KC Chiefs: Five things we learned in week three win vs Ravens
By Casey Adkins
Shotgun on fourth and short is dumb
It would be unfair if this didn’t get brought up. The Chiefs attempted a fourth-down conversion once the rain started. It was fourth and about half a yard, so the Chiefs decided to go for it instead of kicking a field goal.
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Patrick Mahomes is in the shotgun and a low snap caused by a wet ball forces Mahomes to rush the handoff. The Chiefs failed to convert on what should have been an easy conversion.
This is the problem with the NFL as a whole with more teams playing almost exclusively out of either shotgun or pistol. It gives defense a much easier time and unless you have an offensive line that can move people, these types of things aren’t going to work.
Running backs like being able to get a bit of a run-up to build speed. Going from under center or even the pistol allows them to do that. The Chiefs have an amazing fullback in Anthony Sherman. Go under center and either do a quarterback sneak with your tall signal caller or even a fullback dive.
Shotgun limits what you can do in short-yardage situations, especially in obvious spots like fourth down. To any head coaches who might be reading this and has a fourth and short inside handoff play in their playbook, tear it up and throw it away.
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GOOD WIN!
This was a good game against a great team and the Kansas City Chiefs’ schedule gets a little easier from here on out until they play the Patriots in December. The defense showed mass improvement and the offense keeps on rolling over teams at a record pace.
This isn’t your Alex Smith-led Chiefs. This is what Andy Reid and former GM John Dorsey were building ever since they took over in 2013.
Rejoice Chiefs Kingdom, this team is going places