The BIGGEST Problem is...

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(09-19-2022, 07:13 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Plays like this. Why is Boyd's underneath route just a stop.

It’s 3rd and 4…
3 seconds into the play the Bengals have a single WR who’s even on the screen. Why are the routes so deep
Cool rush design from the Cowboys. I’ll discuss it more tomorrow. But this scheme does not help Burrow or the line in pass pro

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It's hard to tell from than angle. He may have ran the stick to keep the defender down for something behind him. The other idea may have been it was a clearout but the CB had leverage so he took the option to run the stick versus say a stick and nod.