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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
I noticed that both Clark and Jones mentioned last night that they absolutely had to contain the run first and foremost. Clearly it’s a message that the coaching staff pushed onto them.
I think you have to be very unpredictable in your schematic approach though cause if Shanahan knows what he’s getting consistently, he’s going to find ways to beat it.
That front line has to win the LOS more often than not to have a real shot at limiting their rushing output. Jones has to wreck some plays, Clark and the other ends have to set a firm edge. They seemed to understand that too, and that it was a necessity if they were ever going to have the chance to get after the QB.
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Yeah, worst thing that can happen to the Chiefs is to get "put in the rocking chair..."
You see changeup pitchers absolutely mind-**** hitters sometimes and it's a hilarious thing to behold. Poor hitters get so deeply buried in trying to guess fastball/change that they're slow on the fastball, fast on the changeup and completely helpless.
It doesn't happen often because it almost takes a mind-meld between pitcher/hitter for the pitcher to get in that kind of groove, but when it does you almost feel bad for the batter because they look stuuuuuupid.
Well if you have the team so hell-bent on stopping the run that they make themselves less aggressive against the pass, Alex Smith 2.0 there in SF has just enough ability to feed balls to Kittle and Deebo the same way v 1.0 did here in KC w/ Kelce and early Hill and hurt you badly. So after a couple of drives of that you adjust to pass and Shanahan is running now and the next thing you know your DL is struggling to tell which way is up.
Just let 'em play fast and aggressive. It'll open you up to some trap plays here and there but with a really stout set of DTs, they should at least be able to make enough of a mess inside to keep those to 8 yard gains instead of 80. It isn't about holding them to zero first downs - they'll get theirs. You just have to continue to make things difficult for them and eventually you'll get your stops.