Chiefs Beat Raiders: Grade KC's Shutout Over Oakland
by Joel Thorman on Oct 24, 2011 10:01 AM CDT
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The Kansas City Chiefs have had trouble starting fast this year but they did just that on Sunday as Kendrick Lewis picked off Kyle Boller's first pass attempt and, boom, KC had a 7-0 lead over the Oakland Raiders.
The Chiefs didn't stop there adding three more touchdowns en route to a 28-0 victory, the first shutout in Oakland in these two teams' 52-year history.
Overall, I think you have to give the team an A for their performance.
The defense clearly gets an A. Anytime you shut an opponent out in the NFL you deserve all the praise coming your way, especially with a whopping six turnovers. The offense wasn't as strong but they still put together a pair of scoring drives that ended in touchdowns, not field goals. Special teams was solid as well as Oakland didn't have any kick or punt returns, something that haunted KC the last time these two teams played in Oakland.
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Umm...no
The win was great. but when the defense scores as many as the offense, the offense didn’t hold up their end of the bargain. The defense was unreal, but still got gashed a bit too much. Overall, they played MUCH better and took the first step to becoming legitimate. The offense was just thiss side of atrocious. Very pedestrian. Haley really let one get away when he didn’t use the TOs near the half and settled for a Hail Mary that got picked. That’s on the old coach.
Win + Good Defense – Pedestrian Offense = B (at best)
Do you want to grade all aspects of the game or do you want to fit your grading to some agenda?
Chiefs played good yesterday but it wasn’t a complete game from the offense.
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the Buccanears and Ravens didnt have
Bowe, Breaston, Baldwin, and McClain. It was expected they couldn’t move the ball.
by JC25FoMVP on Oct 24, 2011 1:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cassel's play makes this a B.....
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-Dwight Schrute
I disagree
He did not have the flashy numbers, but he made some really big plays in the 1st half on 3rd downs that kept drives alive and enabled the D to get a breather and perform the way they did.
C'mon man, the best we can ask of Cassel is to give the D a breather?? That says it all...
Hat Casshole…
"Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms."
-Dwight Schrute
we gotta take what we can get until we get someone else under center.
D-Bowe says: "THAT'S MY BIKE, PUNK!!!!"
This guy
When did that become his thing? Inches away from a td pass, 1 of those picks came at a hail Mary, controlled the offense the whole time. Didn’t get sacked, made great passes(think what we wouldve done on the drive where he hit pope and he dropped it, could’ve been a td drive). Get off the dude. He is a HUGE reason or this 3 game winning streak. Accept it. Enjoy it. Go Chiefs!
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:27 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
I'll give you the hail mary INT
but c’mon man, 50% completion rate and 160 yards with the killa B’s against the 28th ranked pass defense that only had 2 healthy corners? This does not inspire confidence for the future. WE NEED A NEW QB!!!
2010 = The beginning of a dynasty
by ChiefWildcat on Oct 24, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I was about to go all stat whore my damn self..a few more
5.4 YPA, and a rating of 38.3??? We win in spite of Casshole, not because of him..
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-Dwight Schrute
Win in spite?
Yeah, we didn’t need those key 3rd down throws early in the game. We just gonna look at espn box scores, or what happened during the game
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:41 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
you are fighting an unwinnable battle
with severn. He lives for these complaints.
When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
Jamaal above all. #25 ftw.
CHIEFS WILL!
by NJChieffan16 on Oct 24, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Funny how the Cassel haters say you can't use stats to say how good he was last year...
That instead you actually have to look at what he did in the games.
Funny how that only works one way with them…
by Tomahawk29 on Oct 24, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What about the argument that those stats don't tell the whole story...
Which is what many people say when Cassel supporters pointed out his high completion % and QB rating this year…
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
See, I could've understood that side a while ago....then I had an Epiphany...
Do you ever wonder why Moeaki, Bowe, and now Breaston are becoming so adept at making one-handed, juggling, leaping, falling, flying, farting, catches?
For every normal, in stride catch they make, they’ll also have to make the highlight reel one…..shit, we have to draft 6’14" WR’s just to stay in his strike zone…
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Haha nice
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
to be fair
even you have to give that 1st half pick back which changes those stats a lot
**Heres to 5 err 4 more years of JC!!!!**
No doubt, hailmary's are null and void
"Reject a woman, and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms."
-Dwight Schrute
Well considering the dropped balls by Baldwin and the one BREASTON had IN HIS HANDS to open the game, yeah Casshole sucks.
Child, PLEASE!!!
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"It's not always going to be pretty; and that's alright..."
Wa wa and wa
How many drops did we have again? I remember a few could be more could not be more. All the self inflicted penalties and 3rd and miles. Dude didn’t even flinch. I don’t give a shit what they’re ranked Colts were in the 20s and look what he did. They were a 4-2
division rival playing at home. Not gonna be perfect. Cassel is and going to be our guy. And he will continue leading us into the playoffs and a shot at the show.
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:39 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
for every drop you remember
I seem to recall the lucky reception for O’Connell off of a batted pass or the great catch by Bowe on the sideline. It works both ways.
