Lol how does any of that have to do with whether it was a long developing play? You’re so caught up on trying to prove something that you’ve effectively strayed from the actual question. Just b/c he got rid of the ball Fast doesn’t mean it wasn’t a long developing play. Most of the plays themselves aren’t even long developing. DW4 AT TIMES has made them appear like they were when he’s holding the ball too long instead of just checking down and taking what the defense gives him.....which is what he himself said after the game.
I'm going to be very patient and try to explain to you (and those who seem to take your side) for the last time regarding this matter by bringing up the Mahomes' 3rd and 15 TD pass in the SB that xtruroyaltyx had mentioned in the Watson Int's thread as followed:
Here’s a play where Tyreek Hill is technically open once he gets past the LB, but Mahomes didn’t throw the ball until he actually made his break because...well, that’s what they practice and it makes no sense to throw to a receiver you know is not looking for the ball at that point in their route:
Against zone coverage you will see that a lot where you look at film and think the guy is open but if the WR is not looking for the pass at that point of their route, the qb is not going to throw it there. Especially if the guy isn’t cutting his route off short and sitting in the open hole.
in the footage after hill clears the LB he Presses into the daft Etsy and the breaks out. It’s not until his break that he turn and looks for the pass. Mahomes knows hill is not going to be looking for the football until that point in his route so that is when he throws it.
1. Mahomes took
OVER 3 seconds to throw that ball
with Buckner hitting him right after the release.
2.
Andy Reid draw up that play
knowing how long it would take for Hill to get there.
3. He initially had
Max Protect for Mahomes; the RB made sure that his LT didn't get beat around the edge before releasing to the flat.
4. The RTE 81 took a hit on the LDE before running a seam route.
These two guys represent the
short and medium routes.
5. The X ran a
medium deep (about 20) in route, with the LTE 87 ran a
similar route, both on play side (double dig, I think that's what they call it).
6. It's
Mahomes' discretion on where the ball is going to.
In the long version here:
It was explained that:
- Mahomes had drifted some
14 yards back behind the LOS; that is a long, deep drop for a QB.
- Before that, he had come up to Bieniemy to ask for the play, which is call WASP in short (and his OC gave the AOK).
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The Texans play is fairly similar in that:
1. They had 6 men to protect against a 4-man rush.
2. The right slot 12 ran a shallow crossing route, giving Watson the
check down option.
3. The RB gave the LT help with a
BIG chip on the RDE before releasing on a shallow crossing route in the opposite direction from above;
another underneath option for the QB.
4. The Y 13 ran a 17-yd comebacker along the right side line for a
medium deep option.
5. The Z 18 ran a
deep seam route from the left slot to take away the SS in what started out as Cover 2 -
5 under, with both boundary corners carrying their man deep.
6. The X Fuller 15 ran a
20 yard deep in route from the left side line (Hi-Lo concept, inserting the wide out underneath the SS).
Here we can only guess at what depth Fuller needed to stem and turn inside for the throw; that's between the QB and the receiver (and the OC) when they draw up the play and practice it. It could be 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 yards whatever. But here, that doesn't really matter because the ball was tipped. Just a note.
7. Watson threw the ball somewhere between the
2-1/2 to 2-3/4 second mark.
It was not a stupid long developing play because it had an
extra blocker; it had
two shallow underneath routes, a medium deep route on the right, another one on the left, and the deep route to clear space underneath.
The play was called after a missed FG by the opponent, with 34 seconds left in the half.
That's a great time for such a call,
trying to capitalize on the negative mood of the opponent.
Watson didn't hold on to the ball forever like you tried to claim (well under 3 seconds).
Are you satisfied now?