It kind of was, but Johnson the safety jumped on the short route. Savage did look like he was upset about lack of help, so I'm doubting that was the intended plan with the expectation them going short because of blitz pressure.
25% of the way through the game and the scoreboard is tilted in our favor with a 0 on the board for the other guys. This is only going to give the "young scrappy underdogs" even more confidence.
Yeah. He easily could have gotten at least another 3 before there was even contact. Maybe he's worried about fumbling, but you kind like to see your players bring the hits to the other team in that situation.