(09-12-2023, 09:16 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(09-12-2023, 09:02 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: I'll be interested to see a couple 1v1 matchups.

Taylor vs Allen/Travon
McDuffie vs Ridley
Karlaftis vs Anton

Toney Vs. himself

Would add Kelce Vs. whole defense. LOL. 

This is going to be an interesting game. The one sleeper I would look out for is Rice. Their rookie 2nd RD pick out of SMU. I liked him coming out of college. He's pretty fast. If Mahomes gets outside the pocket I would be concerned with that kid working anybody outside of Campbell and Williams. If he's in the slot on Herndon I would be looking out for him extensively. 

We really need to accept that our weaknesses are what they are. You're not going to be able to run it up the middle and you're not getting very many opportunities to drop back and sit in the pocket for deep shot attempts. Even if they don't play zone. It just seems like we would be asking too much of this interior. 

They're going to need to get Lawrence rolling out of the pocket, they're going to need all of the TE's sealing the edges and helping out with the outside running game to throw key blocks to free somebody. They really need to figure out the screen game and they really need to figure out a way to prevent Kelce from crippling them all game. 

He's going to get his catches. It is what it is. You just need to limit him from breaking big runs after the catch.

Toney has been getting open consistently he just hasn't been able to catch the ball.  Hopefully that continues.  Kirk vs McDuffie should be a matchup we look at.  McDuffie had a very hard problem with St. Brown in the slot Thursday night and Kirk and St. Brown are very similar.  I think Kirk has his bounce back game against KC. Have to find a way to block Jones and Allen and Walker have to win their matchups against Taylor and Smith

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