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by ChiefWildcat on Oct 24, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
So 1 lucky pass
To what,3-4 drops?
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 11:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
OK, let's go with that
I’ll give you 4 drops, i get a batted pass reception and a catch from Bowe where Cassel throws the ball 5 yards out of bounds. So instead of Cassel being 15-30 with 2 INT’s, he is 17-30 or 57% completion rate. This is against the 28th ranked pass defense, when they are healthy. Yesterday they only had 2 healthy corners, so they shouldn’t have been able to hang with our 3 WR sets. Cassel should have been able to throw for 300 yards against that defense yesterday.
WE NEED A NEW QB!!!
2010 = The beginning of a dynasty
by ChiefWildcat on Oct 24, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
They don't have a front 7?
That looked like it gave our OL trouble from beswarfs breakdown. We’re gonna agree to disagree. I don’t even look at stats when we’re playing our most hated division rival in their house. Anything and everything happens. This dudes brought us back from 0-3 to playing for a division lead next monday night.
Correct and ACTUALLY REC 'D
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"It's not always going to be pretty; and that's alright..."
Yes and no
The hail mary doesn’t count. That’s just a throw up and see what happens. The other interception was terrible though. He had all the time in the world and he overthrew a receiver that was surrounded by 3 raiders. That’s just terrible.
I agree, he is a big reason for the 3 game winning streak, but he was also a big reason for the 3 game losing streak to start the season. QB’s get all the credit and all the blame. Problem with Cassel is he is inconsistant. One game he looks like a pro bowler, the other he looks like Kyle Boller. Until he becomes consistant then this debate will rage on. To bad, I wish the guy a lot of success. As a person I don’t know if we could ask for more in a QB. As a football player though, he needs to be more consistant.
Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.
Lets not forget
The Chiefs where given long fields to work with more than a few times and they still seamed to work the field pretty well. I cannot see any reason to give anything less then an A. If this game was closer you may have seen better numbers for Cassel but that is not what happen. Cassel, in my opinion, did a great job of managing the team and keeping the O on the field allowing the D to say fresh and fired up.
**Heres to 5 err 4 more years of JC!!!!**
The Chiefs played to win the game.
When they had the lead they got conservative in the second half. In order for the offense to be successful you have to be on schedule. Since our O line isn’t that good ,the pass has to set up the run. In the second half we were not passing to set up the run.
by rdlvegas85 on Oct 24, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not even Cassel's play but the offense in general
Cassel looked good for a small stretch but otherwise they didn’t do much. They did run it out towards the end. Oak has a tough defense so have to give them credit. Defense did awesome so they get an A+, Special teams and offense I would say would be B’s so overall it’s a B+, A-. Either way, beautiful game.
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I disagree as well
It is not all on Cassel, the winds or the loses. But i did give them a B due to the overall offensive play. Which I don’t think is all that bad. The best thing with the O is that for 2 games in a row the O ran the clock out while going in for what could have been another score. That is huge for us but we do need to be more consisitant on the offense overall.
Defense gettings an A, offense gets a C
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by HIV 2 Elway on Oct 24, 2011 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You should put a disclaimer
“all offense but Battle and Asamoah” gets a C
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
And Bowe
Fighting five-six yards for that TD that was called back…oooo boy.
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by KC Conundrum on Oct 24, 2011 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
He's a beast
Now that I think about it, so’s Breaston…
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
That guy's looking like a bargain
Seriously, Cassel has zero excuses for not being good every week with this receiving corps.
Baldwin looked all right out there. There were several times that Cassel just missed him, one of which would’ve been a long TD…
Our receivers are looking like a major strength.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I just don't want them to send Steve on too many crossing routes..
Like they said yesterday, he needs to realize he’s a flyweight….
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-Dwight Schrute
Very true.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Heavyweights get jacked, too.
The look on Boss’ face still makes me chuckle.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Yeah that was a SHOT
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
That's why I say more 3 WR, 2 RB sets
Fewer sets with TE’s until next year and Moeaki’s return.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
^^^This^^^
As much as I distrust Cassel, I think the Chiefs need to become a pass first offense to take advantage of our biggest strength, which is the WR corps.
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by ChiefWildcat on Oct 24, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
WR is our strength
Who wouldve thought we can even think of it let alone say it. And they’re hungry AND can smell the top. Big things comin!
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 2:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
When has it ever been.
Man all those year with Green…………… if he’d only had the WR’s we have now, ponder that if you will.
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Or the DBs.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
What about a Diamond offensive set, or variant thereof
With McClain and Battle on either side of Cassel as FB / H-Back looks, and Dex lined up behind, with no TE.
Since our TE’s aren’t exactly a strength right now, save for occasional blocking.
Can send either Le’Ron or Jackie out on a wheel route / flats / whatever, or both – or motion one out to TE / slot (can Jackie catch?)
Still the threat of running to either side, with 3 different potential runners. And at least two of them are receiving threats (not confident in Battle there yet, but he can lead block, stay in to pass block, or just take the handoff and plow forward).
