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Originally Posted by petegz28
People can cherry pick stats all they want. One consistent facet of the Sutton defense was the inability to get the clutch stop. Didn't matter who was at LB or CB or whatever, his defenses rarely got a clutch stop. When they did it was usually because of a turnover, ala Berry on a pick 2 against Atlanta or Peters with a strip against Carolina.
They were always way to soft in their prevent defenses and had trouble getting off the field if they didn't force a turnover or get a sack.
I don't know if Spags will return us to what we used to call "Chiefs Defense" or not but he at least seems to present a good chance of it.
A true Chiefs defense or any good defense forces punts as well as takes the ball away.
A good defense makes you work the field and the clock in a prevent. Not let you drive into scoring range in 2 or 3 plays.
The Ravens had one of the best defenses and their INT against the Chiefs was their first since week #5.
Stop the run
Get after the QB
Tight coverage
Tackle
Force the punt
Sutton's defenses rarely did any of that well save get after the QB
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I agree. And I would like to add, his defenses a lot of times had his players misread or be out of position to make plays. It was so frustrating to see lots of blown assignments.