The NFL (completely) stopped blitzing Patrick Mahomes. 

I’m locked and loaded for fantasy this year, hit me with your questions below! Also, I watched my midseason Chiefs video back after finishing this episode and realized how many of the same plays I used completely inadvertently. Guess the one year of freshman football hasn’t been kind to the ol memory 😅

It’s amazing the effect SuperBowl 55 had on the way teams approached the Chiefs.

That was a pretty accurate breakdown of the Chiefs offense and of Mahomes. I would like to remind people that Watkins played a huge role in allowing Hill and Kelce to run free. While he wasn't lighting up the stats, his presence was noticed in the aggregate. Once he started getting hurt, then became a FA, you immediately saw the weakness in their offense, and that was their lack of depth at WR and TE. Outside of Hardman, the rest were mediocre to subpar. It didn't take long for teams to figure that out, so they took away Hill's speed and Kelce's field awareness, leaving Mahomes with very little to work with. I think Mahomes' struggles at the beginning of the year last year was needed for him to grow as a QB. It forced him to learn how to stay in the pocket, be patient, and let his teammates make the plays for him. Sure, losing Hill isn't good, but the offense got way better and so did the defense because of that trade. Reid and company had to scheme every play to try and specifically get Hill or Kelce open, because they couldn't do that for anybody else. Now they can scheme it to get anybody open whenever they want to.

We saw the chiefs testing a lot of tight ends in the pre season and I’m super excited to see them bring those big guys into a spotlight.

This really was a daring issue last season but I'm convinced that Mahomes as well as Andy Reid will be able to adjust. They had a whole offseason and Andy Reid will like you said have a plan.

Heavy sets this year with Kelce and Jody Fortson are going to be a nightmare for defenses

Man this is just outstanding analysis! Better than anything on NFL Network or ESPN. Not. Even. Close!

Loved the bit about Andy Reid. The man doesn't quit. He's thinking about new plays while you're reading this.

Excellent topic! I am glad that you discussed this. Aside from the Eagles (because I'm an Eagles fan), I think that the Chiefs are the team that I am most curious to see play in the 2022 season. I am curious to see how their offense will perform without Tyreek Hill. I do agree with you, in that, while I wouldn't want to say for sure that this will happen, but I can indeed see a scenario in which the Chiefs will be even better on offense this year, from the standpoint that they could be a little more balanced, and have possibly more threats that you would need to account for on defense. I believe that I commented on one of your Chiefs videos from the 2021 season that I felt that the Chiefs were missing a third option that could take advantage of all of the attention that Hill and Kelce receive. I could see the 2022 Chiefs being like the 2010 Patriots, who had to adjust their offense when they traded away Randy Moss, and Tom Brady ended up having an MVP season. However, I could also see a scenario in which the Chiefs struggle, if it turns out that a lot of their offensive success was dependent on the threat that Tyreek Hill poses to blow a game open on any play. That's what makes them so fascinating coming into the season!

First time seeing this channel. I love how deep the analysis is and will definitely help me predict wins and losses better this season. Great vid and ya got my sub

Solid video! Can’t wait to see the Chiefs’ adjusted offense. Two weeks!!!

After a season of teams dropping all their players in coverage, you’d expect the chiefs have figured out a way to adapt this off-season . Offense will be incredible this year 🔥

I know losing Hill is big but defenses were already limiting his down field threat. I think they will be ok because I trust Andy to come up with something new. Also the O line was banged up since the SB loss against TB. They rebuilt the O line this year and most rank the line top 5 in the league.

that’s crazy cause he was still one pass away from a 3rd straight sb appearance

Great video and analysis! spot on!!

Excellent film breakdown & analysis. Subbed.

I think "getting his ass kicked" is a company-friendly way of saying the refs weren't calling defensive holding on Kelce lmao

Remember when the answer to beating 2 high was obvious to everyone? This ancient thing called running the ball.

Man your take that the chiefs would be better without Tyreek couldn’t have aged any better. 2 years later and they have 2 super bowls. Fine wine 👏

Missed you! Glad you're back!

This channel goes DEEP 💪

Love the videos !!

