Sunday Surprise? Texans Ready for 49ers' Trey Lance
SANTA CLARA, Calif. –
He can also rely upon Shanahan’s proven scheme and Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams.
“It’s a West Coast style offense kind of similar to what we actually ran at Stanford, too,” Texans safety Justin Reid said. “It’s a lot of stretch and cut. They’re going to have guys pull motion on every play. They want to pull guards, track the tight end across the ball. They just want to have a little bit of misdirection. They’re going to have the running back run sideways, wait for somebody to have poor eye discipline or be out of their gap, and then they’re going to hit it hard. They’re a physical offense, especially running behind big No. 71 (Williams). They favor running to that side, obviously, because he’s an All-Pro player, one of the best run-blocking offensive tackles I’ve ever seen.
“But then they’re going to have the boots and play-actions off of that with Jimmy Garoppolo. He has a little bit more of a pocket presence, whereas Trey Lance, they’re going to put a little bit more quarterback read in there, quarterback run, allow him to use his legs to buy himself more time and be more comfortable back there. So, that’s what we’re expecting out of them, to have a big run emphasis on their offensive side of the ball, boost play-actions off of that and then obviously get the ball to Deebo Samuel with some screens or putting him in the backfield.”
