It should be so simple. A player breaks free from the defense and runs all the way into the end zone. But time and time again, we see players slow down — unaware of the pursuing defender — or drop the ball before the goal line.
Kyle Pitts nearly served as the latest example of that on Sunday.
During the Falcons’ Week 8 game against their NFC South rival Buccaneers, Pitts broke free through the secondary for a 49-yard touchdown. It shouldn’t have even been in doubt, but keep an eye on Pitts as he approached the goal line. It sure looked like Antoine Winfield Jr. got a hand on that football, knocking it loose just before the end zone…