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Earlier today I caught a little bit of the 4th quarter. I got to the two point conversion, and watching it in slow-motion, I have to say that the Rams are extremely fortunate the play was not converted by Seattle.
As many of you remember, the play was an empty backfield pre-snap, with Robert Turbin lined up on the outside WR spot to Wilson's right. Jermaine Kearse was inside of him, and there were some receivers lined up on the opposite end too.
This play was basically a repeat of the slant that Lynch scored with in the Denver game. Kearse and Turbin each try to cut inside to run a slant, and both are blatantly held for roughly a second with no flags. Wilson is only given a moment before he's pressured, and rather than scramble he throws a jump ball to the area where Robert Turbin would have been if not held.
Recognizing that Turbin and Kearse have not yet separated, Wilson puts a ton of air under the pass, hoping that one of them can break free and get to the ball. Turbin does exactly that. But unfortunately, so does Kearse.
Kearse is not aware of Turbin's trajectory. In Kearse's mind, he's the only Seahawk with a prayer of getting the ball, so he goes balls out for it. Even with a diving effort, Kearse is only able to get one hand on the ball, a few fingers really. The fruit of his effort is that the ball is effectively batted away.
Which is a real shame, because Robert Turbin was right there. Had Kearse just watched, the ball would have fallen perfectly right into Turbin's gut, a catch anyone could make. Turbin had a step on his defender too, it would have definitely been a Turbin catch if not for Kearse getting a hand on it and knocking it away.
Immediately after the ball hits the ground you can see visible frustration from Turbin's body language, huffing his arms as if to say "AAAAARRRGGH!"
Anyway, just thought I'd share this. I in no way blame Kearse for this play or for the loss. He simply did what he's trained to do, and if the pass had been a little different or if he had been a couple inches taller, he might have made the score himself. I chalk it up to bad luck. This game, and really this season, have been about Seattle not catching the breaks they got in 2013.
As many of you remember, the play was an empty backfield pre-snap, with Robert Turbin lined up on the outside WR spot to Wilson's right. Jermaine Kearse was inside of him, and there were some receivers lined up on the opposite end too.
This play was basically a repeat of the slant that Lynch scored with in the Denver game. Kearse and Turbin each try to cut inside to run a slant, and both are blatantly held for roughly a second with no flags. Wilson is only given a moment before he's pressured, and rather than scramble he throws a jump ball to the area where Robert Turbin would have been if not held.
Recognizing that Turbin and Kearse have not yet separated, Wilson puts a ton of air under the pass, hoping that one of them can break free and get to the ball. Turbin does exactly that. But unfortunately, so does Kearse.
Kearse is not aware of Turbin's trajectory. In Kearse's mind, he's the only Seahawk with a prayer of getting the ball, so he goes balls out for it. Even with a diving effort, Kearse is only able to get one hand on the ball, a few fingers really. The fruit of his effort is that the ball is effectively batted away.
Which is a real shame, because Robert Turbin was right there. Had Kearse just watched, the ball would have fallen perfectly right into Turbin's gut, a catch anyone could make. Turbin had a step on his defender too, it would have definitely been a Turbin catch if not for Kearse getting a hand on it and knocking it away.
Immediately after the ball hits the ground you can see visible frustration from Turbin's body language, huffing his arms as if to say "AAAAARRRGGH!"
Anyway, just thought I'd share this. I in no way blame Kearse for this play or for the loss. He simply did what he's trained to do, and if the pass had been a little different or if he had been a couple inches taller, he might have made the score himself. I chalk it up to bad luck. This game, and really this season, have been about Seattle not catching the breaks they got in 2013.