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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
You need to watch this video for those three plays. That one you linked is leaving out a ton. The first down play Diggs settles to a spot but Allen kept leading him. If Diggs kept going where the ball is thrown he gets blown up. On second down Diggs doesn’t even come close to touching the ball because it was a terrible and forced throw. Again this video confirms it. McDuffie gets one hand on it preventing an easy INT for Snead.
Starts at 1:40
https://youtu.be/I6UzerC7LC8?si=i_pCP-zgAqvv699e
On the later second down play Diggs may or may not get a first but he’s wide open for good yardage. The fact Allen didn’t throw it there but instead forced it to the end zone, while earlier forcing it to Diggs, proves he’s not out there thinking or reading on this last drive at all. Nearly every pass was just a force to someone without finding the best place to go.
Regarding the Mahomes play in the Super Bowl not even remotely comparable in situation or even in execution. Mahomes threw as safe a pass as you can. There’s no way you actually believe those are similar situations or that QB handled them similarly at all. The one I specifically referenced where Mahomes pulls it back for the easy smart yards is almost an exact mirror situation of Allen passing on Diggs for the force to the end zone. |
Looks like Allen clearly dirted that first pass once he realized Diggs was double covered. That’s a throwaway on 1st down. Not a terrible play.
I see from this angle that Diggs didn’t get a handle on the 2nd down ball so good catch there. Not a great read or throw in that situation. Not sure where a 3 yard out against zone coverage was supposed to go.
I’m a little confused as to what your issue with the 2nd down missed TD is, if I’m being honest. That was a TD. Dude was wide open in the end zone and Allen went for the dagger. That is definitely some shit Mahomes would do.
Romo was jizzing about Diggs being wide open underneath but he was running like a 4 yard drag. He had Drue Tranquil shadowing him across the field and he was running into another defender who was covering an out route on that side of the field. On 2nd and 9, that play was not likely to convert for a 1st down.
I’m not sure which play you’re referring to in the Super Bowl. You’ll have to link it. Regardless, I’m having trouble figuring out how it relates. The missed TD throw on 2nd down was NOT a risky play.