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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By
I think it's reasonable for an offensive lineman to play as hard as he can until the ball's out or the whistle blows. When it comes plays like the flea flicker, those linemen know that they might have to hold their blocks longer than usual.
I think it's reasonable for a QB to look at "checkdown" options, even on a trick play, when the first look is covered.
I think one can question whether Albert quit too soon, and one can answer that however one wishes (again, I'd love a list of teams that tell the offensive linemen to quit battling before the ball is out or the play is over), but it doesn't somehow make Cassel to blame for the initial receiver not being open and his finding an underneath man who's route meant that Cassel had to throw over a D-lineman, and that's essentially what Baby Lee is trying to do.
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Besides the switch in coverage MM mentioned, what lineman on earth expects the QB to be throwing over his [the lineman's] shoulder at a low trajectory on a ****ING flea flicker, . . . unless they've been playing with captain checkdown Cassel.
All day, and no one has come up with a flea flicker in the history of the NFL that resulted in a batted down checkdown pass with the QB back up in the pocket, until last week.
Unless you count the 'numerous times' in 'recent years' the best QB of the area did that.