Good job with this video. Subscribed.

Yet he still shredded the Bills number 1 D in the playoffs. He can adjust and thats good to see

I am new to the NFL and discovering this channel is an absolute miracle. I can tell you that even for someone with little knowledge of the game, your video is extremely easy to comprehend. Earned a sub.

The video dope as hell .. aye if u got time can you do these thru out the season?

This video aged so well

I am a Chiefs fan, and was devastated at the loss of Hill, but having several months to really think about it and consider all the other talent we've picked up on offense, I too have come to the conclusion the they'll be better without Hill. I can remember times in Mahomes' career where Hill was out for a few weeks at a time with an injury, and Chiefs fans almost didn't even notice. The offense was much more dynamic without him because Mahomes was spreading the ball around and getting it done with everybody instead of just one guy.

Not throwing to a wr that has a DB within a yard away is the same thing that college spread offense QBs always struggle with coming to the pros. Not having that WR that is completely, obviously open or on a mismatch that the spread offense creates so often at the college level. Because the jump in ability with college DBs to pro DBs is the most drastic change from college to pro. And that's the real reason that QBs that were considered great in college (especially spread offense QBs) don't do well in the pros

Defenses were beating up Kelce all year. Expect to see lots of 2 TE formations this season. Also now JuJu will be underneath as well. MVS and Hardman aren't Tyreek so we'll see.

Trust me, you don't get rid of a top 5 WR unless you have a legitimate plan. (Unless you're the Packers)

Dude loved your videos for years but the ending always gets me FIRED up for football…love the way you build up to it

Good analyse thank you for that.

The editing on this one is next level. Props to the editor.

They need a 1000 -1200+ yard RB to blow open those holes

That explosive plays rank dropping they much is mind blowing to me 🤯

The Chiefs just need to be slightly more conventional and boring. If teams are begging you to just cram the ball down their throat 35-40 times a game and your ripping off 4 to 5 yards a carry just do it.

I am so ready Alex!!!! Can't wait! Looking forward to some more Chiefs content and I'll be looking out to see how they adapt this year. I beg to ask though.. why don't the Chiefs run the ball more?

Jody Forston the chiefs te will have a breakout season

Instead of always throwing underneath they should have been running the ball until teams stopped using 2 high safeties. If they had done that they’d have 2 more Super Bowls probably

Great video

Isn't this basically what the Patriots ended up doing when they drafted Gronk and Hernandez in 2010? They just worked the middle of the field and started to use the outside receivers less and less. They say history repeats itself, and all great coaches know how to swing the pendulum back to their favor. Just like everyone wondered whether Brady can live without Moss at the time, it is the same way that people are talking about Mahomes and Hill. Will be interesting to see how it plays out in the coming years.

Chiefs finna pull up on the league this year. And Reek gonna have to go full time podcaster by the end of it.

Shoutout to The Franchise for all those pretty shots

With Tyreek gone the Chiefs better hope Kelce learns how to shed those jams and get open.

KC’s biggest problem last season was the wait for the rebuilt O-line to gel. Mahomes didn’t trust them to protect him.

Terrific breakdown

Awesome!

I've seen 7 people claim "their team" figured out the "blueprint" for stopping patrick mahomes in these comments. Bucs fans, charger fans, raider fans, bronco fans Bill's fans, ect... The highest rated passer in league history. Who outperformed guys like herbert and Allen in a 'down year', but the entire league has a blueprint to stop him created by your particular team. Most of which have terrible records against him. 😅 Gold

With how efficient Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been so far this season, I think those heavier looks will pay off for KC, and help to open up their pass game more since defenses have to respect the run more from KC now that ever before, opening up the explosive plays we know Patrick Mahomes to be so good at delivering on.

Love all your content, but I live in KC so I'm obviously super bias when you make Chiefs videos. Do you think defenses will continue to employ a two high safety look against the Chiefs without Hill on the team? Or does another receiver (Hardman?) fill the speed slot? Ultimately, with hindsight, I'd have liked to see us utilize the run game more throughout the 2nd half of the last season (especially in the AFCCG) to counter the double high safety.

