Blocked XP

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(09-12-2022, 09:52 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: From Darrin Simmons:

"The execution of the snap and the hold and you watch the kick, the kick was perfect," Simmons said of the PAT. "Evan's timing was perfect. That had nothing to do with the snap. That was all about the protection. It wouldn't matter if Clark Harris would have been in there on that one it still would have been blocked.

"The (field goal) snap was a little higher than Mitch wanted it to be, but I expect Kevin and Evan to execute that play 90 percent of the time. I think because it was a little high that's not something that Clark or Cal usually do. It was a little high, Kevin had to reach up for it a little bit, and that's something Evan hasn't seen, because that doesn't happen on a normal day-to-day basis."

On the blocked PAT, Simmons said he replaced tight end Hayden Hurst on the left wing with tight end Drew Sample on Sunday because of the Steelers' penchant for moving around on field-goal block. Sample, in his fourth season, has seen many more of those looks than Hurst, in his first Bengals season.

"(Sample) is somebody that has blocked on critical field goals for us over time. I felt probably more comfortable having him over there (on the left wing) than somebody hadn't done it before for us in Hayden," Simmons said. "I moved Drew over (from right wing) thinking that he would hold in there and do exactly what we've done, but he didn't block it exactly the way we want it blocked. There are two guys over there, he's not the only one at fault that's for sure."

Simmons, who said it was less than 25 percent Sample's fault, appeared to be talking about the left tackle, Hakeem Adeniji.

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Highsmith's sole responsibility on that play was to knock Adeniji's arm down to allow Fitz through the line. I'm going to have to assume that they told the outside guy to go wide to draw Sample out. 

It's a simple case of being outcoached.