I know there are some mixed feelings about Diamond formation overall, and I think it largely depends (like anything) on personnel and implementation.
We Don't Hear The Hate
I think that would be fantastic
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Great thing about that was that Javy looked confident as hell back there, too
It was pretty fun to watch.
We Don't Hear The Hate
That was even better
Cuz the raiders ran that play twice I think and got stuffed
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 2:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cassel is mediocre.
He will play the year out, and without a doubt is the best qb on the roster, but I really hope they try to upgrade the position early in the draft. He is not good enough to build your future on and quite frankly is not worth the money.
Bowe, Breaston, Baldwin, McCluster, Moeaki, and Charles. That offense is a QB from being unstoppable.
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by saskwatch on Oct 24, 2011 11:19 AM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t tease me
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha!
That’s what the QB situation has been around these parts for DECADES, just a tease. That guy would be the real deal. But yes. I agree that even considering it is being set up for a major disappointment…considering the way this franchise has drafted historically.
RG3 throws a beautiful deep ball
(drifts off into fantasy of RG3 throwing to our receiving corps)
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
All the throws look effortless
even the short ones with zip. #7 looks like his head is going to explode when he puts the juice to one.
Unfortunately, RG3 is going to be a doctor when he grows up.
So he says.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Perhaps he'd settle for being a surgeon?
I can think of a few NFL defenses he could dissect with our receiving corps.
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How can I ask who he is without looking like a noob, hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Robert Griffin III, Baylor.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
It's all sour grapes.
“Cassel isn’t good enough… not worth the money.”
I tire of this stale and pointless argument. Cassel is under contract, the Chiefs have drafted Stanzi, and if that doesn’t develop as desired, you can rest assured Pioli will continue to search for the “franchise QB” that you and all Cassel bashers think is just out there somewhere waiting for the Chiefs to open their eyes and sign him for peanuts.
There are 32 NFL teams and simply not enough QB talent in the world for each to have an elite QB behind center. The very definition of elite implies that most players simply are not.
Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s sign Carson Palmer and throw him into the offense just so we can get rid of Cassel. Oh, wait, the Raiders already did that. How is that going so far?
What about P.Manning
What if he was available next year, would you take him or stick with Cassel?
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Playcalling?
Up by 14, you really expect Haley to bring out the big guns after what you know about this team from the last two plus years?
I would have like to have seen more Battle in the second half. In both halves, actually.
16 carries seems a little low for a power back averaging 4.8 ypc in a game that you lead the entire way.
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Box Score
The Box score does not say “A”
Jerome
The final score does.
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by citadelchief on Oct 24, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
B
Defense was obviously outstanding. But the offense didn’t look too good out there. After all the complaints I made of the Chiefs not throwing the ball around enough, I really wish they ran it more (and gave it too Battle).
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by Scaryclouds on Oct 24, 2011 10:11 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
But the down side
If they decided to run we wouldve saw more TJ
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:13 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think that may be some of my frustration there as well
I didn’t like a lot of their run plays. Too many sweeps with Jones and McCluster that ended with no gains or loss of yards. I would really like to see them utilize McClain and Battle more to wear down the defenses and then bust out Jones and McCluster.
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by Scaryclouds on Oct 24, 2011 10:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think Haleys in a tough spot
TJ is still one of our vocal and emotional leaders so you almost have to get em in the game. Otherwise it’s hard to be a leader when you can’t even get on he field. I do see a shift though and it seems mcclains starting to come up the leader chart
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:23 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sweeps screens and slants are the way to beat a stout front 7.
Curry has helped the Raiders out with his speed by shutting down the sweeps and screens. This also helped Battle out as the Defensive Line was playing wider than normal. Granted Battle probably would hit different holes for positive yardage, yet it was these sweeps that helped setup Battle.
I expect heavy doses of Battle during the Broncos game…
Go Chiefs!!!!
When you shut the raiders out at home and blow them out, this is an A game!
by Tbone8801 on Oct 24, 2011 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You shut out the Raiders in the black hole
You get an A+
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:12 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs
And extra credit points
For getting Baldwin out there and getting him ready to go next week!
by KCinIL on Oct 24, 2011 10:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's hard to give an A when the Raiders basically handed us the game.
We played extremely well on Defense, but with 6 interceptions by the opposing team, anything less than a blowout would be disappointing.
by joplin chiefs fan on Oct 24, 2011 10:12 AM CDT reply actions
You act as though those pics were just gift-wrapped
Now, a couple were. But most were great plays made by our defense.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Good point
I guess it’s just a matter of grading scale lol
When grade the team’s performance, I think of it more in terms of how well they performed AND how much they were challenged.
In my mind, it’s kind of like gymnastics. You can’t earn a high score unless you attempt a challenging routine.
So kicking the crap out of a Raiders team whose hodgepodge of QB’s threw 6 interceptions and was without their best player: B
If we go out Monday night and beat a full-strength San Diego team in a close game: A
by joplin chiefs fan on Oct 24, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm kind of grading the same way you do
To take your analogy a step further: how do you grade someone if you know they’re competing on a sprained ankle?
