Why Mahomes isn’t the only answer to KC’s passing problems

[Megatron96]

Some interesting information in this article.


https://amp.kansas.com/sports/nfl/ka...293108649.html

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

The only thing WRONG with the offense is execution.

There are big plays there multiple times per game. We're not executing. This isn't like last year, when nobody could get open and Toney's popping it up for pick sixes. This is just simply NOT hitting open big plays.

Yep.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by -King-

Kansas City has run the football on first down 55.4% of the time through three weeks. The average of Mahomes’ initial six seasons is 46.4%.

Gross.

I would've bet that we ran 80 percent of the time on first down. But maybe I'm thinking of second and long.

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I totally agree. We are in the same spot as the Bills - nobody is going to let these QBs beat them. We need to dish out more big running plays and make them pay.

Yeah.

I don't think some people get that when you drop seven with two deep safeties, you're clogging the throwing lanes in the middle, you're covering deep...the only answers to beat that are to RUN THE BALL, and the passes to the back in the flats. Because of Kelce, you MIGHT get a 1 on 1 for a WR on a deep out or something. If you can block that long.

If you can run well, you may catch someone flat footed and get a 1 on 1 opportunity deep in play-action.

And that's it. That's how you beat that defense. It's not rocket science.

They KNOW Reid doesn't want to do that. They KNOW Mahomes sure as hell doesn't want to do that.

But they have to. It's just that simple.