This is very important and requires an entire thread devoted to it.

Lol nice

The Charles run up the middle threat keeps the DE and LB close to the middle. That holds them for a split so when Kelce angles toward the middle the throwing lane is clear and gives some extra space for Kelce to go after the catch.

They definitely gave the Raiders the look of a bubble screen to hopefully suck the linebacker down and hold the corner to defend the screen and open up the underside of Kelce.

Sorter, where did you get the Jimmy Raye point of view of that play?

LMAO

You seem funny.

Mo Carthon lent it to me.



He's a nice guy.

He's not arguing that they expected one, he's arguing that they reacted as if they believed it was one. As clearly intended.

LMAO

5 yards is deep for Alex Smith.

Thank you.

The Chiefs run many different variations of the bubble screen/slant concept. It's just a route combination that forces a defender to choose who to key on. If the defender picks DAT here then it leaves a passing lane for Kelce. If the defender stays off, then DAT makes the catch and Kelce is now in position to block downfield. We run this play every single game, it just isn't always that same formation or personnel.

It's not really a "fake" bubble screen. It's similar to the read option. The defender chooses who is going to keep the ball. If the QB keeps the ball do we call this a "fake" handoff? No, because that's not what it is. It's the QB reading the edge defender and he breaks down the line rather than staying outside contain.

Is this the play with the screen/ read option built in? That was a strange play the dumb announcers didnt even comment on it.

This.

They do it all the time. its just to give extra space (since the defender wouldn't actually be on the TE any way, he would just be closer to him)