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Cement said:
SF has no choice but to keep Jimmy G or Lance...or maybe both.

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I think Jimmy G is going to get more than the 49ers are willing to pay and on a longer contract than they will be comfortable with. I also think Lance and Purdy were always going to compete with each other in one way or another. They probably will go after a vet QB just in case Purdy can't start the season and Lance hasn't developed enough to start.

Some have said the 49ers could be a dark horse team for Tom Brady to go to, maybe this opens the door alittle more for that.
 
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I’m a Chiefs fan but haven’t watched a ton of the Eagles. Can someone give me insight to the match up. Is Eagles biggest advantage their defensive line?
 
Walter White said:
I’m a Chiefs fan but haven’t watched a ton of the Eagles. Can someone give me insight to the match up. Is Eagles biggest advantage their defensive line?
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The Eagles arent going to be favorites but I think they win.

Eagles have 2 legit number 1 WRs, a top 3 TE, and Hurts is incredible at knowing when to use his legs and when to make the throw. He just doesnt make mistakes like you see Mahomes make.

Defense Eagles lead the league in sacks (wasnt even close), held opposing to the lowest number of total yards (Wasnt close), and lets be clear is the number 1 defense in the NFL.

Mahomes is one hell of a QB, and Reid is one of the top coach (if not number 1 in the NFL). But the Cheifs defense, and offensive line are going to have their work cut out for them. I just dont see this as a good match up for the cheifs at the end of the day
 
bob2the2nd said:
The Eagles arent going to be favorites but I think they win.

Eagles have 2 legit number 1 WRs, a top 3 TE, and Hurts is incredible at knowing when to use his legs and when to make the throw. He just doesnt make mistakes like you see Mahomes make.

Defense Eagles lead the league in sacks (wasnt even close), held opposing to the lowest number of total yards (Wasnt close), and lets be clear is the number 1 defense in the NFL.

Mahomes is one hell of a QB, and Reid is one of the top coach (if not number 1 in the NFL). But the Cheifs defense, and offensive line are going to have their work cut out for them. I just dont see this as a good match up for the cheifs at the end of the day
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Yeah, unless the Chiefs defense really steps up, I think they'll struggle to keep up with the Eagles' offense. The Chiefs just don't have enough weapons. They've got the best QB in the league, but their WR room is awful right now, and that'll be even more true if Toney isn't good to go. Didn't Hardman get hurt again too?
 
bob2the2nd said:
The Eagles arent going to be favorites but I think they win.

Eagles have 2 legit number 1 WRs, a top 3 TE, and Hurts is incredible at knowing when to use his legs and when to make the throw. He just doesnt make mistakes like you see Mahomes make.

Defense Eagles lead the league in sacks (wasnt even close), held opposing to the lowest number of total yards (Wasnt close), and lets be clear is the number 1 defense in the NFL.

Mahomes is one hell of a QB, and Reid is one of the top coach (if not number 1 in the NFL). But the Cheifs defense, and offensive line are going to have their work cut out for them. I just dont see this as a good match up for the cheifs at the end of the day
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Hmm, I figured the Eagles would be favored.
 
A not-so-quick game recap and look ahead…

First, I’m very grateful that the Chiefs pulled this one out as they should’ve lost. I’m also grateful for you guys, who hate the Bengals so much that you didn’t parrot the “NFL is rigged, refs blew the game!” national talking points :chuckle:

The reason I say the Chiefs should’ve lost is because of the injury situation. Two series in they lost Sneed, their most versatile defender. He’s also their only CB that isn’t a rookie, leaving three rookies to guard Jamar, Higgins, and Boyd. They grew up quick and held their own, thanks in large part to the KC DL and pass rush. They also lost Willie Gay, their fastest/most dynamic LB.

The other injury issue was the WR corps. Going into the game, WR5 Justin Watson was out sick. They slid Skyy up a spot and activated Marcus Kemp, longtime practice squad player and special teams ace. However, by the early third quarter, their WR1 (Juju), WR3 (Toney), and WR4 (Hardman) were all out. They played most of the second half with three WR’s… MVS, Skyy (rookie with 22 catches), and Kemp (PS special teamer). Now, in addition to Kelce, the Chiefs have other TE’s that are good pass catchers in Gray and Fortson. But they’re typically most effective when forgotten about by the defense. Ultimately, it was difficult watching the #1 offense in the league try to move the ball with an injured Mahomes and non-existent receiving corps. I can’t imagine the Chiefs offense will look less explosive in the Super Bowl than it did in the second half of that game.

Looking ahead, they do need to get several of these players back. Most important for the offense is Juju, who is not only their second leading receiver but a Kelce-esque security blanket for Mahomes. He does a great job of finding the holes in zone defense and getting open. Kelce, Juju, and MVS combined for just under 3,000 yards this year, so those three plus healthy RB’s and a couple more WR’s should do it.

Toney and Hardman are more luxuries given that both are usually hurt, combining for 15 games, 468 yards, and 6 TD’s this season. The irony is that last night was their first game playing together and both got hurt. Toney is more likely to return and they probably need at least one of them to play the role of punt returner (credit to Skyy coming up clutch but his 3 muffs in the regular season were awful).

Ultimately the biggest challenge for the KC offense will be protecting Mahomes, who likely still won’t be healthy enough to scramble and extend plays like usual. The Eagles pass rush is great and usually gets home with only four. That’s a problem for the Chiefs and the OL will need to protect. There is a wrinkle I’m interested in seeing Andy Reid exploit. The Eagles were #1 in total defense when teams had no presnap motion but #22 when facing presnap motion. The 49ers run the most presnap motion but we didn’t get a chance to see that play out given the early injury to Purdy. The Chiefs run a ton of presnap motion as well and I expect them to dial it up.

