Marshawn Lynch Will Likely Enjoy the Ambiance against the Chiefs

by Chris on Nov 21, 2008 7:31 AM CST in 2008 Campaign Comment 45 comments

		Rushing						Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD
2008 - Marshawn Lynch	8	132	466	58.2	3.5	22	6	27	199	24.9	7.4	42	0

One player we haven't mentioned this week is Bills RB Marshawn Lynch, the second-year player from Cal. Lynch will face the Chiefs' 31st ranked defense (Did you hear that? We're not last anymore!) after rushing for 119 yards and catching 10 passes for 58 yards last week against the Browns. A solid day if I do say so myself.

That was the first 100-yard rushing day for Lynch this year and only the fourth of his career. He rushed the ball 23 times last week, after combining for 23 rushes the two weeks previous to that. When you check out the Bills stats this season, Weeks 9 and 10 exhibit terrible stats almost across the board. Lynch's stats and touches appear to be suffering right along with the rest of the Bills during their four game losing streak.

Why should the Chiefs expect a larger than regular dose of Marshawn Lynch on Sunday?

Well, for one, we're terrible against the run and everyone knows it. In fact, Gunther Cunningham is gloating at this moment, to anyone who will listen, about how in Weeks 9 and 10 the Chiefs didn't give up 100 yards on the ground. They're the only bright spots in the entire season for our run defense.

Also, we added Turk McBride, another starter, to the injured reserve list this week. Little known fact: Gunther Cunningham doubles as a triage nurse on game days, deciding which players are injured the worst.

The sad part about this weekend's defensive play is that even if we shut out the Bills, you still can't point to the game and say, "See? We're getting better." Because we're not. This defensive line is completely broken and I'm of the opinion that Glenn Dorsey may be the only one we should keep around after next year, based on potential alone.

I'm almost wishing for Marshawn Lynch to run over our defense, just so there's more evidence for its dismantling.

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Here are some links for you this morning.

One of my favorite Thigpen headlines: Chiefs’ Thigpen is packing heat in the shotgun.
The Bills are hurting too: Bills’ secondary will be short-handed for Chiefs.
Tyler Thigpen Q&A: "I think the biggest thing for our offense is just identifying what they’re going to try to run, whether they’re going to try to run man."
Anyone think that Gunther Cunningham acts so tough to mask his now obvious short comings as a coordinator?
Tony Gonzalez will play on Sunday and Dantrell Savage is on the practice squad now.

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Really?

This defense is completely broken and I’m of the opinion that Glenn Dorsey may be the only one we should keep around after next year, based on potential alone.

Carr, Flowers, Tyler? None of them show enough potential to keep around?

by PVChiefsfan on Nov 21, 2008 7:48 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Whoops

Defensive line…

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Nov 21, 2008 7:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Man PV

You catch all my mistakes in the morning.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Nov 21, 2008 7:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

McBride, Tyler, Hali?

All so much bathwater to the blogmaster’s rage?

We shall see, but to say we might have been held a few times last week would be a gross understatement.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Nov 21, 2008 8:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If You're Blaming The Officials

That’s a pointless exercise and a weak excuse for losing. We aren’t being held any more than anyone else in the league is being held. There’s no conspiracy against the Chiefs so we get more or less the same amount of bad calls or no-calls that everyone else gets…even against our opponents.

We lost because our defense sucks…not because we got jobbed on a couple of calls.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We counter your unsubstantiated bickering with our own unsubstantiated bickering!

Last week, more than usual, I yelled at the screen “they’re holding us on every play!”

Now, a convenient way for you to project this on to the coaching failures of the Chiefs: they have failed in teaching our d-line in how to “sell the holding penalty” to the refs. Such a concept may be abhorrent to the soccer-loathing jingoists among us, but we assure you, it is a very real and very alive practice in the NFL today.

The PARADE has not been critical of the Chiefs’ coaching because the PARADE has accepted this one, inalienable truth about the Chiefs’ coaching: The Chiefs are coached like a team coached by a former defensive back.

