How Does Kelce Keep Getting Open? | Super Bowl LVII Preview by Kurt Warner at QBConfidential
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- What I love so much about Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes and their rapport together is how they play just a little bit outside the structure of every single play. This can be dangerous at times but when you have two unbelievable players that have a great feel for the game and understand each other as well as these guys do, how beneficial that slight adjustment within the course of a play can lead to big plays.
Super Bowl week here on Studyball and so as you guys know I like to break down the game and get into more details throughout the week like I normally would. We are going to look at a lot of different things. Take a look at the playmakers for each quarterback, the dynamics of those quarterbacks, the defenses, or any other little things that stand out and may be a contributor to the game on Sunday afternoon.
That’s some really good stuff between two guys that have an unbelievable feel for the game. I would not recommend you doing this with all of your different receivers. That’s really tough. It was hard for me as a quarterback when my receivers would do that because I was was always looking at defenders, I was trying to get my read and ball out on time and when a guy adjusts like this, it’s hard to do that. But what you see with Patrick Mahomes is he will play a little more off schedule than a lot of quarterbacks just buying a little bit of extra time. It allows him to see exactly what Travis Kelce is doing. For those two guys to work together to find openings and that’s going to be key against a really good Philly defense in the Super Bowl. Those two have to be on the same page and making some of those plays that might not be there within the structure of the play. #traviskelce #kansascitychiefs #superbowl
Defenses are designed to stop designed offensive plays and concepts. The reason Mahomes and Kelce are nearly impossible to defend is because they live outside of the structure whenever the play isn't there in structure. Kelce frequently doesn't run the route as it is drawn up because as a former QB, he understands the coverages and can see them the same way Mahomes does. That's important because they can stay on the same page even when the play goes out of structure and turns into backyard football because they are both looking at and reading the defense the same way. This type of connection between a QB and a receiver has been nearly impossible to defend every time we have seen it over the years. Mahomes and Kelce aren't the only time we have seen this, but they might be the best at staying on the same page throughout the chaos of a broken play the league has ever seen.
They live inside each others heads.
Mahomes: hey make this guy move over here then redirect
Kelce: LFG baby
This is why the Chiefs need to start preparing for Kelce's retirement now. He hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, but the reality is he's 33, and he takes a lot of hits. They need to get someone Mahomes can build that kind of connection with, and they need to start practicing asap. Better to have overlapping years than gap years
@@MVPatty15 You're definitely not wrong. Kelce is the best to ever play the position, so they aren't going to be able to just swap in a new TE to replace him. They will need to get a true #1 receiver as well as a dominant possession receiver to go with the Tight End they replace Kelce with. Yes, it will take THREE players to replace him completely. Kelce is THAT good.
No stopping it but to mitigate this, defense need to have thier best guys in man coverage up his butt,, with a frequent double teams during big play scenarios..
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have such a mental connection that cannot be duplicated which makes them the greatest duo in the NFL. It’s like they know what each other is thinking every time on the football field. Kelce has also been used as a decoy to attract attention away from the primary receiver.
I agree about Mahomes/Kelce but Brady/Gronk have an argument as well.
@@aaronchapman3are they in the nfl still?
Kelce used to play Qb, he came to the University of Cincinnati as a dual threat Qb he didn’t switch to TE until his sophomore year. He knows what a Qb sees
Yeah, when I heard that they traded Tyreek Hill I was sad but immediately said, "Just as long as they don't trade Kelce!"
Great breakdown Kurt 🐐🫡
Love ya Kurt. Taught me football!! Kelce and Mahomes just connect on the save wavelength. The trust is admirable.
"Why am I always open? Andy Reid baby." - Travis Kelce
This was great Kurt. I really enjoy your content.
Would be cool if we see a comparison with other players on the same team. What does Kelce do when he doesn't get the ball? What does the WR do to get the ball?
