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Originally Posted by jerryaldini
Excellent couple of posts, thanks. Don't know how you manage to be disciplined enough to watch that stuff during the game. I'm always tunnel vision on the QB.
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Ha, mostly I don't in-game, other than the instant replays. I'm like every other Chiefs fan; I watch the game and mostly only notice the splash plays, offensively and defensively.
Yesterday was easier because CLE kept repeating the same things over and over, so you could see the similarities from snap to snap. After seeing the chip on Frank three times in a row early in the game I started focusing on Clark. But if he mush rushed, I knew what he was doing and where he was going (or not going), so I usually tried to find Jones or Mathieu.
Clark's play to erase the HB screen was easy, because in the first replay he was basically in the middle of the TV screen to begin with. The ball is snapped, you see Clark start to rush, but right as he engages, he drops back and puts himself right next to Chubb about 5-6 yards behind and to his left a little. Baker sees that, and throws the ball into the ground about halfway between himself and Clark.
You know Clark is probably dropping into coverage if he stands up before the snap. You'll see him get down into his usual four-point stance, look into the backfield, check the receiver(s) to his side, and then sometimes he'll stand up. At least half the time it seems like the play is some kind of screen or pass into the flat, and he'll run to cover the receiver (usually the HB/TE). This is also how some teams try to scheme him out of rushing. They'll fake a screen to his side, and he'll jump it, which takes him out of the rush. So Spags will sometimes send a delayed blitz behind Clark, because he knows teams are scheming Clark away from the OL.
But usually i have to go back and watch highlight reels on YT or actually rewatch the game on NFL.com's GamePass to see details. Slow the playback and zoom in, etc. Multiple times for each snap to actually see everything.
Well, not everything, but as much as I can figure out.