Andy Dalton is PFF’s 2nd highest graded passer this season
I still don’t like the throw for the game situation, and don’t see why we let it rip there but not on second down. Opportunity was better than I remembered here but still not good with whoever catches the ball getting a hat put on the ball.
Your crude diagrams are way better than mine, and it looks like my memory failed me because Ryan definitely pauses and slides forward. I blame the cold.Here’s a crudely done diagram right after Dalton released the ball…
TL;DR: it was Cover 3, and 4 Verticals targeting the seam to the FS side is the perfect call against a Cover 3 shell and was almost executed to perfection.
I still don’t like the throw for the game situation, and don’t see why we let it rip there but not on second down. Opportunity was better than I remembered here but still not good with whoever catches the ball getting a hat put on the ball.