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Chiefs Lose - The Good Way

Going into the season, nearly all of us expected the Chiefs to not be a very good team.  The phrase "I don't care if we go 4-12 as long as we are competitive and are improved by the end of the season." was spoken by more than a few.  The loss to the Jets was pretty much what we had in mind for most of those expected 12 losses. 

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Despite not winning, it was a thoroughly enjoyable game against a team that has taken the complete opposite path from last year where we had similar win-loss records.  While the Chiefs went for an all out rebuild, cutting all the old, subpar veterans and replacing them with 16 rookies; the Jets spent a ton of money on free agents and brought in future Hall of Famer Brett Favre.  There is no question the Jets are the better team THIS year, but what will they look like a year or two down the road is something that remains to be seen.

The Chiefs were never out of this game and were neck and neck with the Jets the whole way.  The one time the game was on the verge of getting out of hand, Brandon Flowers responded with a pick 6, his second interception of the game.  If Derrick Johnson had been able to bring in an interception that hit him in the hands in a similar situation later, the Chiefs might have come out of this one with a victory.  But alas, it wasn't to be.

Still, there were many positives to come from this game.

*  Despite the fact the Jets inexplicably shyed away from the run against the worst run defense in the NFL, the Chiefs did pretty decent when they did run.  Take away the big play 60 yard run by Leon Washington, and on 23 carries the Jets only averaged 3.2 yds a carry.

* The Jets pass heavy attack allowed us to get a good look at our secondary under fire, and for the most part they didn't disappoint.  Most of the big pass plays were more a case of the linebackers (which continues to be a problem) not getting back in their zone coverage.  Page had one interception and Flowers had two.  Our D-line got a decent pass rush on most of the game and Tamba Hali looked MUCH better coming from the left side, getting his first sack of the season (finally).

* Despite our continued problems on offense with blocking the run (Chiefs RBs only had 60 yds rushing), the pass protection overall was very good and Tyler Thigpen surprised all of us with his performance today.

There are lessons here for all of us Chiefs fans.

- No matter how ugly your team looks one week (or the last 5), NEVER give up on them.

- It is foolish to judge a 7th round 3rd string backup QB in his second year by his first start.  This may have been a once in a lifetime game for Thigpen and we may see a lot more of the Thigpen from Atlanta than the one from New York, but it should be a lesson to us all about judging our young players too harshly as they are trying to develop.

- Young teams can be wildly inconsistent.  We've seen the pendulum swing from absolutly wretched against Carolina and Tennessee, to strong against Denver.  Then we have half a horrible game and half a decent game against Atlanta and decent, though short of winning performances against New England and now the Jets. 

Which team will we see next week against Tampa Bay?

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its also foolish to judge a waiver wire scrub

by the one time he actually looks passable.

by sm7600 on Oct 26, 2008 4:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

such a hater.

passable? He passed for more yards than a Chiefs QB has all season! And he wasn’t just winging it! He was actually making plays!

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by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

who won?

and yes, in the NFL that is ALL that matters.

by sm7600 on Oct 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

congrats

you’ve got impossible standards, no concept of rebuilding, and nothing positive to contribute.

You’re a winner.

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by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

there is no rebuilding here

just shoveling the manure from one side to another.

by sm7600 on Oct 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you should go ahead

and just say “Carl Peterson sucks and Herm Edwards is the worst coach ever, we suck, the end.” It would save your fingers from typing.

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by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Judging Thiggy

the one thing that i think happened, is that thigpen earned a chance to keep the starting QB position.

by schraggyj on Oct 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He earned the inside track.

He actually showed he could run the offense. We produced yards and points. Which is, you know, good.

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by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

improvement

Whatever Chan Gailey told his squad this week, it got through. We looked prepared and sharp. That’s a testament to Gailey and Edwards.

Gunther is the Coaching Letdown of the Week. We can’t survive long runs for touchdowns. No team can.

I don’t know if it was Herm’s call or Chan’s call or who’s call, but rushing on 3rd and 2 with our offense in that position was a terrible call. We should have given the part of our offense that was working a chance to get that first down. That, to me, was the game.

This team did come prepared to play, though, which is more than it has in weeks. Overall, I’m happy.

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by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 26, 2008 4:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i just woke up

to my RA busting in my room and chewing me out

i was feeling down, but thiggy made it slightly better

Naming my son Brodie Damon

by troy145 on Oct 26, 2008 4:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why couldn't we have been losing like this all season?

I am very happy about today’s game. Tyler Thigpen deserves a lot of credit for stepping up today. He may never do it again, but I was impressed with his performance and decision making.

GO CHIEFS!

by DThomasReigns on Oct 26, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now that looked

Like a rebuilding team with talent. Herm leave Chan alone and let him run the offense!

by Eric Allen on Oct 26, 2008 4:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No Huddle Offense...

Good creativity by Chan…

AD

by ali_djoo on Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we should sign

John Lynch to teach the secondary their job the rest of the season.

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Oct 26, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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