http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsy6x...eature=related
See, the guys (on the left side of the defensive line) do a decent job at staying disciplined here. The defense doesn't have to bite on the fake that hard (for it to work.) The defense is still in decent position to make a play, but their balance is tweaked. Their weight just needs to be going in the opposite direction a little bit, and that's enough for Masoli to get by. He doesn't need them to be totally deceived. He just needs them slightly off balance. They are trying to cover Masoli the whole play. See how the running back does that double clutch towards the backfield? That's an important part of the fake. If they don't do that, then there's not enough time for the defense to be sold at all on the fake. Only then did these guys on defense shift their weight. However, the linebacker reads the play correctly. Fights the block off nicely. He's there. With 99% of quarterbacks, the play would have been stopped here, but Masoli ain't just a quarterback. He makes a very quick change of direction move on this guy, and he explodes away. So, the question at Ole Miss is gunna be how good the original fake is run. The defense had guys pretty much dedicated to keeping this play from being successful. Still, it was successful.