Fwiw, I think that he sees Howard there, but he's not reading Howard. At quick glance, Howard could look like he's still in man. Read the body language for a couple more milliseconds, and clearly he's peeling off.I asked Mark about it on the slack last night because it reminded me of, like I said earlier, the Chiefs game.
Here is the throw. Notice that Howard has peeled off and Mac is staring at that route - so in theory he should see coverage is peeled off here.
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In any kind of cover 2 w/o man match from the corner underneath on the vertical you would think Jones takes the hole shot to Agholor but that is covered by a safety not in the picture. X/O's specific I think with the safety over the top immediately coming down to take on the vertical is in cloud. I could be wrong. Mark said it was a straight trap with the corner showing man but then making a zone drop.
Seems like Jones hesitates while Howard is reading his eyes and following them. If Jones gets it out before Meyers breaks there would have been a window for the throw. Instead he pats the ball and waits for Meyers to break and then throws it. It isn't a missile and Howard has a pretty easy pick. He's looking at that side before he throws it. How does he not see Howard there?
You see this with better QBs too. A few weeks ago, Bryant peeled off of Beasley for a breakup, and Allen didn't have time to process it because we brought a bunch of guys. Even TFB has his share of these.
Mac will see them better over time. Wasn't much reason to force there, except that the game is still a bit sped up for him. He's pretty good at reading leverage usually, so it's more of a pace thing imo.