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Originally Posted by O.city
It's like it was with Brady and Manning and such. You blitz, if you don't get there, he's gonna kill you. He's mobile enough that he's likely to be able to move enough to negate the blitz anyway.
So the best way is just like it's always been with any legit QB. Get there with 4 and drop 7.
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Yeah, it's been just bizarre to watch the national guys try to make this into some 'EUREKA!' moment.
Getting pressure with 4 has been the preferred way to do it since time immemorial. Especially against quality QBs.
My new favorite stat is "Mahomes has thrown 16 of his 17 interceptions against 4 man rushes...."
Without acknowledging that Mahomes has a 109 passer rating against said fronts vs a 116 against the blitz. They're trying to make it sound like he's just out there slinging picks left and right when you put 7 in coverage but ultimately he just faces 7 in coverage a LOT more often.
The context these guys are having to willingly strip from the dialogue to make it sound like they've unlocked the Rosetta Stone here is just silly. Yes, it's ideal to get to him without sending an additional rusher. No, that guarantees you no particular level of success as he's still REALLY ****ING GOOD when you do that.
My only worry is that zone defenses take a little bit to get a feel for and he hasn't seen quite as much of those of late (on account of him routinely dissecting them). So I could see another iffy 1st quarter for him. Maybe another iffy 1st half.
I hope not - this will be a tough team to come back against if you let them get a 2 score lead. But it could happen if he struggles early with the disguised zone looks and has to fire before his guys can find a place to settle down into the holes.