That particular play gave nothing away presnap. Boley instantly dissected a very complex coverage in an instant and threw someone open. Thats elite.
Leary got a bad rap on this board and with fans. He was very good but got little/no help from pass catchers. They constantly ran the wrong routes or the wrong depth, didn't sit vs zone, or dropped the ball at a historic rate.
Agreed it was a difficult coverage. VH analysis makes it seem really obvious, which I'm positive it isn't. But, the left side was 3-on-3, so it stands to reason that that side was playing man coverage. The right side could have been a number of coverages but at least you can narrow it down somewhat, according to VH analysis.
The rush came from an unexpected area and the coverage on the right side was unusual. But, Boley correctly knew to look left at the man coverage as the slot receiver should be open. Hit him perfectly in stride for a big play.
Presumably Brock has as much or more experience than Boley but I'd bet a lot of money he doesn't make the same read, hesitates and takes the sack. I just don't understand why, after all the years playing the position, it still seems to confound so many QBs, including Brock. If my job was a financial analyst and I worked with regression analysis for 10 years, shouldn't I be pretty good at it and be able to fairly accurately predict the results prior to running the analysis?
