Things I Loved About The Broncos Game

by ChiefDJ on Sep 28, 2008 4:13 PM CDT Comment 43 comments

* End of the longest losing streak in Chiefs history.

* The players made plays. Larry Johnson 7.1 yds/carry. Dwayne Bowe 7 Receptions 81 yds. Tony G 3 receptions 47 Yds. Damon Huard 75% comp % with no INTs. Derrick Johnson 1 forced fumble, 1 int. Dorsey and Tank Tyler stuffing the middle. Herb Taylor filling in for Brandon Albert.

* Kolby Smith doing the Tomahawk Chop

* Young Chiefs Defense becoming ball hawks. Every play the Chiefs defense was ripping at the ball. The result was two fumbles recovered and two interceptions.

* Our young CBs holding their own. Carr had 2 Tackles, 3 passes defended, an interception and a fumble recovery. Flowers had 7 Tackles, 2 passes defended and a fumble recovery. Dmitri Patterson had 8 Combined Tackles.

* Larry Johnson runs for 198 yards and 2 TDs

* Arrowhead Stadium rocking the whole game instead of booing.

* Chiefs score 32 points. (what is this? the arena league?)

* Herm going on the field to check on Tony G when he was hurt (which he NEVER does)

* Denver Broncos only had 94 yards total rushing.

*Dantrelle Savages 51 yard Kickoff Return when we needed it most.

* LJ smiling

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w00t.

I can finally be productive at work.

by AngryJesus on Sep 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

me too its gonna be a great week of work

GO CHIEFS!!

by kcchiefsfan56 on Sep 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

33 points, yes it is arena league.

See what happens when you score 30+! Hated to see BA go down, wanted TG to have the record+ win. I will eat a little crow, it looked like the coaching staff was at arrowhead this week. The team looked like they new they were on a football field.

by Eric Allen on Sep 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think the coaching looked any different than the previous weeks

They still called between the tackle runs, they still called appropriate passes at appropriate times, they still called the game conservatively.

The difference was the players executed the plays. Huard threw the ball accurately (75) instead of like Thigpen (38). The Offensive Line was able to get push and open holes. LJ ran hard. The WRs caught the ball instead of dropping them. Our defense made big plays and forced fumbles.

I have said all along, its up to the players to play well on the field. They played fantastic for the most part today and they deserve the credit for the win.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 28, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

x1000

I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am.

by KCking on Sep 28, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ChiefDJ is actually Herm Edwards

He knows how to use the internet – it’s all lies.

by CBaller13 on Sep 29, 2008 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am not goin here again.

by Eric Allen on Sep 28, 2008 5:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

:)

It’s a beautiful day to be a Chiefs fan.

by WMR on Sep 28, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What wouldn't you love about that game

Chiefs whipped our butt, congrats, I know there is a lot of hype on our boards that we killed ourselves, but you guys played the better game. I am still hoping that Gunther Cunningham gets fired at the end of the year so we can get him as our defensive coordinator.

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 28, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Broncoman

Not to be too serious while we’re popping champagne over here, but how much of our offensive success do you guys think was do to Chiefs executing well vs. a down Broncos defense?

by sunny D on Sep 28, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly

I don’t think our defense could stop a D-III team right now, I thought your scheme was sound, basically get the ball in the hands of LJ and Bowe, but what frustrated me was that our defense couldn’t get any pressure on KC, which I really don’t know if it is a product of our horrible schemes or lack of talent in our D-line or both. The fact that our defense decided to cover Bowe with a undersized rookie shows a limited prep to stopping KC, why they didn’t have Bailey on Bowe for the game, I have no idea. I was especially surprised when Albert went down that we still couldn’t get to Huard when it mattered.

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 28, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was the recurring issue for Denver D

A complete inability to put any kind of pressure on Damon Huard. He had way, way, WAY too much time to work in this game and it could have potentially been a bigger lead for the Chiefs had Bowe not had concrete hands on a number of easy passes.

by mynameistyler on Sep 29, 2008 2:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Taylor in for Albert

Herb Taylor has drawn fairly wide praise for his play this year. He can play either OT side. So there have been a lot of calls for Taylor to take McIntosh’s RT spot, since Mac has struggled. But it was great to have Taylor go in at LT without feeling like we were inserting a bad player in that key position.

The pass blocking from our running backs has improved greatly this year. FB Cox and RB Charles are excellent, and both rookies. Having said all that, I was pleasantly surprised how much time Huard had. Part of it was an effective running game that slows down an all out pass rush.

