49ers Playbook, Week 17: The orbit return swing pass

This is the final installment for the 2017 49ers playbook series at Niner Noise. Today we breakdown the orbit return swing pass used against the Los Angeles Rams on a scoring drive in the first quarter.

The San Francisco 49ers offense took on new life since quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo got his first start against the Chicago Bears in Week 13.

Since then, we have seen the ingenuity and genius of head coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense on display, and I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface of what he’s capable of.

As offenses have evolved over time, they’ve taken on new and exciting ways to deliver the ball to their playmakers. Offenses are not traditional West Coast or Air Coryell or the Run…