Kansas City Chiefs Directional Play Report

by Joel Thorman on Sep 30, 2008 10:00 AM CDT in 2008 Campaign Comment 9 comments

Take a look at our directional tendencies. Below are the rushing numbers. The passing numbers are on the other side. What in particular jumps out at you?

Rushing Offense

Left End

Left Tackle

Left Guard

Up the Middle

Right Guard

Right Tackle

Right End

Plays: 12

Plays: 14

Plays: 6

Plays: 47

Plays: 10

Plays: 13

Plays: 9

NFL Rank: 11

NFL Rank: 13

NFL Rank: 22

NFL Rank: 3

NFL Rank: 14

NFL Rank: 22

Avg Gain: 8.92

Avg Gain: 4.50

Avg Gain: 3.67

Avg Gain: 4.21

Avg Gain: 1.90

Avg Gain: 8.77

Avg Gain: 5.33

NFL Rank: 5

NFL Rank: 10

NFL Rank: 18

NFL Rank: 13

NFL Rank: 29

NFL Rank: 1

NFL Rank: 11

Passing Offense

Short Left	Short Middle	Short Right	Deep Left	Deep Middle	Deep Right


















































Plays: 40	Plays: 25	Plays: 48	Plays: 11	Plays: 3	Plays: 4
NFL Rank: 7	NFL Rank: 13	NFL Rank: 6	NFL Rank: 6	NFL Rank: 23	NFL Rank: 29
Avg Gain: 3.15	Avg Gain: 7.52	Avg Gain: 4.63	Avg Gain: 3.00	Avg Gain: 0.00	Avg Gain: 24.50
NFL Rank: 32	NFL Rank: 11	NFL Rank: 21	NFL Rank: 26	NFL Rank: 27	NFL Rank: 2

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Not quite sure how to get rid of that white

I’ve messed around with it. Guess we’ll have to live with it until Chris gets back.

by Joel Thorman on Sep 30, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What jumps out at me

is how many times we’ve ran up the gut. Three times as much as anywhere else. It looks like we should be trying to run off tackle more. Then again, usually when we’ve been trying that this season LJ gets hit as he’s handed the ball.

by JayrodT on Sep 30, 2008 10:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

4.71 yd average over 47 carries

Sounds pretty succesful to me.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 30, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The truly remarkable thing that jumps out at me....

….is that there are actually 2 teams out there that run up the middle even more than the Chiefs!! Wow!

I guess it’s because it’s hard to run very many plays when you go 3-and-out so often.

by 303chiefs on Sep 30, 2008 10:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Need more deep passes on the right

I notice that we are apparently a lot more successful going deep on the right side. I know we have not had any 70 yard receptions on that side so it looks like we have connected on most of those 4 passes. Unless the pass to Darling is being considered in that category, but if that is the case then who ever decides these stats needs to fix them becaus that was a short pass to the right that went for a long gain.

With such a small sample size it is hard to say why, but I would love to figure out why that side is successful but the left side is not. Also who caught those passes, and again I hope that is not including teh Darling long reception.

by tevans96 on Sep 30, 2008 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What in particular jumps out at you?

That Big Mac(Intosh) is a better run blocker than a pass blocker. I guess those hollow blocks that he has for feet help when he’s paving the way for LJ. Maybe…???…the coaching staff know a little bit more than we think…. :-)

But if I remember it right, it was Tony’s block that spung LJ loose for that mighty big gain. Which might also have inflated those averages on the right side. Big Mac just sealed the corner.

Nice numbers PrimeTime…..

by aPacificChief on Sep 30, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You Know McIntosh

wasn’t really that big of a liability in pass protection last year. In fact it could be argued he was our best offensive lineman last year. Maybe he will get use to the right side when he gets a feel for it and will play better in terms of pass protection.

by chiefsfan1384 on Sep 30, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I think people are picking on him because they are used to Willie Roaf and he isn’t here anymore. People really took for granted that Hall of Fame offensive line we had.

He did a decent job on the left side last year. He’s been horrible for much of this year but had a nice game yesterday. Maybe he’s getting used to the right side.

by ChiefDJ on Sep 30, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stats are good and bad

because they can be so misleading. The one thing that I take from this is that we are a better running team than I thought. Considering that was a huge goal of our team, I would chalk us up for another “improved” over last year.

by TheQ on Sep 30, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs