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Here are my thoughts:
1. I'm not sure if Marsh or anyone is capable of knowing what a player on the other side of the line is doing.
2. Part of the reason Marsh lost edge containment was that he was held. He took an initial step towards the inside gap but moved back to the outside when Ryan started to scramble.
3. The step to the inside was necessary to close the inside running lane imo.
4. The ref wasn't going to call anything on that play apparently.
Hands to the face? Marsh's head snaps back during the play.
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Marsh was protecting both gaps. His move to the inside closed that gap.
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This is when Marsh attempts to move to the outside. He is being held. There is no doubt on this.
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Still being held.
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Thanks for the great analysis and frame by frame- very helpful. My assessment is that Marsh became an one-gap rusher (as well as lost the battle) when he overcommitted to one side (inside) which I don't think was something he should have done because you had KVN spying from the flat (he eventually picked up the backer). We'll never know what the call was, and I could well be completely wrong, but it's fun to analyze and speculate.