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What’s more fun than second-guessing NFL coaches? Nothing, that’s what. So let’s do it every week, right here. This time, we’re going outside the bounds of an NFL game to discuss what happens after the most memorable catch — and most notorious defensive failure — of the NFL season.
The scenario: Two seconds left in the Bears-Commanders game. Washington on its own 48. Jayden Daniels takes the snap, and from his own 35, sends it high into the Maryland night, and then … well, you know what happens next.
Euphoria! And on the Bears sideline, devastation. Oh, there’s so much to discuss here.
The scenario from the other side: The Daniels-to-Noah Brown Hail Mary only happens if the Bears defense breaks down on multiple fronts, starting with cornerback Tyrique Stevenson. In perhaps the greatest case of eff-around-and-find-out — or instant karma, if you like — in NFL history, Stevenson was taunting the FedEx Field Commanders fans … and then ended up tipping the ball right into Brown’s hands.
I urge you to rewatch that video as many times as you need to (Washington fans: infinite, Bears fans: 0) to get the point here. Stevenson was actually talking trash while the play was unfolding. His back was completely to the receivers! You can see Bears fans in the audience pointing to him to pay attention! This image is going to be memed forever:
Why did this happen? The breakdown on the Bears side of the ball was total and complete. Let’s start with the upfield formation. The Bears rush three and leave one man as a spy against Daniels, which … why? It wasn’t like he was trying to get a first down, this was a case of end zone or nothing. If he’d crossed the line of scrimmage, Daniels would have had to go 52 yards to score — and if you can’t stop a scrambling quarterback in 52 yards, you deserve not just losing but relegation.
Watch it all fall apart on All-22 here:
But then you’ve got the downfield scrum, and this is where the problems really begin….
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-28 16:17:39
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