I’m locked and loaded for fantasy this year, hit me with your questions below! Also, I watched my midseason Chiefs video back after finishing this episode and realized how many of the same plays I used completely inadvertently. Guess the one year of freshman football hasn’t been kind to the ol memory 😅
@Captain Ren Super in on Juju, I don't think we'll have another "Cooper Kupp" this year, but if we do it's him. He's had a past top 6 WR finish and he's getting a massive QB upgrade. Jeudy I'm fading, he's never proven it at the NFL level for a full season (I'm much higher on Sutton) and MT is a little too risky for my taste although I wouldn't be mad at you for taking the plunge
Yeah and it's amazing how the Chiefs approached the way teams played against them. The more Mahomes experiences the leagues defenses the better he becomes.
True, but the Bills actually started this trend earlier that year (2020 regular season) in a game that they lost to the Chiefs where they played their LBs WAY off the line of scrimmage pre-snap, even on some early downs, and rarely sent pressure throughout the game, dedicating all their resources to coverage and daring the Chiefs to run the ball. Although the Bills didn't get the win, other teams slowly but surely started implementing the same strategy because it did help limit the Chiefs explosiveness in that game. On a side note, Aikman was just hilariously bad on the call throughout that entire game, ripping the Bills for allowing the Chiefs run game to get going, apparently oblivious to the fact that it was an intentional choice to give the Chiefs RBs some room to operate over getting killed by Kelce and Hill. It's called game planning my man!
That was a pretty accurate breakdown of the Chiefs offense and of Mahomes. I would like to remind people that Watkins played a huge role in allowing Hill and Kelce to run free. While he wasn't lighting up the stats, his presence was noticed in the aggregate. Once he started getting hurt, then became a FA, you immediately saw the weakness in their offense, and that was their lack of depth at WR and TE. Outside of Hardman, the rest were mediocre to subpar. It didn't take long for teams to figure that out, so they took away Hill's speed and Kelce's field awareness, leaving Mahomes with very little to work with. I think Mahomes' struggles at the beginning of the year last year was needed for him to grow as a QB. It forced him to learn how to stay in the pocket, be patient, and let his teammates make the plays for him. Sure, losing Hill isn't good, but the offense got way better and so did the defense because of that trade. Reid and company had to scheme every play to try and specifically get Hill or Kelce open, because they couldn't do that for anybody else. Now they can scheme it to get anybody open whenever they want to.
Not testing. Fortson is the second guy, and his injury last year really hurt the team. Dude can ball. He has ELITE upside at the position. We gonna see a lot of 2 TE from KC
@@AlexRollinsNFL Chiefs fan here. THROW. THE. BALL. TO. RBS. *crying thinking about Kareem* And I want to see a run game. The fullback position is crucial to us as well. Now that whiny, moneybags Hill is gone, we can have a rotation of plays with all of our weapons without people getting pissy. Fantasy-wise, besides Travis and Mahomes, I wouldn't be putting a ton of consistent hope in anyone. If we spread the ball, we will dominate.
@@pskfry He hasn't been on the practice squad since 2020, considering he made the 53, and had two TD catches before tearing his Achilles in week 5 last year
@@pollopardo1 I can't imagine being so desperate for attention that you reply to a year-old comment about a player who missed the entire season because of a shoulder injury, an actually think it makes you look good. Are you sure there aren't any less important things for you to be doing?
This really was a daring issue last season but I'm convinced that Mahomes as well as Andy Reid will be able to adjust. They had a whole offseason and Andy Reid will like you said have a plan.
They definitely will TLC, they've been going under center a lot more this preseason with heavier personnel. As I said, I think they'll improve from last year
Excellent topic! I am glad that you discussed this. Aside from the Eagles (because I'm an Eagles fan), I think that the Chiefs are the team that I am most curious to see play in the 2022 season. I am curious to see how their offense will perform without Tyreek Hill. I do agree with you, in that, while I wouldn't want to say for sure that this will happen, but I can indeed see a scenario in which the Chiefs will be even better on offense this year, from the standpoint that they could be a little more balanced, and have possibly more threats that you would need to account for on defense. I believe that I commented on one of your Chiefs videos from the 2021 season that I felt that the Chiefs were missing a third option that could take advantage of all of the attention that Hill and Kelce receive. I could see the 2022 Chiefs being like the 2010 Patriots, who had to adjust their offense when they traded away Randy Moss, and Tom Brady ended up having an MVP season. However, I could also see a scenario in which the Chiefs struggle, if it turns out that a lot of their offensive success was dependent on the threat that Tyreek Hill poses to blow a game open on any play. That's what makes them so fascinating coming into the season!
If Mahomes is indeed at that caliber of QB talent, he will figure it out on the field with targets having varied skillsets to get to. Which is why it may seem like the receiver group seems crowded but those are just tools Mahomes can use to slice up what the defense is wiling to give him at different positions of the field.
The offense will be fine. Tyreek leaving won’t be why this team struggles. Mahomes has to want to be more methodical with the ball and not just Chuck it deep nearly every time. The weapons are there and the offense as well under Reid. All depends on mahomes to improve his game and make the right plays
I've seen 7 people claim "their team" figured out the "blueprint" for stopping patrick mahomes in these comments. Bucs fans, charger fans, raider fans, bronco fans Bill's fans, ect... The highest rated passer in league history. Who outperformed guys like herbert and Allen in a 'down year', but the entire league has a blueprint to stop him created by your particular team. Most of which have terrible records against him. 😅 Gold
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That’s what happens when you’ve played aggressively you’re whole career. Now he’s aging and the refs won’t call it because he benefited from it all those years
@@carbonzo6 , aging you are really funny. Kelce is 32 years old. That’s not aging at all. Kelce will probably retire when he’s 36. But again that’s not aging either. Brady is aging, Rodgers is definitely aging.
@@derekmathews1557 But will Kelce be just as physical in his 30s as he was in his prime? Because part of why the Chiefs can control the intermediate part of the field is when nobody can stop him being a bully there to make the catch. When Kelce can't do that, the Chiefs plan B for a pass attack isn't glamorous at all at least from last year.
@@t4d0W, yes he will be just as physical. And he’s not out there by himself. The Chiefs will be really good. Jody Forston, Noah Gray, they will play more this year. Justin Watson. The Chiefs have really good tight end up depth after Kelce. Maybe Blake Bell comes back.
@@derekmathews1557 everyone else is aging, but Kelce isn't. Chiefs benefited from extreme holding against the 9ers in there 1 superbowl, but you will never see a chiefs fan bring that up.
After a season of teams dropping all their players in coverage, you’d expect the chiefs have figured out a way to adapt this off-season . Offense will be incredible this year 🔥
@@luthTGG101 they were also terrible in the run game, CEH is blind and runs like he’s in sand. You should be able to run the ball 150yrds only rushing 4 guys.
@@lucassnapp2438 yeah no. They were 4th in run efficiancy last year. Ceh and mckinnon were killing the bengals in the run game. Andy Reid’s walrus ass abadoned the run yet again.
He shredded two high looks towards the second half of the season. It was a slow adaptation and even Hill who was this important piece became less of a deep shot threat and more as 1-2 punch in crossers with Kelce whose looking to make money at the intermediate part of the field. When Kelce can't get it going, the Chiefs pass attack actually slows down.
@@kitkat6782 you can make any excuses you want too, but the bottom line is, at the end of the game and with the ball in his hands ol Patty Mahomes didn’t know what to do.
@@PhyuckYu619 that’s not an excuse it’s a literal fact. Throwing against quarter packages is very difficult and the Bengals defense was playing lights out all post season. He torched the Bengals in the first half, then the Bengals pretty much emptied the box but Andy refused to run, that’s not on Pat he did more than enough to win.
