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1st quarter, 8:07, 1st and 10
Play action fake by Bortles, hands it off to Ivory who plows right behind the LT for a gain of 10 yards.
We are, again, in nickel. This is the third run play against the Chiefs nickel defense -- there's yet to be one against our base defense. Poe is in the 1 tech off the center's right shoulder, Howard is shading the LT's left shoulder, and Hali is in a three point stance on the same side, even farther out. And I'll record this for posterity sake since the play plowed through the LT, but DJ is standing about three yards off the LOS directly over the LT.
So what the hell happened here. You had three guys in the area where the play was directed (Howard, Hali, and DJ) as well as two other guys close by (Poe and Wilson) and yet it goes for 10.
Far as I can tell, here's what happened:
Hali blows upfield, forcing Ivory to cut in. Howard (at least I think it's Howard?) is double-teamed by the C and RG and is completely blown out of the play, creating a gigantic hole for Ivory. DJ reads the play initially as going off tackle, but reacted late to Hali shutting that lane down, and is waaaay late getting back to the hole.
Poe gets some pretty good penetration as the RT can't quite get to him, but it doesn't matter, Ivory has already barrelled through. Wilson is effectively negated by the RG who goes to the second level and puts him on rollerskates.
DJ doesn't get a hand on him til he's 8 yards down the field. First down Jags.
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