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Originally Posted by FAX
Mahomes discussed this. He saw it. He saw the linebacker close on the run and the James break to the flat. They'd run that play in practice and it had been covered by the scout team the same way (all according to Mahomes).
He saw it. It wasn't luck.
EDIT: Oh ... and this is important. If we're talking about the same play, Mahomes said Sammy was actually his first read.
FAX
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Hadn't heard that - appreciate the insight.
I just don't see how he could've seen James break - he was triggering well before he did. The only thing I can figure is that James was square to the line of scrimmage so it's one of those 'if he's even, he's leavin' sort of things with Hill. If James doesn't have his hips turned already when Hill draws even with him, there's no way he can keep up. So even if James made the slant read, the time it took him to turn his hips would've been enough to keep him from closing up the space that Hill found because Hill's just too damn fast.
I also don't see how he can possibly claim to have made a 'first read' on Watkins there. He never looked that way and had he done so, he'd have gotten flattened before he had a chance to get to Hill. That all happened way to fast for him to get to his 2nd read since the interior blocking collapsed.
Eh, no worries. I just wouldn't imagine that teams are gonna make that mistake again. No way they let Hill have any open space anymore - he can just defeat angles way too quickly.