re: man to man press

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No excuse to not have a QB spy on the 2 pt conversion. Unless he called one and the player missed the assignment.

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Lane said there was a defensive call missed on the 2pt play.

And it was likely a gap issue not a spy issue. In general you wouldn’t have a “qb spy” on a play from the 3 yard line. Opposite of how most people think QB spies are only really a thing in pass coverage situations. You take a player out of pass coverage and have him spy the QB but that LB that has “spy” on a pass play could also be a B gap player on run on inside zone while the backside end would be the “qb player” if he pulled it.

So basically it’s not a simple as it seems to just have a player spy the QB. On most plays defenders have a run responsibility and a coverage responsibility. Your Mike Lb could have strong A gap in run and hook/curl on pass. Your strong safety could be a force player on run and trail man defender on the slot in pass.