Observations/Talking Points

$Math-teacher_tiny$ by hmills110 on Oct 18, 2009 6:54 PM CDT Comment 14 comments

I'll definitely be re-watching this one (like all the rest), but I noticed a couple things just watching for enjoyment, as opposed to breaking it down for MORE enjoyment. So just some obvious things that maybe others haven't discussed, as yet.

Mike Richardson and Jon McGraw - Saw some good things outta McGraw. He's a very sound open-field tackler, and he's playing with good football smarts. I'll do more isolations on these two later in the week, but it seemed like neither Campbell nor Collins were finding anything open, when they had time against the 4-man rush.

Vrabel always plays smart. He seemed to play lower and more fluidly, today, also.

Dorsey was a disrupting force, today. And unlike last year, when he LOST his feet, sellin' out for the sack or TFL, there were other guys feeding off the disruption and finishing. Better team defense, with today's crew.

Goin' big in the middle 3, the Chiefs have pretty tough, aggressive 5- and 6-DB packages. I like seein' DBs mixin' it up in the offensive backfield. Back to Mike Richardson - is he instrumental in allowing the KC secondary to "mix it up?" Is McGraw in place of Page actually making for better team D?

I don't know, but these are definitely questions I want addressed (by me or others...).

On offense, too many dropped balls. D-Bowe's running better routes, but he was also given a lot of cushion by Deangelo Hall. Discuss...

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Ahhhh. My first Post-Victory FanPost!!!

Nice.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Oct 18, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Rec

My first victory on AP.
Love it!

We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram

by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 18, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm saving my first Post post-Victory on something totally Inane or Arcane :)

or insane

We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram

by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 18, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

McGraw is definately showing up the few times he gets in the game.

by ChiefDJ on Oct 18, 2009 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I love to see McGraw getting some

That guy plays hard all the time. He may not have all the natural talent, but he plays with intensity and heart.

by TXChiefan on Oct 18, 2009 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

McGraw played pretty well,

but he was the one that missed Portis in the hole for the 78 yard run. Came to fill out of control and whiffed. Should have been no gain. Richardson played very well. A couple of nice plays in the secondary and on special teams.

Still don’t think McGraw is a full-time safety. He blew coverage on at least two plays, the long completion to Moss and the long incompletion in the first half. Just overthrown or it was 6. Wasn’t sure why the Redskins didn’t go down the field all game. Oh well, their mistake, our gain.

I remember Dawson to Taylor, Kenney to Carson, and Blackledge catching the snap in his facemask. Seen it all...

by BinSC on Oct 18, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice dose of reality.

Thx, BinSC.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Oct 18, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope richardson can be a piece to the puzzle

I didn’t get to watch all of the game… was there something in particular that he was doing to be so productive..???

I just remember him getting abused at ND…. maybe he’s learned how to play the NFL game

by callmesir on Oct 18, 2009 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think the most notable thing about him

was playing “tight” coverage on receivers when in the game. He wasn’t 3 yards away like we are used to. A couple of incompletions were because he was right on the WR. I had to stop and figure out who that masked man was impersonating a Chief’s DB.

Was noticeable on ST’s as well. Just seems to be around the play. Showed good instincts which is something we really lack. Just his first game, but made a good impression I think.

I remember Dawson to Taylor, Kenney to Carson, and Blackledge catching the snap in his facemask. Seen it all...

by BinSC on Oct 18, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Oct 18, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

good good..

hopefully he’ll keep it up…. I think he could be useful as a nickelback… but I know he’s always lacked top end speed so he’s not a guy I’d be okay leaving on a island on a go route or something… but if it’s a short route in the middle of the field and we’re getting a pass rush…. he could be successful… lots of encouraging signs today though….

I know that haynesworth had a good day, but I can recall recall many times that niswanger and waters were able to push him back….

by callmesir on Oct 18, 2009 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good

small positives, I didn’t know that Niswanger was able to help Waters.
I do know that on more than once or twice we were able to create a pocket :)

We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram

by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 18, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"... more than once or twice we were able to create a pocket ..."

will miracles never cease

Go Chiefs!

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisiton!

by upamtn on Oct 18, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I went home to good old Hannibal, MO for the weekend

Where for some reason they thought we’d rather see Vikings-Ravens than the Chiefs’ first win of the year. I didn’t get to see the game, but I listened to Len and Mitch on the radio using the Sprint NFL Live thingie on my phone.

Anyway, it’s funny to me that Deangelo Hall, who very recently was the fastest man in the NFL, was giving a big cushion to D-Bowe who is a slower, possession type guy. Maybe he thought he could use his speed to close the gap while the ball was in the air? Clearly that didn’t work since Bowe had his first 100 yard game of the season. Maybe Hall was afraid that big bad Dwayne would crush him if he played too physical!

by Soria's Unibrow on Oct 19, 2009 2:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs