notice when Dak first plants he's looking at Gallup, for two full beats, Gallup is at the about the 23 and not open (even with the CB) when Dak turns to Beasley ... there's Kerigan ... he should have dumped it to Zeke.
From his plant step the progression is target 1 get's 2 beats 1001 1002 (for the double move), the second target 2 Beasley gets a single beat 1003, option 3 is the dump to Zeke. not back side to Swaim
The above is very basic to any timing O
We are so busy whining about Dak we missed a few key things
- the CB gave ground, costing Gallup 3 steps before the double move, killed timing
- IMO, Gallup should have broken the route to an out vs leverage when the CB gave ground
in the film room today, I'll lay money that was the discussion focused on
- the coverage switch on Beasley was near perfect
- Kerigan makes a heck of an athletic play. Dak blew the dump to Zeke.
the problem with a double move as a first read is that it takes two beats (the same time as 2 separate reads). From the shot gun - 2 beats til the QB plants, add 2 beats for the double move, Dak was all but hit on beat 5.when he looked at Beasley
and here's the killer, to go double move deep as your first read from your own goal line is bold... kinda crazy actually. Mindless given the game and season situation
we've seen Dez, Miles, and TO run this route a 100 times from X.
that Gallup didn't break it off is just a rookie mistake - I doubt he ever does that again
Dak freaked - that bugs me, it also bugs me the play call itself had sack risk written all over it.
it's possible Gallup had orders to keep going deep if the CB gave ground - and Dak was to come back to him after Beasley - making Mike the first option (vs man/press) and the 3rd option (vs zone). but that's even bolder and even crazier as it takes a full 6 beats - from your own end zone ... duh
that's deeper into Xs and Os than most like to contemplate, most of Dak's critics don't even know what a timing O is - let alone how weird the play calling is - I don't think many realize how wack a play call it was under the circumstances -
this O is often trying to put square pegs in round holes.