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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
This looks like we just got outcoached a bit.
Denver is all over those plays. I mean those are largely zone coverages that Denver just has dialed in.
Then it was compounded by Mahomes looking deep to short and then clutching instead of firing. There are actually fewer missed shots on those plays than I'd have expected - there just weren't many open windows to throw into unless you threw on pure anticipation. Even then, these weren't guys in space.
The Denver defense looked locked in. They just seem to be a step ahead of our offense there.
And again, to the 'Dumb it down' crowd - what do you think those plays were? There wasn't anything complicated in there. Those were pretty basic route combos and Denver just seemed to be reading our minds.
So unless/until Mahomes starts to take those underneath routes to keep them out of those 3rd and long situations, or unless/until he's willing to throw with more anticipation just as he hits the back of his drop to convert 3rd and long, we're gonna have issues.
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You could tell Andy was trying to create some screens from Rice and Hardman, which worked beautifully. Not sure why he didn't do that more. The SF gameplan last year with Hardman on the jet sweeps/screens would have worked quite well in this game IMO.
They also abandoned Pacheco. Denver drops 3 deep and you aren't running? They put 4 up front most of the time. I just didn't get that.
The only dumbing down that I think is needed is the red zone plays. Andy needs to stop doing the repetitive cute plays. On 3rd and 2 give the ball to Pacheco instead of a draw play to Toney.