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The Super Bowl continues to create a flow of comments and analysis, many of which come from the people involved in the case.
Buccaneers linebacker Devin White, the player I would have voted for MVP, appeared on FS1’s Undisputed to discuss the game. Shannon Sharpe asked White if he was surprised at the Chiefs’ failure to provide extra help for his offensive line.
“We knew they would be an arrogant team, which they have every right to be,” said White. “They were the No. 1 offense in the entire National Football League. But the fact is, we knew they couldn’t block us. We knew that our first four would dominate them. So they did us a favor. They played right into our hands.
“We wouldn’t be that arrogant team like, ‘Hey, let’s face them on Cover One, let’s get rid of them.’ Our best guys matched their best guys. We were going to make it a collective team victory in defense, and that’s what we did, man. So, at the end of the day, they shouldn’t even talk about not having their offensive tackles when they didn’t even help them. They put them on islands alone with the best pass rushers in the game. So, this is their fault. “
Indeed it was. The Chiefs used only five blockers 92 percent of the time. The Chiefs had quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ ability to escape the pressure – and he ran 497 yards before throwing the ball or being hit.
While having Mahomes always makes Chiefs relevant, they have some work to do to stay ahead of defenses that are figuring out how to defend the best offense in the game.