I am a Chiefs fan, and was devastated at the loss of Hill, but having several months to really think about it and consider all the other talent we've picked up on offense, I too have come to the conclusion the they'll be better without Hill. I can remember times in Mahomes' career where Hill was out for a few weeks at a time with an injury, and Chiefs fans almost didn't even notice. The offense was much more dynamic without him because Mahomes was spreading the ball around and getting it done with everybody instead of just one guy.
It's a tough loss, but I think Mahomes and the Chiefs will be even better for it. I think at times they forced HIll the ball too much making him the first read and designing concepts just to go to him, and they weren't playing as optimally.
I know losing Hill is big but defenses were already limiting his down field threat. I think they will be ok because I trust Andy to come up with something new. Also the O line was banged up since the SB loss against TB. They rebuilt the O line this year and most rank the line top 5 in the league.
At first I didn't understand the trade (I have low FB IQ). But now seeing the adjustment of the 2 guys back, yeah, that really does limit Hill. But I sure am glad we had him for a while. I'm not a showy guy, but that deuces he did to the defender was the best I'd ever seen!
AGREED, and its crazy that people are discounting the Chiefs, Hill is great but they figured him out. I think the quality depth we have will be far more effective, the defense will never know who is getting the ball. We have so much offensive talent and I cannot wait to see it in play
Yeah, instead of one extremely fast person, they have that talent spread around to 2-3 WR who can get the job done. Maybe not knockout, 1 play machines, but more options is not a downgrade.
@@ZirconisInvestments if Andy/Bienemy calls the plays for him to do so. We’ve seen Andy panic in the playoffs and start calling every throwing play he knows. See AFC championship last year for example.
@@mikehatten5738 yep for sure. After seeing some videos and interviews it looks like the Chiefs especially Mahomes and Reid/ support staff were burned by that lost pretty heavily so this year should be much better
@@mikehatten5738 "Andy never runs the ball" is a myth and a tired, lazy narrative. Because when we CAN run the ball, he does run the ball. Numbers prove that. He's just not a coach that's gonna keep trying it if it doesn't work. Look at the elite backs andy's had with his time with the chiefs. Only really Jamaal Charles and Kareem Hunt. Both were featured heavily during their time because they were good. Then he had Spencer ware and charkandrick west. One year spencer ware had 900 rushing yards. Kareem lead the league in rushing as a rookie. He will give his guys opportunities if they take advantage of them. Is he quick to get away from the run if it isn't working? Yes. That's true. But this whole "Andy doesn't run the ball" thing is tired and false.
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I'm a chiefs fan, and it didnt surprise me. I saw it. Most plays per TD drive in the league. They still are seen as a quick strike team... they were not last year. I haven't seen defenses play like this since manning and Harrison were peaking. They wouldnt blitz, kept 2 over the top, and rushed 3 against them constantly.
Isn't this basically what the Patriots ended up doing when they drafted Gronk and Hernandez in 2010? They just worked the middle of the field and started to use the outside receivers less and less. They say history repeats itself, and all great coaches know how to swing the pendulum back to their favor. Just like everyone wondered whether Brady can live without Moss at the time, it is the same way that people are talking about Mahomes and Hill. Will be interesting to see how it plays out in the coming years.
Not throwing to a wr that has a DB within a yard away is the same thing that college spread offense QBs always struggle with coming to the pros. Not having that WR that is completely, obviously open or on a mismatch that the spread offense creates so often at the college level. Because the jump in ability with college DBs to pro DBs is the most drastic change from college to pro. And that's the real reason that QBs that were considered great in college (especially spread offense QBs) don't do well in the pros
@@drupieaudio1914 If that is the play at 1:43 the pass Kelce in the slot, take another look. Where's the DB when Kelce is coming off the line? And where's the DB when Mahommes decides to make the throw? And even if you're talking about some other play, the point isn't that he's never done it not even once. It's whether he can do it effectively. Like communicating effectively without being quick to use emojis out of context.
@@gregorylagrange I agree with you. The DBs in the NFL are so much better than the college level. In terms of biggest difference. I’d put offensive line play, and DB play as the most drastic change. Peyton manning threw a pick his rookie year, and told Marvin Harrison “man that guy was fast”. Marvin said “they are all that fast in the NFL”.
Defenses were beating up Kelce all year. Expect to see lots of 2 TE formations this season. Also now JuJu will be underneath as well. MVS and Hardman aren't Tyreek so we'll see.
I think he is downplaying Tyreek's impact a tiny bit. Chiefs didn't really get that much more talent spread out as it seems. The change in scheme is going to vbe the biggest factor, but without Tyreek defenses might be able to use one high looks more now that they can with confidence ask the outside corners to cover MVS and Hardman solo. Hill's ability to get seperation against pretty much any cb is what allowed the Chiefs to molest single high looks. I don't see MVS and Hardman consitently beating man. Even in MLF's amazing offensive scheme it's not like MVS dominated in terms of impact.
Yep. We may have seen prime mahomes... hill maximized Mahomes ability. Strongest arm in NFL with fastest dude in NFL... damn near impossible to replace that combination.
@@Dadbot People underestimate how freakish Hill's cuts, routes, power and hands are. Dude is an all round great receiver coupled with game breaking speed.
Uh Andy Reid would know better than YT armchair OC. Dude saw Tyreek with 2 different QBs throwing at him and how his production/play style was just as different. He's betting on his high priced QB being better at reading the field and his offensive schemes working out.
I dont know if I would call it "gettin rid" or rather "cant afford" , I think the chiefs will still be strong but I believe one will feel the absence of hill even if it is just in a change of playstyle
I think it was in context to how Kelce usually just got his so easy years before. But now teams will jam him up and if they have the personnel (Chargers with Derwin James aka the anti-TE) they will make it difficult for Kelce to be physical off the line and get to his spot at the intermediate part of the field. Because part of the success of the adjustments made last season was how well Kelce (who wasn't exactly 100% last season) could be physical to get open in the middle and get his catches.
Instead of always throwing underneath they should have been running the ball until teams stopped using 2 high safeties. If they had done that they’d have 2 more Super Bowls probably
his is why it is still important even in this era of football to have a consistent run game, 2 high shells, playing soft coverage and dime packages are easier to run on My question is- why didn’t the chiefs run more? or maybe why did they struggle so much to do so?
You discount the fact when offenses can force opposing teams to passing scripts. Like when offenses dump 3 scores in the first half and the opposing team HAS to play pass (unless they have an efficient run/pass execution) which plays into the two high shell defense. The Chiefs like many great/efficient pass offenses can also attack the intermediate area well and punch for chunk plays when the defense slips up with their coverage. If anything they have to scheme ways to turn run attempts to efficient short passes.
With how efficient Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been so far this season, I think those heavier looks will pay off for KC, and help to open up their pass game more since defenses have to respect the run more from KC now that ever before, opening up the explosive plays we know Patrick Mahomes to be so good at delivering on.
From my layman’s perspective: why they stopped blitzing mahomes. Because he would just escape the pressure and run or make an improvised pass. Literally blitzing him seemed like a complete defensive disadvantage because of his speed and ability to make a pass while scrambling. From my memory anyway.
I wish games would give more of a broadcast view instead of the zoomed in version we currently use. I would like to watch what's going on in the secondary as well as the line. Use the zoomed in views for the replay.
I tried creating a defensive play in Madden with no one rushing the passer. The DTs cover the hook (4-3 DTs), the DEs cover the flats, the Will and Sam backers cover the curls, the Mike covers the deep middle, the CBs cover the outs, and there are two safety looks, like a pseudo-Cover 5.
