t know how much responsibility to pin on Raye for the OL, but it’s “some”.

The only real addition to the team on offense from 2008 was replacing Bruce with Crabtree after the first 3rd of the season, and Hill with Smith. Smith played better than hill in 2009, but actually didn’t really outperform the 2008 version of Hill.

Also, although credit is usually given to Sing for “fixing” Vernon Davis, you have to give Raye some credit for getting him the ball. Raye also showed what I think was a surprising amount of flexibility in a coordinator level coach. Maybe I am wrong about this, but it’s seems quite rare for a team to completely switch it’s offense in the middle of a season, and Raye practically did it twice (once when Smith took over and then adjusted for more runs when defenses adjusted to the shotgun)

Raye did not turn a very bad offense into an average one but it did improve. I think overall, I am less concerned with Raye for 2010 than Smith… and I am in favor of keeping Smith as the QB for another year.

I think the play calling complaints are wrong headed. Execution is vastly more important than trickery. And Raye’s love of the bomb on 3rd-and-1 shows that he’s not above trickery.

That being said, I hope for substantial improvement next year given that he has a better idea what kind of talent/team he has – but in the end it’s going to come down to line play.

is waaaayyyyy too predictable…i can’t remember the last screen play, like that WASNT a

 WR screen that actually worked..so when we get blitzed it seems like our only option is to have Alex run like *&ll backwards and heave the ball away. (we do the WR screen reliably 3 times a game) Hello anyone heard of a hot read or flat passes?

The bombs on 4 &1 have been great because we’ve actually had success…but just like a kid who can’t stop with his new “magic” trick, I’m afraid we’ll try it again at the worst possible time in Nolan-esque stubborness and futillity. An area of definite need is creativity in our offense coaching to keep the defense guessing.

Wow, my “nay” vote just made it a dead heat at 247.

Come on NINER NATION, we all have too cut Jimmy Raye some slack. He had to evolve from a hardnose offense to a pass happy spread offense. First off he had Shawn Hill( More Heart & Leadership then skills.)Gotta Love him thou! Then ALEX “I’m not sure if I’m a BUST or NOT” SMITH! Who only seems successful in a spread offense. Next Frank Gore Behind a offensive line that gave up over 50 sacks last year alone. (Not to mention he is one of the few real HB’s taking all the carry’s left in the NFL)( and you wonder why he gets hurt. Also Vernon Davis who is an hell of an athlete, but still can’t catch enough balls to call him an definite future hall of fame tight end! Josh Morgan who shows us spurts of greatness every three weeks.( No consistency) Finally last but not Least “Micheal C” are rookie wideout who heldout and looks promising, but was running on basic high school routes the first 3 games he played. Can’t make ALOT out of a LITTLE and definitely not SOMETHING out of NOTHING. So unlike previous years lets have some continuity and faith & see what happens. If he fails then we will scold him like we did J.T.O’fumblin.(LOL) Until then enjoy Singletarys motivational speechs, Jimmy’s 30 years of Guru Wisdom and Manusky’s craving for destroying NFL quarterbacks. 2010 HERE WE COME!!!

Come on NINER NATION, we all have too cut Jimmy Raye some slack. He had to evolve from a hard-nosed offense to a pass happy spread offense. First off he had Shawn Hill( More Heart & Leadership then skills.)Gotta Love him thou! Then ALEX "I’m not sure if I’m a BUST or NOT" SMITH! Who only seems successful in a spread offense. Next Frank Gore Behind a offensive line that gave up over 50 sacks last year alone. (Not to mention he is one of the few real HB’s who manages 90% of the teams backfield carry’s left in the NFL Finally last but not Least "Micheal C" are rookie wide-out who held out and looks promising, but was running on basic high school routes the first 3 games he played. Can’t make A LOT out of a LITTLE and definitely not SOMETHING out of NOTHING. So unlike previous years lets have some continuity and faith & see what happens. If he fails then we will scold him like we did J.T.O’ Fumblin. Did anybody see him with the Bengals last weekend? (Horrible, L.O.L) Until then enjoy Singletary’s great motivational speeches, Jimmy’s 30 years of Guru Wisdom and Manusky’s craving for destroying NFL quarterbacks. 2010 HERE WE COME!!! I WANT WINNERS

The 49ers New Years Resolution should be turning Continuity into Consistency