Week 13 Post-game AMA: Back to the drawing board
Full-slide protection (usually for quick game) doesn't create many windows or lanes in the pocket, so if the play isn't there, there isn't a lot of room to step and slide an extend. Carr just kind of sits there waiting for Scantling to find the next window and ends up with the sack/fumble by Verse.
The idea of singling him up with Moreau is that the ball is gonna get out of there before he can run the edge. The play took too long. I know a lot of people will put that on Carr, but he's in a bind right there. He's not a big play creator/extender, so he's trying to stay within the structure of the call. But that depends on his WRs being savvy.
As for the "can can" call, that's just the opposite of a "kill kill." What it means is two plays were called in the huddle and Carr was confirming the first play.
All things being equal I prefer sliding to the 3-tech, but it seems like the protection was influenced by the formation structure. Having Moreau backside and keeping him in as that 6th player then full-sliding to the pass concept side (the side Carr will be looking). Again, the Rams did well to simulate pressure from the field then drop the edge rusher out underneath the quick game. It really comes down to Valdes-Scantling not sitting in coverage and finding that second window.Carr appears to audible on the play (“can can”), I wonder what the other call was.
Given the front as pictured (and ball on hashmark), what would be your thought process during game planning for determining slide direction?
Full-slide protection (usually for quick game) doesn't create many windows or lanes in the pocket, so if the play isn't there, there isn't a lot of room to step and slide an extend. Carr just kind of sits there waiting for Scantling to find the next window and ends up with the sack/fumble by Verse.
The idea of singling him up with Moreau is that the ball is gonna get out of there before he can run the edge. The play took too long. I know a lot of people will put that on Carr, but he's in a bind right there. He's not a big play creator/extender, so he's trying to stay within the structure of the call. But that depends on his WRs being savvy.
As for the "can can" call, that's just the opposite of a "kill kill." What it means is two plays were called in the huddle and Carr was confirming the first play.