Something I noticed in this year's preseason Mahones threw many passes to the tight ends quite alot even ending up with 1 or 3 td's to Jody Fortson.💯🔥#CHIEFS KINGDOM👑
It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs make the adjustments and mostly, does it work or will Reid have to adjust the adjustment. You're right Alex (as usual), teams cannot simply rely on the same concepts over and over again and that goes for defenses as well.
Thanks Jojo, Yeah I think when defenses took away Tyreek's speed, nobody else could replace that threat while he went underneath. That's why I like the idea of spreading out the talent a little bit more
The Chiefs just need to be slightly more conventional and boring. If teams are begging you to just cram the ball down their throat 35-40 times a game and your ripping off 4 to 5 yards a carry just do it.
@@AlexRollinsNFL Just gotta sit Andy and Patrick down in a room together and just play the second half of the AFC Championship game on repeat until the season starts. The footage sessions will continue until an under center between the tackles power running scheme section has been added to the playbook.
@@dabbingtoast7743 You always get it my man. I've been worried about Clyde too, he keeps getting light ass boxes and can't do anything. Hard to not believe the Pachecho hype with how he's been running
@@AlexRollinsNFL Anything to avoid having the part of my brain that enjoys teams playing good football sob in a corner again from watching a team short circuit from a team dropping 8. Please Andy. Never again.
@@AlexRollinsNFL He did it for 5 years with charles, smith, and a really good defense. Andy likes bell cow backs. Staley, charles, McCoy, hunt. Westbrook's was a bit more unique, but still the top back. 3 down starters. KC hasn't had one since hunt, and do the RB by committee crap I hate. We need someone to step up. You think Andy would be this run shy if KC picked Taylor instead of clyde?
It says a lot about their manager and coach connection when they can mutually agree to let go of a "franchise player" for the benefit of scheme. Many teams would refuse to do this, because Hill throws up deuces and sells tickets. But the best coaches know their schemes need to evolve (Do you hear me, Kingsbury?)
@@t4d0W Naw, I'm a niners fan. I love that Kliff can't adjust. It's one of the biggest sources of relief in division that was STACKED and is now just stacked.
I am so ready Alex!!!! Can't wait! Looking forward to some more Chiefs content and I'll be looking out to see how they adapt this year. I beg to ask though.. why don't the Chiefs run the ball more?
Thanks Moises! I'll definitely have a follow up after a few weeks in. Idk I honestly really think it's cause Andy Reid gets bored, I think he's so occupied with dialing up cool passing plays he just can't bring himself to run it down somebodies throat
@@AlexRollinsNFL awesome!!! Looking forward to the follow up :) I would agree with your thoughts that Reid likes his passing also judging by the WR moves the chiefs made this off-season. Thanks for replying Alex!
There are still holes in those coverages, but you need a WR who'll run more of an option route, and adjust to the coverage as it develops. Very hard to get on the same page for that. Just a thought I had, watching DeMarcus Robinson run his post-corner-post, instead of adjusting and turning it into more of a 7-route or corner route.
Short and intermediate crossers are West-Coast bread and butter. But you need some big, tough WRs to pursue that strategy. With the right guys, that short passing game can be super consistent at generating 8 yards a catch, if you have tough enough guys to get YAC and take some hits over the middle.
I’m glad I’m not the only one still buying stock in the chiefs being really good this year. The greats will find a way to bounce back and mahomes is great
If I may, I have a suggestion for another video. I had suggested this to you before, but: Cooper Kupp was always a very good to excellent receiver, but then he became the best receiver in the league during 2021. How was he able to reach, and find, such a stratospheric new level? Was it just the change in quarterback, or was it something else?
Change in QB. I've watched this dude since he was in Eastern Washington. He's amazing. I always thought he was underrated and was limited at QB play. Goff isn't even close to the QB Stafford is. McVay needed a QB who can not only read defenses but makes checks to call him own plays if he doesn't like what he sees in pre snap.
Kupp always had the ability to be a deep threat guy with his route running. Goff isn't willing to see him though when pressure is coming and would rather toss it to the checkdown. Much to Stafford's credit, he can keep the safeties frozen with his eyes and he's willing to make the deep throw when pressure is coming and ultimately where Kupp will be waiting.
@@ThirdThinker Fer chrissakes, I hardly even watched the dude over the years (I'm a Pats fan, so mostly AFC), but from the occasional Lions game, you'd have to be a n00b not see the guy could flat out play, freakin' throwin' 25 yards downfield on a damn dime. There's nobody better at just pitching - he's almost as good as Brady at reading, and even Brady would tell you he's a better pure quarterback than he was. And he earned that SB ring, LA won that game when it counted most. Finally, don't forget what every QB needs: a good defense.
Excellent breakdown on the trigger man of Kansas City. Now understanding his tendencies, skillset, and decision making on the field, tell me he didn't throw that playoff game against the Bengals last season.
The problem with the chiefs is that they don't run the ball enough nor effectively. Andy Reid is known to be pass heavy, it's fun to watch abd all but defenses don't respect their run so they don't stack the box , they just play two high. If the cheifs would run the ball more and run it effectively, those two safety's high would disappear in a jiffy. You would see one high safety more , with other safety dropping into the box for run support. Essentially because the chiefs pass so much they fail to keep the D honest.
I’ve been telling everyone that since they don’t know why Mahomes was “worse” this year, they don’t know why he’ll be even better this year. Our WR room looks a lot like the bengals’ scheme
Love all your content, but I live in KC so I'm obviously super bias when you make Chiefs videos. Do you think defenses will continue to employ a two high safety look against the Chiefs without Hill on the team? Or does another receiver (Hardman?) fill the speed slot? Ultimately, with hindsight, I'd have liked to see us utilize the run game more throughout the 2nd half of the last season (especially in the AFCCG) to counter the double high safety.
Thanks Jon! I think it'll be lesser so, the 2nd safety was there primarily for Tyreek. I don't think they're too high on Hardman, I think it's MVS who will fill the speed portion of their offense. The reason I talked about them improving is I think they lost the speed element of their offense when Tyreek was asked to play primarily underneath. He was still great with the ball in his hands but I don't think they operated as much like a "typical offense" like they needed to. That's why I think they'll improve this year
That’s all you guys would’ve had to do in the 2nd half of AFC Championship game m, Bengals we’re welcoming you to run and they absolutely refused to and paid for it
As a long time Chiefs fan I agree with this because I’ve discussed the same with family friends and football fans close to me our offense needs to evolve out of the fast break offense they were used to in Mahomes first two years .IMO fullback needs to be used more in pass protection and in screen pass play
I agree with everything you said however fullback isn’t used for pass protection on screens what are you talking about? The fullback 9 times out of ten pulls on a screen and blocks in front of the catcher not passer. Double tight end or triple Tight end will help with pass protection on short routes and screens.
Also fullbacks are rarely used anymore in pass protection. They are used as third down backs and run blocking. Way better protection from a blocking tight end. Just look at how the 49ers used Juice. He is their third down back and he never pass protects. He run blocks. Lol he had 8 carries last year on third and short situations and had 30 receptions. Fullbacks are used more in the pass game as catchers not blockers. The chiefs have MIKE burton, NOT MIKE alstott. 🤣
I have a feeling our offense will still be top notch but the other teams should probably be worried about our defense. This year looks to be like chiefs defense’s from the past. Go Chiefs !!! Go Defense !!!
@@samwroblewski748 Karlaftis looks great and the DB's aren't short. They have a 6'3" corner, a 6 foot corner, two 5'11" corners and all the safeties are over 6 feet
You said it all in the beginning. "His numbers were good". Good doesn't win Super bowls. Much like the wildcat formation, once figured out is was fairly simple to make obsolete. Unfortunately, time has now caught up with Maholmes.
