1 2:08 1 10 BUF 47 Deshaun Watson pass incomplete short left intended for DeAndre Hopkins
2:08 1st and 10 @ BUF 47
Watson pass incomplete short left intended for Hopkins.
Yes, the pass was low, but Hopkins had all day (he wasn't closely covered as the LB was dropping back into his spot in the 52 zone) to look at the ball as it was coming to him.
Hopkins waited for the ball to come to him rather than going toward the ball.
You can call it an inacurate pass much as you want, but IMO, it was still a catchable ball.
It's not a badly gross throw.
Also, I could argue that it was supposed to be a 5yd quick hook and Hopkins simply ran the route short by a yard to a yard and a half. In that case, the ball was right where it was supposed to be.
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1 2:05 2 10 BUF 47 Deshaun Watson right end for 7 yards (tackle by Trent Murphy)
Texans stayed in Max protect; there were only two routes run to the right, both beyond ten yards so neither was ready for the pass.
The Texans showed pass protection straight away, rendering their play action fake useless (and idiotic if you ask me).
The LDT pushed the RG 9 yards into the backfiled toward Watson while the LDE pushed the RT toward the same spot.
What's worse is that the Texans sent all the other (6) blockers to the non-play side, since it was supposed to be a run fake??? (But the linemen showed pass pro).
Watson did all he can to scramble for 7.
The darn QB had to play against his own HC, too.
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1 1:26 3 3 BUF 40 Deshaun Watson sacked by Trent Murphy for -6 yards
The Texans allowed a season-high seven sacks in the Wild Card Round. The Chiefs will be looking to replicate that.
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"Sack 2: -6 yards (Trent Murphy)
Time: 1:26 in the first quarter
Situation: third-and-3, Buffalo 40-yard line
Later in the first quarter and inside Buffalo territory, the Texans saw a promising drive end due to a third-down sack. The Bills only rushed four, but once again, Watson was under pressure almost immediately.
There’s something wrong with a running back blocking a pass rusher by himself while four offensive linemen block two guys, yet that’s what happened. Duke Johnson did his best to block Matt Milano, but he got the pressure on Watson, who escaped and was sacked by Clark’s man (Murphy).
Clark did his job on the play, and Watson had no options available downfield. So why was Johnson stranded against a pass rusher who was obviously coming? To me that’s a failure on the interior line — Fulton in particular.
Who was at fault: Fulton"
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My view: The Bills sent a LB in on a 4-man zone dog; he came in on the right side of the offense (inside the RT), and dropped the RDE back into a zone coverage.
I'm not necessarily against a RB picking up the blitz since the LDT was coming right at Fulton.
But when the C came in to help double team, Fulton probably needed to get back to help out the RB.
The real problem here was the TE 83 had slipped and fell down on all four as he made the turn on a quick swirl route (up a couple of yards and make a near-180 turn to the inside).
Watson had to pull the ball back or risk an INT.
By that time, the pressure was right on him.
PUNT.