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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Alex has always taken unnecessary sacks. That's why his offensive lines always run block well but mysteriously appear to be horrible in pass protection.
He doesn't anticipate guys breaking open, doesn't look down field with any regularity, isn't willing to pull the trigger on down field or tight throws on a consistent basis, and stares down the pass rush.
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Run blocking and pass protection are 2 different animals.
If Pittsburgh's rush sucked so much that they had 2 sacks coming into the game, and sacked Alex 3 times, that's a good indication that the Chiefs line isn't and hasn't been very good.
Yes, Alex is on the hook for roughly 10% of the total sacks given his style of play.
Still, both guard positions have been a revolving door with guys filling in. Fisher is playing at a B grade at best in comparison to his play at the end of last season. Schwartz has been terrible and I can't figure it out. Least talked about, but it needs to be said is how much Morse has regressed. His size, pass protection, point of attack, and ability to seal and sustain were all questions before the draft.
There's no continuity along the line at every other spot, and I suspect that problem is exacerbating the 3 regular starters who are all lining up next to someone who they don't have familiarity with and possibly trying to do too much to help cover the backups butt!
That's the unique predicament of both guards being out in that it means there's no continuity across the entire line.
Alex needs to execute, but let's not pretend his protection has been really good like many expected, and actually a big disappointment to this juncture. The glimmer of hope is that the situation can improve quite a bit by fixing their mistakes and the return of the starters.