I expect to see a lot of single-high looks with Kelce being bracketed off the line and/or robbers in the middle of the field. Without Tyreek Hill the threat of gamebreaking speed making your corners look silly is gone, and the receiving corps isn't all that scary outside of Kelce. On KC's end, I know this is sacrilege to say but I think they should make a concerted effort to take the ball OUT of Mahomes' hands. Pound the rock on early downs so defenses can't just sit back and expect 40-50 throws a game. Draw them in and then let Mahomes beat defenses with his superhuman talent when he gets 1-on-1s
The thing that matters going forward is that the Chiefs won't get as many two high looks and it won't matter very much. They don't have Hill and basically no one replaces him. You either have a unique deep threat or you don't. Scantling just isn't in the same class and Hardman is not Hill either.
Excellent video, I hope Patrick and Andy watch this…..I also hope Jody Fortson gets a lot of playing time, The two touchdowns he caught shows the defensive back is not gonna be able to stop him and Patrick can just throw it up and have a high success rate. I do agree that Patrick has a tendency to take the safe throws, he doesn’t like throwing into traffic, in fairness to him he had to rely on small receivers to come down with the ball. Now he has a bevy of taller, bigger guys that can be aggressive in winning contested throws. He might throw a few more picks, However there will be much fewer times the Chiefs will go three and out, or have a quarter or even a half where they score very few, if any points.
Thanks brother! I think they'll be under center more which will develop their run game a bit more and give them more concepts at their disposal at all times
This video opened up a new way of thinking and I’m excited for the Chiefs season! This video makes the chiefs offense look VERY 1 dimensional. Throw deep to tyreek. If he isn’t open hit kelce. No run game to speak of so defenses had it easy because the chiefs were exposed if those options weren’t there. Now that tyreek is gone we will see a new offense that nobody in the league has seen and therefore no defensive game plan. Love the video!
Thanks Jarod! I know it's crazy to think they'd be better without Tyreek, but I really feel like they will be. Since Tyreek couldn't go deep anymore they just threw to him underneath and their whole offense became super limited. Very excited to see what they'll do
Chiefs can fix alot of things with only a few small changes. 1: Stop the RPO nonsense and go back to play action concepts. 2: RUN THE BALL! If teams are going to play soft out of fear of the deep ball, then chew them up on the ground. Chiefs were whipping the Bengals in the first half of the AFC Championship game, and they averaged 5.6YPC for the game. But in the second half they completely abandoned the run, only calling 5 rushing plays. We all know how that one ended up. When they Chiefs play a balanced game they are extremely tough to beat. They just need to stop always trying to call highlight reel plays and just stick to gashing the Defense until they crowd the line, then take their shot.
I’m by no means an football expert but didn’t the bucs win the SB largely due to their relentless blitzing of mahomes? I guess that’s just one game and I know the O line was pretty banged up
They will make it to the playoffs every year but that fear of playing this team has been gone. Patriots had it for 20 years and you often saw team make stupid mistakes. Now every team is stacked and now really cares about their adjustments.
I’m locked and loaded for fantasy this year, hit me with your questions below!
Also, I watched my midseason Chiefs video back after finishing this episode and realized how many of the same plays I used completely inadvertently. Guess the one year of freshman football hasn’t been kind to the ol memory 😅
Should the chiefs run the ball more ?
I have a keeper league, my options to keep are two of the players below:
Courland Sutton
Josh Allen
Jerry Jeudy
AJ Dillon
Who are you picking?
which rookie receivers should i play and who do u think is starting for RB comittess like the pats or texans
@@kingDrAgOnZoRdS 100%, but Andy always gets bored of it
@Captain Ren Super in on Juju, I don't think we'll have another "Cooper Kupp" this year, but if we do it's him. He's had a past top 6 WR finish and he's getting a massive QB upgrade. Jeudy I'm fading, he's never proven it at the NFL level for a full season (I'm much higher on Sutton) and MT is a little too risky for my taste although I wouldn't be mad at you for taking the plunge
It’s amazing the effect SuperBowl 55 had on the way teams approached the Chiefs.
That's what happens when Tyreek gets over 200 yards in the first half
Yeah and it's amazing how the Chiefs approached the way teams played against them. The more Mahomes experiences the leagues defenses the better he becomes.
True, but the Bills actually started this trend earlier that year (2020 regular season) in a game that they lost to the Chiefs where they played their LBs WAY off the line of scrimmage pre-snap, even on some early downs, and rarely sent pressure throughout the game, dedicating all their resources to coverage and daring the Chiefs to run the ball. Although the Bills didn't get the win, other teams slowly but surely started implementing the same strategy because it did help limit the Chiefs explosiveness in that game. On a side note, Aikman was just hilariously bad on the call throughout that entire game, ripping the Bills for allowing the Chiefs run game to get going, apparently oblivious to the fact that it was an intentional choice to give the Chiefs RBs some room to operate over getting killed by Kelce and Hill. It's called game planning my man!
@@Shb6932 that’s a lie, chargers did it all the way back in 2019, look at his stats playing against him. The 49ers also did it until they…well choke
@@Shb6932 Also the week before the bills game the raiders did it (who the chiefs lost too) and copied them
That was a pretty accurate breakdown of the Chiefs offense and of Mahomes. I would like to remind people that Watkins played a huge role in allowing Hill and Kelce to run free. While he wasn't lighting up the stats, his presence was noticed in the aggregate. Once he started getting hurt, then became a FA, you immediately saw the weakness in their offense, and that was their lack of depth at WR and TE. Outside of Hardman, the rest were mediocre to subpar. It didn't take long for teams to figure that out, so they took away Hill's speed and Kelce's field awareness, leaving Mahomes with very little to work with. I think Mahomes' struggles at the beginning of the year last year was needed for him to grow as a QB. It forced him to learn how to stay in the pocket, be patient, and let his teammates make the plays for him. Sure, losing Hill isn't good, but the offense got way better and so did the defense because of that trade. Reid and company had to scheme every play to try and specifically get Hill or Kelce open, because they couldn't do that for anybody else. Now they can scheme it to get anybody open whenever they want to.
This is so wrong. Coming from a jaguars fan. I think ur completely delusional
False. You do not follow the Chiefs lol. Watkins had little to no effect on litrally anything.
@@bullfrogverified759 Where am I wrong? Explain.
@@SilverChalice00 Then you don't know how football is played if you believe that.
@@steelheron1309 no
We saw the chiefs testing a lot of tight ends in the pre season and I’m super excited to see them bring those big guys into a spotlight.
More under center too!
Not testing. Fortson is the second guy, and his injury last year really hurt the team.
Dude can ball. He has ELITE upside at the position. We gonna see a lot of 2 TE from KC
yeah because Bell got hurt
@@whitewhale9012 true, Fortson is the number 2 for sure.
@@AlexRollinsNFL Chiefs fan here. THROW. THE. BALL. TO. RBS. *crying thinking about Kareem* And I want to see a run game. The fullback position is crucial to us as well. Now that whiny, moneybags Hill is gone, we can have a rotation of plays with all of our weapons without people getting pissy. Fantasy-wise, besides Travis and Mahomes, I wouldn't be putting a ton of consistent hope in anyone. If we spread the ball, we will dominate.
Man this is just outstanding analysis! Better than anything on NFL Network or ESPN.
Not. Even. Close!
Heavy sets this year with Kelce and Jody Fortson are going to be a nightmare for defenses
an undrafted free agent from the practice squad is going to make the team a nightmare? do what now?
@@pskfry He hasn't been on the practice squad since 2020, considering he made the 53, and had two TD catches before tearing his Achilles in week 5 last year
This comment Aged like milk
@@pollopardo1 I can't imagine being so desperate for attention that you reply to a year-old comment about a player who missed the entire season because of a shoulder injury, an actually think it makes you look good.