Defensively expect the Chiefs to bring a ton of pressure and exotic looks like Spags usually does. They got home with four against Cincinnati but their OL was very rough. Against Philly they’ll likely bring blitz packages and spy Hurts. Ironically the KC defense looks good against the run and bad against the pass, but that’s only because of how teams play them when they get behind. Philly’s rushing attack scares me and they’ll need to be careful with Hurts. They have their work cut out for them, but I trust Spags when it comes to confusing QB’s, especially younger ones, in big games.

TL;DR Chiefs need to get healthy, exploit some match ups, and throw everything they have at Hurts. The Eagles are favored but I won’t count out KC just yet. Also just booked my flight out to PHX!
 
camakazee said:
A not-so-quick game recap and look ahead…

First, I’m very grateful that the Chiefs pulled this one out as they should’ve lost. I’m also grateful for you guys, who hate the Bengals so much that you didn’t parrot the “NFL is rigged, refs blew the game!” national talking points :chuckle:

The reason I say the Chiefs should’ve lost is because of the injury situation. Two series in they lost Sneed, their most versatile defender. He’s also their only CB that isn’t a rookie, leaving three rookies to guard Jamar, Higgins, and Boyd. They grew up quick and held their own, thanks in large part to the KC DL and pass rush. They also lost Willie Gay, their fastest/most dynamic LB.

The other injury issue was the WR corps. Going into the game, WR5 Justin Watson was out sick. They slid Skyy up a spot and activated Marcus Kemp, longtime practice squad player and special teams ace. However, by the early third quarter, their WR1 (Juju), WR3 (Toney), and WR4 (Hardman) were all out. They played most of the second half with three WR’s… MVS, Skyy (rookie with 22 catches), and Kemp (PS special teamer). Now, in addition to Kelce, the Chiefs have other TE’s that are good pass catchers in Gray and Fortson. But they’re typically most effective when forgotten about by the defense. Ultimately, it was difficult watching the #1 offense in the league try to move the ball with an injured Mahomes and non-existent receiving corps. I can’t imagine the Chiefs offense will look less explosive in the Super Bowl than it did in the second half of that game.

Looking ahead, they do need to get several of these players back. Most important for the offense is Juju, who is not only their second leading receiver but a Kelce-esque security blanket for Mahomes. He does a great job of finding the holes in zone defense and getting open. Kelce, Juju, and MVS combined for just under 3,000 yards this year, so those three plus healthy RB’s and a couple more WR’s should do it.

Toney and Hardman are more luxuries given that both are usually hurt, combining for 15 games, 468 yards, and 6 TD’s this season. The irony is that last night was their first game playing together and both got hurt. Toney is more likely to return and they probably need at least one of them to play the role of punt returner (credit to Skyy coming up clutch but his 3 muffs in the regular season were awful).

Ultimately the biggest challenge for the KC offense will be protecting Mahomes, who likely still won’t be healthy enough to scramble and extend plays like usual. The Eagles pass rush is great and usually gets home with only four. That’s a problem for the Chiefs and the OL will need to protect. There is a wrinkle I’m interested in seeing Andy Reid exploit. The Eagles were #1 in total defense when teams had no presnap motion but #22 when facing presnap motion. The 49ers run the most presnap motion but we didn’t get a chance to see that play out given the early injury to Purdy. The Chiefs run a ton of presnap motion as well and I expect them to dial it up.

Defensively expect the Chiefs to bring a ton of pressure and exotic looks like Spags usually does. They got home with four against Cincinnati but their OL was very rough. Against Philly they’ll likely bring blitz packages and spy Hurts. Ironically the KC defense looks good against the run and bad against the pass, but that’s only because of how teams play them when they get behind. Philly’s rushing attack scares me and they’ll need to be careful with Hurts. They have their work cut out for them, but I trust Spags when it comes to confusing QB’s, especially younger ones, in big games.

TL;DR Chiefs need to get healthy, exploit some match ups, and throw everything they have at Hurts. The Eagles are favored but I won’t count out KC just yet. Also just booked my flight out to PHX!
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If the Chiefs can get mostly healthy, I can live with the outcome. I hope most of those players come back and that Patrick heals up more. Not being mobile is very tough because it makes a difference. He was very careful to not get hit much.

Pacheco is ballin out for us though, he has been making nice plays.
 
Walter White said:
If the Chiefs can get mostly healthy, I can live with the outcome. I hope most of those players come back and that Patrick heals up more. Not being mobile is very tough because it makes a difference. He was very careful to not get hit much.

Pacheco is ballin out for us though, he has been making nice plays.
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I love the way Pacheco runs even though it’s not sustainable (dude will be out of the league in a couple years running like that!). However it’s going to be tough for KC to establish the run game if Mahomes isn’t a little more mobile. The Bengals took the run game away with a lot of activity at the line.

Should be a good game if the team can get Mahomes more healthy and return Sneed, Gay, Juju, and one of Toney/Hardman. Juju is the big question mark as it sounds like he had a lot of trouble navigating steps to the locker room after his knee injury.
 
Dr. Claw said:
Agreed. LOL'd at Nick getting removed by Lane Johnson, and double LOL @ Joey getting laughed out of Philly.
That's how CLE needs to deal with trolls in this upcoming era. Just give them the Marcus Camby signal
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Don’t mess with Philadelphia fans in Philadelphia. Or players. I’ve never seen it end well. Ask Mia Khalifa who attempted to troll the Sixers by tweeting a picture of Embiid, Simmons, Dario and Fultz and saying “What a bunch of Ls.” Embiid replied “says the woman with miles of D.” Mia: “Lesson learned, don’t mess with the Sixers.”
 
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