Kansas City Chiefs Coach Breaks Down the Buffalo Bills

by Joel Thorman on Dec 9, 2009 3:35 PM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley said today that he felt the team had a good start to their preparation for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills. In a meeting with reporters this afternoon, Haley gave a broad overview of the Bills offensively and defensively.

His words, along with a few notes by me, after the jump.

"Like I said, we’ve got our week cut out for us with this Buffalo team. They’ve got multiple weapons on offense, a quarterback who can really run and does run; they’ve got two backs in Lynch and Jackson that are big, fast backs that have a bunch of carries over 10 yards much like last week, and two receivers who can hurt you in a lot of different ways and from anywhere on the field."

Overall, the Bills offense isn't very good. They're ranked 28th in passing yards and 19th in rushing yards.

This season RB Fred Jackson has seen three carries to every two Marshawn Lynch carries. Jackson has been more efficient, 4.1 yards per carry, than Lynch, 3.5 yards per carry.

Meanwhile, Terrell Owens has put up nearly 700 yards at 16 yards a clip. Not bad considering Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick have been throwing to him.

"Defensively," Haley continues, "we’re [facing] a four-three front after seeing a three-four for a bunch of weeks. That presents its own problems. This is a prideful front four that is big and strong and has one of the premier pass rushers in the league in Schobel. They’ve been beat up a little bit at linebacker but they’ve had some guys come in and play and are fitting in with what the defense is trying to do. They’ve got a secondary that finds a way to the football starting with this rookie Byrd. He’s one of those players that the ball seems to find its way into his hands. Those are the kind of guys who are dangerous."

The Bills are obviously terrible at stopping the run ranked last in the NFL. Their pass defense, however, is ranked fourth against yards. I'll admit I'm no expert on the Bills but a really, really low rush defense and, at least going by the numbers, a good pass defense sounds like the 2008 Chiefs.

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Come on Coach Speak It Up Haley

Reading Haley’s opposing team script every week is funny. Coaches never give an honest assessment of a team. Instead they spend the week stroking the other team’s players. The team is dead last against the run Todd, we know you don’t think much of their defense but I guess when the Chiefs couldn’t score on St. Mary’s School of the Blind every team must look like the 70s Steel Curtain.

by Ryan in Nixa on Dec 9, 2009 3:55 PM CST reply actions

Speaking of the blind---

It seems like the Chiefs keep having good practices and bad games. Like in the saying the blind leading the blind, only this is the blind playing the blind in practice. Don’t know why I’m being negative—-I do see some positives like the new fullback doing good and that 6-8 TE breaking tackles but we need more positives for sure. I would like to see Croyle get a chance to play more before this year is history and we’ll never know what he could do with THIS group.

by route 66 on Dec 9, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions

Good luck, Ryan!

An NFL head coach will disparage Sunday’s opponent in the Wednesday press conference right after Larry Johnson becomes the national spokesperson for the National Organization for Women. :-)

John

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

by RDOGuy on Dec 9, 2009 4:28 PM CST reply actions