08-24-2020, 10:16 AM
(08-24-2020, 09:23 AM)Whatever Wrote: Well, yeah, if the DB doesn't get his head around and play the ball like he's supposed to or even elevate, Tate will be unstoppable. This is as much bad defense as it is a good throw and catch.
It's hard to tell from the picture if the DB was in phase or out of phase, especially without the context of down and distance. If he was out of phase you are not supposed to turn in look for the ball but instead play through the hands of the receiver. If you are in phase then you can turn and look for the ball. I guess I'll give him the benefit of the doubt he was out of phase, which isn't a good thing but happens often, and was doing the proper thing tryign to dislodge the ball.
Also, as a side note here, Sims is 6'0 and he wasn't getting up to get that ball even if he was turned around. That is one of those catches that if thrown right there you can't do anything about it.
