Originally posted by defenderDX:
what could they have done differently to prevent that big play? TMcDaniel not falling on his f**king face?
Thanks, jd for the clarification. On this trap play I labeled Reid as RayRay, it should be Reid.
The LBs were very hesitant in stepping up to fill in this game. Foster was adjusting to his first game back while both he and Reid were learning a new position. There were many plays where they could have done a better job stepping up, literally not figuratively, to fill at the point of attack. It's hard to tell from the end zone view, but on this TD run, Foster did not step forward and allowed the RT to get far into the second level. Also, #96 did a poor job closing down on the edge. He was unblocked and could have just attacked the handoff.
DLinemen that are being trap blocked and falling on their face isn't that uncommon. Here's Gerald McCoy (3t) looking like Tony McDaniels. They expect to hit someone when firing out, then when the OL move out of the way, they fall over.