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Originally Posted by Chief Northman
Any KC fan overlooking this 49ers team is nuts. They are elite. That being said they are not invincible.
The KC defense will ultimately decide this game, And it will come down to how effectively the LB corps controls the 49ers running backs in the passing game. The Packers exposed the Chiefs defence by finding this gross mismatch, and I pray to God that Spags helps the lack of talent this roster has at linebacker through some scheme adjustments, because Shanahan will sure test that unit.
I expect Shanahan to try to tendency break and come out throwing early to soften up the Chiefs secondary, and when they back off a bit, that is when they will employ heavy doses of the outside zone run. It would be nice if the secondary can generate a couple turnovers because I think the Chiefs will need some extra possessions to ultimately beat this 49ers team. That being said, I do like how the Chiefs offense matches up against the 49ers defence. The Chiefs offensive line is under the radar right now and has been outstanding the entire postseason. If they stay true to form, Mahomes could go off big time.
Take the over.
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Spags made
immediate adjustments that were reflected in a big way against Cook and the Vikings the following week.
He stopped playing the RB nearly as straight up and they started making a fair number of pretty varied shifts to get acceptable matchups on the RBs.
Would I rather see Darron Lee have developed into a genuine starting caliber player so we could have his speed out there instead of Spags being forced to scheme around Reggie Ragland's heavy feet? Yup - but it didn't happen.
But we know Spags won't get caught napping. The guy knows where this defense has issues and he'll pull every lever at this point to try to cover them.