Vim li cas Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Linemen tuaj yeem cuam tshuam hla hauv Super Bowl

Txhawm rau pab foob Kansas City Chiefs 'lub yeej Super Bowl kawg, tus neeg tiv thaiv Chris Jones deflected peb hla dhau rau feeb kawg ntawm Super Bowl LIV.

Nws yuav tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob yog tias Thawj Tswj Hwm cov neeg tiv thaiv rov ua lawv lub cim los ntawm kev ntaus pob hauv Super Bowl LVII.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts tau teev nyob rau ntawm 6-1, thiab ntawm Lub Limtiam Ib NFC pib quarterbacks, tsuas yog Kyler Murray luv dua.

"Peb ua si ntau lub quarterbacks luv," Jones hais. “Russell Wilson yog ib tug ntawm lawv. Yog li kev tuav peb txhais tes tuaj yeem cuam tshuam qhov pov. "

Jones muaj plaub qhov kev tiv thaiv rau lub caij no, tab sis nws tus khub ua haujlwm offseason, tiv thaiv kawg Carlos Dunlap, tau khi rau thawj zaug ntawm NFL tiv thaiv linemen hauv kev tiv thaiv nrog yim hauv 2022. Thiab cov phooj ywg tiv thaiv lineman George Karlaftis yog khi rau thib ob nrog xya.

Cov thawj coj qeb thib rau hauv NFL nyob rau hauv kev tiv thaiv nrog 85. Qhov xwm txheej ntawd, tau kawg, feem ntau yog sau los ntawm kev tiv thaiv rov qab vim tias lawv txoj hauj lwm lub luag hauj lwm yog cov ntawv pov thawj.

Tab sis thaum tiv thaiv rov qab L'Jarius Sneed thiab Juan Thornhill muaj 11 thiab cuaj, raws li, qhov txawv ntawm Cov Thawj Coj yog tias ntau qhov kev sib tw dhau los tau los ntawm txoj kab ntawm scrimmage.

Jones thiab tus thawj coj qhia Andy Reid tau hais tias kev hla dhau yog ib yam uas tus kws qhia kev tiv thaiv Joe Cullen, uas tau koom nrog Thawj Tswj Hwm lub caij nyoog dhau los no, hais.

“Qhov ntawd yog ib feem ntawm nws qhov kev ua yeeb yam ntawm tej yam uas nws ua nrog lawv. Nws tau ua tiav zoo, "Reid hais. "Yog tias koj tsis tuaj yeem mus rau tus txiv neej, mus rau lub quarterback, tsa koj txhais tes - tsawg kawg ib - thiab sim ntaus pob."

Ib feem ntawm Dunlap txoj kev vam meej hauv batting down passes yog vim lub caj npab ntev ntawm nws 6-6, 285-phaus ncej.

Cullen tau hais tias dej polo keeb kwm ntawm Karlaftis - uas tau yug los hauv Athens, Tim Nkij teb chaws, qhov chaw uas nws ua si tus neeg ncaws pob rau pab pawg hnub nyoog qis dua 16 xyoo - tau pab nws ua tus neeg txawj ntse ntawm kev hla dhau ib yam.

Nrog tus neeg ncaws pob txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb yog thaiv kev txhaj tshuaj los ntawm kev tawm tsam, nws tau ua haujlwm zoo rau kev tiv thaiv yav tom ntej lineman.

Karlaftis tau hais tias "Qee qhov nws tau ua nrog kev sib koom tes ntawm qhov muag," Karlaftis tau hais.

Karlaftis thiab Dunlap yog ob qho tib si tshiab ntxiv rau Cov Thawj Coj 'roster xyoo no, tab sis lawv nyob rau sab nraud ntawm lawv txoj haujlwm spectrums.

Karlaftis, 21-xyoo-laus thawj zaug xaiv, yog thawj xyoo ntawm nws daim ntawv cog lus tshiab, uas muaj nqis txog $ 11.9 lab hauv plaub xyoos.

Lub hnub nyoog 33 xyoo Dunlap yog nyob rau hauv daim ntawv cog lus xyoo tom qab kos npe rau ib xyoos, $ 3 lab deal. Nws tau sau nws lub 100 txoj hauj lwm sack lub caij no thiab twb muaj kev vam meej ua lag luam rau thaum twg nws ua nws dai nws.

Tus Thawj Coj 'laus tshaj tiv thaiv lineman, Dunlap, tau qhia nws tus yau tshaj, Karlaftis.

“Carlos los hauv thiab nws ntse heev. Nws tau nyob hauv pab pawg ntev ntev, "Reid hais. "Yog li nws tau pab George thiab lwm tus neeg uas yog cov tub hluas - thiab tseem haum nrog Chris."

Dunlap yeej yog ib tus neeg zoo uas Karlaftis tuaj yeem kawm ntxiv txog kev kos duab ntawm kev hla dhau. Tus neeg ua si ntev Cincinnati Bengals, uas yeej nws thawj qhov kev ua si hauv xyoo no, muaj 77 qhov kev tiv thaiv hauv nws txoj haujlwm 13 xyoo.

Thiab nyob rau hauv nws lub xyoo 13th nws yeej xyaum ua dab tsi Cullen qhia.

Cullen tau hais tias "Thaum koj tsis mus txog qhov ntawd thiab koj xav tias lub quarterback, cia li tso tes rau," Cullen hais. "Qhov ntawd yog qhov uas cov txiv neej tau ua haujlwm zoo."