keasley45
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watch highlights of Tom Brady and Edelman run that same play. It was a staple of their offense. You know where Tom never through the ball? high and inside. If you hit the WR before he clears the pick, its a gimme. If you hit the receiver 2 yards beyond the pick, you run the chance the defender jumps the play and gets to the ball... which is excatly what happened. Theres zero chance for that play to get picked if its thrown as the wr is crossing the pick. Its simple physics.I still think people are overstating this because they hate Russ. Every single member of that team outside of Sherman has come out and spoken highly of Russ. They might not like how Pete treated the QB(but every QB is treated this way) but they all say the same thing. I keep thinking they are going to say something negative and they don't. WIthin the past year KJ, Lynch, Tyler, Kam etc have all said they love the guy. Sherman tried to bait Lynch into saying something bad and he said he loved him like a brother and that he was a warrior out there. Now Earl hasn't said anything but that probably is for a reason lol.
That play failed because Kearse didn't do his job and your 5th WR ran a poor route. If that same play is ran with Baldwin and literally anyone who gets in Browners way it's a touchdown or an incomplete pass.
You know what else is physics? a low release point from the qbs hand will always prevent the ball from hitting a low target when its a shallow cross just beyond the LOS, unless you have a clear lane to throw through. Low release point relatevely close to the LOS, plus tall lineman standing up right in front of you equals a ball that will be high.
And you know what supports the fact that it was on the QB? The number of times the Seahawks ran that play again after the SB, even though its so effective, rules were created against it.. but its STILL used today by qbs to pickup cheap yards.
But not in Seattle, even though Russ had wrs who could run the route better at his disposal. That play went the way of countless others that just weren't run when 3 was here.