Because of all the interest in this thread, I've place all of the video content of Patrick Mahomes II's college career, and draft day goodness into a single post that can be found here. Enjoy! [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Pest:
Pat needs to do what the Colts want to do with him. Keep the Indy offense off the field with long extended drives for TDs.
Disagree. The Chiefs have the most efficient offense in the NFL so the more possessions they can get will be better for the Chiefs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Pest:
Pat needs to do what the Colts want to do with him. Keep the Indy offense off the field with long extended drives for TDs.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I still don't quite understand this approach.
Number of possessions cuts both ways. Every long, extended drive Mahomes leads serves to reduce the number of drives HE'LL get as well. And every long, extended drive from the Colts just means fewer bites at the apple they'll get.
I mean I guess it's similar to just trying to clutch and grab your way through a boxing match against a superior opponent then hoping you land some knockout shot in the 12th round, but I don't think the Colts need to really do that. They aren't some lightweight squad that doesn't deserve to be in the post-season. That's a genuinely good team.
Both squads need to just do what they do best on offense. The Colts need to stay head of the sticks and set up those short 3rd downs that Luck is such a surgeon with. The Chiefs need to be aggressive and opportunistic while finding ways to create space for their playmakers.
And in the 4th quarter, game situation will dictate where you go from there.
Right. It's about efficiency. Defense can buy you some extras, but we don't have that, so we need to score every time. Regardless of time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FAX:
I've been kinda confused about this ever since the notion came up earlier in the year ... our opponents talking about keeping the enemy offense off the field, etc. (Just like they used to talk about Brady or Rogers or Montana.)
I'm not sure there's a "right" answer, to be honest. You score when you can. Period. If that means a 12-play drive, fine. TOP is in your favor. If it means a 1-play drive, fine. Scoreboard is in your favor. The rule changes have altered the benefits of that concept a bit, however.
It might be different if you had no real confidence in your offense to be effective in a 2- or 4-minute situation. But man ... you don't take the points back when you score by accident while trying to slow down the game. No. You score when the opportunity presents itself ... because, in the Great Game, those opportunities are rare.
To me, it all boils down to what any particular team does well, how they're built, and what the situation is.
If we're playing 7 on 7, I'm going with Mahomes over Luck every time at this point. That leaves the rest of the question to be answered by the D and STs.
As for the Colts "recommended game plan", what we're seeing in the media is recency bias at its most pure. The last team to dominate their opponent is always the cat's meow. Every week. Mahomes, Tyreek, Kelce (and, hopefully, Sammy "Feets" Watkins) are dogs.
FAX
The idea is that it's better for a lesser team to limit the number of possessions in a game because they have a better chance at the upset with a smaller sample size/shorter game. The more plays run, the more time the better team has to overcome any outliers.
Similar things happen in basketball with pacing, going for the upset teams often want a slower, more grueling game where they only need to steal a few points to win. [Reply]
