The key to unlocking Daniel Jones’s potential is to give him a clean pocket. In that, he’s not alone. In the long history of the NFL, you can’t find more than a handful of Quarterbacks who thrived when the blitz go home. No less a luminary than Tom Brady wilted under the pressure of a relentless Giant’s rush.
It seems to me that the need is not for a better Quarterback; the need is for a better scheme.
Part of the problem was that the Chiefs waited until late in the game before they loosed the hounds. The Colt’s offense didn’t have much time to find an answer.
There must be some serious doubt within the organization about Jonathan Taylor’s ability as a blocker. As far as I could see, they made absolutely no attempt to use him to pick up a blitzing DB.
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