Let’s talk about the Miami Dolphins

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by mililo4cpa

I went over there just to check it out, and agree that most there seem to know very little about us....Not surprising, but there was a lot of talk about blitzing and cover 0.....they obviously don't know that Mahomes is better against the blitz than laying back in zone...

There was also a lot of the obligatory "long drives, hold on to the ball, keep Mahomes on the bench"....which has worked exactly once in two years.

Honestly though, I like the spirit of their thread: "if I were coach, what would I do...., and honestly, don't know what I would do against the Chiefs, so I suppose I don't have any better offerings than "long drives....."

About blitz vs. zone, I posted this the other day. It bears repeating:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...egit-contender

And he has become virtually indefensible against any scheme or strategy aimed at slowing him down, ranking first in QBR against zone coverage, the blitz, no blitz, pressure, no pressure, outside of the pocket, in the third quarter, in the fourth quarter and with or without motion, according to ESPN Stats & Information data.

[mililo4cpa]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

About blitz vs. zone, I posted this the other day. It bears repeating:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...egit-contender

yeah....it's splitting hairs really.....

EDIT: I think the only thing zone really does is makes the O be more patient, and slows the drive downs. this increases the opportunity for a mistake / penalty to stall the drive.....but yeah, doesn't really impact Mahomes at all...in fact, probably makes it slightly easier as his guys know how to find the holes

[reaper7534]

Like most team forums, we have our fair share of delusional fans that seem to think we can stop KC from scoring. If we did somehow slow down your passing attack, the run game is going to eat us up. We are dreadful against the run. Even average teams that run the ball with any consistency kills us.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by reaper7534

Like most team forums, we have our fair share of delusional fans that seem to think we can stop KC from scoring. If we did somehow slow down your passing attack, the run game is going to eat us up. We are dreadful against the run. Even average teams that run the ball with any consistency kills us.

Compared to Ravens/Steelers/Titans/Texans/Broncos/Raiders forums, it’s a low percentage. I’m sure it would be lower than a Chargers fan forum, if one existed, too.

I suspect KC will run more against light boxes if Edwards-Helaire is able to play than it did against Denver.

I could see Flores and co. Being confident Jones and Howard will hold up better on islands than the Tampa CB did, but suspect they won’t be as stubborn with it as Tampa was ... if they do go that route.