I would.

If for no other reason than Oliver has historically had Smith's number and you don't NEED someone as good as Oliver to torment Caliendo.

Pressure from 2 spots on the interior is far more damaging than pressure from 1, as we've seen when Jones is getting complementary pass rush around him.

Little off topic here but, if we get into a 4th and inches situation, it's time to bring back the QB sneak.

Pacheco also sends a good portion of his own momentum directly into the ground with the way he runs so, as you stated, he needs space to build up and get going.

That's one thing that makes Pacheco frustrating to watch. He should have "shot out of a cannon" type explosiveness similar to Bijan Robinson but his 'angry at the ground' run style saps his burst, allowing defenders who might've taken bad angles initially a chance to recover and gain ground.

Say it all day -- we ain't gonna do it.

We'll get Mahomes ripped on a rollout from the 1 yard line before we just let him get shoved in a pile.

The amount of punishment we've subjected him to BECAUSE we're unwilling to sneak the ball is bizarre to me.

If Pacheco had Hunt's vision and balance he'd be a 1500+ yard back. But he has really really terrible vision overall. Kareem can always find at least a sliver of some yards on just about any play.

His vision is how a guy who ran a 4.3 at 210lbs was a 7th round pick.

Pretty much

Yep.

100%!!!

True that.

And to my earlier point about his running style, this from his rookie scouting report...

Link - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/isiah-...1-d5a8938af2e4

I’m not sure why they don’t run Wentz out there, he was pretty efficient running those as a starter and is obviously much more of a threat to keep the defense honest for a pass than Noah Gray.

Well they nailed him on this assessment didn't they?

I never understood why we didn't feature it with Blake Bell.

College QB - he can make a 1 read throw on a play action or hand it to an up back. They wouldn't be able to COMPLETELY sell out on it. And he's disposable. And a damn tank so he could push the pile.

We had a genuine competitive advantage there we didn't use.

But whatev. Alls well that ends well.

That's my biggest worry, considering how bad Smith played last week too. DaQuan Jones is kind of a load for Caliendo which might impact how much help Creed can consistently provide Smith too. Not a great combination for the interior run game and definitely could impact the passing game, though Buffalo does a lot of 3-man fronts against QBs that can move.

Man.

If only we had a HoF caliber guard we could put on that left side so that Creed could help out Trey...