(01-17-2023, 12:12 PM)cat bells Wrote: So... For you guys who are better at the x's and o's than myself ... If we can't contain him, and we can't blitz him what are the options ...

Or are we down to kicking him in the nuts at the bottom of the pile when the refs aren't looking!

Damage control. You have to mix up your coverages and flip flop last second. Again, do some Robber Zone stuff with Cisco and Jenkins. That resulted in some big hits and a pick.

They're also going to need to steal a possession or two. We landed an onside kick in the last game against them. Did nothing with it.

You also might need to give him some easy looks and instead of rushing him heavily, drop back and volleyball the pass away or bat it down.

The running game on offense needs to takeover. I want to see Pistol, Power, Twin TE sets and heavy sets in general in this one on our offense. Keep Mahomes on the bench. Bleed the clock dry on every snap.

Dont get into a shootout with these guys until you have absolutely no choice in the 4th quarter. It's going to be fun. A real chess match here. Just have to, again, keep him in front of you and pick and choose your battles.

You're not stopping them outright. You can only mitigate the damage. Here's what needs to be said though. Granted, Hill is no longer there. But, Caldwell was a coach with Bowles back in that Tampa Superbowl win over Kansas City.

That's something Caldwell could look at foundation wise to try and see where he could match up his personnel to effect Mahomes and Kelce. Make them work hard for the easy stuff. Fool them into thinking the hard stuff is actually easy and there for the taking.

Cisco, Campbell, Oloukon and Allen are the keys to victory here. If anyone of those guys falters? It'll be a long day defensively. All four of them have to be on their A games. Or we lose. Cannot get beat over the middle. Cannot give up big plays. Cannot lose containment. Falls chiefly on those four guys IMHO.

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