Fitz throw the ball backwards and behind the LOS.
Parker doesn’t appear to be blocking but getting open.......
I think the intended play was Drake throwing a pass to Parker. But nobody is saying that bc they want to keep that play for the future.
I don't buy that was supposed to be a pass play to Parker. Couple of problems with that line of thinking.
1) The ball was not clearly a lateral, it appears to be going forward to me although it's pretty close. If it was suppose to be a throw from Drake to Parker, he's too close to the LOS and perhaps that's the reason for the errant throw, but....
2) If you watch even before Drake drops the ball he's moving forward which clearly would not be wise if he's supposed to be throwing the ball to Parker, he should be falling away from the LOS to give himself more room to make the throw.
So perhaps Drake misunderstood the call or perhaps Parker did anyway you slice it they weren't all on the same page or it was just bad execution. I heard him say that Rosen and Walton had practiced the play, not Fitz and Drake. Rosen had been benched so I understand him not being in the play, but why not Walton in there if he practiced it?
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