edromeo
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Everyone?I'm not saying all that.
O'Brien said he has to communicate better what he expected on that play. I don't know what that means. I offered suggestions, maybe he expected the OL to block it differently. Maybe he expected the RB to approach it differently, maybe he expected the QB to do something different.
Everyone wants to defend Watson so badly that it's the only option they want to argue.
J/k.
I went back and did the homework you suggested. I listened to both pressers OB and Watson and watched the plays again.
Here's what I think happened.
OB called a read-option play (actually called read-option 3 times in a row) with 3 reads the give to the RB or work the QB-WR speed option. A similar concept if not the same play below from the 1st qtr:
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Watson executed a read-option the way the play is designed to work, made the right read to give it to the back.
It seems like OB would have liked for Watson to keep the ball and work the speed option with the Ellington.
When OB says that's not what he expected I assume he's referring specifically to Watson giving the ball to the RB. And I agree that IF he didn't want Watson to read the play out correctly then he should have expressed to Watson specifically something to the effect of...
"Hey look, don't read this play out with Miller. No matter what I want you to work the speed option w/ Ellington"
All I am saying is that I don't like calling a read-option play in that situation.
I want the ball in Watson's hands as passer and if that break downs then he can run.
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