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Anzalone had a stent? I hope it's a splint.
Updated injury report. Good to see Cox and Brantley good to go most likely.
Grim Injury Report 10/3
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You're right. It must have been another play, maybe Kintucky. However, notice HE DOES TURN INSIDE to help the guard, then sees the blitz by #21 and takes him. Even if there was no blitz, he would have left Cyontai alone on North Texas' best DE.
Once the DT who lined up in 7 tech moves across Sharpe's face, which he did immediately stunting inside, Sharpe should have let him go. He's Ivey's guy. These are basics that a third year guy should know and it has nothing to do with his shoulder.
Too be fair, Del Rio has to see that safety in the box on a 4 receiver set, and think blitz. (He should also be thinking three high zone based on the alignment, but it could be one high man or some disguised coverage I suppose.) He should also realize after the snap that the blitz (#21 should have had his attention already as he moved into the box) has a DE isolated on a TE and take something other than the slow developing route. On most plays there is a hot route, or I'm sure he has an option of calling a hot route if there isn't.
Of course, Chris Thompson is probably the hot route on that. He was open immediately for a quick hitter. Del Rio probably has about as much confidence in Thompson as I do.
I suspect Mark Thompson may have had duties to assist the TE on that blitz (or pick up any free blitzers.) If he didn't, and Del Rio had decided he was going to take that slower developing route, he should have audible Thompson to help.
Then Del Rio threw into double coverage. :(
Del Rio looks pretty polished most of the time but we have to remember he has only started a couple of games in his career. I'm not being hypercritical but in time this stuff will come to him.
There were several breakdowns in that play.
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