Rubes Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 This is the TD play to Diggs last week. Great throw by Josh, nice pattern and TD by Diggs. But what the heck was the blocking scheme on this play? I still can't figure it out. Left two guys completely unblocked. What were they trying to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I was wondering the same. Was RB supposed to block 91? Thank God for Josh Allen’s abilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rubes said: This is the TD play to Diggs last week. Great throw by Josh, nice pattern and TD by Diggs. But what the heck was the blocking scheme on this play? I still can't figure it out. Left two guys completely unblocked. What were they trying to do? It looks like it was an RPO with the RG pulling to block for the run. Josh decided to pull it and hit the post. Morse wasn't on time to shift right to block the first man rushing through the RG's evaded hole. In any event, this play is a good example of why you don't zero blitz Josh Allen (any more.) They left Diggs one on one and Josh hits him for an easy TD even though the Dolphins rushed 2 more men than the Bills had blockers. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rubes said: This is the TD play to Diggs last week. Great throw by Josh, nice pattern and TD by Diggs. But what the heck was the blocking scheme on this play? I still can't figure it out. Left two guys completely unblocked. What were they trying to do? I saw this on twitter last night and asked the same question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Motorin' said: It looks like it was an RPO with the RG pulling to block for the run. Josh decided to pull it and hit the post. Morse wasn't on time to shift right to block the first man rushing through the RG's evaded hole. In any event, this play is a good example of why you don't zero blitz Josh Allen (any more.) They left Diggs one on one and Josh hits him for an easy TD even though the Dolphins rushed 2 more men than the Bills had blockers. Yeah, I think you're right...looks like it's part of an RPO to Singletary who could run to his left behind Feliciano. I wasn't sure how #91 was left unblocked, but it looks like a 7-man blitz by Miami to try and overload the blockers. I just can't see Morse getting over to block #91 even if there wasn't a blitz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: I was wondering the same. Was RB supposed to block 91? Thank God for Josh Allen’s abilities No, he ran a middle screen to be the hot route. The Dolphins blitzed 8. The Bills had 6 blockers. Therefore there was 2 unblocked men. But this leaves only 4 defenders to cover the Bills wr's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 They do two things you shouldn't due to Allen. Blitz (zero blitz at that with 8 defenders all in the box) Man to man coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Motorin' said: No, he ran a middle screen to be the hot route. The Dolphins blitzed 8. The Bills had 6 blockers. Therefore there was 2 unblocked men. But this leaves only 4 defenders to cover the Bills wr's. Motor didn’t look like he was looking for a pass. He looked confused to me in that clip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Solomon Grundy said: Motor didn’t look like he was looking for a pass. He looked confused to me in that clip I can see that. I thought he was turning around to make himself availble and then saw the ball fly over his head. But you could be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) It was an RPO. Had an option of handing the ball off with a puller leading him through the hole or a pass based on what the defensive alignment was. Josh decided to keep the ball and make the throw. Edited November 6, 2021 by Big Turk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Or maybe 91 was Williams responsibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said: They do two things you shouldn't due to Allen. Blitz (zero blitz at that with 8 defenders all in the box) Man to man coverage Blitzing Allen is a death wish more often than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobills404 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 It was an RPO so the offensive line was run blocking. The dolphins sent more guys than we had blockers so Josh kept the ball and threw the quick route to Diggs. 14 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Motor didn’t look like he was looking for a pass. He looked confused to me in that clip His only job on an RPO is to either get a handoff or to just act like he's getting a handoff. 12 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Or maybe 91 was Williams responsibility? He wasn't anyone's responsibility because the Dolphins sent more men than we had blockers. That's why Josh didn't hand it off and threw the quick pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 8 man blitz, its a numbers game. The good news is we have a qb that kills this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 35 minutes ago, Motorin' said: No, he ran a middle screen to be the hot route. The Dolphins blitzed 8. The Bills had 6 blockers. Therefore there was 2 unblocked men. But this leaves only 4 defenders to cover the Bills wr's. Blitz 8, with "only" 4 in coverage...(counts on fingers and mumbles)... