Quote:
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
One of the 2-3 biggest storylines for me is what’s the plan for Hopkins and offensive personnel as a whole this Sunday.
On one hand, 16 snaps ain’t near enough. Not when he could be our answer down inside the red zone for Mahomes.
On the other, I don’t think this banged up Bills secondary can keep up with Worthy and Brown. Like, I think they might be running wide open more than we’ve seen against any team since Brown’s return.
But, Buffalo loves to stay in nickel and countering that with 12 personnel is a nice option when your TE2 is Noah Gray.
I think we’ll continue to see a heavy dose of 12, with the two speedsters at WR to stress the secondary.
However when they do go 11, there has to be more Hopkins. Just has to be. He needs to be out there on every red zone play even if it is 12 personnel — he should take Brown’s place in those spots because his speed isn’t impactful as much down there.
|
If the O-line can block, you're correct. We saw that against Pittsburgh. Mahomes had time and we had enough weapons to pick the Steelers secondary apart. It's when the O-line struggles and Mahomes gets happy feet that the offense stalls. A steady run game would help too but Andy doesn't like that and the O-line hasn't blocked well for many weeks in the run game.
I believe Buffalo played lots of man during the last meeting but that was before Hollywood Brown entered the lineup. With their injuries in the secondary, they're unlikely to try the same strategy.
Also, Reid/Spags aren't the only coaches who may be holding back plays in the regular season. I'm sure Buffalo's coaches have several new wrinkles as well they were saving in their packages and play designs.