Without Berry, Charles, and Moeaki, my grading system is much, much kinder this year.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Still think the offense has to figure into the equation
We did very little offensively that wasn’t a direct result the defense.
Sure the team is improving
I never intended that they weren’t. All I’m saying is an A is only an A with a FULL TEAM effort and FULL TEAM domination. We didn’t see that. We saw a good defensive performance against a very bad offense (especially QB situation) and a very forgettable offensive performance against a defense that was missing just as many players as we were.
That’s why I can’t abide by the A grade.
Yep.
Flowers and Lewis both made great breaks on the ball for their pick sixes.
The only one that was really gift wrapped was McGraw’s.
McGraw had to dive for his, after Carr deflected it out with excellent coverage on what was a pretty good pass.
You can't spell Power without Powe.
He knew not to run this time
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by LookListenLearn on Oct 24, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
To be honest, very few of those throws were directly to DBs
we’re not giving our DBs enough credit here, and neither is the media. The story is about how bad the Raiders QBs played, but Flowers and Lewis jumped routes with perfect timing to pick 6, McGraw’s pick was a great play by him to get a pass deflected by Carr. The DBs deserve some real credit for the picks they snagged.
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by Sudden on Oct 24, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not just a blowout, but a SHUTOUT.
The Raiders did not “give” KC the game. The Chiefs, yesterday, were simply the much, much, much, much, much better team.
I do not care what you think of any NFL team; shutting out a division rival in their house is a HUGE statement. It’s the kind of win that will have the Raiders questioning their own abilities and delusions of grandeur. It gets in their heads and stays there.
The Raiders were humiliated at home, the Chargers lost on the road, the Chiefs are riding a three game win streak, and this idea that the defending division champions would go from first to worst just took a kidney punch.
GO CHIEFS!
Bad game mangagement, Cassel has 38.3 QB rating
i give it a C
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
i dont know what the hell Haley was thinking at the end of the first half...
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
I;m with you on that one
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
he played it like we were up 28 points...
we were only up 14 and just had to stop em 4 times on the goal line…had 55 seconds and 2 timeouts….WTF?
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
oh...and 10 penalties!
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
Play Calling is part of game management
When we had the lead we got conservative.
Ahem...
Brothers,
Let’s not Underestimate what our Team Did Yesterday…
A) A Road Win
B) A Divisional Win
C) Beat A Team W/ TWICE as Many W’s as us
D ) Pitched a SHUTOUT in a Road Win ( First time since 1973 !!!)
E) Did NOT play Down to the Level of our opponnent when they went south (Unescessary Roughness calls @ the End)
F) Earned RESPECT for a Decimated Secondary bereft of it’s Star Player
G) Destroted a worthy but Hated Rival
H) Held their Offensive Stars to under 100 yds Each / No Points
I) Showed some Offensive Play Calling Moxie W/ The Wild Cat Formation & Javier Arenas in there…
AFC West Crown ?…Yeah…We Got This …( !!! )…
by KCChef on Oct 24, 2011 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Offense: B-
Defense: A+
Special teams: A
Overall: A-
by EricBerryYoYouScary on Oct 24, 2011 10:14 AM CDT reply actions
The team was playing as a team...A-
I think when our offense is improving weekly and Cassel is really starting to click with Breaston and has clicked with Bowe…Once Baldwin gets in the mix a bit our Offense could be very scary…
First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm gonna take 'em as disrespect...
despite no TD passes & 2 picks
Cassel did a good job converting 3rd downs for the most part, and keeping our D fresh. STs were great and D was stellar. All 3 phases performing well gets an A from me, that and I could hate all over my shit talkin raider fan friends….though with a better QB & a healthy JC this game could have been 49-0 at least….but a great victory on all fronts. We beat the Raiders soundly, and we’re back in the convo in the west!
D-Bowe says: "THAT'S MY BIKE, PUNK!!!!"
by reedeasy on Oct 24, 2011 10:14 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
This is what I was thinking...
Imagine Tony Mo, CJ, and Berry all being out there. This game would have been over by the first half.
Go Chiefs!!!!
It's an A
1.) 1973?! Last road shut out.
2.) 0 sacks given up
3.) 6 INTs
4.) Players and coaches treated the game like the rivalry we all remember
5.) WE SHUT OUT THE raiders!!!
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Carson Plamer said you are suppose to beat teams that you are expected
to beat. He said the Raiders beat the Chiefs twice last years. I guess they expected to beat the Chiefs. Nobody respects the Chiefs! Screw the Raiders, and Screw Carson Plamer!
We just kicked your ASS !
Kelly Gregg got a sack.
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by citadelchief on Oct 24, 2011 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah i jumped up on that one.
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That's what she said.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
ANYTIME you go to another teams house and skunk them....it's an "A", and being that it's a division rival, it's just extra credit on top of that.
It’s my first “A” of the year, btw.
ROOT with your heart.
ANALYZE with your head.
