Don't know the playcall on that but I would have to disagree with you based on football 101 & no blitz. On normal option plays QB-pitch man is defined in assignment. In this read option play they maintain gap discipline.
Again, their big nickel against 11 personnel. Playing pass to run...The safety would be the guy setting the edge. So if the S has "D" that gives Jones "C". Should be the case because basically it is a 4 man front. The read of the backside FB coming at him would have been play inside. But Jones doesn't even take on the FB. Plays selfish football runs inside (around) the block to try & make a big play on the running back. Leaves the Safety Allen out to dry taking on a FB on an iso block. You ever leave an OL/FB get to a DB. Compounded with the fact Troy again is the ILB that takes a false step & gets engulfed who should have "B" responsibility. Now...If Jones is responsible for C & plays assignment football...He would have taken on the FB with his outside shoulder squeezed the play. If the RB went inside he falls of block to make tackle (that is why you use outside shoulder.) If it bounces outside...You have an unblocked W Allen waiting.
That would be best case scenario for J Jones where he made a mistake. If he was responsible for "D" then coming down the LOS like that on a read option would get him benched in my book. See the ball before you commit ESPECIALLY if you have contain. I really don't see any scenario on that play where JJ didn't lose discipline.
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