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Originally Posted by LoneWolf
That’s bullshit. The play was never designed to go anywhere near Bailey’s gap and Bailey really didn’t get moved that much until the back was already way past him and he was trying to spin out an start to pursue the play. Hitchens job on that play is to slide to the open hole between Houston and Berry and stop the back in the hole. He hesitated, which allowed the OL to get a small piece of him and then he didn’t attack the back in the hole. Instead he caught the back like a calf in a chute and rode him for a few yards.
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It doesn't matter if the play wasn't designed to go to Bailey's gap, he needs to get past the face of Cannon on that play rather than getting blown off his spot and then giving up. If he does that, the back has to shift backwards rather than running to the hole with a full head of steam. Doing that would blow the entire run up. As is, the back got a full head of steam on the sweep. Same thing with Houston.
And if Hitchens runs towards the back with a full head of steam and the back has enough wiggle to make him miss, that six yard gain becomes 20 or more.
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