Some offenses have this kind of structure built into the play calls, where the QB and receivers make a read pre-snap and know ahead of time how they will adjust their routes to beat the coverage. This is a very difficult kind of offense to execute because very few receivers have the game "intelligence" to pull it off. But every once in a while you will get the right personnel that just clicks. The Tom Brady-Era Patriots were one such example, which is why their receivers were so hard to cover. And to some extent the Steelers with Ben Roethlisberger operated this way as well.
Rodgers and davonte adams had this chemistry down Pat.
...yyyeah, also, Bill & Tom had literally hundreds of one on one meetings where they pored over the illegal recordings made of other teams' practices. This allowed Tom to know what to look for, & Bill to know where to send the check-downs. Kurt Warner just did a good video showing how Travis Kelce gets free, but he's never as free as the Patriots receivers were.
Cheating helps when the league is too cowardly to punish people for it. It wasn't that _all_ the Patriots receivers knew how to do this or even that there was ever a half-decent offensive coordinator on that team. It was all the end result of the cheat.
One of the best to ever spin, only 1500 views? Come on people.
Because he's a BEAST!!
IQ, positioning and hand eye coordination
Key stat: only a quarter of Mahomes' passing yards and touchdowns this season came from Kelce receptions. Kelce gets open partly because teams have to cover everybody. If they bracket Kelce, someone else will be open. Pick your poison.
Great analysis, I watch every game and never understood how he is always wide open when he's not very fast.
thanks for getting us to the superbowl Kurt, Here in AZ!
Thanks Kurt, it’s maddening to me every time I watch the chiefs play Kelce always seems to be wide open
Nailed at Feel
That looks just about impossible to stop
Best TE in football. 2 of the greatest TE played for my Chiefs and IMO Kelce is the best. Go chiefs. He's such a nightmare for defenses and is always a threat when on the field. Go chiefs ❤️💛♥️💛
Bro what??? Gronk??? Gates???? Sharpe????
@@caleb4851 Gronk is the only one I would put above Kelce.
@@Revanthorn I would agree but for Gronk being injury prone. Kelce already owns most of Gronks records now though superbowl rings, he won't get, but he might get TD catches in a season that Gronk holds currently. I think he fell two TDs short of that record this season.
@@rustyreese4006 Yeah personally if I'm building a franchise I'm taking Kelce and if I'm thinking for the season I'm taking Kelce. But to win one game I see the argument for Gronk, in his prime he was otherworldly. With that being said his career and the prime of his career is much shorter than Kelce, probably not sustainable, but it depends on how people view that some take prime over longevity.
@@caleb4851 Dude Tony G has better numbers than any ya mentioned...
Looks like PM is developing the same type of connection with McKinnon in the last few games.
Super interesting. Thanks.
A comment that you as helpful was to look at doubling different in nfl than in the nba (ruiz or solak)
Awesome Kurt ✌✌
I think because he's a major goofball that people seriously underestimate Kelce's football IQ.
Exactly
It's definitely because teams don't decide to cover him. At least that's what I hear from backseat coaches
He averaged 6.5 catches per game in the regular season. The Bengals decided to double cover him so of course he had 7 catches in that game.
Came down here to say the same. Thats how you know someone doesn't know football. They think defenses simply are not covering him. As if.
I'm watching the tape, and NOBODY IS COVERING HIM in almost any play. He is just free to run around indefinitely.@@ckmoore101
kelce is basically running option routes.
It's so weird to click on a UA-cam video with Kurt Warner in the title and actually see Kurt Warner.
Who’s the better center, Creed Humphrey (Chiefs) or Jason Kelce (Eagles) ?
As a chiefs fan Kelce is obviously not to say creed isn’t great or can’t be better in the future but Kelce clearly the best center
@@PrfctPlyr yep. No doubt about that. Creed will probably get there though. He's doing a fine job at center.
He’s Travis Kelce.
Saved y’all 17 minutes 🙏🏻
Great vid tho
travis Kelce was a Quarter back himself
He’s from Cleveland
To me Patrick Mahomes plays a complete different game of quarterback then you and Brady. Great now, but wonder if he can succeed for a long career like Brady per say. Who always got the ball out quickly.
