Humphrey was furious.
He'd noticed Fournette right away and tried to shake off the wide receiver covering him, moving up quickly to reinforce the defense. The opponent clung to him like glue, even verging on holding—a penalty. This irritation sounded an alarm for Humphrey, but also made him quickly calm down.
Mustn't commit a foul. Keep cool.
With a sudden stop, Humphrey forced his opponent to overshoot due to inertia, allowing their positions to diverge. He immediately took off again, eyes locked on Fournette, and he could tell in an instant that Fournette was in a state of transcendent excitement, unstoppable.
As a cornerback, Humphrey's main task was to cover wide receivers, and occasionally, running backs.
Humphrey could see at a glance that Fournette, in such a state, couldn't likely be stopped by just one or two players—they needed to cooperate.
What else?
