“…it’s a little weird watching the Birds on tape, because you see these instances where they run clunky mirrored routes, or they’ve got 2-3 guys all going 10-15 yards down the field. Redundant vertical routes with nothing underneath, like two receivers running 15-20 yards into six defenders. And when the check downs are built in, sometimes Jalen is flushed and fleeing to his right before (D’Andre) Swift or Kenny Gainwell even leak into the middle or the flat. It’s almost like Hurts taking off on his own replaces the dump off, or he looks at Brown and Smith only, then decides to get out of there. I can’t put a number on how many times I’ve watched live sequences where it seems like they have literally no options short of 10 yards, or Hurts just reads 1-2 to Brown and Smith before leaving the pocket.”