Very high B
Brought down by more yawn worthy play calling. Someone needs to get a syringe full of Jackie Battle and inject Bill Buir with it. Maybe it will cure his screenpassitis.
by NotAGoodName on Oct 24, 2011 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
totally agree
What this staff sees in Thomas Jones running the ball is beyond me. Jones just doesn’t have it anymore, time to let Battle carry the load.
by Lee Gardner III on Oct 24, 2011 10:31 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm sick and tried of draw play to McCluster
It’s a great tool to have, and he should be int he backfield some just to make the Raiders account for it, but we run about once a series.
It’s become way too predictable to be effective.
More than that, it’s almost always a negative play. A complete waste. Give the ball to Battle instead. He may not break a big one, but he’ll at least get a yard or two.
by joplin chiefs fan on Oct 24, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
they did exactly what they needed to do to keep Oaklands bigger, tougher front 7 from dominating the game.
They changed up the pass blocking schemes a bit (which is Muir BTW) and they were effective. Jake O’Connell was beastly when he stayed into block which was the entire game. They also were able to get some good gains on 3rd down through the air to take advantage of thier banged-up secondary and keep them from blitzing so much, which set up the rush w’ Battle to eat up clock in the end. They were fortunate to get so many turnovers, but capitalized on them & turned them into points which forced the Raiders to abandon the run w’ Bush (who straight DOMINATED us last time) and throw it a bunch which played right into the secondary’s hands(literally). Basically, the Chiefs had a solid gameplan and executed it pretty well.
D-Bowe says: "THAT'S MY BIKE, PUNK!!!!"
Defense and Special Teams get an A and the Offense gets a C. Overall the team gets an A with a division shutout on the road.
by Lee Gardner III on Oct 24, 2011 10:28 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
second time a Haley led team beat a team that was .500 or better
first time a Haley led team beat a team that was .500 or better on the road.
that earns an “A” grade from me.
by bansky on Oct 24, 2011 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Excellent stat
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Not true
We beat Denver in Denver when they entered the game 8-7 in week 17 of 2009.
You can't spell Power without Powe.
that's true. so i amend.
THIRD time Haley has beaten a team .500 or better, second time on the road.
still doesn’t look so great in the long run, game still earns an “A”
It seems every game, Cassel comes out mighty slow...
The first two series would have produced a few first downs if he doesn’t do his obligatory, make-you-want-to pull-your-hair-out-action the first two series, he has way over 50% completion. His recievers need to hold onto the ball a little bit better (pope, in our own redzone)
But I have to say, the team played fantastic. I didn’t think I was watching the same chiefs of yor when they were on a bit of a roll completing third downs, and long ones at that. Overall a B. If McClain holds onto the damn ball, and Coach Haley actually commits in the last minute of the first half….and A would be proper.
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Don't forget the bomb that fell RIGHT IN BREASTONS hands to open the game.
Cassel will be fine.
Once the rhythm is established with Johnny B as well, then we will see great numbers out of our QB.
The last part of the firts half pissed me off as much as it clearly did Cassel. Did you see him going into the locker at the half? HE WAS PISSED!
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I did see his face. He did not look happy with the COach AT ALL
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by KC Conundrum on Oct 24, 2011 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Why in the hell would you drag ass for the first 2 plays then throw it deep. This is part of our coaching that i don’t like. We should’ve been more aggressive with the first 2 calls and tried to move into FG position instead of hoping for a hail mary. We still had a couple of timeouts left, grrrrrrrr.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree
Cassel was (for him) on fire at that point. Why not give it a shot?
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Crash is right about the first throw
Cassel put it in a good spot.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
"A" for me, although
I considered a “B” due to the non-dominant offense, but as a team I gotta give ’me the high grade:
Against the Raiders
On the road
Shutout, baby!
Against the damn Raiders
by MaxSFBay on Oct 24, 2011 10:45 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
The defense gets an A.
The offense, not so much. although the offense did score 14 of the 28 points and that would have been enough to win the game, it was also lackluster and had numerous fits and starts. To be a valid playoff team, we need to have an offense which is hitting on all eight cylinders. I will not lay the blame for the offense’s mediocre performance at any one player’s feet. The offense is a total entity from play calling to blocking to execution. It is not in synch. We are making progress, but the offense is a long way from where it needs to be.
"The Hammer"
Here is what I think...
Overall probably a B+. If Breaston catches that first pass I’m betting KC at least gets points on the first drive. I was excited to see KC come out and attack with the pass. I think they are finally giving Cassel a chance to get into a rhythm. Give him more passes throughout the game and I think he’d have better stats but he was passing in mostly passing situations which won’t help his completion % either.
I don't know how to take this game.
On one hand it was a great win on the road against a divisional rival, but on the other hand it was against a team with a shit QB and lots of injuries. Yeah i know we have key injuries too, but this is the team that has to get the job done down the road. They did get 149 rushing yards without McFadden who could’ve played a major role in this game.
I give the defense an A it was a great game for them and should build some confidence as a unit. I think we see our defense figuring out they can win without Berry and still be pretty good.
