It is a different front with Miami doing different things.
Yes, it's an odd front, but the principles are still the same. The 4 vs. 5 technique does not change the playside count. The playside tackle needs to get a clean release, even if it's a harder assignment against a 4. The clean release gives the tackle the correct angle to his LB assignment, and it draws the DE into the correct gap.
The play is designed to bait the DE into an instinctive "block down, step down" reaction. Actively engaging the DE tells him to flow to the playside instead.
Look, there is a reason CPJ specifically mentioned this blown assignment when asked about the play.
If all of our plays blew up because of a chip at the line we would never score again.
Yes, there are ways to react and correct for that within the play. I'm just saying that it throws the timing of the play off, messes with everyone's footwork on the playside, and it greatly reduces the odds of success. All of the mistakes made on that play impacted the result together.
The block was gonna be there and Marshall has to get outside of it.
I agree. Like I said, that comes with experience. A muddled read does not help a QB in his first start, especially under that kind of pressure.
You want to place the lion's share of the blame on TaQuon because he made a bad read. I'm saying that some of the blame lies at the feet of the RT, because he did not execute his assignment correctly in support of an inexperienced QB.
You are pointing exclusively at the last domino in the chain. I am simply pointing out the existence of the first domino. Both are causally linked to the result and important to consider.
