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Originally Posted by Buckweath
Lol. Need to improve significantly? Do you know that Alex Smith had a career season last year, was at some point in the conversation for the MVP award and that the Chiefs offense, including the running game, was elite?
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Originally Posted by Halfcan
We had the leading rusher in the NFL and a QB that threw for over 4,000 yards behind an O line with starters missing last year.
I think they will be better this year, at least I hope so. What we do know- the play won't be over when our QB is flushed out of the pocket like it was last year. Defenses won't be able to stack the line either. Mahomes will make the O line better with his skillset and pocket awareness.
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Originally Posted by Lzen
You apparently don't realize that part of the reason the running game struggled at times (especially during that mid-season slump) was because teams were stacking the box and keying on the running game. Alex Smith and his struggles and short passing made teams stop respecting the passing game. IMO, Pat Mahommes should make defenses respect the passing game on the whole field. And that, in turn, should open up the running game. It's not just about blocking.
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You all make fair points. And I do realize the AS struggles and the Mahomes effect but our o-line needs to get some nastiness if we are going deep into the playoffs.
We cannot run at will when needed. There are times when you have to run at will even if the box is stacked and we cannot do that is my point. Our running game did not stay elite last year because we lack nastiness in the trenches regardless if the box is stacked or not. The Mahomes effect will help no doubt BUT if you cannot run at will when needed it makes it easier to defend Mahomes & Co.
especially in the red zone.
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Originally Posted by O.city
The current OL isn't good enough,
The OL is good.
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Our o-line is just okay IMHO.