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Originally Posted by R Clark
Bullshit we didn’t get to the SB without him, Jones didn’t make it happen yr before and he missed a playoff game this passed season. We need both of them to be successful again
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I've struggled mightily to figure out Reid's philosophy here.
Reid adheres to a shell concept which means that he builds around his tackles on the OL and cuts corners on the interior. So to observe what the team DOES, it says that the Chiefs value edge pressure more than interior pressure. They go cheap on the IOL because they appear to believe it's easier to scheme around and/or overcome interior pressure.
But then when Reid speaks he says that the emergence of the quick passing game makes interior rushing more important than ever and probably the most critical thing you can get.
Okay...well we have that in Chris Jones but the team seems far more willing to pay the edge guy than the interior guy, even though the interior guy has been the better player over the course of the last 2-3 years.
And frankly, interior pressure is more rare. Those guys are harder to get than an edge rusher, IMO.
Based on what Reid says, it's bizarre to me that they won't pay the guy (especially when they're willing to throw money at Watkins/Clark and seem to think Hitchens is worth keeping around).
I don't get it.