I'm sure that was the intention. As you can see, he got where he needed to be right on time. What's the point of burning it as fast as can when the defender is playing 10 yds off you and time have a short field?
Made the defender come to him, hesitated, then sped up enough in relation to where the ball was going to be.
Not every play is about how fast you're running. He beat the DB and was in the perfect spot at the right time. You wouldn't complain about that in a real game.