He’s becoming a more pocket-focused QB as his career advances. Andy & co have done a fantastic job of developing him, while still giving him the freedom to play out of structure.
I don't know that alot of guys want to play till 45. But I think the ways he's developed his game from the pocket he could play till 40ish.
He plays like a more talented Elway in my opinion. Nothing really to worry about. The ones that have a bigger chance of not lasting are Hurts, Jackson, and Allen. They run way more often than Mahomes does.
@@rustyreese4006 PM and Hurts have both had a few injuries.
@@mrhumble2937 yes but nothing serious for Mahomes. The kneecap thing the year they won the superbowl is the only one he missed any games for.
Short answer... Andy Reid and an incredible roster around him.
Nope. Wrong answer try again.
Yeah. It must be the amazing juju and valdez-scantling distracting defenses.
@@whitewhale9012 guess Mahomes doesn't count? 🤷♂️
@@schmuckytheraiderbear5043 he counts, but Kelce was doing this with Alex Smith at QB as well.
These are interesting but I always find myself asking: how do you know these are all improv / adjustments in-play? How do you KNOW when a route breaks off of the play call and begins an adjustment? Unless you know the details and exact play calls, this is highly subjective.
I'm not trying to throw shade on the author's obvious knowledge and attention to detail, just genuinely curious and (always, towards everything) skeptical ...
agreed. there is a reason most nfl offenses dont run freelance routes like that. it doesnt work. a qb has to know where a receiver is going. i think most of these r just option routes
Why don't defenses put a spy on Kelce?? No more than a 5 yard cushion. I blame the safeties.
The Bengals double covered him a lot and he still got to his average number of catches for the season.
Really. These defenses are stupid. They should just double cover everyone. It's so simple.
@@ckmoore101 fr right? Let them have double the corners, no quadruple on the field to make that happen. Or just let Kelce find all the soft spots to sit in.
What type of player would you put?
If covered by a LB, he ran past him. A CB, he adjust to receive in the backfield and ran over the defender. A safety? You open the field for other WRs to make plays.
@VDMtelematics I mean, it worked before 2018... i think it more has to do with the difficulties in playing mahomes that stop the D from playing man
Defensive coordinators should just watch these videos to make a game plan
They do. But player's can only cover so many ways. All of these examples were Kelce reading zone coverage. But even man coverage doesn't work very well against Kelce. I really think Kelce has more agility than any tightend I've ever seen. He's fast but not faster than most, but his agility gives him a huge advantage when he changes direction. Also seems to have a great sense of balance as well.
Only answer is weak defense.....
All I see is nobody covering him. Nobody seems to care what he's doing. Literally anyone could just run around until they're open. Not rocket science.
If he is so good getting open in these zones why not play man on him with a nickel
🤯
Omg, have you applied to be a DC?
I wonder why no one ever tried that?
It couldn't be that a Nickel Safety doesn't usually have the size or speed to deal with Kelce.
For a variety of reasons, who’s gonna cover him? Nickel corners are usually smaller. You’d need to put a bigger safety on him, do you have a safety that can cover in man at a great level?
To go with this, Andy Reid knows this. He constantly shifts Kelce, or puts him off the line. Makes it difficult to man up on him. As a TE he does work next to a tackle too at times, you gonna play your safety on the line in front of a tackle?
It’s not just as easy as placing a man nickel on him.
Great work, Kurt. I always look forward to your analogies of the game-- Chiefs that is. It's always interesting to here commentators say "how about get someone on Kelce", or "why are they letting this guy beat them". Duos in the league have always been trouble for defenses. A quarterback/receiver combo seems to win out the majority of times. They read each other like a book. Look forward to your next analogy. 😁😁
At least one of these was a penalty. The Kelce screen was illegal ( center ) was beyond the line of scrimmage when Mahomes released the football.
Nope
Only Kelce gets to wear yellow cleats? 🤔
And gloves.
Cause the script says that he's open
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Birds will beat k.c. defense steps up.
Maholmes going down baby😩😩
This comment aged well!😂
Eventually the chiefs won't be able to pay both Mahomes & Kelce.