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Just because the Chiefs are 0-2 doesn’t mean the Giants look at them any differently than a Super Bowl contender. DL Dexter Lawrence II chuckled at the idea that they have slipped, noting Kansas City still has most of its core players and the “best of the best” in Mahomes. The Chiefs are still among the league’s best teams despite their record, according to Lawrence. “That just don’t disappear,” he said.
Sunday’s moon-ball barrage established a blueprint for what the Giants hope their offense will look like. But they won’t find Kansas City’s scheme as accommodating as Dallas’ basic zone coverages that coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka easily dissected.
Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo certainly will not sit back in soft zone coverages Sunday night as he runs one of the most aggressive and complex schemes in the league. Wilson completed 23-of-37 passes for 205 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in a 29-10 loss to the Chiefs late last season. However, Wilson has had more success in previous matchups, including a 334-yard, three-touchdown showing in a 24-7 win over Spagnuolo’s Giants defense in 2017.
Earlier in his coaching career, Mike Kafka was a member of the Chiefs staff while a prized rookie quarterback did not play for most of his first season in the NFL.
Patrick Mahomes went on to become the MVP of the league by his second year — and a Super Bowl champion by Year 4 — after Kafka was promoted to Kansas City’s quarterbacks coach before becoming the Giants offensive coordinator in 2022.
The New York Giants have had two quarterbacks in mind when team brass got together to develop a plan for Jaxson Dart to reach the potential the franchise believes he has.
Brian Daboll would tap into his experience with Josh Allen in Buffalo. Mike Kafka, his assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, was there in Kansas City when Patrick...
