Collin does a nice job. I disagreed with his breakdown of the run play. Check the comments.
I would argue, on this play, that the smarter, safer and in retrospect better decision would have been to unload it to Wayne right away. Would it have gone for a first down? Again, tough call. Wayne certainly looked to have the space and the defense was still caught in a backpedal there, but it would have been really close given that Wayne isn’t exactly a burner these days. Still, I have to think he was open immediately with green space in front of him, and against the blitz…that’s why you draw up those hot routes. That’s why the read is there, why Wayne turns back briefly to look for the ball. Given the preceding context of Manning’s protecton, I would say this should have been a quick slant to Wayne over the middle and a hold-your-breath affair for the first down.
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