I could guess but with how complex options are at the NFL, it wouldn't be an educated guess.
I'm very certain that this wasn't man. It was a Cover 6 shell which meant quarters for Jenkins and McLeod. Now, Jenkins might have been responsible for Sanders when the ball left Peyton's hand...as he was on the borderline between McLeod's and Jenkins' zone.
I didn't say the
coverage was man. Just that Jenkins often
plays man in all coverages. In this case, however, I'll agree that he released Sanders to McLeod which would certainly
suggest he was playing zone. I don't know if he communicated that he was releasing Sanders, or if he was even supposed to, but this isn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, IMO. There was more than this one busted coverage in that game. I think McLeod is growing in this scheme, but it's going to be a difficult process. He's obviously responsible for a lot as the high safety, and once the communication and chemistry is on point, there will be less of these things to discuss. Hopefully.