YOUR only hope is that Patrick f-ing Mahomes doesn't play like he did in ALL 18 previous games he's played in the NFL. Good luck with that.
No, my hope is that we play against KC the way we did in the 1st half of week 6. A mix of Cover 1 and Cover 3, some Cover 0 occasionally with disguised fronts, with a few new wrinkles. Cover 2 is a huge mistake vs Mahomes. We saw that not only in the 2nd half of the week 6 game, but in various other games this season, including last week vs Indy.
We're also more than capable of winning a shootout if it comes to that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhamBlock:
The offense was held without a TD in that half. That is the very definition of doing virtually nothing.
No, it isn't. But if it is, NE's offense has "done virtually nothing" on the road against the Steelers, Phins, Titans, Bills, Lions, and Jaguars. Thats 6 of 8 road games, and 3 of your last 4 road games. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhamBlock:
No, my hope is that we play against KC the way we did in the 1st half of week 6. A mix of Cover 1 and Cover 3, some Cover 0 occasionally with disguised fronts, with a few new wrinkles. Cover 2 is a huge mistake vs Mahomes. We saw that not only in the 2nd half of the week 6 game, but in various other games this season, including last week vs Indy.
We're also more than capable of winning a shootout if it comes to that.
Your defense was leaving quite a bit open for us on the field in that first half. Mahomes had a handful of bad throws that pretty much let you off the hook. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief_N_Bama:
Exactly. And that's why y'all lose.
NE is the road team this time, against an elite pass rushing team, with elite pass rushers at every position along the defensive front. KC got to Brady twice at Gillette, and they average a sack 9.34% at home (2nd in the NFL). And as previously mentioned, Brady has been bad against pressure this year.
Meanwhile, KC only gives up a sack on only 2.42% of passes at home, and Mahomes is among the leagues best under pressure to begin with.
Your pass rush is good, but it's not 2015 Broncos level. Not even close. It's not even 2017 Eagles level. You're #1 in sacks, but you're actually below us in pressures per snap.
Also, a good, or even elite, pass rush is not enough to stop Brady. It hasn't been for a long time. You need elite cover guys at all levels - LB, CB, and S. The Eagles had an elite pass rush last season, and Brady set records against them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhamBlock:
No, my hope is that we play against KC the way we did in the 1st half of week 6. A mix of Cover 1 and Cover 3, some Cover 0 occasionally with disguised fronts, with a few new wrinkles. Cover 2 is a huge mistake vs Mahomes. We saw that not only in the 2nd half of the week 6 game, but in various other games this season, including last week vs Indy.
We're also more than capable of winning a shootout if it comes to that.
the problem is the Chiefs are going to play the Patriots like the third quarter of week 6. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Your defense was leaving quite a bit open for us on the field in that first half. Mahomes had a handful of bad throws that pretty much let you off the hook.
He had several bad throws because he was under pressure and because he had issues diagnosing the various looks we were giving him. [Reply]
ITT: whamblock pretends to be educated about football but really just dismisses everything positive about the Chiefs and anything negative about the Patriots. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhamBlock:
We always get better towards the end of the season, and in our last road game of the season, we held Pittsburgh to 17 points, and Brown/JuJu had a combined 89 yards.
Is your only hope here that the Patriots will play like they did in Tennessee? Is that what your SB berth hinges on?
And you scored a grand total of TEN POINTS... conveniently left that out...
Steelers: 26.8ppg
KC's worst offensive outing? 24 points in regulation, and 26 in a game.
Originally Posted by Chief_N_Bama:
No, it isn't. But if it is, NE's offense has "done virtually nothing" on the road against the Steelers, Phins, Titans, Bills, Lions, and Jaguars. Thats 6 of 8 road games, and 3 of your last 4 road games.
Brady played with a sprained MCL in 4 of those games. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhamBlock:
Your pass rush is good, but it's not 2015 Broncos level. Not even close. It's not even 2017 Eagles level. You're #1 in sacks, but you're actually below us in pressures per snap.
Can you please provide your source for the above claim? We blitz less than nearly every team yet get more pressure than anyone. [Reply]
