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Originally Posted by staylor26
I think it’s about the OL.
This OL is so good, we almost have to run the ball more.
Whether it’s CEH or Jones, I think we will be able to do it with relative ease this year.
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How 'bout we try running it RIGHT this time?
Because getting this damn OL and then insisting on outside zone w/ RBs that can't hit an edge was maddening as hell.
Then again, I think that's also something of an offshoot of the RPO heavy nature of our run-game. I just don't know that the timing of the play worked as well for inside running so we tended to go outside zone on an RPO.
Without Hill, I'm comfortable damn near scrapping the RPO game altogether. It's just getting in the way. Its become complicated for complicates sake and teams, having seen more of it, are getting better at disguising their coverages to trick us into bad run/pull choices.
You have an OL that will thrive on power football and you have an elite QB who ideally you still want pulling the trigger 35 times/gm. So the way to get more inside power running WITHOUT taking the ball out of Mahomes hands at a higher rate is to simply get rid of the RPO plays that have seemingly run their course here.