ON Nov 18,1918 [THIS YEAR] NO beat PHIL ...48-7!
Are you assuming an easy repeat.........?
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What is your take on the Chiefs blowing out the Colts? I would honestly love to hear your point of view?
The Colts are vastly overrated and have overachieved. The Chiefs are finally healthy in 2 key areas (safety and x receiver). Also, the Chiefs coasted the last month of the regular season and yet still won the number 1 seed.
The Chiefs have numerous advantages in this game.
* Eric Berry is finally healthy. Not only is he a top safety league wide but he is the quarterback of that defense especially against the run. He leads that unit like a chief commander. He is essentially the defensive coordinator on the field. The Chiefs have missed him all season long. Reid and the staff like geniuses brought him back the last 2 games of the season but only let him play the first halfs. That Chargers game where the Chiefs had a commanding lead and Rivers and the Chargers couldn't get anything going.....Berry was on the field. It was only in the second half did Rivers and the Chargers come back from being down 16 pts and win the game.
*Sammy Watkins is finally healthy. The Chiefs used to have a 4 faced weapon attack early in the season. Hill/Kelce/Hunt/Watkins. With the absence of Hunt, things were less ideal. With the absence of Watkins and Hunt things were difficult. Watkins has missed a large part of the season. Without him, the Chiefs average 10 fewer pts. He is an underrated part of this passing attack and with Hill as the z receiver, Kelce as the y and Watkins as the x, the Colts won't be able to contain anyone. Watkins is not only a speed threat but he gets open, is big and has really good chemistry with Mahomes. 2 of the Chiefs loses IMO would not have happened had Watkins had played. In fact, even that Rams game Watkins played a few mins only and would have helped the Chiefs. There is an argument that Watkins could have helped this team go 15-1.
* Mahomes turns zone coverage defenses into minced meat. Mahomes has played 5 games with defenses that use the same concept as the Colts. Steelers, Chargers x2, 49ers and Seahawks. He has a 14:0 TDs to INT ratio in those games and 67% completion percentage. If you watched the Colts/Texans game you would have witnessed many bad throws to open receivers from DeShaun Watson. The Colts defense has holes in it by design. The job of the QB is to make the right reads and more importantly make the accurate anticipatory throws to his guys before the zone windows close. Mahomes excels at this. Go to youtube and watch what Mahomes did to the Steelers zone coverage defense early in the season since he also had Watkins then too. He will carve this defense up.
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* Andy Reid after a bye week. Andy Reid for all the grief ppl give him is still one of the greatest coaches coaching today. It's easy to anoint Frank Reich as an elite coach but I don't buy it one bit. Reid, on the other hand, has been phenomenal coming off of a bye week his entire career. Not only that but as I wrote earlier, Reid and the staff have been coasting late in the season experimenting with rookie dbs and line-ups. Keeping players from playing despite their improving health. Slowing down the offensive playbook and not fully adjusting to the league when they lost Kareem Hunt.
* Arrowhead. Arrowhead is the loudest stadium in the league. The Chiefs have had a record of disappointing fans in that region going back decades. This is the proudest, optimistic and excited that fanbase has ever been. They will be a nightmare for Luck, his OL, and his silent count. Not only the noise but the elements too. Luck and the Colts are horrible on grass outdoors. Luck himself throughout his career has been abysmal outdoors. He is an indoor QB similar to Drew Brees. On the opposite side, the Chiefs play their best collectively at home.
* Which brings me to their underrated defense. Yes, the Chiefs have a bad secondary and bad rushing defense but at home, they feed off of the energy. Their pass rush is elite and on 3rd downs, the entire unit plays elite. IMO the Chiefs defensive unit vs the Colts offense will be the one topic of discussion when this game is over. Colts will struggle. That OL will get worn out and falter.
I am going big on Chiefs spread and TT. This will be a massively important game for this new look Chiefs squad. I truly believe they look at this game as their Superbowl, considering their history the past few seasons of being one-and-done.
The Colts are vastly overrated and have overachieved. The Chiefs are finally healthy in 2 key areas (safety and x receiver). Also, the Chiefs coasted the last month of the regular season and yet still won the number 1 seed.
The Chiefs have numerous advantages in this game.
* Eric Berry is finally healthy. Not only is he a top safety league wide but he is the quarterback of that defense especially against the run. He leads that unit like a chief commander. He is essentially the defensive coordinator on the field. The Chiefs have missed him all season long. Reid and the staff like geniuses brought him back the last 2 games of the season but only let him play the first halfs. That Chargers game where the Chiefs had a commanding lead and Rivers and the Chargers couldn't get anything going.....Berry was on the field. It was only in the second half did Rivers and the Chargers come back from being down 16 pts and win the game.
*Sammy Watkins is finally healthy. The Chiefs used to have a 4 faced weapon attack early in the season. Hill/Kelce/Hunt/Watkins. With the absence of Hunt, things were less ideal. With the absence of Watkins and Hunt things were difficult. Watkins has missed a large part of the season. Without him, the Chiefs average 10 fewer pts. He is an underrated part of this passing attack and with Hill as the z receiver, Kelce as the y and Watkins as the x, the Colts won't be able to contain anyone. Watkins is not only a speed threat but he gets open, is big and has really good chemistry with Mahomes. 2 of the Chiefs loses IMO would not have happened had Watkins had played. In fact, even that Rams game Watkins played a few mins only and would have helped the Chiefs. There is an argument that Watkins could have helped this team go 15-1.
* Mahomes turns zone coverage defenses into minced meat. Mahomes has played 5 games with defenses that use the same You might be right but I think the young quarterback may struggle in this setting
Thank you tchamps! Those are the posts that one is looking for.
1. I had not considered the Eric Berry argument. I don´t think his impact is THAT significant, given he has played 3 games in 2 years, but he is definitely an upgrade to that D.
2. I agree that Watkins could be an upgrade as well. However, it has been a long time without even practicing and his tempo should be off and he should be rusty. Also, most of the "problems" the offense has had since losing Watkins, should be attributed to losing Kareem Hunt on the same date. Kareem Hunt would be a tide turner in this game.
3. The Colts´ D needs more respect. It is way better than the zone coverage defenses you listed. The key is how to stop #87.
4. On point with Arrowhead and Luck´s struggles outdoors.
I was leaning to Indy, but I will probably hold my bet. I already have 1u in the under and probably will make it 2.
Thanks again!
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