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Message: [QUOTE="CU44SE, post: 779485, member: 2196"] Alright, you got me to re-watch the play. You said you didnt have the back end view, did you record the game on MSG because the replay immediately following the play is from the back end of it. I believe this angle may lead you to see something very different. Back to the play, Initially, like you said, Kirkland takes a step in on the play action but turns his hips very quickly and starts running with the receiver instantly. 10 yards down the field, Kirkland is right with the wide receiver and at this point he turns toward the middle of the field (looking at the slot wr and begins to run this way) I take this to be his "area" on this particular coverage. At this moment, the quarter back is beginning his wind up and throwing the ball. Meanwhile, Eskridge starts at the 30 yard line on the left hash mark (10 yards off the line of scrimage). Ramos is about 4 yards wide of this hash mark. Immediately at the snap of the ball, Eskridge is back peddling to the 35 yard line. He hits the 35 yard line and immediately starts running up and towards the middle of the field to the slot wr who is running the deep slant. If he stays and doesn't step up at this point, he is right above the wr and their is absolutely no way the quarterback is throwing that ball to Ramos. He has a guy underneath and over the top (roughly 7 yards apart from each other). The quarterback doesnt start to throw the ball to Ramos until eskridge is in the middle of the field (as i mentioned, Eskridge started on the left hash mark and was already in the middle of the field when the quarterback started to release the ball). The QB's initial read on that play was the slot WR, once he saw Eskridge bite on that wr, he immediately looked to Ramos who had no coverage over the top and was obviously was going to beat Kirkland one on one. By the time Eskridge turns and starts to run towards Ramos, he is closer to the opposite hash mark then the hask mark he started on. Ultimately, it didnt cost us any points, and Eskridge and Kirkland both had a heck of a game. Its just concerning because we continue to have breakdowns in coverage which is leading to a lot of completions and TD's. If were playing a better QB, thats 6. [/QUOTE]

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