Last year the 49ers’ read-option offense tormented defenses and sent opponents scurrying to all corners of the nation in search of ways to stop it. Judging from the numbers, it looks like they found the antidote. According to research from …
Extra Point:Defenses may be better prepared for the read option, but that would apply against all offenses. This problem has more to do with Kaepernick not being allowed to run his guts out, or zip the ball at 200 miles per hour... This has more to do with the 49ers not establishing the run game early. It goes on and on from there.