Pass rushing was very weak for the Chiefs, as well. Some mild pressure started to affect Cutler in the second half it seemed to me. But we miss a player like Jared Allen. Although, we played the few bootlegs much better than in years past.

Good question regarding a lack of commitment of Bailey to Bowe. We obviously were throwing away from Bailey as often as possible.

by sunny D on Sep 29, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would credit our line

Honestly, I think our offensive line is the best pass blocking line I have seen Denver have since Elway was around, they still need to learn to run block better, but Clady and Harris are two very good tackles, Kuper is a very good guard, Hamilton is back to his old form, and thankfully we got Wiegman from you guys, since Nalen has been hurt. Why you let him go, I have no idea, he has played very well for us.

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 29, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We were going to err on the side of house cleaning last year

Even Waters was under some scrutiny because the overall O line play was so poor last year. Perhpas we threw the baby out with the bath water in the case of Wiegman — hard to say. If you’re rebuilding for 2010, I s’pose you decide to play the guy you think will be hitting prime (Niswanger) and not retiring in that year.

For the sake of our D line potential, I hope you’re right the Broncos pass protection people are lights out, because we didn’t do much against them.

by sunny D on Sep 29, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Could it have been Shanahan?

To me, it seemed like Mike Shanahan thought this game would be a walk.

They’ve got the most prolific offense in the League going into the game against a defense that’s been giving up lots of points and lots of yards on the ground. They’ve got a surprisingly good passing game against two rookie CBs. The Broncos defense has some holes, but … against the Chiefs offense, he figured they shouldn’t matter all that much because, given our performances in the previous three weeks, we’d be lucky to put 14 points on the board and you’d be looking at scoring 30 easy. And he’s got three tough weeks coming up (Bucs, Jags, and Patsies).

He came in thinking he was going to win just by showing up, and they got blown up.

by JacinB on Sep 29, 2008 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A lot of truth to that

I think Bailey had said after the game that they didn’t have a good week of practice leading up to the game, so there definately was a lack of attitude from Denver as far as winning this game. They didn’t seem to play with any urgency and I think Shannan thought that if they could get a lead, then KC would roll up and go away. Credit to the Chiefs for playing hard and sound football.

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 29, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the Arrowhead Pride Parade was the main reason we won.

by Dan Holmes on Sep 28, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Game Ball to the D

Hell of a job!!!

Turnovers out our ears and hard hits. Great job!

by NJChiefsFan on Sep 28, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure we're goin to the super bowl

yes, I’m still drunk.

by NJChiefsFan on Sep 28, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Our screen passes

Aren’t fooling anybody. I mean…..ANYBODY

by KansasCityShuffle on Sep 28, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

WHY

Dwell on the negatives when there are so many positives.. relax.. and celebrate

ugh.

by focs on Sep 28, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES!

Just got back from the game and I am still pumped!!

BTW it’s nice to feel this way, I almost forgot what it felt like to get a win

http://www.kcchiefsfootball.com/
Go Chiefs!

by bigknoxy on Sep 28, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Add to that...

Playcalling…

The playcalling on the drive we had to get the TD and we did…was quite amazing and I DID think it was different than other weeks…The quick and CONVINCING fakes to Johnson then the QUICK slant to Bowe for 10…the fake dive, fake end around then pass to WEBB….the fade to Tony….all were different than what has been happening…

by woodman212 on Sep 28, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

I didn’t really see many different plays than what they have been calling.

What I DID see was those plays executed well. There’s an enormous difference between a 75% completion % and a 38% completion % by your QB. A big part of passing the ball is just getting it in the neighborhood of your receiver and giving them a chance. Getting your O-line to give your RB holes and your QB time is huge too. Only ONE SACK given up by KC today! That’s a HUGE improvment.

I love how all our defensive guys are ripping at the ball. You always saw a couple guys doing it, but I think as they see more balls on the ground guys are being more and more conscious about doing it. Today I saw nearly every guy that was tackling take jabs at the ball.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 28, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Playcalling

I think it has been different every game, there were a lot of new plays today that have not been seen this year. But I do agree with you DJ that the execution of the plays called was a lot better. Don’t forget that in week 2 WE were the team running direct snaps to WRs and other players, now every week it seems like a team is doing direct snap play the only difference is they are working for those teams.

People love odd plays only when they work and consider them foolish if they fail.

The first week against NE I thought we were too conservative and yet we nearly tied the game. Other than that week I have personally liked the playcalling but been frustrated by execution. Today we started to see it come together on both sides of the ball.

