boilertiger
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Chiefs offense has been really slowing down recently.
The book last year was to confuse Mahomes and rush him but once he figured out what you were doing to him he would go nuclear and score TD's at will. Chiefs OLine hasn't found any rhythm and continues to be an issue.
The book this year has been to keep everything in front of you and just force Mahomes to dink and dunk you (which he hates to do). The Chiefs route tree is very simple right now and it takes a while for guys to get open which is a problem when the line isn't playing well.
Chiefs defense has been better this year but it's nothing special. The defense hasn't dominated any games but they've gotten rid of the complete disaster games. It's a one gap scheme so it can be exploited by running the football which is what teams have been doing. Chiefs have gotten completely destroyed by RB's in the passing game so look for White to have a big game and make it look like Pats offensive issues are all cured.
I am curious to see how much Reid tries to scheme up for this game because it really doesn't mean all that much for the Chiefs in terms of seeding. I think this is a two score Patriots victory as the Chiefs offensive woes finally catch up to them and the Pats offense finds the holes in the Chiefs defense.
There are some scenarios that I could see where the Chiefs win. Particularly if they are able to run the ball well or the Chiefs offensive line plays better but it does seem like a game for the Chiefs to win right now.
The book last year was to confuse Mahomes and rush him but once he figured out what you were doing to him he would go nuclear and score TD's at will. Chiefs OLine hasn't found any rhythm and continues to be an issue.
The book this year has been to keep everything in front of you and just force Mahomes to dink and dunk you (which he hates to do). The Chiefs route tree is very simple right now and it takes a while for guys to get open which is a problem when the line isn't playing well.
Chiefs defense has been better this year but it's nothing special. The defense hasn't dominated any games but they've gotten rid of the complete disaster games. It's a one gap scheme so it can be exploited by running the football which is what teams have been doing. Chiefs have gotten completely destroyed by RB's in the passing game so look for White to have a big game and make it look like Pats offensive issues are all cured.
I am curious to see how much Reid tries to scheme up for this game because it really doesn't mean all that much for the Chiefs in terms of seeding. I think this is a two score Patriots victory as the Chiefs offensive woes finally catch up to them and the Pats offense finds the holes in the Chiefs defense.
There are some scenarios that I could see where the Chiefs win. Particularly if they are able to run the ball well or the Chiefs offensive line plays better but it does seem like a game for the Chiefs to win right now.