Can the Carter vs. Calliendo matchup doom our protection?

[BigRedChief]

Worse matchup in the SB. Andy has said Thuney stays at LT. how would you scheme or think Reid will scheme to not let the mismatch sink our 3peat causing Mahomes to run for his life?

[Deberg_1990]

If the eagles were smart they would take advantage of the potential Carter/Caliendo mismatch

If the chiefs we’re smart they would have already thought of that possibility and prepared for it.

[dallaschiefsfan]

It will be Carter V. Trey. Any other talk is foolishness. Trey should bully him in the run game. Pass? We will see.

[dannybcaitlyn]

He’s lost likely going to be double team most of the time.

[htismaqe]

If they need to, they will just double him. Carter is gonna win some reps. But they're not gonna let him dominate the game.

[TEX]

This is my major concern. This game has the potential to see how moving Thuney to LT gets us BLOWN UP on the inside. Its really my only concern. Im sure though, that the Chiefs have a plan. They know that he can wreck the game, and they're not going to let that happen.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Kareem is about to win MVP.

That would be ****ing hilarious.

[Iconic]

milton will be the one lining up over calliendo

trey is going to have to earn that payday and handle carter on his own because if they start sliding help his way we are in deep ****ing shit

[Rainbarrel]

Thuney has earned the right to start in the Super Bowl. After that...

[duncan_idaho]

I keep hearing about the Eagles using light boxes and daring the Chiefs to run and the Chiefs’ run game not being good enough…

And I think those people haven’t been watching the Chiefs’ consistency and success rate running the ball with Kareem Hunt inside.

We’re going to see a lot of 12 personnel and pseudo-12 personnel (because the Chiefs O is effectively 12 personnel with Smith-Schuster at WR).

[Gary Cooper]

I don't think he'll be a factor the entire game but he can make a play here and there that blows up a drive. Chris Jones has done that many times. We saw Carter do it against the Rams. But he could do that against Trey Smith also. I don't expect him to line up all game against Smith though, regardless of regular season tendencies. That would be foolish on their part.

[417Chiefsfan]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Look at the run defense grades for their DTs.

Kareem is about to win MVP.

He's going to be more impactful than Saquon

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

yes, he plays RG almost exclusively. there has been talk of him lining up at LG to take advantage of the mismatch and **** with Mahomes and Reid’s plans.

One would think that Reid and his coaching staff will have a plan for this if it happens.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Lzen

One would think that Reid and his coaching staff will have a plan for this if it happens.

Honestly, if the Eagles are smart, they watched the Ed Oliver matchup with Smith and they put Carter there. If Carter can beat Smith, they can try to exploit Caliendo without dedicating Carter to the task.

Hopefully, Trey is up to the task.

[wazu]

No matter how you slice it, the match-up favors the Eagles D-line. But the Chiefs have enough pieces and have figured enough out to work around it. We also have Andy building the game plan and Mahomes executing it. We are far from "doomed" regardless of how the Eagles decide to line up.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by wazu

No matter how you slice it, the match-up favors the Eagles D-line. But the Chiefs have enough pieces and have figured enough out to work around it. We also have Andy building the game plan and Mahomes executing it. We are far from "doomed" regardless of how the Eagles decide to line up.

I think that’s perception but not reality.

Swear on Thuney is not a crazy matchup. Nolan Smith - all 220 pounds of him - on Taylor is beneficial to the Eagles if he can just pin back his ears. But KC also runs a TON of 12 personnel and if Smith lines up wide, you can attach a TE over there or put Smith-Schuster out there and gain an advantage. Smith on Carter is about as good a matchup as you’re going to get. Smith will have to play well. And then you have Caliendo and Williams.

To me, I don’t see the Eagles as this bulletproof DL. Maybe I’m wrong. But I’d rather see this Eagles front than the Texans.