Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by YACBros85:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
watch it again and look at the defender pull on Aiyuk and use BA to jump over him
I will and let you know.
The defender did get his arms around Aiyuk to break up the pass but a top WR comes down with that catch.
Was it a matter of not playing the ball in the air to begin with, not positioning himself between the ball and the defender as it arrived, etc.?
First off, Purdy could have thrown a better placed ball. But Aiyuk was in good position as the ball was slightly in front of him and the defender was coming from behind. We can say that the defender did a good job getting his hands in there. But we can also say that Aiyuk should have made a better effort to fight for that ball.
Ah, just watched it. 7:22 game mark of the 1Q.
First, that was one long ass developing play (nearly 6s)! Second, I paused just before the ball arrived when both are looking back to the ball and the defender is already leaping above Aiyuk to make a play on the ball while Aiyuk's knees are buckling for no apparent reason. Third, just as the ball arrives, the defender is square to the ball, both hands up for the catch and Aiyuk is sideways reaching back up for ball below the defender playing DB with his left arm. Finally, it was Aiyuk who knocked it away from an INT.
But had he adjusted to the ball timely like the defender initially did, he could have positioned himself much better between the ball and defender, squared up and either made the catch or forced a P.I. There was no reason to buckle there, IMHO.
But that's just my reality. Haha.