FANATIC 852 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Breeland Speaks Against the Colts, Breeland Speaks played more snaps than he had since Houston returned from injury in Week 9. The Chiefs should continue to use Speaks the way they did against the Colts. Matt Lane@ChiefinCarolina Speaks still looks uncomfortable up in a 2 point stance but it's getting better. Not a ton of pressure in this game but I dig the usage. Let him steal reps form Ford/Houston in the 2nd and 3rd quarter to keep em fresh and have him just beat up OTs/RBs. Slap, bull, club, all day This isn’t a great rush by any means. Before the snap. Speaks looks fidgety getting set, which causes him to lose any built-up tension or kinetic energy that he would need for an explosive get off. This carries over into his first few steps, which can only really be described as a video game character charging up. There is a lot of lateral movement with each step, and he’s essentially running at the offensive tackle’s chest. The rush plan and execution leaves a lot to be desired, but the concept of using Speaks to give Ford and Houston breaks in the second and third quarters makes sense. Allowing Speaks to bull, club, hit, and punish offensive linemen in spurts during the middle of the game — only to have Ford and Houston return when it matters — could be a sort of secret weapon. While he still learns the nuances of playing on the edge, Speaks’ best role may simply be to make blockers work. Wear them out. Punish them and make them feel the physical impact of handling the hard-working, powerful Speaks. The bottom line It’s no secret that this season, the Chiefs have boasted the league’s best pass rush — and yet it seems no one wants to accept that as a major factor in their success. The Colts — with the best offensive line in the NFL — were supposed to slow down the Chiefs pass rush, but as we saw, that simply didn’t happen. The combination of Dee Ford, Chris Jones and Justin Houston is too much for any offensive line to handle. Adding in the fantastic rush plans and blitzes — as they did against the Colts — the NFL’s best pass rush is now at its best when it matters the most Entire Article Link. Good insight to changes made. .https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2019/1/16/18182912/ap-lab-film-session-the-unstoppable-force-against-the-immovable-object Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troyofoc 361 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FANATIC 852 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Maybe Speaks is stepping up? That would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Basically the bruiser of pass rush. He didn't look bad either when played together with Ford & Houston rather than instead of one of them. We could have some unique plays in the books for the Pats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,613 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 12 hours ago, FANATIC said: Maybe Speaks is stepping up? That would be awesome. A lot of time is year 2 you see them come on. Since it is the end of the year of him learning it just may well be he is starting to come into his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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