You know, in retrospect, after seing that other video from the Top Billin podcast--where does he get all those different angles?-- Heggie did better than I thought though, sidestepping then chipping the tackle just enough to pass the DT to the center and then getting some of the LB. Guys, this is pretty complex stuff we ask them to do. This isnt Woody Hayes football.
Donkey plays 3D chess most of the time. He knows what he talking about. You have to read all his posts to get the whole picture.
Actually saw this play broken down on one of the CFB shows. Other than the LB missing the tackle, if you look at the formation, the safety was 17 deep and dropping at the snap. By the time he had come out of his drop and started his angle, Perine already had a full head of steam and had little trouble shaking him. At that point, the safety needed more than just his light @ss to make the play. One key block that was made was the cut off block on the backside LB (nice wrap). Also, the 4 wide formation cleaned up the defensive clutter. Good design. Execution would have been perfect if Heggie made the block, but who could argue with the outcome? Football is like that sometimes.
Yeah, Big Stone laid the wood.
Mehh, he isnt fast enough that the DE couldnt crash then recover if he kept.
I guess the key would be to know what we have shown out of that formation. Auburn was likely expecting something wide (as you suggest) and obviously felt confident that their six could stop any threat of a run. As for the DE you mention, looks like his key was back away --> QB. That froze him long enough to keep him out of the immediate pursuit.
