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[QUOTE="OttosShoes, post: 5410142, member: 10231"]
The former; 4-verts is when all the receivers run straight. "Go long". The running back is a "check down" option in case they are all too well covered to throw. The running back can choose left or right to get more space, which reduces the odds of a sack or throwaway.

The later; if there's two safeties in the backfield (cover 2) it's tough to throw long as you risk interception, there's just a lot of people covering your receivers.

So on those plays, Kyle was watching the corner who was covering the target wideout on the play. If the CB in question 'presses' (harasses the WR to disrupt the route), then the WR runs along the sideline. This keeps him away from the safeties and gives him a chance to beat his man and have some open field.

Whereas, if the corner instead drops back, there's a good chance a pass ends up double teamed. So the WR is no longer a target, and on his route he turns inward toward the safeties, which draws at least one of them out of run coverage, and then Kyle hands it to Lequint.

Tl;dr: Kyle, Nixon, Fran...smart dudes.
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