Evaluating the Chiefs and Eagles by defensive positions

The Chiefs and Eagles are set to face off in lower than per week. Wanting on the rosters is an efficient strategy to try to predict a winner, and after already evaluating the Chiefs and Eagles offenses, the protection is now the main focus.

Defensive Backs

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs traded their prime cornerback within the off season, and plenty of, together with myself, believed it might be an enormous hit to their protection. Trent McDuffie stepped up this season as the highest CB on the roster, however the Chiefs go protection nonetheless struggled all year long. Relating to the safeties, Justin Reid has been an excellent addition since signing with Kansas Metropolis and has made huge performs on this 12 months’s playoffs. The Chiefs defensive again room is the weak point of the protection. For the Eagles, their defensive again room is without doubt one of the greatest within the NFL. Rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper Dejean have made game-changing performs all through the season. Veteran Darius Slay leads this cornerback room, they usually rank among the many greatest within the NFL. Reed Blankenship and C.J. Gardner Johnson are additionally nice safeties and preserve this DB group constant.

Winner – Eagles DBs

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Linebackers

Zack Baun was a finalist for Defensive Participant of the 12 months, and his influence may be seen in run protection, go protection, and inflicting turnovers. He’s the x-factor of the Eagles protection. Nakobe Dean was Baun’s LB accomplice all through the season, however as a consequence of damage, he might be out for the Tremendous Bowl. Backup Oren Burks has held his personal in Dean’s place, however will probably be one thing to observe within the large recreation. On the Chiefs facet, Nick Bolton, Drue Tranquill, and Leo Chenal are stable linebackers. Bolton and Chenal have been part of two of the Chiefs’ current Tremendous Bowls, whereas Tranquill was solely with the workforce final 12 months. Every participant has made performs within the Tremendous Bowl and stayed constant. The selection of who wins this place battle goes down to selecting the most effective linebacker or the constant trio. For this place, a workforce simply wants one distinctive linebacker to make an enormous distinction, and that’s Zack Baun.

Winner – Eagles LBs

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Defensive Line

Chris Jones is arguably the most effective defensive sort out within the league. It doesn’t matter what offensive lineman is in entrance of him; Jones will win the match up and make really game-changing performs. The lights are by no means too vibrant for the Chiefs defensive sort out, and there’s no doubt he’ll make a distinction on this Tremendous Bowl match up. Jones just isn’t the one difference-maker on the Chiefs defensive position. George Karlaftis has had an excellent season, ending with eight sacks. After these two gamers, the Chiefs’ defensive position’s expertise falls off a bit. On the Eagles’ facet, it’s laborious to discover a spot on the defensive position that lacks expertise. The Eagles have drafted defensive linemen even when they didn’t have to, and it has confirmed to be a smart move. Beginning with the defensive tackles, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter are two huge soccer gamers who can out-strength offensive linemen with ease. They’re nice in run protection and may get within the backfield to explode performs. Going to the opposite defensive lineman, Brandon Graham is getting back from an damage and won’t be 100%. Milton Williams has been a pleasant piece to the defensive position, and Josh Sweat has carried out nice this season with eight sacks. It is a very related choice to what occurred with the linebackers. Chris Jones is arguably the most effective defensive sort out in soccer, and George Karlaftis had eight sacks. The Eagles have two excellent defensive tackles, doubtlessly Brandon Graham, and Josh Sweat, who additionally had eight sacks. With two edge rushers having eight sacks, they’ll cancel out, so it’s all the way down to 1 prime participant vs. three wonderful defensive linemen.

Winner – Chiefs Defensive Line

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In my view, the Eagles have the higher general roster going by place teams. Will that matter in the long run? Possibly, however on paper, the Philadelphia Eagles ought to win this recreation.