For those who have started questioning Gun and his D, did you notice that Gun put DJ in the perfect position for his interception. I think as the players buy more and more into the systems and play them as the cordinators want we will see more games like this.

by tevans96 on Sep 28, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats on the win guys.

KC always plays very well at home regardless of who is on the team. You guys played very well and took advantage of the Bronco turnovers.

The Broncos offense had their first hiccup, so hopefully this will be a wakup call of some sort. Enjoy the win and see you in December @ Mile High.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4

by weazel on Sep 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh em gee

We have to do it again in Denver…

IN DECEMBER

by AngryJesus on Sep 28, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We simply

cannot develop our young offense without an accurate QB. You can possibly put young guys in darn near every position on the field but if you do so, you CANNOT put an inexperienced QB w/ them as well and call it “youth movement”. The only movement being made then would be backwards progress as nobody benefits from turnovers and not moving the ball. To me, time and time again, Huard’s proven he can get the job done. No, its not neccessarily pretty(well yes it is for a Chiefs fan) but he gets the ball into receivers hands and passed first down markers. Croyle obviously needs playing time because he is our future (forseeably next season) but if he’s not cutting it Damon needs to be inserted just to keep forward motion w/ our offense. I see no coincidence that when we’re throwing the ball well we’re running it well too. It’s because they’re forced to respect the pass so it takes focus of LJ and takes pressure of him to do his thang. When Bones is in, we’re not only not passing the ball well we’re not running it either because thats all they expect. They’re not afraid of him passing it, hell they probably want him to

by KansasCityShuffle on Sep 28, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Give me a hand, please, DJ

I need help getting back up on the wagon, if you would. :-)
I hear it’s rolling again. Good list of things to smile about, btw.

by sunny D on Sep 28, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Its just one game

and no doubt we’re going to see more really bad ones than good ones like today the rest of the season.

But hopefully this win gives everybody a little boost to see that we AREN’T a completley inept team all around and DO have the potential to play like pros.

I think Huards performance, though it wasn’t spectacular, really highlights the need for a steady presence at the QB situation especially against the backdrop of two games of Tyler Thigpen. There is talent all over this team, but there are also holes at positions. So we are going to see horrible “WTF were you thinking?!” plays and awesome plays that will make us cheer our hearts out.

We just have to remember the potential we saw Sunday and use it to help us keep the faith the rest of the year. Hopefully it won’t be another 12 games before we get to see it again.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 29, 2008 6:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

People who care enough

To visit a blog about the Chiefs during this season probably never actually got off the wagon, imo. But I thought your post about it was clever. And I suspect it would have been taken much more good naturedly by everyone had the same comments been made during a tailgating session or some other place in where we are there in person and not using written back and forth statements in cyberspace.

by sunny D on Sep 29, 2008 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Herm checking on Gonzo,

I absolutely loved the line one of the announcers gave about that.

“You know, the coach doesn’t go out on the field to check on everybody.”
“Well, Tony Gonzalez is not just anybody.”

by Seth_C on Sep 28, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I loved when the announcers

Were talking about the Chiefs fan’s and how they have their PHD’s in tailgating, awesome.

by Shawn on Sep 28, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Just glad to see a li'l

of that Arrowhead spirit.

by AngryJesus on Sep 28, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Confession...

I have to say that after I attended the Raiders game I vowed not to return this season and thus…I was absent…I would have LOVED to be there…That place was rockin…

I am still like…nonstop smiling…ha

by woodman212 on Sep 29, 2008 1:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Superstician..

Could you stay away the rest of the season please, I could take some more wins!!

by dragon6172 on Sep 29, 2008 4:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great game

But Carl and Herm will eff up the rest of the season, no doubt in my mind.

by GonzosDirtyTrailer on Sep 29, 2008 7:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah ...

It’s a good thing neither of them were anywhere near the team this past week.

… oh, wait.

by JacinB on Sep 29, 2008 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

appropriate reply

Be happy for a little bit. :)

by sunny D on Sep 29, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully enough to can Gunther Cunningham so he can come coach in Denver

For the lack of star power on your defense, they definately play with an attitude and Derrick Johnson looks like an defensive MVP canidate, I think he is the best LB in the NFL thi year.

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 29, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One More

We finally scored on a turnover!!

Go Chiefs!

by ChiefsDude on Sep 29, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Only regret

Sure wish we coulda popped the ball to Tony one last time on that final drive. Dude should break the record in Carolina – what a thank-you the fans who showed up and didn’t sell off their tickets because they were certain of an ass-whoopin (hits head) that could have been.