Alright, since we want to keep beating it to death, here is another take for the armchair quarterback's saying what if on a still picture..
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1. Claiming the TE will be wide open.. Well the passing lane I highlighted in green, see figure 3 sitting reading the play.. he has equal ground to cover to get to the lane as the TE.. Favre throws there it is either a big hit or at worst throwing into a double coverage situation.
2. Wiggle with a fade or flag.. I have said it before, that throw with the conditions and pressure or precieved pressure from the left isn't inviting at all. Add to that figure 3 again is sitting in perfect position to support coverage on this throw as well.. Tough throw over the coverage with two defenders doesn't equal a smart throw to me.
3. This was the key to shutting down the left deep side of the field, if you want to critize Favre, I think it should have been pre-snap, he should have reconized the blitz comming from the left and changed a hot read to the left flat.. or audibled the tightend to run a shallow route making this safety make a decision to come up or play deep.. my guess he would have stayed deep allowing the shallow crosser to be wide open.
4. Everyone is screaming for the checkdown, while I still think that is the right call, there were two issues on that route. First, it was a late release by Grant, he stayed a beat or two too long in blitz pickup, not that you can blame him as first priority is protection. Second issue I think Brett saw, was the figure 4 didn't engage, now Brett knew that it was going to be a flare route to the right flat. As Trom as beaten to death, yes he knows were the routes are to be ran. The Backer really doesn't have a lot of distance to cover to jump in the passing lane. In a split second decision, it probably didn't appear to be as open as it appeared, since the Backer started to engage when he seen Brett wind up and throw it.
5. Here is why I think Brett made this decision on this route, it was guarenteed to be a one on one matchup. First, again it was a lazy route by Driver, rounded off and didn't sell the inside at all. But I think part of that reason was it was an option route on his part, depending on what the safety did, Driver would either run a post or out.. safety stayed home and Driver on the fly cut it out. Add to this the Brett is staring that down for a beat or two, the corner had a good break on the ball.
Again, it is an opinion, but I think if anything it was a combination of a good defensive playcall, good sound play on the safeties parts, a late release and a telegraphed throw and route by both the reciever and QB.