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1. You have disrupt the timing of our routes. You cannot let our speedy receivers have a free release at the line of scrimmage. The problem with this strategy is that it is very high risk (see Sammy Watkins steamrolling the Titans CB for the game-clinching TD bomb). It requires super athletic corners and safeties.
2. Pressure up the middle. You have to generate pressure with 4. Use stunts, twists, fake pressure and drop outs to bring pressure up the middle of the Oline. Pressure from edges will cause Mahomes to leave the pocket, which can be problematic in and of itself. Pressure up the gut is more difficult to escape. Additionally, the Chiefs Oline is weakest in the middle, so this strategy makes sense in a couple ways.
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