[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by jspchief

I don't know how many times this needs to be explained. Surely you guys aren't actually this stupid. It's not about wanting a "sexy play" or wanting "fantasy football points".

The threat of downfield passing totally changes the way teams defend the Chiefs. If they have to respect deep passes, they can't key on the run game and short/screen passing game as easily. It's no different than the concept of running the ball to set up play action pass. I get that Clay doesn't necessarily present it that way, and that his machine gun posting style makes it difficult to see past his bullshit and recognize the bigger picture. But a deep passing threat blows this offense wide open, not just in terms of big plays, but also in the effectiveness of all the short high percentage stuff that Andy Reid loves.

Are people being intentionally obtuse? Or do they really not understand this?

Well said.