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You know what also opens up running lanes? Those bubble screens you fellas hate so much. So do quick hitters out wide.
The entire concept behind the WCO is to keep the middle cleaner by forcing defensive backs to protect all the way to both boundaries. It makes guys crashing the line at risk of washing themselves out of the play entirely when the ball comes out fast to the outside. And if they cheat too close to the line at the LOS, they lose their angle of pursuit the moment the ball is in the air.
The way the Chiefs use the short passing game actually helps us in the running game because all four quadrants of the defensive zone has to be respected. DCs absolutely know this and they operate accordingly. There's a reason the Chiefs have actually been pretty damn successful running the ball since Smith got here and it isn't superior run blocking. Reid's scheme and Smith's operation of same isn't hurting the running game.
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