The 700 Level - Home of the Ginger Jesus.

[Valheru]

I agree on Burks (well not the bum arse niners comment that's a bit rude haha) and it all comes down to coaching, same with all your other defensive stars, I think your true MVP is Vic Fangio.

I was spewing we didn't sign him as DC, Kyle couldn't swallow his ego and hand him the keys, instead he wanted to micro manage what type of defense he wanted and Vic told him where to go!

Congrats and enjoy it!

9ers surely have the biggest bounce back potential next season?

One would think they don't have the same injury issues and the division is drawn against both the AFC and NFC south which is the dream double. Add to that a last placed schedule meaning their other 3 opponents are NYG, CHI and CLE!

Finally, it looks like LAR may be blowing the place up.

I easily see a 13+ win season.

 

[Haffa]

I've now rewatched the game twice, once each in broadcast and All-22. (along with highlights in every format available in the first few hours post game)

Two observations on how this "absurd" win happened:

1. The Chiefs offensive line injuries absolutely destroyed all hope for them. Placing their All-Pro guard at left tackle was a dooms-day scenario and the guy. With six sacks and sixteen pressures, Mahomes is lucky to be alive. Our DL feasted on the helpless lamb.

2. The Eagles offensive line injuries were the reason we ran up the middle the whole game. I don't think Jurgens, Dickerson, or Beckton could actually run forward more than a couple steps. They were more than okay in pass protection, but there was no way they were going to get downfield to block for any around-end sweeps. Respect to those guys for an incredibly gutsy performance. It's probably also why Quon was forced to block his arse off.

 

[nick87]

Dont take it personal, Ab... i just hate the niners
But yeah it was pretty amazing how Burks came on in the SB last year and it flipped the game, but he steps in for Nakobe Dean this year and looked great. Vic Fangio 100% an MVP, him and Stoutland

Fangio turned a team that was honestly a 30-32nd best defence last year into the best in the league this year. Outrageous turnaround

 

[nick87]

2. The Eagles offensive line injuries were the reason we ran up the middle the whole game. I don't think Jurgens, Dickerson, or Beckton could actually run forward more than a couple steps. They were more than okay in pass protection, but there was no way they were going to get downfield to block for any around-end sweeps. Respect to those guys for an incredibly gutsy performance. It's probably also why Quon was forced to block his arse off.

I wondered about this during the game. I kept saying the eagles need to get on the edges, run at the perimeter and get our pull game going. The best Barkley looked as a runner was on the few toss plays we ran and get out on the edges in space.

But on replay i think you're right
They just didnt have the mobility on the interior with Dickerson, Jurgens and Mekhi to pull those guys and expect them to make blocks in space. Those guys were battling very hard in that game from a health perspective.

 

[Haffa]

I wondered about this during the game. I kept saying the eagles need to get on the edges, run at the perimeter and get our pull game going. The best Barkley looked as a runner was on the few toss plays we ran and get out on the edges in space.

But on replay i think you're right
They just didnt have the mobility on the interior with Dickerson, Jurgens and Mekhi to pull those guys and expect them to make blocks in space. Those guys were battling very hard in that game from a health perspective.

Especially Jurgens, he was barely standing at points, he held up on his help blocks in pass pro but he struggled to even get into position on one or two blitzes. He couldn't run at all, the once or twice he tried he was nowhere near getting to the linebackers.

Edit. It's a f**king laugh that we won (dominated) the Super Bowl on textbook football.

 

[Valheru]

I've now rewatched the game twice, once each in broadcast and All-22. (along with highlights in every format available in the first few hours post game)

Two observations on how this "absurd" win happened:

1. The Chiefs offensive line injuries absolutely destroyed all hope for them. Placing their All-Pro guard at left tackle was a dooms-day scenario and the guy. With six sacks and sixteen pressures, Mahomes is lucky to be alive. Our DL feasted on the helpless lamb.

2. The Eagles offensive line injuries were the reason we ran up the middle the whole game. I don't think Jurgens, Dickerson, or Beckton could actually run forward more than a couple steps. They were more than okay in pass protection, but there was no way they were going to get downfield to block for any around-end sweeps. Respect to those guys for an incredibly gutsy performance. It's probably also why Quon was forced to block his arse off.

I don't know how his arm wasn't broken on the strip sack.

Full credit to him, he got straight up and didn't complain about it.

 

[Valheru]

The Chiefs game plan was diabolical too.

3 runs in the first half when your QB is under pressure within 1 second is outrageous. There was no attempt to establish the run or a screen pass or quick slants or whatever.