That is NOT a compliment. It also answers a multitude of questions and implications foisted upon this current Chiefs team. It is evident from the Chiefs’ playing style that Herm has never had to throw a block in his life. However, the Chiefs do play like a bunch of wild-eyed Tazmanians that only defensive backs like Sean Taylor and Kevin Ross seem to understand. In short, Bernard Pollard is the Chiefs’ spirit animal, the question is how does this translate to our D-line and backers?

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Nov 21, 2008 10:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I Can Agree With That

In short, Bernard Pollard is the Chiefs’ spirit animal, the question is how does this translate to our D-line and backers?

It translates to them being unacceptably weak against the run and historically inept against the pass.

Now, a convenient way for you to project this on to the coaching failures of the Chiefs: they have failed in teaching our d-line in how to "sell the holding penalty" to the refs. Such a concept may be abhorrent to the soccer-loathing jingoists among us, but we assure you, it is a very real and very alive practice in the NFL today.

That is an excellent point. It’s unfortunate, but the people who generally get the calls are the ones who get noticed by the ref. However, I don’t think that it’s a huge difference…perhaps a couple of calls a game. Just because the players aren’t “selling” the holds doesn’t mean the refs quit watching (because they’re evaluated by the NFL’s head of official afterwards too, and he sees the blown calls).

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 10:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

For a stat nut...

If we break down the season into quarters, how has the D and O rankings in major stats changed? Example: We’re #31 in rush D for the season, but over the last 4 games how are we?

The follow up discussion will be “Are we improving, or is any change due to level of competition?”

by NJChiefsFan on Nov 21, 2008 7:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just from my casual

looking at the stats, I don’t think you can draw any hard conclusions about our defense over the last four games.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Nov 21, 2008 7:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I Think It's The Level Of Competition

New Orleans doesn’t have a good rushing attack. Tampa Bay didn’t have a great rushing attack. New York’s rushing attack did what it needed to. And the team showed last week that they’re still incapable of stopping anyone when they need to. I think Chris is right…the defensive line needs more or less a complete overhaul. Turk McBride and Tank Tyler might be worth keeping around another year just because they’re young and we’ve got nobody else, but except for Dorsey there shouldn’t be anyone on that d-line who should be hopeful about keeping their job (especially including the line coach…who I’m solidly convinced has no clue what he’s doing in regards to coaching).

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 7:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LaDanian 'cough'

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Nov 21, 2008 8:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You Mean The LT2 Who's Having A Down Year Against Everyone?

He’s having a down year against everyone this season…he’s actually performing as a below average running back by NFL standards (and not just his own).

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Correction

Below average starting running back. He’s currently 35th in the league for yards per carry among qualified backs on the leaderboard and he’s barely on track to crack the 1,000 yard mark.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

THE DEFENSIVE LINE IS A COMPLETE BUST AND SHOULD BE TOTALLY SCRAPPED!

Except for Dorsy, McBride, and Tyler annnnd no one has the guts to call out Hali and Boone, so we’ll just glaze over them with our indignation.

In our not so humble opinions here our your options when it comes to whining about the D-line:

A) Man up, call Dorsey a bust and declare the Allen-trade a complete failure.

B) Accept that we have an extremely young line and that development is part of this process.

‘But the PARADE, we’re far more judicious than that in our evaluation of talent we would never take such a broad stroke approach to evaluating the Chiefs.’ Then why rage against unknown d-line coaches and make abstract hate speech about the stat of our defense? If one is going to take anything other than the boldness of the A & B positions above, why? who? how? The PARADE demands answers, names, SPECIFICS! Otherwise your just a bunch of whiny middling so n’ so’s without the guts to hang tight or stake your blogutation on Dorsey being a Chiefs’ failure.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Nov 21, 2008 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm happy we haven't been blown out the last few weeks.

Look at the team we have put out there on defense the last few Sundays against some of the best offenses in the league. The fact games were close is amazing. Our opponents scored about what they usually do, but against an opponent held together with duct tape and spit.

