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Originally Posted by All22
They throw to the middle of the field so much because that's where the most RAC happens and because our wide zone running game moves defenders laterally.
It's impossible to "crowd the middle of the field" and defend the outside run. Our slowest RB, Tevin Coleman, runs a 4.40 40.
Green Bay sat on every slant, every DIG route, and played a bear front but couldn't stop the outside run because of it. They're corners, safeties, and linebackers were constantly getting pinned inside.
Addendum: In most defenses, especially against condensed sets, the DBs and linebackers have run and pass responsibilities so it's impossible to play both the outside run and the inside pass. That's why RPOs work so well.
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The Packers also have a much different and lighter DL. They played the Bear front, squeezing five guys between the tackles, out of necessity. Kansas City is bigger and sturdier up front, both inside and on the edges.
They may play the OLB up when they’re on the field, similar to what New England did to the Rams last year, but I expect the DEs to line up on the outside shoulder of the tackles, with the LB beyond that.
That approach gives them more options for crowding the middle.
And on passing downs, when they happen, there’s obviously less focus on the zone run,
So it becomes easier to squeeze the middle then.