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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
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.
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The second down play is bad because for one, it wasn’t even close to a dagger. The game situation absolutely matters there. Also either Jones is pressuring him and it’s a risky throw that could get tipped, off target, etc, or it’s a wide open TD that Allen should hit almost every time. It can’t be both. Pretty lucky it fell harmlessly as it is. And if he’s going to throw he’s got to have the awareness to step a few feet in either direction to avoid the pressure. But if he’s feeling the need to get rid of the ball then he should have done the safe easy throw to set up, at minimum, third and short instead of going for what turned into a challenging throw because of pressure and not avoiding it.
The play where Mahomes pumps and pulls it back is here at 30:40. Somewhere someone posted the all-22 showing they had something called for Kelce that looked a little iffy. There was a window but it wasn’t worth the risk so be checked it down. You know he would have loved a big chunk play to Kelce but he didn’t just go with it without evaluating the situation.
https://youtu.be/iOwSSXmKJM8?si=r2pf3PDeWD38vEV8