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mtramfan
You and me both!
To take one play: That late TD play where Ramsey got roasted for giving up on the play... I didn't see him give up. He slowed down, looked for other zone responsibilities apparently (off the tV screen) and expected safety over the top - Rapp, who isn't that great in coverage - to pick up the reveiver. Ramsey sees receiver not covered plus ball in the air, sprints toward play - too late.
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It was cov-4 with a trap or "palms" call, Ramsey thought the #2 receiver was going to break outside, and he would have had the #2, but while he was looking at that, the #2 went vertical and by the time he reacted to that Diggs was past him.
No matter who he took he knew it one of the guys was going to be his with no safety help. He was supposed to read #2 to #1, and took too long recognizing the route concept. Essentially, once you recognize the route it is de facto man-to-man coverage. You just wait for the play to declare . . .