Are you sure there aren't any less important things for you to be doing?
@@MVPatty15 don’t need attention. Just wanted to let you know how wrong and dumb you sounded :D
Loved the bit about Andy Reid. The man doesn't quit. He's thinking about new plays while you're reading this.
This really was a daring issue last season but I'm convinced that Mahomes as well as Andy Reid will be able to adjust. They had a whole offseason and Andy Reid will like you said have a plan.
They definitely will TLC, they've been going under center a lot more this preseason with heavier personnel. As I said, I think they'll improve from last year
It sure feels like they adjusted. Holy cow that was a great first game of the season
Excellent topic! I am glad that you discussed this. Aside from the Eagles (because I'm an Eagles fan), I think that the Chiefs are the team that I am most curious to see play in the 2022 season. I am curious to see how their offense will perform without Tyreek Hill. I do agree with you, in that, while I wouldn't want to say for sure that this will happen, but I can indeed see a scenario in which the Chiefs will be even better on offense this year, from the standpoint that they could be a little more balanced, and have possibly more threats that you would need to account for on defense. I believe that I commented on one of your Chiefs videos from the 2021 season that I felt that the Chiefs were missing a third option that could take advantage of all of the attention that Hill and Kelce receive. I could see the 2022 Chiefs being like the 2010 Patriots, who had to adjust their offense when they traded away Randy Moss, and Tom Brady ended up having an MVP season.
However, I could also see a scenario in which the Chiefs struggle, if it turns out that a lot of their offensive success was dependent on the threat that Tyreek Hill poses to blow a game open on any play. That's what makes them so fascinating coming into the season!
I think they'll figure it out, because they have Andy Reid. The way he can draw up plays is amazing
If Mahomes is indeed at that caliber of QB talent, he will figure it out on the field with targets having varied skillsets to get to. Which is why it may seem like the receiver group seems crowded but those are just tools Mahomes can use to slice up what the defense is wiling to give him at different positions of the field.
The offense will be fine. Tyreek leaving won’t be why this team struggles. Mahomes has to want to be more methodical with the ball and not just Chuck it deep nearly every time. The weapons are there and the offense as well under Reid. All depends on mahomes to improve his game and make the right plays
I've seen 7 people claim "their team" figured out the "blueprint" for stopping patrick mahomes in these comments. Bucs fans, charger fans, raider fans, bronco fans Bill's fans, ect...
The highest rated passer in league history. Who outperformed guys like herbert and Allen in a 'down year', but the entire league has a blueprint to stop him created by your particular team. Most of which have terrible records against him.
😅 Gold
First time seeing this channel. I love how deep the analysis is and will definitely help me predict wins and losses better this season. Great vid and ya got my sub
Thank you! Love seeing comments like this, glad you like it
I think "getting his ass kicked" is a company-friendly way of saying the refs weren't calling defensive holding on Kelce lmao
That’s what happens when you’ve played aggressively you’re whole career. Now he’s aging and the refs won’t call it because he benefited from it all those years
@@carbonzo6 , aging you are really funny. Kelce is 32 years old. That’s not aging at all. Kelce will probably retire when he’s 36. But again that’s not aging either. Brady is aging, Rodgers is definitely aging.
@@derekmathews1557 But will Kelce be just as physical in his 30s as he was in his prime? Because part of why the Chiefs can control the intermediate part of the field is when nobody can stop him being a bully there to make the catch. When Kelce can't do that, the Chiefs plan B for a pass attack isn't glamorous at all at least from last year.
@@t4d0W, yes he will be just as physical. And he’s not out there by himself. The Chiefs will be really good. Jody Forston, Noah Gray, they will play more this year. Justin Watson. The Chiefs have really good tight end up depth after Kelce. Maybe Blake Bell comes back.
@@derekmathews1557 everyone else is aging, but Kelce isn't. Chiefs benefited from extreme holding against the 9ers in there 1 superbowl, but you will never see a chiefs fan bring that up.
that’s crazy cause he was still one pass away from a 3rd straight sb appearance
After a season of teams dropping all their players in coverage, you’d expect the chiefs have figured out a way to adapt this off-season . Offense will be incredible this year 🔥
Exactly. They got a couple of new WRs who fit perfectly in short to medium range pass plays
Well the main reason why teams didn't blitz a lot and played 2 high was due to tyreek but hes gone now so I doubt they'll play the same
@@luthTGG101 they were also terrible in the run game, CEH is blind and runs like he’s in sand. You should be able to run the ball 150yrds only rushing 4 guys.
We definitely did near the end of last season and in the playoffs! Mahomes just took everything underneath and the offense was hyper efficient
@@lucassnapp2438 yeah no. They were 4th in run efficiancy last year. Ceh and mckinnon were killing the bengals in the run game. Andy Reid’s walrus ass abadoned the run yet again.
Solid video! Can’t wait to see the Chiefs’ adjusted offense. Two weeks!!!
Thanks MMM
Yet he still shredded the Bills number 1 D in the playoffs. He can adjust and thats good to see
He shredded two high looks towards the second half of the season. It was a slow adaptation and even Hill who was this important piece became less of a deep shot threat and more as 1-2 punch in crossers with Kelce whose looking to make money at the intermediate part of the field. When Kelce can't get it going, the Chiefs pass attack actually slows down.
And then looked like a deer in headlights against the bengals in the second half the following week
@@PhyuckYu619 because the Bengals were literally dropping 8 in coverage and Andy refused to run the ball
@@kitkat6782 you can make any excuses you want too, but the bottom line is, at the end of the game and with the ball in his hands ol Patty Mahomes didn’t know what to do.
@@PhyuckYu619 that’s not an excuse it’s a literal fact. Throwing against quarter packages is very difficult and the Bengals defense was playing lights out all post season. He torched the Bengals in the first half, then the Bengals pretty much emptied the box but Andy refused to run, that’s not on Pat he did more than enough to win.
Remember when the answer to beating 2 high was obvious to everyone? This ancient thing called running the ball.
Somebody tell Andy ^
I am a Chiefs fan, and was devastated at the loss of Hill, but having several months to really think about it and consider all the other talent we've picked up on offense, I too have come to the conclusion the they'll be better without Hill. I can remember times in Mahomes' career where Hill was out for a few weeks at a time with an injury, and Chiefs fans almost didn't even notice. The offense was much more dynamic without him because Mahomes was spreading the ball around and getting it done with everybody instead of just one guy.
It's a tough loss, but I think Mahomes and the Chiefs will be even better for it. I think at times they forced HIll the ball too much making him the first read and designing concepts just to go to him, and they weren't playing as optimally.
Tyrann Matthieu hurt me more
@@AlexRollinsNFL I strongly agree. With him gone, they'll be much less predictable as well.
@@zacharydowell6991 True! I think they'll really feel his lack of leadership and energy for sure.
Man your take that the chiefs would be better without Tyreek couldn’t have aged any better. 2 years later and they have 2 super bowls. Fine wine 👏
I know losing Hill is big but defenses were already limiting his down field threat. I think they will be ok because I trust Andy to come up with something new. Also the O line was banged up since the SB loss against TB. They rebuilt the O line this year and most rank the line top 5 in the league.
At first I didn't understand the trade (I have low FB IQ). But now seeing the adjustment of the 2 guys back, yeah, that really does limit Hill. But I sure am glad we had him for a while. I'm not a showy guy, but that deuces he did to the defender was the best I'd ever seen!
AGREED, and its crazy that people are discounting the Chiefs, Hill is great but they figured him out. I think the quality depth we have will be far more effective, the defense will never know who is getting the ball. We have so much offensive talent and I cannot wait to see it in play
Yeah, instead of one extremely fast person, they have that talent spread around to 2-3 WR who can get the job done. Maybe not knockout, 1 play machines, but more options is not a downgrade.
