Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1007: Benchmarking the Chief
"fly!"

"fly!"

The cheers from the entire Arrowhead Stadium resounded through the sky, showing the power of the league's new devil's home field. This was the secret to their unbeaten home record last season, and it is a severe challenge for any team.

However, Fowles is enjoying it all——

This is what he has been looking forward to, this is the stage he has been waiting for with hard work and perseverance. Not only can he face Levi and the Kansas City Chiefs again, but he can also stand under the spotlight as a starting player and fight for himself.

This day has been a long time coming.

Although he was a whole season late, he still fulfilled his and Levi's promise.

Now, it's time to show yourself.

It wasn't the Super Bowl, obviously, but it was a fresh start for Foles, his first real moment, against the Kansas City Chiefs, and it was perfect.

Look, Levi is in great form, making a statement like a tiger descending from the mountains, so how can he fall behind?
Fowles has been looking forward to it since the schedule came out.

During this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs continued to tinker with their defense, but compared to last season, this year Veach was clearly determined to overhaul the defense from the muscular and structural levels.

The change in the player lineup is only one aspect. What is more important is Reid's adjustment in defensive tactics and defensive style. From the struggles and chaos in the preseason, we can see that this process is still ongoing.

On the defensive front, the evolution of the "3-4" formation to a "4-3" formation was a change that everyone could see, and the starting players also underwent a major change.

The defensive tackles continue to be the starting lineup from last season, Williams and Jones, but the difference is that Williams has moved from the forward position to the tackle position. The sparks of his partnership with Jones in the new tactical system are worth looking forward to.

All the defensive ends were replaced, with Clark from the Seattle Seahawks and Emmanuel-Ogbah from the Cleveland Browns starting, a brand new partnership.

The most obvious change is in the linebacker position. The departure of defensive leader Houston and the transfer of Pro Bowl-level starter Ford mean that this linebacker may no longer be the core of the Kansas City Chiefs' defense.

The fact that the responsibility of captaining the defense was given to defensive tackle Chris Jones is the best proof of this.

In the linebacker group, Higgins and Ragland, who started last season, continue to be in the lineup, and Darron Lee, who transferred from the New York Jets this season, has joined the starting lineup.

Judging from the preseason drills, the new defensive coordinator Spagnuolo hopes to focus on pass defense. Last season, the Kansas City Chiefs' pass defense was terrible, which was seriously inconsistent with the development trend of the league.

Although the ground offense is playing an important role in the Kansas City Chiefs, there is only one Levi in ​​the league, and Spagnuolo does not think that other teams' ground offense can be so powerful, so the focus is still on pass defense.

This defensive front has been trying to increase the percentage of pass rush pressure.

Unfortunately, the preseason running-in and layout exposed a series of problems. Players were changing positions, tactics were being arranged in a new way, teammates needed to cooperate again, and the final result was disappointing.

However, the Kansas City Chiefs still made some progress in the preseason.

Defensive second line.

Although the defensive front line's pass rush pressure was mediocre, the pressure and chaos they created in the front line confrontation still bought some space for the second line, and the new defensive second line partnership combination reaped some results.

Cornerback Bashaud-Breeland, who transferred from the Green Bay Packers this season, finally got the chance to start.

Breeland is a player of the Washington Redskins. He transferred to the Green Bay Packers last season and performed mediocrely. The season ended early due to injury. He only stayed for one year and failed to prove himself, so he had to leave.

The reason why Breeland joined the defending champion this time is because of another starting cornerback, Fowler. Fowler, who also came from the Washington Redskins, is a former teammate of Breeland. Last season, both of them transferred but had completely different destinies. Now they meet again in Kansas City, and Fowler has become a beacon to guide Breeland.

Finally, Breeland and Fowler started together.

Safe guard, complete replacement.

Sorensen, who had already secured a starting spot last season but was forced to miss the game due to injury, experienced an up-and-down season. The injury made his season discontinuous and he played on and off. This offseason, he finally said goodbye to the injury problem and once again won a starting opportunity with his down-to-earth performance.

There is no doubt that safety is the biggest weakness of the Kansas City Chiefs in the past two seasons. This year, Sorensen has a heavy responsibility. He leads this year's second-round rookie Mathieu as the starter and faces the challenges of the new season.

Of the four positions on the defensive second line, only Fowler was a starter on last season’s championship lineup, which shows Spagnuolo’s determination to completely transform the pass defense.

From the current perspective, the second line of defense has indeed been rejuvenated.

However, everything still depends on actual combat exercises. The preseason is just a rehearsal, and the regular season is the real deal.

Just look at the performance of the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive team just now. The seemingly chaotic and weak offense in the preseason was purely a drill. When Mahomes and Levy join forces, that's when it gets serious.

Fowles let out a long breath. Even though the special teams were still active on the court, his heart was already eager to get on the field and join the battle.

Standing on tiptoe, jumping uncontrollably, cheering myself up.

Then, the special teams finally finished their work and the offensive team was ready to take the field.

Fowles jumped high, clenched his fists and roared to the sky.

"what!"

"Ahhh!"

He pushed off the ground, jumped, and ran all the way, with his high fighting spirit burning.

The Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive players also became eager to try.

In the past, under the leadership of quarterback Bortles, the entire offensive group seemed honest, and the disciplined offense often lacked passion.

Now, Fowles has finally brought some new color to the team.

Ramsey once openly complained that head coach Marco had no offensive talent:
Every attack was to run the ball first and then pass it. The opposing defense had no difficulty in predicting the tactics. No wonder our offense could never get going.

There is no doubt that under Fowles' leadership, this situation will not occur.

Although offensive tactics are still Ma Ruo's shortcoming, it does not mean that Ma Ruo does not know how to make progress. Don't forget that he has a whole team of offensive coaches to help him.

They are now also a team with offensive pedigree.

Quarterback Foles and running back Fournette.

Same configuration as the Kansas City Chiefs!

...compared with the Kansas City Chiefs, are you serious?
In the four preseason games, the Jacksonville Jaguars lost all of them and only scored one passing touchdown and one running touchdown. Is this the "same configuration as the Kansas City Chiefs"?
Ma Ruo: Who is talking about the preseason here? The regular season counts. At least, they are not inferior in terms of confidence!
(End of this chapter)