Originally Posted by tredadda:
The one area that the Eagles are significantly better than when KC played them two years ago is at RB.
Mahomes is healthy and has better weapons this time vs the last time. Also let’s not forget that the following players were rookies in that SB.
Karlaftis
McDuffie
Watson
Williams
Cook (for better or worse)
Chenel
Pacheco
Mahomes has:
A better RT (in comparison to Wylie)
KHunt
Juju (as a #4 WR vs a #1)
Worthy (vs Toney)
Brown (vs Skyy)
Hopkins (vs MVS)
Taking nothing away from Philly, but it’s not like Mahomes willed a bunch of scrubs to a SB. KC has a lot of talent with a HOF HC and a HOF (should be at least) DC.
Interesting thing is, I heard the Eagles' running game is actually less productive by the numbers than in '22. [Reply]
I mean they have more talent at literally every position but QB. WR, DB, DL, OL -- all of it. And they try to do similar things; ground and pound with some big plays in the air sprinkled in.
They're a really tough matchup.
We always wondered how that TB game would've gone had we not had so many OL injuries and I think that may be what we're going to be seeing in this matchup. The Eagles do have a raw talent advantage at most spots but we have the better QB and better coaching staff.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Broncos 2019 defense was much better than this Eagles defense talent wise. Not even close
They aren’t some elite defense
Safeties and corners are highly suspect. They can be thrown on. Jalen Carter is elite but he's a dirty player and a hot head. And their numbers look better than they should because they get to play the giants and cowboys twice. And their offense is very clunky when teams don't stack the box. Hurts hasn't executed that offense well. He needs defenses to collapse on Barkley to put up numbers. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Broncos 2019 defense was much better than this Eagles defense talent wise. Not even close
They aren’t some elite defense
Really?
Man, i just don't see that.
Carter is a legit stud. Davis is a very good NT. Williams has made himself a TON of money this year and has been extremely good in his own right. Baun and Smith have taken significant steps forward. Sweat has been about the same guy he's been for a half-decade, a really nice complementary pass rusher. Both of their rookie DBs have been excellent for them in Mitchell and DeJean. Slay isn't what he was but he's still solid.
Their safeties are average (especially if bad CJGJ shows up; if the good version shows up, the safeties are strong as well) and losing Dean has put Burks into the starting lineup and he's a little bit of a weak spot. But the depth on that defense is really really good. They just don't have a true weakness on that side of the ball.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
The biggest thing that scares me is Hurts and Saquon getting outside and Bolton being too slow.
Eagles also lined up in empty on 3rd and 4/5 and Hurts just ran and Bolton couldn’t get there in time.
Spags might line up single high again and put Hicks in the box to help stop the run
Harder to do a lot of single high against AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith.
We'll mix some in, for sure. And we'll disguise everything we do. But if we try to do it too often they'll look to go over the top of it and both of those WRs have the speed and ability to make a mediocre Hurts throw look better than it is.
We're absolutely going to have to play our best game of the season. A B+ game probably doesn't get it done.
The good news is that this team has made a habit of playing its best in the Super Bowl. [Reply]