Two Blitzes

A reader, to whom I may or may not be related, asked a question earlier about our blitzing.  Here are two representative plays. This first one starts with a bad guess.  Castillo calls Brian Rolle's number on an outside blitz on a play where the 49ers decided to run up the middle.   Things to notice (after you get through the previous play that I also accidentally recorded): Rolle lines up outside the DE.  There's literally no reason for him to be out there unless he's blitzing.  No back on that side, no tight end, no nothin'. The play itself is not a draw, even though that's sort of what you'd expect in that situation. It does involve one of those trap blocks were seeing over and over and over again this year (watch the LT). Nnamdi and Allen are in tight, but both are primarily concerned about the pass.  The receiver "blocks" Nnamdi by just running away from the play. Babin, headed for the quarterback, takes himself out of the play.  [Which...