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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
I think the Chiefs have the best A game, but I’m not sure their typical performance is on a different level than everyone else’s.
I think the combination of coaching staff, QB and skill players is easily the best in the league. But I saw some stats the other day that confirmed what I suspected. KC’s rate of “winning” at run-blocking is worst in the league. They’re near the worst at stopping the run. And their pass rush has been a little below average.
If you swapped coaching staffs and QB/receivers with the Jets, we might be as bad as they are. Obviously those people mask our problems well, but the bottom line is that it’s not a team that can just line up and overwhelm you physically. Winning at the rate they have has required them to be consistently smart, creative, efficient and mistake-free.
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Mentor of mine who knows his sports always said, tell me who the QBs and head coaches are and I can tell you who 90% of the playoff teams are going to be before a snap is ever played. My belief was the other 10% is usually teams being carried by a great defense or a super weak schedule.
Obviously not a statistical guarantee year in and year out but his point was heard. Yeah, the Chiefs are a lot worse if they don’t have Reid and Mahomes. But because they do, they’re the best.