Chris Jones Flat-Out Says Chiefs Want to Make Jimmy Garoppolo Beat Them
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in the culmination of the 2019-2020 NFL season: Super Bowl LIV. When asked what the key to winning the Super Bowl is, Chiefs star DE Chris Jones had a very straight-forward take.
Jones, a Pro Bowl awardee, said that the Chiefs' game-plan is to prevent the 49ers from running the ball as effectively as they have previously against other teams, and to force QB Jimmy Garoppolo to beat them. The 49ers ran all over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, and the Chiefs would rather avoid that same fate.
No surprise: #Chiefs DE Chris Jones told me the No. 1 key to Super Bowl LIV is stopping the #49ers running game. So put the game on Jimmy Garoppolo's shoulders? "1,000 percent, and we'll see where it goes from there." @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/Q4Dgvrco9Y
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 29, 2020
The 49ers were incredibly effective against Green Bay. Running back Raheem Mostert ran the ball 29 times against the Packers for 220 yards and four touchdowns.
While the 49ers are, in fact, a dominant running team, Garoppolo's talent should not be understated. The 49ers starter has had a great season, throwing for 27 touchdowns and winning the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award.
We asked and you answered...
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 25, 2020
The 2019 Comeback Player of the Year is @49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo, as voted on by the NFL on FOX fans! pic.twitter.com/kJvqhGdBS5
We cannot wait to see how this strategy works out for the Chiefs, and if Jones' words come back to haunt KC.