The formation telegraphed that it would be a pass or maybe a draw. The formation gave the Browns permission to pin their ears back. I've seen long pass plays work from your own 1, but usually you line up in more of a power formation so the defense is less sure about it being a long pass.

Or even, failing that, you still want to call a long pass out of shotgun in your own endzone? How about have the QB run to the side after the snap to slow the DEs down and give the OL a little chance at initiative? Trevor could hit that deep pass on a roll to his right. Why leave him in the middle as a fixed target?

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