I give the offense a C but would like to see them lose some of those plays that continue to cost us negative yards. T.Jones i like this dude as a leader but man do I hate seeing him on the field:P Then we have Dex who Haley continues to try to get the ball to which usually ends up in a negative play especially yesterday. Dex was a waste of a pick IMO especially now that they’ve moved the kickoffs up.
Over all it was a good win, but I’m not looking forward to playing teams like the Pats who will most likely make us forget about our 6 pick day against the Raiders, and long for a offense that can move the ball on a regular basis. We have to get more aggressive as a team and go for the kill, not get a lead and sit on it.
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I disagree about Dex
They need to stop trying all this trick play crap with him, and just run regular tosses, counters, and stretch plays.
Half of the time he gets the ball, it takes forever because it’s a trick play, but the D knows it’s coming because it’s Dex.
Trick them by NOT tricking them, which will open us up to trick them? Follow? :)
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I see what you're saying
But those trick plays are designed for him, without him those trick plays don’t happen.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Good
Trick plays shouldn’t happen as often as we’re using them.
Stop designing plays that take forever to develop around Dex, and see if he can just play straight-up football a little.
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
He took a third and 4 (or 3) straight to the left of center with no lead block.
Can’t remember which quarter, might have been the 2nd or 3rd. That’s straight-up in more ways than one. But I completely agree. I liked how they tried some reverses too. Guys like Breaston and McCluster on a reverse prolly gives D-Coaches nightmares.
But I like sweeps a lot too, it all deepends on what the D has been showing you. We ran some good runningp lays where they brought the blitz, but we rushed the opposite side.
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by KC Conundrum on Oct 24, 2011 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, I see nothing at all wrong with a good old fashioned toss / sweep with Dex
Let him hit the edge and make some crazy fast cut to make the outside seal miss, and then he has open space to do what he does.
We’re outsmarting ourselves using Dex I think.
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Getting too "cute"
Started off using JC that way too, back in ’09…
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup, sometimes a coach needs to let the players win the game
And not try to force the coaching to win the game.
You try to coach past your deficiencies. Not mask your competencies.
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Exactly
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Plus the D was obviously keying on him.
Battle gets the ball, it looks like a regular play. The ball goes to Dex, there’s a whole troop of black-butt baboons around him before he even turns upfield.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Defense creates 6 turnovers and you only put up 28 points??
the offense was not very good yesterday….it was just OK….their secondary was beat up and Cassel could only complete 50% of his passes…dropped passes, getting too cute with play calling, Haleys game managment sucked too…..
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
Yep. Lot's of areas on offense needs work.
But you know what? We KNOW the offense is better than what they showed yesterday. They get a pass for this one.
But they absolutely have to get their shit together for the Chargers coming up.
Screw the Chargers.
They’re soft. They are lucky to have a win over the Chiefs at home. The Chiefs will destroy them in Arrowhead on Monday night and Phyllis Rivers will actually be shedding tears like a schoolgirl that has her favorite toy stolen by the bully.
Yeah the cute plays need to go, and most of them can be accounted to Dex, because they're plays designed for him.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Dex is driving me nuts.
He has a good skill set, and speed that we should be able to use. It just seems like when he is getting the ball, there’s nothing to work with. We gotta find ways to get him into the second level of the defense.
He has talent we can put to good use… just having trouble making it click with him.
I've been wondering if it's Dex, or the opposing D making him a priority
Either way I agree, can’t seem to get the guy going.
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Usually we give it away with some odd ball formation or shifts.
The Raiders must have watched alot of stuff on Dex because it seemed like they knew the play when it was going to him.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Like MNchiefsfan said above, quit using trick plays to get him the ball.
Just play him like any other back and I think we’ll see the negative plays go away.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
He showed on that 3rd down that he can run with a little grit
Give the kid a shot! Free Dex!
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by MNchiefsfan on Oct 24, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think Haley is comfortable giving Dex the ball up the gut. Or at least he won't make a habit out of it.
And I don’t blame him. Putting a 180 lb man in the midst of 300+ pounders is asking for an injury or a fumble.
We have to get him outside the tackles.
You can run him inside on a cutback or counter type, just cutting in instead of cutting out wide.
But I’m not a fan of the idea of a lot of HB dive type plays with Dex. Though on occasion just to keep the defense honest is acceptable. Dex is a tough little dude and a professional athlete.
He can handle it.
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I love Dex on sweeps.
He’s got that jump-acceleration toward the end of his runs that always seems to give him an extra 6 or 7 yards around the edge.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Let Dex get that space on his own.
Alot of those plays where were trying to get him in space, end up in a loss of yardage.
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i think he needs to line up more as a WR..
if he comes out of the backfield, teams know he is the checkdown or the screen guy…its too easy to key on him…he is too small to get the ball around the line of scrimmage, one hit and he is down…he needs a little space to get going and make moves….
Playoffs are a REAL possibility in 2010...just need few tweeks here and there.
I agree, but we don't have to use a trick play to do it.
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B.