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 48 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: I was wondering the same. Was RB supposed to block 91? Thank God for Josh Allen’s abilities 91 is joshs responsibility as a read and neutralize with his own decision 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, 1ManRaid said: Blitz 8, with "only" 4 in coverage...(counts on fingers and mumbles)... Hey hey hey, I was still having my morning coffee. They actually blitzed 7 on the play. The 8th man in the box was covering Motor, so he was the 4th man in coverage was also at the line of scrimmage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 It is an RPO with the guard pulling as a lead. #91 is Allen’s guy based upon Allen’s read - he knows #91 is unblocked. Allen has a choice to hand it off going away from the free rusher or get the ball out quick. The run action and the defensive call pull everyone tight up on the line and with the DBs playing off coverage - there was a huge clear zone right to Diggs. They ran similar plays with a pulling guard/center several times to attack the edge where the Dolphins are weaker rather than attack the DTs of the defense. The tackle covered his guy and the center and LG combo blocked with Morse sliding off picking up the safety. If the defense had been less aggressive - it would have been a run right at Dawkins, but with the crowd and the blitz - Allen read it and made the pass. The design is to get that ball out before an unblocked man could get home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Rubes said: This is the TD play to Diggs last week. Great throw by Josh, nice pattern and TD by Diggs. But what the heck was the blocking scheme on this play? I still can't figure it out. Left two guys completely unblocked. What were they trying to do? I can't tell you the details of the blocking scheme. But this is an example of an "overload blitz". The Bills have 7 hats (maximum) available to block - TE in-line, 5 OLman, plus RB The Dolphins are bringing 8, leaving 3 DB on the WR and 0 safeties - the so-called "Cover 0" or what Allen says the Bills call "Blitz 0" In this coverage, one defender will of necessity be unblocked, plus of course whoever wins their blocking assignment or confuses the blockers by stunting. The QB knows he has to "handle" at least 1 unblocked defender. PS unlike others here, I think this was an audible to a pass play before the snap, and it was intended to be a quick throw over the middle all the way, as that strategy is a classic "Cover 0" beater. It's actually not uncommon for Daboll to have OL shifts designed to look like a run play as a disguise for his pass plays, but I think Allen knew #91 was his man and he had to get the pass off before 91 got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patzen Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 It looks like an RPO with Josh reading #8. If #8 drops into that middle zone josh would hand it off. If #8 comes up (like he does) Josh knows he has Diggs running the open slant route over the middle. It could technically be play action but everything I've read tells me we trust Josh enough to make those option decisions. The free rusher is nearly irrelevant in this situation because Josh knows he is going to have Diggs wide open before the rusher gets there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 Good explanations, everyone, thanks. I hadn't thought of the concept that #91 is Josh's responsibility, at least not that way, but that makes sense. I also thought Josh would be keying on #91, but in reality he's probably keying on #8 like @patzen says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeesforclosers Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 I should save that clip for every whining fish fan that's always saying YoU bEaT aLlEn WiTh CoVeR zErO PrEsSuRe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 i counted 7 pass rushers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said: i counted 7 pass rushers Who are you seeing as not rushing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said: i counted 7 pass rushers 8 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Who are you seeing as not rushing? I think 21 had Singletary in coverage. Might have had the assignment of being a pass rusher only if the RB stayed to block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, unbillievable said: I think 21 had Singletary in coverage. Might have had the assignment of being a pass rusher only if the RB stayed to block. Hmmm, you could be right....I'm unsure of the proper terminology but I think he and #43 are "mush rushing" with the assignment of containing Allen from rolling out or escaping to the R, but 21 certainly seems to have responsibility for that gap and the RB if he comes through it It's still a "Cover 0" look with no safeties and one more guy at the line than we have hats blocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 " I thought that was your guy ?? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Clear RPO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) The Bills RG, Feliciano I think, pulled around the left side and was beyond the LOS when the pass was thrown. I think it was borderline whether he was so far downfield that he should have drawn a penalty. Fortunately we didn't get a flag (maybe none was warranted) and the TD counted. But because he was downfield he wasn't available to help block for Allen in the pocket. Edited November 6, 2021 by Utah John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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