Glad to see a Gaines mention. Watching the game again and he did have a couple of breakdowns but he played a helluva impactful game on D and on special teams. He not only got the pick but forced that weird delay fumble and made at least two probable TD saving tackles. Pretty sure the RB wheel and seam routes are a schematic issue more than a personnel issue.
Totally agree. Our scheme is vulnerable to backs and tight ends catching passes. Whether we go big or small, we have a very difficult time covering backs out of the backfield. Mixon last year and Anderson this year were two prime examples. I think Stanford picked up on that piece because they typically don't throw to their RBs but were clearly doing so last night.