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Please, please commit to the running game this week. KC is 15th overall in defensive DVOA but 30th in rush defense. There was some progress last week against Houston, but when the game was in the balance they seemed to have gone away from it then once it became 14-3 it was all 11 personnel. Run the ball down their throats and try to work some play action off of that. Their pass rush is decent as they have 34 sacks which puts them tied for 11th in the NFL. However, Frank Clark hurt his shoulder and his status bears watching. I also hope that Josh starts to use more quick bubble type screens that gets the ball out in space to their speed guys. With Spags running the D, I'd expect to see a lot of blitzes.
Defensively, it is always tough to get a gameplan to slow down these guys. They make you defend every part of the field both horizontally and vertically. Adding in Mecole Hardman to the mix makes their skill group that much more explosive. Reading some of Mike Giardi's tweets today, he has down that Gilmore was on Sammy Watkins until the 4th quarter when he went onto Kelce. JC Jackson was on Kelce but switched to Watkins. Jonathan Jones and a safety were on Tyreek Hill, Jason McCourty was on their 3rd WR, and Chung had the RB out of the flats or their 2nd TE. I would expect to see something similar on Sunday. They had success when they lined up man to man and didn't let Mahomes sit back there and pick apart a zone. The Chiefs' RB situation is something to watch. Damien Williams was out last week with a rib injury and Darrell Williams went out due to a non-contact leg injury. They have LeSean McCoy and recently signed Spencer Ware.
Please, please commit to the running game this week. KC is 15th overall in defensive DVOA but 30th in rush defense. There was some progress last week against Houston, but when the game was in the balance they seemed to have gone away from it then once it became 14-3 it was all 11 personnel. Run the ball down their throats and try to work some play action off of that. Their pass rush is decent as they have 34 sacks which puts them tied for 11th in the NFL. However, Frank Clark hurt his shoulder and his status bears watching. I also hope that Josh starts to use more quick bubble type screens that gets the ball out in space to their speed guys. With Spags running the D, I'd expect to see a lot of blitzes.
Defensively, it is always tough to get a gameplan to slow down these guys. They make you defend every part of the field both horizontally and vertically. Adding in Mecole Hardman to the mix makes their skill group that much more explosive. Reading some of Mike Giardi's tweets today, he has down that Gilmore was on Sammy Watkins until the 4th quarter when he went onto Kelce. JC Jackson was on Kelce but switched to Watkins. Jonathan Jones and a safety were on Tyreek Hill, Jason McCourty was on their 3rd WR, and Chung had the RB out of the flats or their 2nd TE. I would expect to see something similar on Sunday. They had success when they lined up man to man and didn't let Mahomes sit back there and pick apart a zone. The Chiefs' RB situation is something to watch. Damien Williams was out last week with a rib injury and Darrell Williams went out due to a non-contact leg injury. They have LeSean McCoy and recently signed Spencer Ware.