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Man, these injuries. Just read a story that mentioned Brady threw at least one interception in each playoff game last year (two in SB49). The team had the tools and the health to bounce back. I have to think turnovers will be even more important than usual today: clean on offense, a take away or two by the D — maybe a defense score or at least shorten the field for Ghost to be a big factor.
I said last night in the 11/16/16 thread that I woud be ready to "run through a brick wall" before kickoff, hell, I'm ready now!!! I love playoff football!!!
The late report on Gronk's back is a ploy to get the Chiefs defender to target that area and in doing so try to tackle Gronk by hitting him in the mid-section, rather than down low. Seems pretty obvious.
The late report on Gronk's back is a ploy to get the Chiefs defender to target that area and in doing so try to tackle Gronk by hitting him in the mid-section, rather than down low. Seems pretty obvious.
What concerns me is not so much those two but that monster in the middle Poe collapsing the pocket from the inside. Jackson is out, meaning that our resources along the interior offensive line are a bit thinner.
If there was a game Gronk had to be hurt for, this might as well be the game as Chiefs are very good at scheming against TE's. My real concern is how Edelman performs- I think he and Amendola are the real keys to the game as the Chiefs backfield tends to play long and have a tough time against smaller, shiftier players.
Chiefs like to pack their receivers in bunches or stacks so I think we'll play more zone than we did the first time. I'll be looking to see how we track Kelce coming out of those bunches, and if we handle that well, we have the edge on them.
If Smith starts picking up 3rd downs with his legs I expect Collins to start mirroring him, something the Texans didn't even bother to do, from what I understand.
With regards to Maclin's status, I just watched the NFLN where Brandon Marshall (Jets version) said he suffered a high ankle sprain during the season and it pretty much took him out for 4 weeks. Said if Maclin is active today he won't be more than a decoy. Marshall proceeded to say that there is no way a receiver is even 25% effective with a high ankle sprain, if that.
I predict he's active today but is nothing more than a decoy to draw coverage. He won't be able to run/cut much.
What concerns me is not so much those two but that monster in the middle Poe collapsing the pocket from the inside. Jackson is out, meaning that our resources along the interior offensive line are a bit thinner.