I’m not sure we should be upset that players who were not on our roster more than a few days gave up plays. I’m not sure it reflects the level of coaching that is taking place. Maybe the fact the games were competitive is a better indicator.

by NJChiefsFan on Nov 21, 2008 11:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll Call Hali A Bust

Mainly because he had a decent rookie season, then regressed every year after that to the point where he’s almost a complete non-factor (even after being moved back to his “original” position). It’s still a bit early to tag McBride and Tyler as busts, but their lack of production should be considered alarming. McBride finished his 2008 season with zero sacks, less than his rookie season despite substantially increased playing time. Tyler is the run-stuffing DT on a defense that’s going to give up over 2,000 yards rushing. Neither can reasonably be called “good” and neither has improved from their rookie season (other than getting more starts, which doesn’t mean anything except that the Chiefs start a lot of crappy players). I don’t think that’s reason to dump them yet (since they’re both under contract for one more year at least and there’s a chance that they could figure things out) but I think that it should definitely be an open competition for their jobs next year.

Boone is what he is…a rotational defensive tackle with injury problems who probably shouldn’t be counted on to do anything other than backup work and an occasional start when the real starter’s unavailable. He was a horrible defensive end, but I don’t really blame him for that because he never had the skill sets to play end and Herm was the one who tried to sell him as a legitimate DE (yet another square peg in a round hole for Werm). If he and Ron Edwards are gone next year I won’t be unhappy but mainly because they’re older guys and I don’t expect them to get much better than they are.

Basically, I think the only serious keeper candidates for next year should be Tyler, McBride and Dorsey. Hali should be dumped at the end of his contract unless he dramatically turns his slide around.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And

The defensive line coach is not “unknown”. It’s Tim Krumrie…the guy who got ripped by a former NFL defensive coordinator at USC’s pro day for running useless drills for evaluating player talent and who’s currently in charge of the worst defensive line of the last 30 years. In 13 years of working as a defensive line coach he’s been part of a total of 3 good defenses (two of which were being run by Gregg Williams) and he’s never had a position higher than defensive line coach.

Whatever it is Krumrie does it doesn’t have much to do with building standout defensive teams.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 11:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lame

You’re a better talent evaluator than that, thats why I didn’t start off with “Bullshit”. Hali got the short end of the stick in that they tried to turn him into a position he’s not: RE. They realized this experiment failed and moved him back to the LE where his 1st game back he pressured Favre the entire game and recorded his only sack. Since returning to LE for those 3 games he’s been the only consistent pass rush we’ve had (if you watch the tapes closely). Against San Diego he kept disrupting the offensive blocking which opened up a couple plays for Edwards & Boone. I haven’t watched any player closer than Hali this season because I too was initially afraid he was the ‘B’ word. But after much review its my opinion he’s not a bust just that his level of play is dissapointing due to the rotation and possibly injuries. You watch the game footage and his technique and skill is all there – its just he’s all we have on the front line so thats all offenses have to prepare for. If we started Boone & Edwards on the D-Line there is no queston in my mind statistically there would be improved play from everyone (especially Hali). If anyone wants to single out anybodys performance on the D-Line it should be DeMarcus Tyler’s. NOT Tamba Hali. Many of us thought Kawika Mitchell and a few others were huge mistakes, but parting ways with Hali would be a monumental one in my book. He’s good enough to start on 31 other teams in this league and he is yet another reflection to me that the players and talent we have are not flawed but the systems they play in.

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

By the same token

If you consider Hali a bust, you must consider DJ one. He has from my eyes had only 1 good game so far and that came against the Bronco’s. He’s had more opportunities than Hali to make game changing plays and has not capitalized on them. He’s a 1st round pick with more experience and yet we’re not seeing the desired progress. Certainly I fault the players but here in KC we’re seeing a trend where talented players aren’t living up to their expectations and I’m no longer believing its just coincidence. For the record I feel equally about DJ as I do in Hali in that they’re good players with potentail to be great…….they just need better coaching.

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm Okay With Calling DJ A Bust Too

He’s a first round pick who’s never lived up to his draft position. He’s inconsistent, he’s only shown flashes of greatness, and this year he’s been terrible. If he was a second or third rounder I’d say he was alright, but based on his draft position DJ’s been a bust.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I Agree With You About The Coaching

I think they’re handicapped by a terrible coaching staff. But I’m still not going to give them credit for things they haven’t achieved. And right now both DJ and Hali have been around for awhile, they aren’t playing like good players so I’m not going to give them credit for being good players. All they are at the moment is unrealized potential and unrealized potential isn’t really anything.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Unrealized potentail

isn’t that our guideline for FA scouting?

