Panthers vs Falcons Running Commentary

Had Ross Cockrell been active then maybe they would have gone dime and Cover 3, but you don't take Shaq off the field for Javien Elliott. As I explained to you, the Panthers didn't believe that Kuechly would need to cover Jones that far down the field because you wouldn't expect a team to run three streaks in that situation. Normally you'd expect two deep routes and one to break off around the first down marker, at which point if Luke's man continued beyond the marker he would be passed off to one of the safeties. That's why the coaches used Cover 2 on that play with Luke already lined up fourteen yards downfield on the snap. It was excellent play design and execution by the Falcons, not a poor play call by Carolina.

 

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