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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
You don’t understand? When the Chiefs have shown a history of holding back plays and unleashing them in the playoffs?
Did we see the Chiefs spamming Tom and Jerry/Corn Dog in the regular season to pump up red zone conversions during the regular season the past two years? Or did they break those out for key spots in the playoffs?
Did we see the Chiefs spamming run-pass options with Mahomes before the playoffs, ever?
You’re going to tell me they haven’t worked out a counterpunch to the “crash the line with power rushes to the QB’s left hand, spy prepared to chase Mahomes when he scrambles right” tactic the Chargers pioneered and the Bills used in many key spots in the regular season?
It’s one of the reasons KC has been able to amp up its red zone efficiency so much in the playoffs, even back to the 2019 run. They had what was, to some, concerning “conversion rates in the red zone, and then in the playoffs they turn into an ultra efficient red zone TD machines while breaking out shit from a Rose Bowl in the 1940s.
Spagnuolo has done it, too - saving a major tendency breaker look for a must-have spot in the postseason.
People expect some new wrinkles because new wrinkles have come out every year.
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Evidently, I don't see it. What i saw in those situations was using plays that took advantage of the defensive alignment. Or in the case of the Texans game, blitzing against their offensive line because their prior drive consumed most of the 3rd quarter and the defense didn't have an answer. I didn't seem any efficiency on the first two drives against the Texans. Wouldn't have made sense to get TDs instead of FGs in that situation?
I find the narrative that the Chiefs are going to turn into Acme and break out all of these amazing plays to dazzle the opponent dumb.