You people do realize KC uses a LOT of those East-west routes with their speed guys, right? The major difference is, it’s not all they use…because they have a QB who can make a defense pay deep as well.
Dalton can do that decently. Hopefully Fields can do it much better. Either way, it stands to be much different this season than with Mitch at QB…
You're exactly right. The KC offense is predicated on stretching a D horizontally and then throwing behind the D's shell.
The way to stop it is to keep the O in front of you and quick hits for no YAC. The counter is guys who get behind the D and force the shell Vertical.
Much as it pains me to say about Hello Kitty Too Cute, Nagy didn't have a QB last year who could hit a deep ball on a guy running open.
Maybe it's just my burned out brain, but I swear I saw Mooney running free like once a game with Foles or Trubisky just flat out missing him.