12-06-2022, 06:44 PM
(12-06-2022, 06:11 PM)Tomkat Wrote: It wasn't just a random decision by Dunlap... the motion guy ALREADY HAD THE BALL. It was an easy read as the runner basically fell into his lap.
Now, if I recall correctly, the runner ran BETWEEN Burrow and the O-Line to receive the ball - a path that put him easily and squarely within reach of Dunlap.
If anything, that play should be designed to have the runner go BEHIND Burrow to receive the handoff, thereby giving him more space to outrun/dodge the defender.
Taylor ran behind Burrow. Cappa dove straight ahead. The movement of the line is to make the dline "go where they go" so they were expecting 'los to crash and plug a hole in the middle, since the formation looked to be a run right into the line. Dunlap never hesitated. He was lunging stright ahead, even before Taylor got the ball. His only intention was to be beyond the LoS, not clogging it. It was simply great anticipation and a great play.
"everyone who lines up in those postions go straight down..." -- Tony Romo after the play, describing what was expected.
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