This channel goes DEEP 💪
They need a 1000 -1200+ yard RB to blow open those holes
Andy never runs the ball 😔
Have you seen Pacheco in preseason? He’s gonna be that guy.
@@ZirconisInvestments if Andy/Bienemy calls the plays for him to do so. We’ve seen Andy panic in the playoffs and start calling every throwing play he knows. See AFC championship last year for example.
@@mikehatten5738 yep for sure. After seeing some videos and interviews it looks like the Chiefs especially Mahomes and Reid/ support staff were burned by that lost pretty heavily so this year should be much better
@@mikehatten5738 "Andy never runs the ball" is a myth and a tired, lazy narrative. Because when we CAN run the ball, he does run the ball. Numbers prove that. He's just not a coach that's gonna keep trying it if it doesn't work. Look at the elite backs andy's had with his time with the chiefs. Only really Jamaal Charles and Kareem Hunt. Both were featured heavily during their time because they were good. Then he had Spencer ware and charkandrick west. One year spencer ware had 900 rushing yards. Kareem lead the league in rushing as a rookie. He will give his guys opportunities if they take advantage of them. Is he quick to get away from the run if it isn't working? Yes. That's true. But this whole "Andy doesn't run the ball" thing is tired and false.
I am new to the NFL and discovering this channel is an absolute miracle. I can tell you that even for someone with little knowledge of the game, your video is extremely easy to comprehend. Earned a sub.
These are my absolute favorite types of comments, glad you like it!
This video aged so well
That explosive plays rank dropping they much is mind blowing to me 🤯
Fell off a cliff! Time to shake things up, I think they'll be right back up there this year
I'm a chiefs fan, and it didnt surprise me. I saw it. Most plays per TD drive in the league. They still are seen as a quick strike team... they were not last year.
I haven't seen defenses play like this since manning and Harrison were peaking. They wouldnt blitz, kept 2 over the top, and rushed 3 against them constantly.
Isn't this basically what the Patriots ended up doing when they drafted Gronk and Hernandez in 2010? They just worked the middle of the field and started to use the outside receivers less and less. They say history repeats itself, and all great coaches know how to swing the pendulum back to their favor. Just like everyone wondered whether Brady can live without Moss at the time, it is the same way that people are talking about Mahomes and Hill. Will be interesting to see how it plays out in the coming years.
Dude loved your videos for years but the ending always gets me FIRED up for football…love the way you build up to it
Thanks Haxhi! LFG
The editing on this one is next level. Props to the editor.
Thanks Darin!
Jody Forston the chiefs te will have a breakout season
Shoutout to The Franchise for all those pretty shots
Chiefs finna pull up on the league this year. And Reek gonna have to go full time podcaster by the end of it.
Not throwing to a wr that has a DB within a yard away is the same thing that college spread offense QBs always struggle with coming to the pros. Not having that WR that is completely, obviously open or on a mismatch that the spread offense creates so often at the college level.
Because the jump in ability with college DBs to pro DBs is the most drastic change from college to pro. And that's the real reason that QBs that were considered great in college (especially spread offense QBs) don't do well in the pros
No. Just no. Your take on DBs being the main difference in college to NFL, is just way off. Not even close.
@@mlc9928 I said the most drastic change. If you have a counter argument more than just saying no, go ahead a spell it out.
But the first highlight showed the db literally righht on the WR 🤦
@@drupieaudio1914 If that is the play at 1:43 the pass Kelce in the slot, take another look. Where's the DB when Kelce is coming off the line? And where's the DB when Mahommes decides to make the throw?
And even if you're talking about some other play, the point isn't that he's never done it not even once. It's whether he can do it effectively.
Like communicating effectively without being quick to use emojis out of context.
@@gregorylagrange I agree with you. The DBs in the NFL are so much better than the college level. In terms of biggest difference. I’d put offensive line play, and DB play as the most drastic change. Peyton manning threw a pick his rookie year, and told Marvin Harrison “man that guy was fast”. Marvin said “they are all that fast in the NFL”.
Defenses were beating up Kelce all year. Expect to see lots of 2 TE formations this season. Also now JuJu will be underneath as well. MVS and Hardman aren't Tyreek so we'll see.
I think he is downplaying Tyreek's impact a tiny bit. Chiefs didn't really get that much more talent spread out as it seems. The change in scheme is going to vbe the biggest factor, but without Tyreek defenses might be able to use one high looks more now that they can with confidence ask the outside corners to cover MVS and Hardman solo. Hill's ability to get seperation against pretty much any cb is what allowed the Chiefs to molest single high looks. I don't see MVS and Hardman consitently beating man. Even in MLF's amazing offensive scheme it's not like MVS dominated in terms of impact.
Yep. We may have seen prime mahomes... hill maximized Mahomes ability. Strongest arm in NFL with fastest dude in NFL... damn near impossible to replace that combination.
NO ONE is Tyreek. Hardman lacks big time. Its easy to match Hills speed. But impossible to replicate his ferocity
Expect a lot of 3 TE sets
@@Dadbot People underestimate how freakish Hill's cuts, routes, power and hands are. Dude is an all round great receiver coupled with game breaking speed.
Missed you! Glad you're back!
Thanks Alex!
Great video and analysis! spot on!!
Thank you!
Trust me, you don't get rid of a top 5 WR unless you have a legitimate plan. (Unless you're the Packers)
Uh Andy Reid would know better than YT armchair OC. Dude saw Tyreek with 2 different QBs throwing at him and how his production/play style was just as different. He's betting on his high priced QB being better at reading the field and his offensive schemes working out.
@@t4d0W That was my point. Way to understand sarcasm..
Teams get rid of elite QBs in the middle of their primes without suitable plans. Sometimes coaches and front offices are just dumb af!
@@DeCurtaRican Trust in Andrew Reid.
I dont know if I would call it "gettin rid" or rather "cant afford" , I think the chiefs will still be strong but I believe one will feel the absence of hill even if it is just in a change of playstyle
KC’s biggest problem last season was the wait for the rebuilt O-line to gel. Mahomes didn’t trust them to protect him.
Kelce still had a monster season last year. You make it seem like defenses totally neutralized him.
I think it was in context to how Kelce usually just got his so easy years before. But now teams will jam him up and if they have the personnel (Chargers with Derwin James aka the anti-TE) they will make it difficult for Kelce to be physical off the line and get to his spot at the intermediate part of the field. Because part of the success of the adjustments made last season was how well Kelce (who wasn't exactly 100% last season) could be physical to get open in the middle and get his catches.
With Tyreek gone the Chiefs better hope Kelce learns how to shed those jams and get open.
Instead of always throwing underneath they should have been running the ball until teams stopped using 2 high safeties. If they had done that they’d have 2 more Super Bowls probably
Good job with this video. Subscribed.
Thanks Benny
Andy has adapted his offenses his entire career. I'm excited to see what he has up his sleeve this year.
People be forgetting about Jody Fortson he is a great 2nd TE and is very efficient in the red zone
his is why it is still important even in this era of football to have a consistent run game, 2 high shells, playing soft coverage and dime packages are easier to run on
My question is- why didn’t the chiefs run more? or maybe why did they struggle so much to do so?
The offense they used worked pretty well no reason to change it
You discount the fact when offenses can force opposing teams to passing scripts. Like when offenses dump 3 scores in the first half and the opposing team HAS to play pass (unless they have an efficient run/pass execution) which plays into the two high shell defense. The Chiefs like many great/efficient pass offenses can also attack the intermediate area well and punch for chunk plays when the defense slips up with their coverage. If anything they have to scheme ways to turn run attempts to efficient short passes.
