Who Plays When for the Kansas City Chiefs Defense

by Chris Thorman on Nov 13, 2009 7:06 AM CST in 2009 Campaign Comment 13 comments

San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles (43) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel (50) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

3 months ago: San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles (43) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel (50) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Position	Player	% Run	% Pass	% Coverage
DL	Glenn Dorsey	50%	50%	0%
DL	Tyson Jackson	57%	42%	0%
DL	Ron Edwards	50%	50%	0%
DL	Tank Tyler	48%	52%	0%
DL	Wallace Gilberry	48%	52%	0%
DL	Alex Magee	32%	68%	0%
DL	Kenny Smith	71%	29%	0%

We've got a whole new set of statistics that we'll be giving you and they're from a fantastic new site we've just discovered - Pro Football Focus.

Pro Football Focus has play percentage stats (as you can see), special teams tackles, run and pass blocking stats and more...It's really an amazing site. Check it out.

To get us started taking a look at these stats, I've posted the percentage that each Kansas City Chiefs defensive player plays on either running plays, passing plays and on special teams.

I've got the linebacker and secondary stats for you after the jump.

If you include special teams, S Mike Brown is actually leads the team in playing time.

I know it sounds geeky but I'm very excited about the possibilities of mining Pro Football Focus for interesting stats. We'll have a lot more of their stats for you over the weekend and coming weeks.

It's Friday, so my laziness is showing through in the lack of analysis on this post. After the jump, the linebackers and secondary playing time stats.

Linebackers

Position	Player	% Run	% Pass	% Coverage
LB	Mike Vrabel	45%	31%	24%
LB	Tamba Hali	45%	40%	15%
LB	Corey Mays	58%	9%	32%
LB	Demorrio Williams	58%	6%	37%
LB	Jovan Belcher	28%	12%	59%
LB	Derrick O. Johnson	29%	15%	57%
LB	Monty Beisel	19%	3%	77%
LB	Andy Studebaker	100%	0%	0%

Secondary

Position	Player	% Run	% Pass	% Coverage
DB	Mike Brown	46%	3%	51%
DB	Brandon Carr	45%	1%	54%
DB	Brandon Flowers	46%	2%	52%
DB	Jarrad Page	45%	1%	55%
DB	Maurice Leggett	33%	4%	62%
DB	Jon McGraw	32%	9%	59%
DB	DaJuan Morgan	56%	0%	44%
DB	Mike Richardson	16%	4%	81%
DB	Donald Washington	26%	5%	68%
DB	Ricardo Colclough	11%	5%	84%

Anything interesting stand out to you?

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LB Derrick Johnson's lack of playing time !

Hang in there DJ ! " Stay Gold ! "

by 65tosspowertrap on Nov 13, 2009 7:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

someone correct me if i'm wrong

but nowhere in these statistics can anyone remotely gleam DJ’s lack of playing time. these just show what type of plays the players play most often.

UCrawford will eventually calm down and realize that Haley isn't a bad coach.
Will embrace the Fire Haley Bandwagon if we lose to the raiders by more then a TD...
..But we aren't going to lose.
LJ will not land in Pittsburgh
The Chiefs will not be the number one pick in this years draft
The Chiefs first pick of the draft will NOT be a OL
Thinks UCrawford just needs a hug... offer is there when you are ready UC :p

by Leaf on Nov 13, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yah ..we need some talent.

by krayfish on Nov 13, 2009 7:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

hate to tell you this

But this site is TERRIBLE. There statistics and the leaders of each group are so skewered its hard to find it credible. Trust me, I’ve. Been on another site that used it for a while then found out its nothing special

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!

by SuperTurtle on Nov 13, 2009 8:02 AM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the heads up

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by Chris Thorman on Nov 13, 2009 3:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Uh, maybe I'm off base,

but this seems more of an indication of what the coaching staff is calling up on defense.
And it probably shows our first down defensive package isn’t getting it done.

by BCRavenJHawkfan on Nov 13, 2009 8:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I thought we released Colclough and Biesel

Pretty neat site though if it is credible.

by Nick Britt on Nov 13, 2009 9:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

we did... but they did play for a bit, so they have stats

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Nov 13, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yep, cool site

but they have tyson jackson ranked as the worst 3-4 de is the league…

by Cassel is a west coast pretty boy on Nov 13, 2009 1:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Tyson Jackson

is a rookie in a new system. Doesnt surprise me.

by Petey14 on Nov 13, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't like this site because it boosts LJ's average to 2.9 instead of 2.7

Air Cassel - approved for takeoff

by kabrink on Nov 14, 2009 11:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

For the Cassel haters out there

Interesting stats from the site

Thrown At, Dropped Passes, (Brink’s patented unreliability index %)
TE
Ryan 23, 4, (17)
O’Connell 4, 0, (na)
Cottam 1, 0, (na)
Pope 4, 0 (na)
WR
Bowe 50, 5, (10)
Bradley 30, 3 (10)
Wade 37, 4 (11)
Engram 9, 1 (11)
Long 16, 1 (6)
Copper 2, 0 (na)
Chambers 4, 0 (na)

Cassel: Attempts=226, Receptions=126 for 55.8% completion percentage ranking 24th in league for passers getting at least 50% of snaps. However, if you simply include the 18 (4th in league) dropped passes you get Att=226, Rec=144, compl=64% for a rank of 10th in league.

Air Cassel - approved for takeoff

by kabrink on Nov 14, 2009 12:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs