(09-15-2023, 11:48 AM)SamusAranX Wrote: Per PFT, Pederson said Kirk should get more involved this game; he explained the colts played a lot of zone, but chiefs play man and that Kirk does better again man coverages

Yep. This is why I think we'll have at least 4 - 6 deep shot opportunities. They ran a few rub routes last year with Kirk and it worked out well. They would split him out wide in a double stack formation and either Agnew or Jones would run an in or out route to create a natural rub or "pick" play to get him open down the sideline. 

We'll probably see a variation of this on Sunday. Ideally I would like to see him and Ridley stacked on one side because that just sounds like a nightmare for two defenders to figure out. I still think we're going to have to earn our hey from the backfield. Would like to see a combination backfield with Bigsby/Johnson and Etienne.

If you're going to struggle in pass protection you're going to want to line your best skill players up out there at the same time to get open quickly or misdirect the hell out of somebody. They're going to blitz as much as they can but you're going to have to make them second guess it or pay for it sooner rather than later and this is the only way in doing so. 

I wouldn't even bother with a screen game in this. They looked out of sync doing it against the clots last Sunday. Just stick to the quick timing routes, ball in and out of Lawrence's hands. We can do this.

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