12-27-2023, 01:16 PM
(12-26-2023, 05:34 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: The Raiders showed the rest of the league how to stop the Chiefs: Suffocating pressure which generates turnovers. Las Vegas sacked Patrick Mahomes four times and intercepted one of his passes. Mahomes was also the Chiefs’ rushing leader yesterday with 53 yards; that means the Raiders’ secondary did an outstanding job on the back end making sure the Kansas City receivers were covered.the bold letters is what needs to be done, agreed, specially the latter part to take out Mahommes, pressure is a given, but the thing that makes mahommes dangerous is he can do magic on the run/out of the pocket (unlike Lamar Jackson who runs it, Mahommes throws it), and when receivers are not well covered, then chains keep moving and moving.....the raiders had those timed well for that game, WHICH, is not very easy to do and unlikely to happen in every game. We've done this same formula before, but unfortunately, we are not the same Defense as last season.. Lou is going to have to come up with that will work, based on our limited personnel somehow.
This parallels what Lou Anarumo did when the Bengals played the Chiefs successfully in 2021 and 2022. With the exception of last year’s AFC Championship, Cincinnati successfully employed the defensive combination of pressure on the quarterback with great coverage by the secondary and won three of four games.
This is the perfect time to dial up this type defense again I believe. Kansas City’s offense looked anemic against the Raiders. I believe the Bengals can land the knockout punch.
