adeltaY
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Others have brought this up, and this picture illustrates it perfectly. When I was watching the game, before the snap, I knew what route Lockett should've run based on the alignment and was expecting it to be an easy conversion. It wasn't.
1. Based on the alignment of the corner, who is playing TEN YARDS off the LoS, the route should be either a hitch or a quick out
2. It doesn't matter if the LB's zone drop is to the offensive right to cover the flat, there is NO WAY he is sniffing that throwing lane if it's a quick strike. The corner could sprint straight at Lockett at the snap and still have no chance of stopping it.
3. There is almost no chance of a sack. The ball would be out as soon as Russ hits his back foot.
4. Even if it wasn't designed so, why the hell did the QB not audible? It's just obvious, there's no way around it.
This is a game changing mistake. I hope they hold Russ accountable for this or dammit get him some better QB coaching. IDK if he believes too much in the playcall or what, but this is an easy pre-snap read. Seriously, a Madden player can figure this out. We can't have our best players and coaches failing us when we have almost zero margin for error due to a cascade of defensive injuries and our pass rush evaporates like a puddle of piss on a 110 degree day.
1. Based on the alignment of the corner, who is playing TEN YARDS off the LoS, the route should be either a hitch or a quick out
2. It doesn't matter if the LB's zone drop is to the offensive right to cover the flat, there is NO WAY he is sniffing that throwing lane if it's a quick strike. The corner could sprint straight at Lockett at the snap and still have no chance of stopping it.
3. There is almost no chance of a sack. The ball would be out as soon as Russ hits his back foot.
4. Even if it wasn't designed so, why the hell did the QB not audible? It's just obvious, there's no way around it.
This is a game changing mistake. I hope they hold Russ accountable for this or dammit get him some better QB coaching. IDK if he believes too much in the playcall or what, but this is an easy pre-snap read. Seriously, a Madden player can figure this out. We can't have our best players and coaches failing us when we have almost zero margin for error due to a cascade of defensive injuries and our pass rush evaporates like a puddle of piss on a 110 degree day.