With how efficient Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been so far this season, I think those heavier looks will pay off for KC, and help to open up their pass game more since defenses have to respect the run more from KC now that ever before, opening up the explosive plays we know Patrick Mahomes to be so good at delivering on.
From my layman’s perspective: why they stopped blitzing mahomes. Because he would just escape the pressure and run or make an improvised pass. Literally blitzing him seemed like a complete defensive disadvantage because of his speed and ability to make a pass while scrambling. From my memory anyway.
Yep, he's good at defeating with his mind too
Excellent film breakdown & analysis. Subbed.
Thanks John!
lfg! that ending got me ready to run through a wall
Let's gooooo!
I wish games would give more of a broadcast view instead of the zoomed in version we currently use. I would like to watch what's going on in the secondary as well as the line. Use the zoomed in views for the replay.
The video dope as hell .. aye if u got time can you do these thru out the season?
I make a new video every Saturday!
I tried creating a defensive play in Madden with no one rushing the passer. The DTs cover the hook (4-3 DTs), the DEs cover the flats, the Will and Sam backers cover the curls, the Mike covers the deep middle, the CBs cover the outs, and there are two safety looks, like a pseudo-Cover 5.
Something I noticed in this year's preseason Mahones threw many passes to the tight ends quite alot even ending up with 1 or 3 td's to Jody Fortson.💯🔥#CHIEFS KINGDOM👑
It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs make the adjustments and mostly, does it work or will Reid have to adjust the adjustment. You're right Alex (as usual), teams cannot simply rely on the same concepts over and over again and that goes for defenses as well.
Thanks Jojo, Yeah I think when defenses took away Tyreek's speed, nobody else could replace that threat while he went underneath. That's why I like the idea of spreading out the talent a little bit more
The Chiefs just need to be slightly more conventional and boring. If teams are begging you to just cram the ball down their throat 35-40 times a game and your ripping off 4 to 5 yards a carry just do it.
100%! Andy is just not about that boring life
@@AlexRollinsNFL Just gotta sit Andy and Patrick down in a room together and just play the second half of the AFC Championship game on repeat until the season starts. The footage sessions will continue until an under center between the tackles power running scheme section has been added to the playbook.
@@dabbingtoast7743 You always get it my man. I've been worried about Clyde too, he keeps getting light ass boxes and can't do anything. Hard to not believe the Pachecho hype with how he's been running
@@AlexRollinsNFL Anything to avoid having the part of my brain that enjoys teams playing good football sob in a corner again from watching a team short circuit from a team dropping 8. Please Andy. Never again.
@@AlexRollinsNFL He did it for 5 years with charles, smith, and a really good defense.
Andy likes bell cow backs. Staley, charles, McCoy, hunt. Westbrook's was a bit more unique, but still the top back. 3 down starters. KC hasn't had one since hunt, and do the RB by committee crap I hate. We need someone to step up.
You think Andy would be this run shy if KC picked Taylor instead of clyde?
It says a lot about their manager and coach connection when they can mutually agree to let go of a "franchise player" for the benefit of scheme. Many teams would refuse to do this, because Hill throws up deuces and sells tickets. But the best coaches know their schemes need to evolve (Do you hear me, Kingsbury?)
LOL are you betting Kliff is going to evolve to a better coach? Save your money instead of getting conned by him in Vegas bets.
@@t4d0W Naw, I'm a niners fan. I love that Kliff can't adjust. It's one of the biggest sources of relief in division that was STACKED and is now just stacked.
Kliff catching necessary strays
@@AlexRollinsNFL Mahomes is so good, kliff failed upward by association.
I am so ready Alex!!!! Can't wait! Looking forward to some more Chiefs content and I'll be looking out to see how they adapt this year. I beg to ask though.. why don't the Chiefs run the ball more?
Thanks Moises! I'll definitely have a follow up after a few weeks in. Idk I honestly really think it's cause Andy Reid gets bored, I think he's so occupied with dialing up cool passing plays he just can't bring himself to run it down somebodies throat
@@AlexRollinsNFL awesome!!! Looking forward to the follow up :) I would agree with your thoughts that Reid likes his passing also judging by the WR moves the chiefs made this off-season. Thanks for replying Alex!
@@yourexmoe Much love Moises!
Having a joke of a run game makes it easier for defenses to keep dialing up those deep coverage plays
Well the Chiefs need to do something about it then don’t they. I think Rojo and Pacheco are going to be running a lot this year.
This video just put Kelce on my don't draft list
There are still holes in those coverages, but you need a WR who'll run more of an option route, and adjust to the coverage as it develops. Very hard to get on the same page for that. Just a thought I had, watching DeMarcus Robinson run his post-corner-post, instead of adjusting and turning it into more of a 7-route or corner route.
Finally got some guys that can get open when pressed at the line. Mahomes hasn't really had anyone in that regard outside of Kelce.
Short and intermediate crossers are West-Coast bread and butter. But you need some big, tough WRs to pursue that strategy. With the right guys, that short passing game can be super consistent at generating 8 yards a catch, if you have tough enough guys to get YAC and take some hits over the middle.
I’m glad I’m not the only one still buying stock in the chiefs being really good this year. The greats will find a way to bounce back and mahomes is great
Mahomes 2.0 is going to be filthy
Not blitzed in the AFC championship or the Super Bowl even with a bad ankle and it burned both teams
If I may, I have a suggestion for another video. I had suggested this to you before, but: Cooper Kupp was always a very good to excellent receiver, but then he became the best receiver in the league during 2021. How was he able to reach, and find, such a stratospheric new level? Was it just the change in quarterback, or was it something else?
Change in QB. I've watched this dude since he was in Eastern Washington. He's amazing. I always thought he was underrated and was limited at QB play. Goff isn't even close to the QB Stafford is. McVay needed a QB who can not only read defenses but makes checks to call him own plays if he doesn't like what he sees in pre snap.
Kupp was always nice Goff just ain't throw him the ball enough and injuries kept his stats down
Kupp always had the ability to be a deep threat guy with his route running. Goff isn't willing to see him though when pressure is coming and would rather toss it to the checkdown. Much to Stafford's credit, he can keep the safeties frozen with his eyes and he's willing to make the deep throw when pressure is coming and ultimately where Kupp will be waiting.
it was definitely Stafford and then the Rams being able to incorporate him into the intermediate-deep passing game a bit more
@@ThirdThinker Fer chrissakes, I hardly even watched the dude over the years (I'm a Pats fan, so mostly AFC), but from the occasional Lions game, you'd have to be a n00b not see the guy could flat out play, freakin' throwin' 25 yards downfield on a damn dime. There's nobody better at just pitching - he's almost as good as Brady at reading, and even Brady would tell you he's a better pure quarterback than he was.
And he earned that SB ring, LA won that game when it counted most. Finally, don't forget what every QB needs: a good defense.
Excellent breakdown on the trigger man of Kansas City. Now understanding his tendencies, skillset, and decision making on the field, tell me he didn't throw that playoff game against the Bengals last season.
Thanks Jamie!
Well defenses just realizes they could hold Kelce for 4 quarters and the refs didn’t care
Because of Tyreek Hill…That will all change this Season
Casual take
@Jefe KC more options that can’t beat coverage. It’s still useless
@@carbonzo6 stick to college football. They have better options as a group at receiver than they did last year
The problem with the chiefs is that they don't run the ball enough nor effectively. Andy Reid is known to be pass heavy, it's fun to watch abd all but defenses don't respect their run so they don't stack the box , they just play two high. If the cheifs would run the ball more and run it effectively, those two safety's high would disappear in a jiffy. You would see one high safety more , with other safety dropping into the box for run support. Essentially because the chiefs pass so much they fail to keep the D honest.
Good analyse thank you for that.
Thanks Mat!