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 5:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sort Of

You project based on the results they produced in the playing time they got, as well as considering circumstances (age, system they played in, attitude, injury history, etc.). The problem is that Carl Peterson’s done a really terrible job on evaluating the potential of the high-dollar free agents he signed (only one I’m willing to give him a pass on is Chester McGlockton, because at the time it looked like a pretty decent signing).

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Lame At All...Hali Has Been A Shitty DE This Season No Matter Where He Plays

Hali got the short end of the stick in that they tried to turn him into a position he’s not: RE.

He’s been back at that position for four games now, and how many sacks has he had? One. One sack in four games since they moved him back. Over a full season that puts him on pace for four sacks total…half of what he produced last year. That is absolutely pathetic for a DE, no matter which side he’s on. People can make all the excuses they want about how Hali was uncomfortable learning a new position, he missed Jared Allen, blah, blah, blah, but the fact remains that he’s been terrible this year no matter where he’s played. He was terrible at RDE and he’s been almost as terrible at LDE. He’s regressed as a pass-rusher and he’s shown no improvement as a tackler (he is projected to have the same number of tackles he had last season). That is the classic definition of a bust…a first round pick who hasn’t produced like a first round pick.

Against San Diego he kept disrupting the offensive blocking which opened up a couple plays for Edwards & Boone.

So what? Did he get any sacks in that game? Did we win that game? Who cares if he made a good play? One good play does not make him a good starter…continual good play does and he hasn’t produced that.

I haven’t watched any player closer than Hali this season because I too was initially afraid he was the ‘B’ word. But after much review its my opinion he’s not a bust just that his level of play is dissapointing due to the rotation and possibly injuries.

He’s been healthy enough to play in nine games this year so far, so I’m not buying that he was seriously injured…at least no more seriously injured than he’s been in any other season. If he’s healthy enough to be out there, he needs to be producing, regardless of what position they put him in…so far he hasn’t produced at an acceptable level in any of them.

You watch the game footage and his technique and skill is all there

Yup, he’s shown us everything except results. Unfortunately results are all that matters. Like the old saying goes, nobody wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby. If his technique and skills were really that good it would show in his stats and performance. But it hasn’t. Ergo his technique and skills are probably not as good as you think they are…not after nine games of underachievement.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

3 games

not 4. He sat out last week against New Orleans. I know its not a big difference but lets get the facts straight

I think the word “terrible” is a harsh overstatement. If we were discussing Damion Macintosh we’d be in agreement, but watching Hali closely I wouldn’t say his play is even remotely close to terrible. He just hasn’t been generating pressure nor has anyone else on this team and the reason he’s getting scapegoated for it is because he was slated to be Jared Allen’s successor. LE’s who make an impact in this league have supporting casts in LB’s and fellow lineman of which Hali has none. He’s certainly not a one man show but he’s being asked to fill some extraordinarily big shoes.

I actually will agree you with you he hasn’t shown any improvement as a tackler, but to say he’s regressed as a pass rusher is wrong in my opinion. When JA doesn’t get his 15-16 sacks this season does this mean he’s regressing as well? When I watch our four defensive lineman line up to scrimmage #91 is consitently the only one I see making headway into the pocket. I encourage you to rewatch the Chargers game with the emphasis on our defensive line. To say he only makes ONE good play is inaccurate

There’s a lot of talent that has come and gone through KC and all I’m saying is continue to be patient with Hali. I think he has potentail to be the best LE in franchise history despite all his shortcomings this season

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So That Puts Him On Pace For 5 Sacks

Still not good enough.

