Utilizing Braylon Edwards: Let's Get Physical?

I can see Alex throwing a jump ball or two to Braylon when he’s got 1-on-1 coverage vs. Hall or Wilson. Alex has had significant success in those sorts of situations, and we saw against Cleveland that the Niners want to get some chunk plays through the air in addition to the drive-sustaining short passes that characterize the West Coast Offense.
Braylon is actually a great fit for the WCO because of his size and willingness to go over the middle. I feel like the team is barely scratching the surface of its passing potential. Not that I would want to expose Alex a ton more than he already has been exposed. I’d rather have an low-volume, efficient passing game and a winning team than a risk-taking, throw-it-all-over-the-yard offense on a team that doesn’t win.

It seems like Harbaugh is intentionally saving the passing game for opponents that will require a different approach. Time and time again, the players have commented about this coaching staff approaching game planning in a different way than we are used to. They install a different plan each week. Gasp! I know. Alien indeed.

The slant to Edwards looked like it will be available all season long, almost whenever we need it. Alex has been accurate on that throw, particularly when he is targeting Edwards. In the past, we’ve seen some terrible throws on the same route when he was trying to hit Crabs. The tight ends were almost non existent on Sunday in the passing game as well.

Delanie Walker was without a single reception, unless my mind betrays me, and Vernon only caught three balls. The creative passes to the big men, Staley and then Sopoaga, will give opponents enough to think about from the tape of this game. The amount of variety that the 49ers can throw at the opposition from their “big” package is impressive.

I think that Harbaugh may be continuing to keep his cards close to the vest when it comes to how much he shows on tape against lesser opponents. The more they think we aren’t a dangerous passing team the more we can bust out with big plays when we actually need them in a game.

Alex leads the league with three come from behind victories, so I think it’s safe to say that he can get the job done when it is necessary. Edwards will be a key factor, now that he is healthy, in moving the chains when we are in need of points.

Long live the Harbaugh revolution!

The coaching staffs different approach to each game has our opponents guessing. I Think is genius to save all the big plays and not really open that playbook at full throttle until we reach the playoffs and hey even the superbowl the way this team is playing! GO NINERS!!!

so Washington wouldn’t have much of it on film; we might go back to that when we play them…in fact, if i were a betting man, I’d all but guarantee it