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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Well, this a part of the problem for the Chiefs, probably their second biggest problem behind QB: They have no depth. They don't have a legit NT and their DE's are average on a good day and well below average on a normal day.
Hali is a liability against run, as is DJ. This team will routinely give up HUGE rushing yardage this season because they just cannot stop anyone on the ground.
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Depth is undoubtedly a big problem. But better than last year? Yeah. Shaun Smith is better depth than having nobody (how a team goes through an entire half of a season without a backup NT is headscratching). Gilberry is emerging as a pretty dangerous pass specialist. We will likely have better depth in our secondary by allowing Arenas to match up against slot receivers. And you would hope that this season, you'll start to see Studebaker become featured in a lot more pass plays (or just in general).
I don't think we'll routinely give up big yards. Our biggest problem last year was giving up the big play and I think we'll cut those down significantly. Apart from that ****-up on the McCoy 18-yard run, I thought it was one of the most disciplined games I've seen in a long time with our D-line. They finally were starting to get their gap assignments right, even if they weren't getting a ton of push. That to me, more than anything, was a major reason we were finally getting pressure on the QB when we chose to blitz.