Just one of these bad boys to look at today so let’s dive in.
1. 3rd and 7, 7:22 3rd. 12 personnel. Five blocking four rushers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ran one of their favorite concepts of the past month, their mesh route, on third down. It’s a man-beater, the goal of the DBs getting picked on the crossing aspects of the mesh, and the X receiver getting free. But the Miami Dolphins are in zone coverage, passing routes off, and so the concept doesn’t work. That’s the first issue. Play is a bust.