Defense was great…. Offense needed work. Cassel wasn’t as good as he could have been, the OL was meh, and Thomas Jones had 9 carries for 19 yards. Why is he still getting carries???
And WTF was that at the end of the 1st half? They had 2 time outs left and plenty of time to attempt a drive… but instead they let the clock run down while throwing it down field… and then have Cassel throw up a hail mary? Haley’s judgement was HORRIBLE at the end of the half.
Completely agree
Bad coaching at that point.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
O-LINE gave up no sacks.
meh? disagree totally.
Yeah i mis the o-line is Meh point completely.
I thought our o-line had a very nice game.
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Considering who they were going against.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
A
The offense wasn’t spectacular, but they got the job done. Long TD drive in the first quarter to put the Raiders in a deep hole and take away their run game. Ran the ball for first downs at the end of the game to run the clock out. Didn’t turn the ball over in their own territory giving Oakland a short field. 14 points isn’t great, but it was enough to beat several teams yesterday. Nitpick all you want, but this was a huge statement win. Anytime you go into the Black Hole and shut them out it’s an A.
OK...
I gotta ask. After Flowers, Lewis and Carr each had a pick who was rooting for McGraw to get one?
I definitely was. And when it happened I laughed my ass off. Each starting DB had a pick. Has that ever happened before?
That's a good question.
One that I haven’t had a lot of luck googling the answer to.
I have to think that it has at some point.
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I was rooting for our offense to pick it up and go for the kill.
Sitting on a lead and prevent Defense make watching games suck.
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by CPT.Caveman on Oct 24, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
A
It was far from a perfect game, but it was an outstanding TEAM win. First ever shutout in Oakland. Defense and special teams were terrific. Offense wasn’t great, but was complimentary, particularly with the 47% 3rd down conversions. I’ll grade 28-0 in Oakland an A any week, no matter how they get there.
I just want to say that D.Johnson is a frickin' beast
I’m going to get a Johnson jersey at the Denver game this year the dude is playing some great football and those plays he made on the goalline were great. I also think Haley getting Breaston was a great move, the Killer B’s will be fun to watch next year.
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Weak
B Amigos is the nickname to go with
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
by HIV 2 Elway on Oct 24, 2011 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
No singing Bush yesterday either
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Screw next year. The Chiefs are fun to watch THIS YEAR.
Why is it always “next year” with us? Bowe and Breaston are at the top of their games… and that’s going help Baldwin’s integration into the O go much more smoothly than if we were relying on Baldwin to make big plays right away.
Cassel is better than what he showed yesterday, and even yesterday he wasn’t horrible. He was average.
The defense has been playing lights out. They haven’t allowed a 300 yard passer in the last 9 games – that’s the longest active streak in the NFL.
This team can make noise NOW. They’re a game out of first, and they’ll be hosting for it on MNF. Then we get MIA and DEN after that.
Again I’ll say it… the Chiefs are better than what we saw the first 3 games. And they are still young… and they’re going to get better.
by Tomahawk29 on Oct 24, 2011 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Next year well have Berry/Charles/ Moeaki back why would i not be excited about that.
With the way our o-line is improving, the thought of our offensive unit next year has me excited. Bowe, Breaston, Baldwin, Moeaki and Charles are going to be tough to stop. How many other teams have a core of players like that on offense, not to many IMO.
Yeah it’s fun watching us play now, but not as fun as it will be when every ones back and healthy. I’ve been waiting for Baldwin to play, i really hope he plays like i think he can. With his size and ability to catch the ball he will open up the field for other players, if he plays up to par. He’s a difference maker in this offense if he does, especially this year with Moeaki injured. Hell I’d be all for lining him up at TE at times, but right now playing slot is the best spot. I also agree the Chiefs are a better team than what you get every week, man if they would just take that next step. You’re right they are improving but the schedule gets alot tougher in 3 weeks, lets hope the offense opens up the passing game more or there’s no way we keep up with teams like the Pats. Yeah we have a young team but with the way the Free Agent market is now how long do you think we can keep it together, my guess is 3 year then we start losing key players to other teams. IMO we have a 3 year window with the core players we have now to win the S.B.
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Your talk of windows makes me sad.
Pioli wants a dynasty, and a dynasty he shall have.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
We have a very good core of young talent, but Cassel isn't Brady.
Cassel is not the answer to our QB situation when you refer to dynasties. Is Stanzi, who knows at this point but until we have that type of a QB a dynasty will not come to the Chiefs. Like I said above we have a window to make a run at the S.B.
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Bledsoe was the answer in NE until he went down. And Cassel won 11 games for them one year.
The QB’s important, but a dynasty doesn’t begin and end with one guy. Pioli said he’d like to draft a QB every year…..
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ding ding ding ding ding!
People seem to forget that the KC Chiefs are the defending AFC West Champion, and we will not go quietly. Overcoming injuries, building depth, and winning makes this Chiefs team relevant.
Don’t look now, but a win Monday night puts us in a first place tie in the division…
who woulda thunk it a short three weeks ago?
People seem to forget other things as well.
Like having a easy schedule, and no key injuries last year.
