Welcome to half two of the Tremendous Bowl LIX breakdown from Set up the Enjoyable. Learn our movie overview of the Chiefs offense vs. Eagles protection. Now let’s dive into the opposite facet of the ball.
Now, you’re in all probability anticipating me to begin off with one thing right here about QB Jalen Hurts and the passing sport.
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As up and down as Hurts and the Eagles’ passing sport has been this season, they accomplish that effectively at avoiding these conditions as a result of they’re probably the greatest dashing groups within the sport. Kansas Metropolis must be a lot better of their protection on the bottom than they had been of their win over the Payments within the AFC title sport towards this Eagles group, however how each groups get to their run schemes is way totally different. Whereas the Payments majored in duo, mid zone, after which throwing in sort out dart on events, the Eagles are extra of a counter group and use inside zone as their changeup.
Due to how athletic Philadelphia’s offensive line is, they focus on GT Counter, the place each the guard and sort out pull.
They use Hurts together with this on Counter Bash, the place the guard and sort out pull reverse of the route the again goes, as an alternative main for Hurts. This enables the Eagles’ QB to get downhill with lead blockers, usually a foul state of affairs for the protection.
I’m slightly intrigued by how the Chiefs defend the run this week, as a result of the Eagles’ run scheme is much more much like the Ravens, who they confronted in week one. Even then, the Ravens have a way more explosive run menace at QB and poses totally different issues than the Eagles. But, I feel the Chiefs will pull out the same defensive gameplan. Count on a variety of their linebackers walked up, or DB Chamarri Conner in the event that they need to play in nickel. What this does is creates a tough edge to both pressure performs to bounce or field them again inside.
LB Leo Chenal (No. 54) loses the sting right here due to all of the run stuff thrown at him, however you get an amazing play by LB Nick Bolton (No. 32), who performed effectively within the SB win towards Philly.
On this one, they’ve Conner because the bottom EDGE participant, monitoring this play down from the bottom. I feel KC goes to have to indicate the Eagles totally different appears to be like up entrance to disrupt the timing of their run sport in the event that they need to gradual Philly down.
If we use the 2022 Tremendous Bowl to tell us of something in relation to Hurts’ efficiency, I feel he must be tremendous. The largest factor for Hurts as a passer is for him to take the straightforward stuff when it’s there. This season, he’s turned down just a few passing choices with a view to scramble, and whereas I feel he can try this, I don’t assume that’s his sport. Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore must give him simpler stuff to get him warmed up and into the circulation of the sport to allow them to assault downfield, which that they had success doing of their first Tremendous Bowl matchup. I feel the run sport will play a big position in that, as a result of it retains the Eagles out of conditions the place Spags and the Chiefs can throw all of the bizarre stress appears to be like at them. In a sport the place Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens may be hampered, that might be their most suitable choice.
We’ve all seen the stress numbers for Hurts at this level. He’s one of many worst in relation to EPA and Success Charge, however has additionally thrown six TDs whereas underneath stress. I feel he performed his greatest soccer of the season towards Washington, and it’s partially as a result of he was discovering his solutions towards simulated pressures. Washington tries to play a cool inverted Cowl 2 right here, bringing LB Bobby Wagner and dropping LB Frankie Luvu. Hurts doesn’t panic, is aware of the place his reply is and delivers a 15-yard move to WR AJ Brown.
Nevertheless, the Eagles face the king of the one sport defensive gameplan and some of the underrated secondaries within the NFL. Spags trusts his secondary to take action a lot in relation to the altering footage and appears he can throw at opponents, and so they’re all feisty blitzers from depth. When the Chiefs can use pressures like this one towards Houston, they’re extraordinarily powerful to beat.
To me, the battle on this facet of the ball goes to return right down to first and second down. Spags and the Chiefs need to get you into apparent passing conditions, and whereas Hurts can win that approach, it will make the sport rather a lot simpler on them if he doesn’t should attempt to decipher the Spags code in apparent passing conditions. Conversely, I’m wondering how the Chiefs defend the run after getting gashed towards Buffalo. This can be a a lot totally different beast than the Payments are, but when they will stymie the run sport and stop a Saquon Barkley lightning bolt, they might be in fine condition.
