"Pressure is the great equalizer"

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(12-30-2021, 10:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Lou has to get creative with his blitz packages against Mahommes and Reid.

I'd be bringing a lot of Mike Hilton and Vonn Bell from the secondary and maybe Jordan Kovacs from the sidelines.  I don't think NFL team utilize the "coach blitz" enough.  It almost always catches the opponent unaware.

Bengals defense doesn't rely on the blitz. They are in the bottom 7 of the league for blitz % (21%): https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/opp.htm

Defenses with early season success against the Chiefs didn't blitz, but I don't know if teams continued that trend or if the Chiefs offense adapted; the Chiefs have improved as the season progresses. Anyhow, it's not about Lou being creative but deciding if he needs to increase the number of blitz plays called during the course of the game.