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Originally Posted by eastsidedawg
as far as getting back to the game a big part is going to be the ability to get pressure with only rushing 4. isnt KC's oline banged up ?
will KC blitz often ? baker has been one of the best against the blitz the last half of the year .
and i know mahomes is a master against the blitz
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Yes, the OL has been banged up. Sunday will be the healthiest it has been in about two months. Starting LT Eric Fisher had some nagging injuries that affected his play, and subRT Mike Rammers had a back issue.
They're still down two starters from Day 1 of the season - LG Osemele and All-Pro RT Mitchell Schwartz - but this will be the best it's been or will be unless Schwartz miraculously returns during the playoffs.
New Orleans has a great front four with three studs (Hendrickson, Jordan, and Rankins) and gave Mahomes a lot of pressure, but he worked free of it. Cleveland is going to need more than just Garret to consistently pressure Mahomes or pressure him enough to cause real issues. Would be a big day for Sheldon Richardson to step up and make plays...
KC will blitz, but Spagnuolo is really creative in showing a lot of potential blitzers and disguising who is actually coming - and how. It's not a typical mad blitzing package, and that disguise has given a lot of QBs trouble in finding hot routes against it.