Quote:The ball was already out of Bortles hands and the play was flowing to the interception.  If the play develops and Bortles doesn't lock on the running back, would the WR have been open?  When I look at the endzone camera on MS NexGen the timing of the play shows the underneath WR open after the balls out.  Now earlier the TD play the seperation wasn't there and it was a nice throw and good play by Green.

 

Am I being overly critical of playcalling?  Maybe that is the history of the past years weighing in.

I disagree (admittedly based solely on the vine replay).

 

I see two LBs in the alignment and they are inside...as if in a base nickel (4-2-5)

 

The motion by Yeldon shifts a DB and the LB towards the left side of the defense.

 

At the snap, the LB to the left side of the defense (Davis) fans out to cover the slot receiver, presumably in a hook zone.

 

The other LB (looks like Kuechly) goes to his right to cover the TE in the hook zone to the offensive left.  His coverage drop takes him back four yards from the 30 to the 34.

 

The DB to the right of Kuechly is aligned just inside of Greene.  At the snap, he fans out into a short zone outside, releasing Greene inside.

 

By the time Bortles plants his back foot and before throwing the ball.  Greene has executed his cut and is headed into the area Kuechly vacated.

Kuechly has not begun to drive towards the ball.  He is still with the TE.

 

I see it as Speedy G saw it.  Bortles decided pre snap he was going to Yeldon.  I think if he went through the progression, he hits Greene on the crossing pattern because the TE clears out the LB inside, while the slot to the right occupies the other LB.

 

 

Before Bortles throws the ball, the clear out action of the TE is already accomplished.  The receiver is just breaking into his route.  He would have had a wide open spot underneath.

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