Originally posted by thl408:
No all22 yet but there is the player tracking data for that 3rd &15. Nice play design. The one thing this play needed in order to work was time for the route to develop deep downfield.
49ers in Cover3
When 14 goes 'vertical' (beyond 10 yards), 41 is to match 14 in man coverage. 14 breaks to the Post and removes 41 from the sideline deep 1/3. THill (10) stems inside to get Ward leaning, then breaks out to the Corner where there is no longer a sideline deep 1/3 defender (because Moseley has matched 14).
The tough to part is the underneath defenders were asked to protect the sticks and not match any verticals. This put Ward on an island.
goddammit... obviously, in hindsight, I wish Moseley would've just passed his man off. who knows what could've happened after that, but still.