When I was in the Army, after Missions, Training events, even “Mandatory Fun Days,” at a minimum my platoon would have an After Action Review (AAR). Most of the time these AAR’s were a quick and informal “three sustains and three improves.” Basically, what went well that we should keep doing, and what things can we get better at. I’m going to use that format to look at each game and come up with my sustains and improves for how I think the team can get better.
First, the offense. Our old friend Kyle Posey dropped into the staff chat last night after he watched the game (he of course had to watch the 49ers game live since that’s his family now, but he can’t help himself and has to check in on his ex) and he stated it pretty perfectly: “in a weird way, the offense benefitted from 25 (Melvin Gordon) not being there.