And “terrible” isn’t an overstatement at all. His job is to provide a pass-rush and to help stop the run and right now he’s not doing either. The Chiefs have one of the worst defenses in the NFL, Hali’s struggles have contributed to that, and he’s not a rookie any more so he doesn’t get slack for not producing like a rookie would. He should have “arrived” as a player by now but all he’s done since his rookie year is regress.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Let's revisit this convo

at the end of the season

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 5:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Unless He Goes On A Tear To Finish Out The Year

I can’t see my opinion changing much.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Trying To Be A Dick When I Say That

Just that when the guy produces as little as Hali has produced I’m rarely going to change my mind unless they do something that really makes them stand out. If he ends up getting 8 or 9 sacks in the last six games I’ll reconsider my position on him. If he gets 2 or 3 I’m pretty much going to write him off as a journeyman at best because that’s the level he’s performed at for three years.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jared Allen

He’s a vet and he’s shown an ability to perform at a consistently high level. He’s never had less than 7.5 sacks in any season, he can play the run, and he’s established that he can perform at a Pro Bowl level. Hali hasn’t shown he can do any of that. So if Allen has an off-year he gets the benefit of the doubt and Hali doesn’t because Allen’s produced like a star and Hali never has.

He’s certainly not a one man show but he’s being asked to fill some extraordinarily big shoes.

I wouldn’t have faulted him for not producing 16 sacks this year at Jared Allen’s spot…that would be unrealistic. I do fault him for producing zero sacks at that position and one sack overall. That indicates he’s not that good.

but to say he’s regressed as a pass rusher is wrong in my opinion.

8 sacks his first year, 7.5 his second and one this season. Also, his tackles for loss also dropped from year one to year two and I can’t find them for this season but I’m willing to be they’re even lower now. The numbers and the results on the field (opponents’ performance against us) clearly indicate he’s going backwards as a pass-rusher. We can quibble about why (I do agree coaching plays a role), but the case that he’s regressing is solid.

I encourage you to rewatch the Chargers game with the emphasis on our defensive line. To say he only makes ONE good play is inaccurate

We gave up almost a hundred yards rushing, Phillip Rivers threw for over 300 yards while only getting sacked twice and the Chiefs lost while Hali posted one tackle and zero sacks. He didn’t do anything that distinguished him as a good player.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I knew

Jared Allen was a poor example when I said it being that he’s improved basically every year. But I don’t think its fair to say that any LE switched to the right side for 6 games and doesn’t register a sack isn’t any good. There’s a difference in playing the position, just ask McIntosh. Who I thought was at least a serviceable left tackle but I think he’s horrible as a right one.

I won’t argue there is solid evidence for your case, you’re right there. Hali is one of the few Chief players I still look at with the eyes of a fan rather than an objective observer so admittedly I have bias. It’s just there is a reason I was a fan in the first place and it was because of his ability. A lot like other abilities that have came to this organization that I’m not seeing properly developed. The DThomasReigns post was pretty damning and what do all these draft picks we so desperately seek really mean if we can’t get the best/most out of them? It’s just a tough pill to swallow that are #1 pick from just 2 years ago is potentailly a bust. That’s from the same administration in charge of things now, so why should we have confidence our newest picks should perform any better?There’s just no credibility whatsoever…

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 21, 2008 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

There’s a difference in playing the position, just ask McIntosh. Who I thought was at least a serviceable left tackle but I think he’s horrible as a right one.

I thought he was garbage last year too. It was a toss-up between him and Chris Terry who had to play catchup more when the DE blew by them. Terry barely edged out McIntosh for getting toasted more. So I wasn’t shocked that he struggled playing right tackle because he stunk at the tackle position he was supposedly good at too.

It’s just there is a reason I was a fan in the first place and it was because of his ability.

I can understand that, and I’d hoped Hali would step up this year and perform (I thought he might). But my patience with a player performing below his potential pretty much runs out in year three. If the guy hasn’t realized his potential by that point, then his potential was most likely misjudged.

It’s just a tough pill to swallow that are #1 pick from just 2 years ago is potentailly a bust.

Agreed. And on a competently run team the GM whose draft crapped out like 2006 apparently has for us would be fired for his incompetence. Remember how Peterson and Herm were feeding us that line of bullshit about how they’d improved their talent scouting because so many of the players from the last three drafts were still on our active roster? Well, now we see why you have to wait three years to judge a draft class…because for most players it takes that long to find out they aren’t going to pan out. Shows that the “new and improved” Carl Peterson is every bit as useless as the “old” Carl Peterson (who put together five years of rotten drafts before 2006) was. After watching Hali decline and Croyle get crushed in less than a full game this season all we apparently got out of the 2006 draft class were two decent players (Pollard and Page), just like the year before (Johnson and Colquitt). Can’t succeed with a rebuilding effort when you only hit on two draftees a year.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Cunningham

I don’t think he’s trying to mask anything (at least not intentionally), I just think he confuses screaming and swearing with direction and motivation. Sometimes acting fired up can help…but when you don’t also teach good fundamentals or have a solid plan to begin with, it usually doesn’t. Most of the time it just makes you look like a buffoon and the only people who appreciate it are the fans who don’t recognize that the “fire” isn’t getting results.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 8:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeesh...

