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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a 3rd and 12 play in the second quarter and the Chiefs are playing it safe by having one deep safety, but all their corner backs are playing about 10 yards off the line of scrimmage. \u00a0They are playing prevent defense on this one because they want to run downhill towards the receiver, rather than backpedal in a critical spot. \u00a0The Chiefs are giving up about seven yards on this play willingly, saying they are better equipped at tackling the receiver than he is at getting those extra five yards. \u00a0This is one of the limitations of having a QB that doesn’t have a particularly strong arm, because the defense is betting their line of corner backs beyond the first down could close in on any pass, so they have now dictated the type of pass that is going to be thrown. \u00a0A strong armed (and accurate) QB would stand a better chance against this defense, because there isn’t much help over the top, so a deep curl route or out route could be dangerous. \u00a0As we know, Ryan Fitzpatrick is no such QB, so he takes the safer option to Powell, who would have been short anyway of the first down. \u00a0However, Powell further muddles the situation by fumbling the ball here, giving the Chiefs great field position. \u00a0Powell has to hold onto this ball.<\/p>\n
2)<\/strong>\u00a0 The play is a failure on a couple of levels. \u00a0On the most basic level, Brandon Marshall drops an easy pass on first down here and the pass almost gets intercepted. \u00a0The Jets are lined up in a stack formation with the receivers on both sides. \u00a0Marshall is open for a quick pass, and should have gained some yardage, but just flat out drops the ball. \u00a0The more complex failure on this play is on the pre-snap read. \u00a0If you look at the defense before the snap, they have two guys lined over Decker\/Marshall. \u00a0They are about 5 or 6 yards behind, so this gives a good opportunity for some yards after the catch. \u00a0The safety is also shading over to this side, which indicates that there would have to be multiple broken tackles for a TD on this play. \u00a0However, look on the other side pre-snap, and you see the same stack principle, but only one defender in the area. \u00a0The LB assigned to Enunwa is playing well inside, a good 5 yards inside of the WR he is responsible for. \u00a0Chan Gailey has a tendency to call mirror plays, so it looks like they have the same exact quick WR screen pass set up, but on this end, Jalin Marshall would only have to beat one guy to the end zone, and he’s well inside of the play to begin with. \u00a0If Quincy Enunwa could make a good block, this is pretty much an easy TD. \u00a0While Marshall failed with the drop, and that’s the biggest negative factor on this play, Ryan Fitzpatrick makes a bad read at the line as well.<\/p>\n 3)<\/strong>\u00a0 This is first down play in the 4th quarter, and Jalin Marshall again comes into play here. \u00a0The Jets have three wide receivers to the right of the formation, as the Chiefs are again in single high safety look. \u00a0The defensive backs are relatively close to their men, in what seems to be man coverage. \u00a0When Jalin Marshall moves, the defensive back moves with him, but hands him off to the inside CB, a method used frequently by the Bengals in Week 1. \u00a0However, Marshall is still open for this pass, but Fitzpatrick hesitates on this play for an extra second, and leads this pass outside. \u00a0It’s not a great pass by any means, but a NFL WR should hang onto this one. \u00a0Marshall, however, makes a bad drop, and it’s ruled an incomplete pass.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n