https://private75.myfootballnow.com/gamecenter/view/1415#264029Not sure whether this is just a broken play, and thus working as intended, or if something broke in the code (but I'm leaning towards the latter). #22 is in man coverage versus the RB and just stands twirling rather than cover him. For the record, he has 96/96 man coverage ability (
https://private75.myfootballnow.com/player/1041) and a pass key was called against that play. So there's really no reason he should be caught flat flooted like that, especially not against a player with 22/22 route running.
My thought is that the DB was following the original route tree design for the play, which is a curl route. However the QB threw early due to pressure; the RB adjusted to the pass and continued running straight, but the DB remained stuck following the original curl? This is my only hypothesis, but either way, it almost certainly shouldn't have happened.