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Originally Posted by MagicHef
It's a little alarming how many times I have to explain this to you. Do I think that a team could eschew a QB, line up exclusively in the wildcat, and run the ball 60 times, and KC's defense would resort to flailing around, unable to stop them? No, that's stupid.
I'll explain it again, let me know if you don't understand any of it.
KC's defense is good, unlike last year. Why? I think it's because of the scheme more than the talent. I think that the aggressiveness of the scheme results in success against the pass, while leaving it vulnerable against the run. Overall, it has been extremely successful so far.
What happens to schemes as the season goes on? They get figured out and exploited by other teams.
I look for the defense to regress to its talent level (which is still pretty good, just not mid-80s Bears good) over the rest of the season. I think we've already seen this beginning to happen, with the defensive performances we saw against Case Keenum and Jason Campbell.
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You're the one who wields that YPC stat like it has any kind of meaning.
The issue of teams "cracking" Sutton's scheme (as overblown as you're making it out to be with their performances against the Texans and Browns) is a different conversation.
If that's what you want to talk about, then why do you keep bringing up YPC?