O line VS Titans D line

[493rd]

How does everyone feel about the line going into this one? I think we’re good on the edges but have some concern about the interior blocking Casey. What do you think?

[Chief Northman]

Week 10 OL:

Erving-Rankin-Reiter-Wylie-Schwartz
- Rankin got injured so Wis came in and finished at LG. The offense passed for 433 and rushed for 97. Gave up a sack and had one turnover (Williams fumble for a TD). Mahomes had a near INT on the first play of the game with a couple other close calls. Rashaan Evans was arguably the best defensive player for the Titans. Overall, They are healthier going into this match up with Byard being back along with Jurell Casey.

Sunday OL:
Fisher-Wis-Reiter-LDT-Schwartz
- I expect a tougher defense from the Titans as they are healthy, and their secondary will be better, but the Chiefs OL has put together some decent outings as of late, especially in pass protection.

I am most concerned about a defense without Thornhill/and likely Jones.

Points will be scored tomorrow....

[mililo4cpa]

Tennessee doesn't blitz very often...

Wk 10: No Casey for them, but no Fish / Doc for us....Let's just say that's a net neutral trade off.

I don't think Casey at this point is so transcendental that a non-existent pass rush turns into something different. Even if they do get more, Pat knows how to buy time with his legs. Go back and watch the Texans game....there was no panic at all in Pat every time he had to step up....

[ToxSocks]

The Titans sack numbers arent far behind KC's. But their top rushers are LB's, which tells ya they have to blitz to generate pressure. Their front 4 isnt good enough to generate pressure on their own.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

The Titans sack numbers arent far behind KC's. But their top rushers are LB's, which tells ya they have to blitz to generate pressure. Their front 4 isnt good enough to generate pressure on their own.

It’s very similar to how the Patriots play defense, which is no surprise. We’ve been preparing for this type of defense all offseason. We just thought it would be the Patriots instead of a Patriots tree coach.

We’ll be ready

[keg in kc]

Their strength is against the run. We don't run. Any pass rush they get from the front four is from their ends. Fisher and Schwartz consistently eliminate any pass rush from the outside in games like this. I don't see a problem.

As much as I don't like him giving bulletin board material, Tyreek Hill had it right. This will come down to their back seven against our receivers, and that just isn't a contest. There is no way they can cover Hill, Watkins, Hardman, Kelce and Williams out of the backfield. They don't have the horses in the secondary to cover half of those guys, much less all of them. So go ahead and play man and blitz. Please. Because your front four probably isn't getting pressure on it's own.. Or sit back in zone. Whatever. It isn't going to work, either way.

[Megatron96]

Our OL will play much better on passing downs this Sunday. They may even be dominant.

And it won't surprise me if they manage to run block well in spots. But for the most part I don't expect them to provide consistent running lanes for our RBs. But then, I don't expect us to run a lot anyway in this game. At least until the fourth quarter.

All of that plays to our OL's strengths as well. TEN doesn't have a good pass rush, whether it's with their down linemen or even if they bring extra rushers. They don't generate very much pressure, and they aren't going to have extra defenders to send anyway if they double Kelce and Hill. If I were Andy I'd run 5 receivers on every down. Force TEN to try and create a pass rush with their down DL. Then every down it would be our five OL against their four DL. And I think I saw that we had exceptional success in our first meeting from the 12 set? Start from the high ground . . . see if they learned to defend that.

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Our OL will play much better on passing downs this Sunday. They may even be dominant.

And it won't surprise me if they manage to run block well in spots. But for the most part I don't expect them to provide consistent running lanes for our RBs. But then, I don't expect us to run a lot anyway in this game. At least until the fourth quarter.

All of that plays to our OL's strengths as well. TEN doesn't have a good pass rush, whether it's with their down linemen or even if they bring extra rushers. They don't generate very much pressure, and they aren't going to have extra defenders to send anyway if they double Kelce and Hill. If I were Andy I'd run 5 receivers on every down. Force TEN to try and create a pass rush with their down DL. Then every down it would be our five OL against their four DL. And I think I saw that we had exceptional success in our first meeting from the 12 set? Start from the high ground . . . see if they learned to defend that.

If we pass block well, the Titans don't have much of a chance.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by FringeNC

If we pass block well, the Titans don't have much of a chance.

If you look at how they've gelled in the last 2-3 games, they are pass blocking much better than they were 5-6 weeks ago. Which shouldn't be a surprise; week 10 was their first game with all the original starters back on the field, and we lost a couple to injury in that game. It takes game reps for an OL to get their chemistry. I think I even postulated back then it might be week 14-16 before they looked like themselves.

Anyway, if you look at how they are playing for the last 3 games, they look a lot better about their pre-snap and their in-play communication.

Again, not sure they will be dominant, because the Titans have a really good DL, but I think they will definitely play better than they did in week 10, and might be a lot better than what some people think right now.

[FloridaMan88]

Hopefully the Chiefs stay with Wis even if Wylie is healthy enough to play.

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

If you look at how they've gelled in the last 2-3 games, they are pass blocking much better than they were 5-6 weeks ago. Which shouldn't be a surprise; week 10 was their first game with all the original starters back on the field, and we lost a couple to injury in that game. It takes game reps for an OL to get their chemistry. I think I even postulated back then it might be week 14-16 before they looked like themselves.

Anyway, if you look at how they are playing for the last 3 games, they look a lot better about their pre-snap and their in-play communication.

Again, not sure they will be dominant, because the Titans have a really good DL, but I think they will definitely play better than they did in week 10, and might be a lot better than what some people think right now.

There's no doubt that last week was the best they've play all year, but crazy things happen. After the first Patriots game last year, nobody expected their D line to dominate the first half like they did. Hopefully, Andy Heck doesn't get caught off guard again.

[Chris Meck]

yeah, please PLEASE blitz Mahomes. PLEASE.

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

Week 10 OL:

Erving-Rankin-Reiter-Wylie-Schwartz
- Rankin got injured so Wis came in and finished at LG. The offense passed for 433 and rushed for 97. Gave up a sack and had one turnover (Williams fumble for a TD). Mahomes had a near INT on the first play of the game with a couple other close calls. Rashaan Evans was arguably the best defensive player for the Titans. Overall, They are healthier going into this match up with Byard being back along with Jurell Casey.

Sunday OL:
Fisher-Wis-Reiter-LDT-Schwartz
- I expect a tougher defense from the Titans as they are healthy, and their secondary will be better, but the Chiefs OL has put together some decent outings as of late, especially in pass protection.

I am most concerned about a defense without Thornhill/and likely Jones.

Points will be scored tomorrow....

WOW

That's all I need to know. I thought that was the case.

[Chris Meck]

Let's go hang a 50 burger on these ****ers and make a statement.

GET ON THE BUS!!