On an NFL Sunday, there’s a captivating game to engage in: “Spotting Tyreek Hill’s Position When Tua Tagaloa Throws.” For those fixated on the far-reaching passes, recalibrate your focus slightly closer, maybe 10 or 15 yards away, where the Miami Dolphins’ receiver maintains an intense stare at his defensive counterpart, exuding an air of confidence that says, “Trust me, I’ll be there.”
The subsequent phase of the game involves predicting what unfolds next and where Hill ultimately positions himself.
During this sequence, one might rhetorically question, “Why isn’t anyone covering the most dangerous player on the field?” Rest assured, they’re attempting to, fervently.
The next game is this: how many defenders are around Hill when he makes a catch on an in-breaking route? Three? Four? Five? Here is your ‘what happened next?’ conundrum. The optics point to a simple swarm-and-tackle for the well-staffed and well-positioned defense; reality entails an afterburner-switch like no other and a Looney Tunes act of Road Runner defiance. Hill is gone before those tasked with stopping him have had a chance to react. *See his touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Tua threatens one of the sharpest releases among any quarterback in the NFL; Hill represents the perfect complement as the alien to whom you can toss the rock before, he has made his break, sold his feint or scooted by the second level. Rest assured; he will be there.
“Everybody knows that Tyreek is fast. And he’s a freak athlete in that way, but it takes an inordinate amount of focus and dependability, there’s just so many hours of work to be able to perform at that level,” said Miami Dolphins head coach McDaniel this week. “Every team you play knows you’re trying to get the ball to him, so he sees creative coverages all the time, so it speaks to him.”
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