Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by Furlow:
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Steelers safety-- you got Brocked! By Brock Purdy
bUt iTs AlL KyLe'S sChEmE
on that play, is it not scheme/play design ?
It's always at least partially play design, unless the play design totally breaks down. Did you read the tweet though? And then watch from that end zone view? Purdy's feet, shoulders, and eyes are all pointing to the far left. That pulls the backside safety WAY to the offensive left (you can see this in the shot). Then Purdy quickly resets his feet and throws to Aiyuk who is wide open. Well, he wouldn't have been wide open had Purdy not used his feet/shoulders/eyes to make room for the throw by pulling that backside safety over.
He does this on almost every single pass play. Unless it's a hot read because of a blitz or the #1 WR comes wide open immediately, he is using his eyes (which include his feet and shoulders) to move defenders to create easy passing lanes. This also gives the WR more space for YAC, and is safer as it doesn't pull defenders closer to the WR for a kill shot.
It's nearly impossible to see this on the broadcast at game speed. What it looks like is guys are wide open and Purdy is just "finding the open WR." Which is only telling part of the story. The other part is that he is GETTING THEM OPEN and also throwing them open. He just has an innate knack for understanding what defense he's facing and then what he needs to do to get his WR(s) open.
[ Edited by Furlow on Sep 15, 2023 at 3:17 PM ]
