Factoid
Looking at the 49ers today. I see that they were the 2nd-most effective team last year inside the 10-yard line.
In that area, San Francisco scored on 17 of 46 plays (that’s not including field goals; but it does include 2-point conversions, since those are telling, make-or-break plays). That works out to 37 percent, 2nd-best behind Arizona.
I’m not saying the 49ers are going to emerge as an elite offense. Note that only three teams (all bad teams) ran fewer plays in that part of the field. But it’s a sign that Alex Smith and the boys were at least doing something right. Maybe there’s some hope for that offense (particularly with the NFC West looking like the league’s worst division).
Looking at those 46 plays, I notice that not one of them involved Michael Crabtree. They didn’t even attempt to throw a pass to him in that part of the field. I attribute that to Crabtree’s lengthy holdout. You can be sure he’ll be used more around the goal line this season.
MOST EFFECTIVE OFFENSES INSIDE THE 10
With number of plays, number of scores, and conversion rate.
No EZ Pct
62 27 44% Arizona
46 17 37% San Francisco
55 20 36% Baltimore
83 30 36% Indianapolis
101 36 36% Minnesota
88 31 35% Green Bay
73 25 34% Atlanta
85 28 33% New Orleans
80 26 33% Dallas
74 24 32% Cincinnati
74 24 32% Houston
85 27 32% New England
67 21 31% NY Jets
72 22 31% NY Giants
72 21 29% Pittsburgh
62 18 29% Tennessee
77 22 29% Philadelphia
56 16 29% Detroit
56 16 29% Kansas City
60 17 28% Tampa Bay
92 26 28% Miami
69 19 28% Jacksonville
102 27 26% San Diego
69 18 26% Carolina
83 21 25% Washington
37 9 24% Oakland
34 8 24% Buffalo
99 23 23% Chicago
65 15 23% Seattle
78 18 23% Denver
59 13 22% Cleveland
40 6 15% St. Louis
—Ian Allan
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