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I remember our LT and our #1 CB being out. And our QB.
And I remember the rest of the AFC West having pretty much the same schedule we did.
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Giving them a C
I can’t imagine ever feeling this good about a C game again! If we keep winning, this will be remembered as an important victory, perhaps a season-changer.
KCChef’s points all valid. Dunno about AFC West champs, but we got a shot!
It is kind of interesting
That we are basically argueing between an A and B grade and in most cases I would say between an A- and a B+.
Got to kind of smile at that. Much better than C’s and D’s.
B
The chiefs can play better, but when you win 28-0 you gotta be ecstatic with the results. The only reasons to be a little wary is that we had 10 penalties and Cassel had his 5.4 yards per attempt and a rating of 38. But to rip the raiders and never giving them a glimmer of hope was impressive. The SD loss was great and this chiefs team…..if they can continue to improve….has an better than outside chance to win the AFC west. I just would like to see an A game soon, the schedule demands it.
A (minus)
Cassel didn’t win over any more fans with this game, but he didn’t do anything really dumb and given the circumstances he did what he was supposed to do.
But getting the first road shutout in nearly 40 years is deserving of an A no matter how you look at it.
Predictions:
I'm going to stop predicting positive things
grade A
defense was stellar. The goal line stand took the raiders heart away.
Offence was on the field for 33 minutes, 47% 3rd down conversions and we didnt let Raiders sack Cassel (raiders D-line up until this point had 10 sacks).
interesting note when the 3 B’s were together Raiders had trouble covering them.
We won on the road and we didnt play our best, i like that.
Defense was stellar...
and the offense/special teams outside of Colquitt were ok. Colquitt, DJ, and our entire secondary get the game balls. Cassel’s pass completion percentage needs to be higher and he needs to consistently get the ball into Bowe’s hands. I’m enjoying seeing Breaston get more and more involved in the offense. His contributions on offense have made this offense begin to look somewhat dangerous at times.
Grade B+ (A+ for D, B- for offense, and B+ for STs)
2011 Chiefs record prediction: 7-9
by Kristospherein on Oct 24, 2011 11:55 AM CDT reply actions
Agreed. How awesome is it to have a totally legit #2 wide receiver?
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He makes Cassel look like he knows what he's doing in there.
2011 Chiefs record prediction: 7-9
by Kristospherein on Oct 24, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure about the criticism this week
I will entertain any argument if the score was 28-14, or even 21-7. But 28-0 on the road no matter how you slice it is an A overall. No Cassel didn’t look great, but it isn’t stressed enough that you don’t need to perform great when the team (yes, team) is gradually putting up points and shutting down the opposing offense. I know some think they may know, but the fact is that nobody knows how Cassel would have performed if it was a dogfight. We’ve seen him gut it out other times and it is possible that he could have lit up on Oaklands weak secondary if he had to. Or he could have folded, we just don’t know.
And while on the subject of Cassel, why does it have to be black and white with him? He’s not the worst quarterback in the league, and he’s not going to get us to the Super Bowl. All we can do is hope he makes this season competitive for us and hope we get an upgrade in the draft next year.
I agree
He didn’t play awesome, but he didn’t suck either. Even Joe Montana had days where he wasn’t that good. He had a better day than Rivers did.
by CapsLockKey on Oct 24, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
As for coaching, B+..
Yes… some questionable play calls, and sure – the indecisiveness at the end of the 1st half that led to a Cassel int. But the game planning and their recent success in getting the players ready to play can’t be ignored
Let’s face it, Chief teams typically don’t rally from behind. Chief teams typically don’t yield on-the-road shutouts. “Typicallies” for the Chiefs are a bitch, but this year there’s an A-typical “x-factor”. I think the Chiefs are starting to believe that they are a WINNER and there is now a fiery desire to prove it week to week. Much of it is good leadership, but to not credit some of that to coaching would be inaccurate.
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A
1. Shutout against the Raiders on the road.
2. Defense played lights out
3. Offense did just enough to keep the Raiders honest.
4. Special teams played light outs.
I love it that people are complaining about a win like this. The only way for those people to be happy is the offense put up 40 plus points and the defense also put up 40 plus points.
I'll never complain about beating the Raiders 28-0 in their own house
But saying there’s room for improvement isn’t complaining.
For me, an “A” rated game would be like the one vs the 49’ers last year. Firing on all cylinders that game.
In this game, two facets of the game were great – ST and D. The O was pretty mediocre, but it didn’t matter because everything else was going right.
Going forward, if we hope to compete vs playoff teams, we need to identify those areas that need some improvement and figure out how to get them running more smoothly. Well at least the coaching staff does – but it doesn’t hurt anything for us in the blogosphere to try to figure out the same thing.
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Always room for improvement
but if you look at the match-up, the rivalry, us losing both times last year, our win streak. This deserves an A in my book.
Anything Less Then an A???!!!
I am sorry team, I have given up hope on your fan base ever being happy with your performance. What a baby attitude fan base, dont listen to them, keep up the excellent work. Thanl you
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