Can’t wait to watch this one

Great video, I think will make the right adjustments and we could see Mahomes best season yet...or second best bc 2018 was just crazy

From my layman’s perspective: why they stopped blitzing mahomes. Because he would just escape the pressure and run or make an improvised pass. Literally blitzing him seemed like a complete defensive disadvantage because of his speed and ability to make a pass while scrambling. From my memory anyway.

his is why it is still important even in this era of football to have a consistent run game, 2 high shells, playing soft coverage and dime packages are easier to run on My question is- why didn’t the chiefs run more? or maybe why did they struggle so much to do so?

People be forgetting about Jody Fortson he is a great 2nd TE and is very efficient in the red zone

Andy has adapted his offenses his entire career. I'm excited to see what he has up his sleeve this year.

This video was excellent

It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs make the adjustments and mostly, does it work or will Reid have to adjust the adjustment. You're right Alex (as usual), teams cannot simply rely on the same concepts over and over again and that goes for defenses as well.

lfg! that ending got me ready to run through a wall

Not blitzed in the AFC championship or the Super Bowl even with a bad ankle and it burned both teams

Well defenses just realizes they could hold Kelce for 4 quarters and the refs didn’t care

The problem with the chiefs is that they don't run the ball enough nor effectively. Andy Reid is known to be pass heavy, it's fun to watch abd all but defenses don't respect their run so they don't stack the box , they just play two high. If the cheifs would run the ball more and run it effectively, those two safety's high would disappear in a jiffy. You would see one high safety more , with other safety dropping into the box for run support. Essentially because the chiefs pass so much they fail to keep the D honest.

Kelce still had a monster season last year. You make it seem like defenses totally neutralized him.

This video just put Kelce on my don't draft list

Something I noticed in this year's preseason Mahones threw many passes to the tight ends quite alot even ending up with 1 or 3 td's to Jody Fortson.💯🔥#CHIEFS KINGDOM👑

I wish games would give more of a broadcast view instead of the zoomed in version we currently use. I would like to watch what's going on in the secondary as well as the line. Use the zoomed in views for the replay.

Because of Tyreek Hill…That will all change this Season

I’ve been telling everyone that since they don’t know why Mahomes was “worse” this year, they don’t know why he’ll be even better this year. Our WR room looks a lot like the bengals’ scheme

Finally got some guys that can get open when pressed at the line. Mahomes hasn't really had anyone in that regard outside of Kelce.

Early upload lesgo, welcome back

I tried creating a defensive play in Madden with no one rushing the passer. The DTs cover the hook (4-3 DTs), the DEs cover the flats, the Will and Sam backers cover the curls, the Mike covers the deep middle, the CBs cover the outs, and there are two safety looks, like a pseudo-Cover 5.

If I may, I have a suggestion for another video. I had suggested this to you before, but: Cooper Kupp was always a very good to excellent receiver, but then he became the best receiver in the league during 2021. How was he able to reach, and find, such a stratospheric new level? Was it just the change in quarterback, or was it something else?

Really enjoyed the video but had a question. From what I understand wasn't the Chief O line kinda bad as well? The blitz percentage would be lower if people are still getting pressure with a four-man rush. Which then opens up the chance to play more two high coverages? So is the switch to cover two also just made possible by the bad o line of the Chiefs?

Chiefs can fix alot of things with only a few small changes. 1: Stop the RPO nonsense and go back to play action concepts. 2: RUN THE BALL! If teams are going to play soft out of fear of the deep ball, then chew them up on the ground. Chiefs were whipping the Bengals in the first half of the AFC Championship game, and they averaged 5.6YPC for the game. But in the second half they completely abandoned the run, only calling 5 rushing plays. We all know how that one ended up. When they Chiefs play a balanced game they are extremely tough to beat. They just need to stop always trying to call highlight reel plays and just stick to gashing the Defense until they crowd the line, then take their shot.

Short and intermediate crossers are West-Coast bread and butter. But you need some big, tough WRs to pursue that strategy. With the right guys, that short passing game can be super consistent at generating 8 yards a catch, if you have tough enough guys to get YAC and take some hits over the middle.

