Yeah, that was something different. I'd swear AD's move not only caught the back off guard, it did the same to Quinn. It looked like he was still dropping back on a deep drop when he realized that AD was already heading into the end zone and he had to make the throw then because by the time he'd caught his balance enough to get his feet underneath him and set, that window would have closed and AD would have been in the stands. He was moving.
It was ugly either way, but probably the right call because the only option the cover guy had as bad as he was beat, was tondo exactly what he did, and mug AD before the ball got there. It just wasn't called. No surprise there though...
I do question his deep ball, but outside of it, he wasn't that bad today. Rice did a good job of designing who they were sending and who was dropping back which made pur offensive line look stupid way too often, which isn't good for any QB. 19 of 30 with a catch by the x-man called back, another that Brooks just dropped (which would've been a touchdown) another one dropped in the end zone when our receivers bunched up, and the ball was knocked out of (whoever it was) hands by a defenders helmet.... seems like there was a couple of other drops but I might be wrong.... but either way, three more catches with two being touchdowns is a different picture, especially when you add two more passes that should have been flagged for blatant pass interference....
I'm not sold on Quinn yet, I'm on the fence there, but he isn't as bad as some of the idiots around here make him out to be. Colt couldn't hit the deep ball either, yet we know how much that mattered.... But there were plenty of idiots during most of his Sophomore year who wanted him benched also... wash-rinse-repeat is the standard around here