Questions and Junk: Defense Edition

1. Hali – He’s got a motor for sure, but I’m thinking there are more pass rushers than CB’s coming out this year.

2. Our incompetence at the safety position – It’s been good and terrible, and it’s the most costly position to make mistakes at on defense.

3. Special teams all day – and maybe nickel package. I love the way he hits cause he brings the wood, but his coverage skills leave much to be desired.

4. Browns – Bills have the advantage with their WR matchups against us. Flowers can hang with TO, but is too short. Carr is not a good matchup at all for TO. Bills have also have a good RB tandem.

5. Troy Polamalu – the epitome of how the safety position is supposed to be played. Look at the Steelers without him…….

He is ballin’ this year for sure…..

1. I’m surprised a bit by willingness to part with Flowers. But I’m less of an individual pass-rusher fan than a “system pass rush” fan. Speaking of which, the KC pass rush and run D both are more in need of a top-notch NT than a for-the-sole-purpose-of-pass-rush pass rusher.
2. Agree. NT WAS a surprise. But all those tackles Tank was getting were 4-3 gap-shooting, and he wasn’t really holding the point against the run. The ready trading of him bespeaks a DEEP commitment to the 3-4 and the landing of a true NT as Pioli’s priority. Frankly, I considered Tyler to be a wonderful NT prospect and that the Chiefs went with T-Jax because they, too, were confident that amongst Boone, Tyler, Edwards and Magee, that a suitable man at the nose would emerge. I think we were all disappointed when nobody but Edwards stepped up, and he’s been only so-so in regulation. Finally, I was surprised at the emphasis on trimming-down and runnin’ the legs off our big men, expecting Tyler to reach for the HUGE man inside the BIG man, and just be a mountain in the middle. Looks to me like KC wants someone who runs 320ish when he’s “trim.”
3. Yup. McGraw is ST who can back up S. But even as a backup, the #47 SCREAMS to QBs that there’s a completion in there, somewhere, unless, as you point out, you employ him as an extra safety in certain nickel packages. I’ve pointed out something similar, myself, replacing one of your LBs with McGraw and letting him attack up the field or just drop into short-middle zone and play “the shallows,” as Texas Chief discussed the other day as a major weak area for KC’s LBs.
4. Not sure about Browns-vs-Bills. Bills have struggled terribly on O-Line and their starting left tackle is out this week. They have weapons, but Edwards often has little or no time to find them. If Chiefs come after him with balls, they might be able to dictate to the Bills’ offense more than to the Browns’
5. I also like the Revis selection. But first and foremost, NT, maybe Wilfork – but is it just me or is HE not as dominant without Seymour sidin’ ’im?

Great stuff. But improbable. :o)

They have actually improved since last year. I also don’t think anyone expected our defense to be great.

On offense, we bring in an offensive guru, who was the O-coordinator in the SuperBowl last year, we bring in a QB that was 10-5 and had back to back 400 yard passing games, and the expectation is much higher.

Neither side of the ball have played to their potential yet this year. Hopefully that changes this week!