An unnamed member of the Lions coaching staff told Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports that Suh left his rush lane on the Colts winning touchdown, giving Luck space to step up out of the pocket and find receiver Donnie Avery open for the score.
Its Football 101. Dont let the quarterback get out of the pocket, the anonymous coach said. [Zone] coverage, only a touchdown can beat you, make the [quarterback] throw from the pocket, get in his face. But dont, under any circumstances, give the quarterback a chance to escape and create. Thats where the defense breaks down.
When a defensive tackle is getting doubled, someone else on the line needs to step up and beat his one-on-one block, and its not Suhs fault that the Lions other three defensive linemen failed to do that. And when the defense has more players dropping into coverage than the offense has running pass patterns, its a breakdown in coverage if one of the receivers gets wide open. That breakdown is certainly not Suhs fault.