Why Do You Like This Draft!

[Stewy]

(05-05-2022, 01:13 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Saw Bucky Brooks talking about our draft and he made a great point.

Bengals had a lot of success dropping 7 or even 8 in zone coverage and just rushing 3 or 4, but Brooks said the Bengals don't want to be forced to play that way.  And if they want to blitz more and play more "pressure" defense that usually means playing more man-to-man coverage.  So the Bengals had to bring in more cover guys.  That way they can mix it up.

I know a lot of fans don't want to admit it, but the Chiefs second half meltdown in the playoffs had a lot more to do with Mahommes playing poorly than our amazing defensive scheme.  I saw Kurt Warner break down the film and there were open receivers and running lanes that Mahommes just ignored or failed to see.  Our defense played great that second half.  I don't want to take away all the credit they deserve, but I guarantee we won't be able to shut down Mahommes with that simple of a scheme next time.

Yeah I saw the BBrooks interview too.  Nice breakdown.

I mostly agree about Mahommes, but we did do it to him twice.  He is susceptible to the defense getting into his head.  We also do it with Lamar Jackson.  Make them uncomfortable, frustrate them, and take away their normal behaviors and you can get in their heads.  Works on Watson too as he is "Mahommes lite".  

More versatility, speed and optionality on defense that these draft picks provide, means potentially getting into their heads earlier as opposed till after we're behind by 21.  lol