What we "see" as an obvious bad play by one player isn't always what it appears to be.
Assuming we "know" what happened, and which player was responsible, on a bad play is giving ourselves too much credit for knowledge we don't possess.
if we don't know the intricacies of the playbook, judgments we make may sometimes be inaccurate.
Something to think about for those blaming specific players for specific plays, Barton being the best example.
Assuming we "know" what happened, and which player was responsible, on a bad play is giving ourselves too much credit for knowledge we don't possess.
if we don't know the intricacies of the playbook, judgments we make may sometimes be inaccurate.
Something to think about for those blaming specific players for specific plays, Barton being the best example.
Ryan Neal not as badly injured as Seahawks feared; a missed block may have cost them a win
Neal’s bruised elbow, injured shoulder may not keep him out of Seattle’s game Sunday at the Rams. Plus, Noah Fant’s missed block.
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Tight end Noah Fant was supposed to “chip” block Crosby, hit him and slow him before releasing on a short pass route. Lucas was checking pass rushers inside expecting Fant to be blocking Crosby, then was going to release outside to pick up the slowed Crosby.
That was the plan. Not the exection.
Fant barely put his hands on Crosby before released to his pass route. He didn’t slow him at all, let along block Crosby. The only chip that block was was a cow chip.