Originally Posted by Megatron96
Eh, I'm going to have to disagree somewhat. On one of those plays, yeah two guys get wide open, in particular MVS deep down the middle, but when you look at the play and how it develops, it's pretty obvious it's a screen; Pat never even looks downfield.
Then another one where Watson gets wide open, but the pressure gets in there early (54 was a pita all night) and Pat never gets to look that far down the field.
In fact, we ran a lot of one-read plays in the second half.
We also ran a lot of plays where no receiver ran more than 10 yards downfield.
Btw, Skyy gets wide open down the boundary on that play where MVS slides to catch the ball (fantastic catch). he might've walked into the EZ. He has another play where he finds a great soft spot to sit down in, but Pat throws it underneath instead, but as he was getting pressured, I can't fault him for that.
But I just watched the A-22, just the Chiefs passing plays, and really, I don't see our WRs getting open a bunch of times deep. I see maybe 3-4 times. And one of those was the screen play, so it really doesn't count. A few times when someone got open in the intermediate range, say 10-15 yards deep, between the numbers. Mostly Gray, I think.
But, when DET decided to lock up our WRs, they were pretty good at it. I stopped keeping count at 6 plays when the DET secondary was in the hip pocket of every Chiefs WR. Most of those were in the first half. If you want to take a look, just find those plays when Pat takes off for a first down or whatever. Every Chiefs WR is wearing a Lions DB. Like they could be wearing the same jersey.
Another note: Pat threw into double and triple coverage several times. Okay, to be more precise, he threw into double coverage multiple times, into triple coverage once. But I was surprised he tried to thread the needle like that when most of the time there was a good option underneath. Frustration, maybe?
I could be wrong, but watching the A-22, there were several plays where Pat was practically staring his receiver down, a couple times when it feels like he predetermined pre-snap who was getting the ball (Ross on the hitch along the sideline, for example), some plays where it really looks like Pat completely ignores one side of the field (maybe a two- or three-read to that side?), etc.
If those were executed the way they were practiced, I kind of wonder why?
Anyway, I agree that there were some plays and probably points left on the field, but "bunches." Maybe 2-3 legitimate missed opportunities, and maybe 2 possibles at most.
Also, and I haven't watched all of the Lions A-22 plays, but there's a play in the 2nd half when 14 was streaking down the left hash all by himself, but Goff inexplicably throws the ball underneath to 0. No Chief within 15 yards of 14, so that was a TD.
Then one other a little later that might've gone for a TD, but probably Cook tackles the guy unless Goff throws a perfect 30-yd dime in stride, which isn't really his forte. But the catch would've put them in FG range, so worst case they probably get at least 3 there.
So, they left points on the field as well.
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