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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88
Cincy's defense was also gambling... correctly... on the fact that Andy was not going to run the ball, regardless of how effectively the Chiefs were running it.
Chiefs averaged 5.8 yards per rush in the game... the team with the highest rushing yards per carry average for the season was Cleveland with 5.1, the Chiefs were almost a full yard ahead of that in the game.
Getting a Kareem Hunt (2018 version) type RB in this offense is still no guarantee that Andy will actually run him consistently.
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Kareem was on pace for 1200 before he was cut
Teams respected - no, teams
feared this man. And Mahomes benefited massively.
I suspect Reid looks at the collection of RBs we have now and has the same respect for them that opposing teams do - none whatsoever.
The outcome is the ridiculous 8 deep situation we saw on Sunday.
In terms of running the ball, are you expecting run on 1st, 2nd and 3rd downs? It looks easy on paper but as soon as 3rd and 5 hits you are in a risky situation if you arent going to throw there.