When Kyle Dake met Jordan Burroughs in the finals of the U.S. Open it was a positional chess match. Neither athlete wanted to give up position so the only scores were on step outs and shot clock violations. Considering how well each wrestler is coached it'd be hard to think that they would go into the World Team Trials in Lincoln and not try and fix the fact that they didn't get a takedown. I've watched the footage that Dave Elias so graciously provided in slow motion (in case you're wondering the match takes about 38 minutes to get through at 25%) and it gives you a bit of a different perspective on the match. The way that I see it if one of these guys is going to break through for two here are small things that they can do. 

Kyle Dake

Get To His Hips

Everyone in the world knows how prolific Burroughs' offense is, but the thing that often gets overlooked is the fact that his leg attack defense is out of this world. The times that Dake has scored on JB he's gotten to his hips, when he stays low on the leg he winds up having to settle for step out. 

Jordan Burroughs

Single THEN Double

I'm convinced that Kyle Dake's hips are made of the same material as Thor's hammer. Attacking both at the same time has not worked out the same way that it has against everyone else in the world. One thing Burroughs has had success with on Dake is attacking low on an ankle and then immediately going up to a double.