I have a feeling our offense will still be top notch but the other teams should probably be worried about our defense. This year looks to be like chiefs defense’s from the past. Go Chiefs !!! Go Defense !!!

Dammmmnnnn.. 🔥 content

It says a lot about their manager and coach connection when they can mutually agree to let go of a "franchise player" for the benefit of scheme. Many teams would refuse to do this, because Hill throws up deuces and sells tickets. But the best coaches know their schemes need to evolve (Do you hear me, Kingsbury?)

I expect to see a lot of single-high looks with Kelce being bracketed off the line and/or robbers in the middle of the field. Without Tyreek Hill the threat of gamebreaking speed making your corners look silly is gone, and the receiving corps isn't all that scary outside of Kelce. On KC's end, I know this is sacrilege to say but I think they should make a concerted effort to take the ball OUT of Mahomes' hands. Pound the rock on early downs so defenses can't just sit back and expect 40-50 throws a game. Draw them in and then let Mahomes beat defenses with his superhuman talent when he gets 1-on-1s

bro you called it

There are still holes in those coverages, but you need a WR who'll run more of an option route, and adjust to the coverage as it develops. Very hard to get on the same page for that. Just a thought I had, watching DeMarcus Robinson run his post-corner-post, instead of adjusting and turning it into more of a 7-route or corner route.

Mahomes in a “down” year: almost gets us to a third SB in a row if not for the epic collapse in the 2nd half vs the bengals

I agree about hill I have been saying this since they traded him. I am a steelers fan by the way

I kinda figure this vid would because If you look a Pats number’s against the blitz they get absurd…him and Brady at the peak of his powers don’t blitz it’s no point…granted they very are different qbs in the reasons you don’t blitz them

Anybody know the song that the background music beat is after the intro. It’s UK I know that I just forgot the name.

Having a joke of a run game makes it easier for defenses to keep dialing up those deep coverage plays

this man has the perfect narrating voice lol

this guy can tell the future

Excellent breakdown on the trigger man of Kansas City. Now understanding his tendencies, skillset, and decision making on the field, tell me he didn't throw that playoff game against the Bengals last season.

Excellent video, I hope Patrick and Andy watch this…..I also hope Jody Fortson gets a lot of playing time, The two touchdowns he caught shows the defensive back is not gonna be able to stop him and Patrick can just throw it up and have a high success rate. I do agree that Patrick has a tendency to take the safe throws, he doesn’t like throwing into traffic, in fairness to him he had to rely on small receivers to come down with the ball. Now he has a bevy of taller, bigger guys that can be aggressive in winning contested throws. He might throw a few more picks, However there will be much fewer times the Chiefs will go three and out, or have a quarter or even a half where they score very few, if any points.

9:33 offens player running into defence players and both dont know what just happend this really is pure chaos x'D

Just want to say I love your channel and going into detail more on how Reid has a tendency to out fitness his team

I’m glad I’m not the only one still buying stock in the chiefs being really good this year. The greats will find a way to bounce back and mahomes is great

This video opened up a new way of thinking and I’m excited for the Chiefs season! This video makes the chiefs offense look VERY 1 dimensional. Throw deep to tyreek. If he isn’t open hit kelce. No run game to speak of so defenses had it easy because the chiefs were exposed if those options weren’t there. Now that tyreek is gone we will see a new offense that nobody in the league has seen and therefore no defensive game plan. Love the video!

Hopefully Fortson will be the number 2 TE that the Chiefs need.

Kelce was mauled the entire year. Hopefully they actually call it this year when they hold him off the line. Also mahomes did not have the receivers that allowed tight window throw's lol

chiefs found the answer. with the defense coming along, i expect their SB bound.

With Patrick and Aaron, the key to beating them was 2 deep safeties. If u stacked the box, they both are too accurate on the run. Limit their deep threat and eventually the D line can catch up. That sack on Mahomes by Hubbard in the playoffs was the greatest play I seen all year, he read that so well and even knew Pats little run backwards, switch direction trick.

When folks said "baby goat" after 2 seasons... The book is out now.