(01-30-2023, 05:59 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Someone who can finally stonewall Kelce.  We didn't do it, the Bengals didn't do it. 

I normally don't root for anything Philly related, tho I did pull for the Pedersen Eagles, and I do like the Jalen Hurts story this year.  Would also like to see the Shew get a ring.  So Philly it is, I suppose.

I feel like people are not giving Kelce enough credit.

He is one of the best at reading the coverage and leverage of the DB/LB in real time and being able to find open space. Then on top of that he and Mahomes currently read those things the same, so they are able to make on the fly audibles without communicating. A lot of his routes are actually options routes.

This is not something that you can stonewall, because basically every coverage or strategy has a weakness. And if you are devoting like 2.5/3 guys to Kelce, the Chiefs have to be able to take advantage of that elsewhere. Also, devoting that many people in coverage can limit the types and methods of blitzing available.

It is kind of similar to what some other elite duos have/had like Rodger-Davonta, Burrow-Chase, AB-Rothelisberger, Brady-Gronk, Manning-Harrison/Clark.

He can definitely have bad games but that is normally due to him not playing up to that standard or Mahomes not getting any protection from the line.

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