Great breakdown. Really good example of how hard it is to cover that TE drag route.
In that vein, I'm interested in what's going on with the safety. The safety picks up help on Edelman when Gronk has his man beat by more, and even sticks with Edelman as a basically open Gronk runs right in front of him.
Anyone have any insight into why? I mean, seems like in a Cover 1, the safety should be especially mindful of the guy who's one of the greatest red zone threats in the league, shouldn't he? Was Brady's looking off of Gronk to Edelman that convincing? Was it because Grimes was on Gronk and is considered less likely to need help, even when covering a guy 8 inches taller and 50+ pounds heavier? Did Edelman hypnotize him with his "I'm open!!" wave?