I’m almost wishing for Marshawn Lynch to run over our defense, just so there’s more evidence for its dismantling.

Grumplestiltskin

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Nov 21, 2008 8:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think Lynch is a tad overhyped

Not that he sucks, or that the KC d-line is anything but bad. But you did mention that last week was Lynch’s first 100yd rushing game of the season. In WEEK 11! That doesn’t scream elite rusher to me. Neither does…

a 3.7 yd per rush average, or
not notching even 80 yards rushing in any week (prior to last week), against the likes of the Rams, Raiders, Seahawks, and Jaguars.

Now, of course, we got f’ed-in-the-a by Pierre Thomas, of all people, last week, so I can’t really defend our defensive woes this season. All I can do is seek to expose Lynch (or perhaps the Buffalo o-line, as it were) as a “fraud.” Maybe he comes into our house and rips us a new one. Maybe Fred Jackson does so instead.

But here we are, amidst a stretch of 4 games where we had a legitimate shot at a win in the final minutes of the 4th quarter. We seem to be “improving,” some even appear to have found a little hope. But we’ve got to win one to keep that alive, right? We can’t just continue to “stay in the game” and feel as if we’re building on something. You can’t have a foundation of 6 straight losses and a 1-18 mark in your last 19 games, can you?

Doesn’t this have to be the week?

by stag on Nov 21, 2008 10:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Most Of His Problems Stem From The Line

They’re not opening holes and his left tackle (Jason Peters) has been struggling all year since holding out to open the season. Lynch’s biggest problem this year has been his tendency to dance behind the line too much instead of just hitting holes (on the few occasions he gets them), but he’s a burner in the open field and an excellent pass-catcher so he’ll be plenty for us to handle. He’s certainly not a fraud.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll bet a beer

Lynch doesn’t go over 100 on the ground against us this Sunday

by stag on Nov 21, 2008 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice =)

Home brew…I love Red Ales…

by PVChiefsfan on Nov 21, 2008 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

it actually ended up being more like a wee heavy

but the extra alc. per volume has come in pretty handy so far

by stag on Nov 21, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tried to brew my own beer

in high school once. It was all foam and never changed to liquid.

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Nov 21, 2008 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And Jackson

Will probably not be that much of a factor. He’s a good back who can spell Lynch but he doesn’t generally get enough carries to make a huge impact.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny

that’s what I might have said about…

Sammy Morris: 10 rushes, 53 yards, 1TD
Michael Bush: 16 rushes, 90 yards, 1TD
Jerious Norwood: 11 rushes, 75 yards
Jonathan Stewart: 19 rushes, 72 yards
LenWhale White: 17 rushes, 149 yards, 3TD
Leon Washington: 3 rushes, 67 yards, 1TD (and a receiving TD!)
Pierre Thomas: 16 rushes, 88 yards, 1TD

by stag on Nov 21, 2008 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

All I can do is seek to expose Lynch (or perhaps the Buffalo o-line, as it were) as a "fraud."

Fraud: Lynch, no. O-Line, yes.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 21, 2008 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I did put "fraud" in quotes

To be honest, I like Lynch. He seems like a really cool guy (Who doesn’t love Dave and Buster’s?!) I just think that the name recognition and the fantastic rookie season have blinded people to his lack of production this year. Sophomore slump, nothing wrong with that, happens to the best of us.

by stag on Nov 21, 2008 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I Think That's More About The Line

Although I do think Lynch deserves part of the blame because he tends to do a little too much jitterbugging when he runs. I don’t think he’s afraid of contact, but he seems like he tries to get a little too clever for his own good when he should just blast ahead.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 21, 2008 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs