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Originally Posted by Fish
No, that's not what happened. It was a pretty lousy call by Sutton. And Berry absolutely left Houston hanging out to dry against one of the best WRs in the league.
Tamba is on the left end. Ford on the right end. Wilson covering 81. Houston on Brown. Berry shading the box. Parker over the top.
At this point, Houston is already toast. Hali is coming around the end, but isn't close enough. Ford is coming up the middle, and would fall at Ben's feet.
Here's Berry shying back toward the middle of the field watching Ben's eyes, while Houston is getting burned behind him. Ford is just breaking through the middle of the line, Hali turning the corner.
That was a shit call by Sutton to line them up that way, and a failure by Berry trying to read the QB instead of helping out one of the worst matchups in the entire playoffs. |
Show the entire play. Here:
Ford went outside to draw the LG to open the middle. Tamba and Ramik beat the C (Pouncey) on the blitz. It was 2v1 up the middle and Tamba/Ramik were pushed and caught each other's legs.
You're right that Berry was a disaster in coverage. He helps Houston and it's probably a failed attempt by the Steelers.
This was 1 of roughly 50 examples of poor execution. This should have been a sack.