Really was a throwback to the pre Brady era of our youth when the nfc championship was always the “real” championship because the nfc champion was going to brutalize a flashy AFC offense in the Super Bowl. I guess the difference between this and the Bucs loss was that even Chiefs fans knew that the line couldn’t hold back Suh and all those guys they had that year. When they got by the Texans (who had a strong defense) and the Bills this year it seemed like things were under control and they’d win at the end. I saw somebody write that the chiefs fans were only believing because they didn’t pay attention to the nfc playoffs, that it was obvious to any dispassionate observer that the eagles front four was going to be too much. I think that’s right. I was horrified but even as a chiefs fan one had to admire the savagery.
The evergreen lesson is that if you can provide pressure with the front three or front four alone you are in a really good position to win, because you can keep enough guys back in pass coverage and still make the quarterback's life miserable on the front end. (See: Pats-Giants x2 in addition to last night.)
Really was a throwback to the pre Brady era of our youth when the nfc championship was always the “real” championship because the nfc champion was going to brutalize a flashy AFC offense in the Super Bowl. I guess the difference between this and the Bucs loss was that even Chiefs fans knew that the line couldn’t hold back Suh and all those guys they had that year. When they got by the Texans (who had a strong defense) and the Bills this year it seemed like things were under control and they’d win at the end. I saw somebody write that the chiefs fans were only believing because they didn’t pay attention to the nfc playoffs, that it was obvious to any dispassionate observer that the eagles front four was going to be too much. I think that’s right. I was horrified but even as a chiefs fan one had to admire the savagery.
The evergreen lesson is that if you can provide pressure with the front three or front four alone you are in a really good position to win, because you can keep enough guys back in pass coverage and still make the quarterback's life miserable on the front end. (See: Pats-Giants x2 in addition to last night.)
Also Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City a few years back.
Yep. Obviously it's a matter of talent as much as scheme, but you need to have both.