I’ve been telling everyone that since they don’t know why Mahomes was “worse” this year, they don’t know why he’ll be even better this year. Our WR room looks a lot like the bengals’ scheme
You never told me
@@petergianakopoulos4926 you remember?
@@eliasbutcher859 still nothing buddy... i asked you long time ago you told me to go f myself.. i was hurt
9:33 offens player running into defence players and both dont know what just happend this really is pure chaos x'D
Terrific breakdown
Thanks Jeff!
Love all your content, but I live in KC so I'm obviously super bias when you make Chiefs videos. Do you think defenses will continue to employ a two high safety look against the Chiefs without Hill on the team? Or does another receiver (Hardman?) fill the speed slot? Ultimately, with hindsight, I'd have liked to see us utilize the run game more throughout the 2nd half of the last season (especially in the AFCCG) to counter the double high safety.
Thanks Jon! I think it'll be lesser so, the 2nd safety was there primarily for Tyreek. I don't think they're too high on Hardman, I think it's MVS who will fill the speed portion of their offense. The reason I talked about them improving is I think they lost the speed element of their offense when Tyreek was asked to play primarily underneath. He was still great with the ball in his hands but I don't think they operated as much like a "typical offense" like they needed to. That's why I think they'll improve this year
That’s all you guys would’ve had to do in the 2nd half of AFC Championship game m, Bengals we’re welcoming you to run and they absolutely refused to and paid for it
When folks said "baby goat" after 2 seasons... The book is out now.
As a long time Chiefs fan I agree with this because I’ve discussed the same with family friends and football fans close to me our offense needs to evolve out of the fast break offense they were used to in Mahomes first two years .IMO fullback needs to be used more in pass protection and in screen pass play
I agree with everything you said however fullback isn’t used for pass protection on screens what are you talking about? The fullback 9 times out of ten pulls on a screen and blocks in front of the catcher not passer. Double tight end or triple
Tight end will help with pass protection on short routes and screens.
Also fullbacks are rarely used anymore in pass protection. They are used as third down backs and run blocking. Way better protection from a blocking tight end. Just look at how the 49ers used Juice. He is their third down back and he never pass protects. He run blocks. Lol he had 8 carries last year on third and short situations and had 30 receptions. Fullbacks are used more in the pass game as catchers not blockers. The chiefs have MIKE burton, NOT MIKE alstott. 🤣
I have a feeling our offense will still be top notch but the other teams should probably be worried about our defense. This year looks to be like chiefs defense’s from the past.
Go Chiefs !!! Go Defense !!!
Maybe next year. Your DBs are young + shorter than average and Karlaftis is super raw.
@@samwroblewski748 Karlaftis looks great and the DB's aren't short. They have a 6'3" corner, a 6 foot corner, two 5'11" corners and all the safeties are over 6 feet
The Chiefs defense will be the worst in the division.
@@DeCurtaRican the Raiders defense will be the worst in the division
@@samwroblewski748 Short?
You might actually look that up. I dunno where you got that idea.
Mahomes in a “down” year: almost gets us to a third SB in a row if not for the epic collapse in the 2nd half vs the bengals
Hopefully Fortson will be the number 2 TE that the Chiefs need.
this guy can tell the future
You said it all in the beginning. "His numbers were good". Good doesn't win Super bowls. Much like the wildcat formation, once figured out is was fairly simple to make obsolete. Unfortunately, time has now caught up with Maholmes.
Pacheco, Toney, and McKinnen pretty much took care of the loose, deep safety thingy....
chiefs found the answer. with the defense coming along, i expect their SB bound.
Love the videos !!
Thanks!
this man has the perfect narrating voice lol
Haha thanks brother
I expect to see a lot of single-high looks with Kelce being bracketed off the line and/or robbers in the middle of the field. Without Tyreek Hill the threat of gamebreaking speed making your corners look silly is gone, and the receiving corps isn't all that scary outside of Kelce.
On KC's end, I know this is sacrilege to say but I think they should make a concerted effort to take the ball OUT of Mahomes' hands. Pound the rock on early downs so defenses can't just sit back and expect 40-50 throws a game. Draw them in and then let Mahomes beat defenses with his superhuman talent when he gets 1-on-1s
The thing that matters going forward is that the Chiefs won't get as many two high looks and it won't matter very much. They don't have Hill and basically no one replaces him. You either have a unique deep threat or you don't. Scantling just isn't in the same class and Hardman is not Hill either.
bro you called it
I agree about hill I have been saying this since they traded him. I am a steelers fan by the way
The Cardinals should've watched this bro
Best QB in the NFL
Cool , you're wrong😎
@@afriendlytomato4074 He's definitely in the top 4, and you can't go wrong taking Mahomes, Rodgers, Allen, or Brady at #1. So yeah.
Honestly it’s a toss up
I would prefer Brady. But it’s not to say Mahomes isn’t great. Close 2nd.
@@Dadbot maybe prime brady. no way in the world i’m taking brady now over mahomes. that’s ludicrous
Cardinals : Hold my beer
😂 Vance made me so mad week 1
@@AlexRollinsNFL yes, and as a cardinals fan it was so painful to watch it all, by the way, congrats for your working I’m loving your videos
Excellent video, I hope Patrick and Andy watch this…..I also hope Jody Fortson gets a lot of playing time, The two touchdowns he caught shows the defensive back is not gonna be able to stop him and Patrick can just throw it up and have a high success rate. I do agree that Patrick has a tendency to take the safe throws, he doesn’t like throwing into traffic, in fairness to him he had to rely on small receivers to come down with the ball. Now he has a bevy of taller, bigger guys that can be aggressive in winning contested throws. He might throw a few more picks, However there will be much fewer times the Chiefs will go three and out, or have a quarter or even a half where they score very few, if any points.
Thanks brother! I think they'll be under center more which will develop their run game a bit more and give them more concepts at their disposal at all times
This didn’t age well he’s the second most blitzed QB in the nfl atm.
This video opened up a new way of thinking and I’m excited for the Chiefs season! This video makes the chiefs offense look VERY 1 dimensional. Throw deep to tyreek. If he isn’t open hit kelce. No run game to speak of so defenses had it easy because the chiefs were exposed if those options weren’t there. Now that tyreek is gone we will see a new offense that nobody in the league has seen and therefore no defensive game plan. Love the video!
Thanks Jarod! I know it's crazy to think they'd be better without Tyreek, but I really feel like they will be. Since Tyreek couldn't go deep anymore they just threw to him underneath and their whole offense became super limited. Very excited to see what they'll do
Chiefs can fix alot of things with only a few small changes.
1: Stop the RPO nonsense and go back to play action concepts.
2: RUN THE BALL! If teams are going to play soft out of fear of the deep ball, then chew them up on the ground. Chiefs were whipping the Bengals in the first half of the AFC Championship game, and they averaged 5.6YPC for the game. But in the second half they completely abandoned the run, only calling 5 rushing plays. We all know how that one ended up. When they Chiefs play a balanced game they are extremely tough to beat. They just need to stop always trying to call highlight reel plays and just stick to gashing the Defense until they crowd the line, then take their shot.
I’m by no means an football expert but didn’t the bucs win the SB largely due to their relentless blitzing of mahomes? I guess that’s just one game and I know the O line was pretty banged up
They actually only blitzed him 6 times, it just seemed like a lot because of all that quick pressure
Would've been nice to know how much his blitz% was before 14%, or who #39 was.
Google is free
Big Ben was 39, Mahomes blitz% always hovered around bottom 4 in the league but never as low as 14.9%
this is why I love football. It's always evolving
Can’t wait to watch this one
They will make it to the playoffs every year but that fear of playing this team has been gone. Patriots had it for 20 years and you often saw team make stupid mistakes. Now every team is stacked and now really cares about their adjustments.