CORNER/SAFETY = A Chiefs D top priority this Year.

Used to posting in Fan Forums… trying to get the system down.

Both missed tackles to save TDs

Its happened a couple times this season, don’t know if that’s all on DJ

I think CB (along w DE and WR) is among the best position groups in terms of solid starters and depth.

I like how Arenas and Brown have shown improvement, and Daniels is good depth.

I agree that Berry makes a big difference, as he’s able to clean up the messes of others.

Clearly, depth at S is the biggest need on the defense… and one of the only places KC fields non-NFL calibur players (looking at you, Sabby)

Dealing with bigger WRs and TEs is a challenge for most teams, and KC more-so, with Flowers and Arenas being shorter than most.

But, assuming Carr stays, I don’t see the Chiefs throwing a high draft pick at a CB… they’ll continue to scheme around them, and hope another year of in-house development and the return of an all-world S will help

But if KC gets upgrade on OL in FA, I think that CB has a lot more importance, when they’re contending against the best. And perimeter D is the most pervasive advantage the better offenses in the league have over defenses.

There are guys coming along, like Jalil Brown, who may turn into something special. I don’t think Arenas solves their problems – problems most folks refuse to admit exist, but which smack me in the eyeballs week in and week out.

I do think they could use a more dominant NT, and Powe might bring that, next season. But I don’t see a NT worth taking up high; whereas, I do see definite 1st-round CB quality.

Further, I think this would redound to the benefit of the pass rush, because the Chiefs would be able to mix in a wider range of blitzes AND they would get more pressure off the 3- and 4-man pass rush, if the coverage would just hold up a little longer. We congratulate ourselves on our secondary, year in and year out, and yet, year in and year out, the better QBs slice and dice us down the field.

I don’t think you-all appreciate just how much Champ Bailey has done for a Denver D with significant holes. We talk about Rex Ryan’s defensive genius, without giving Revis credit for giving the bloviating fat man an extra player to play with on every single play, because he can just give Revis a nod, a wink, and a long-ass and uncalled-for speech, and play 10-on-10, when every other friggin’ team in the league is playing 9-on-10, because they need to give help outside.

Remember the jail-house blitzes during the Marty honeymoon seasons? It all flowed from man-to-man coverage outside. Spread us out with the extra wide? Are you crazy?

Do the simple arithmetic: 2 guys 20 yards off the ball at the snap. Puts you in 9-on-11 on EVERYTHING taking place within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. Now that’s FINE if your front 3 or 4 can manhandle their 5 or 6 or 7, but building that dominant front 3 or 4, IN DEPTH, is damn tough to put together, and even tougher to maintain. That’s why Seymour, Peppers, (Charles) Haley and Peters didn’t stick with the teams that were clever and lucky enough to draft them, not to mention the busts like McGlockton and O’Neal that were hung from King Carl’s neck.

Do you try to build a dominant d-line? Sure. Do the best you can, within reason, but somebody like Dre Kirkpatrick thrown on top of the KC secondary makes them absolutely beastly and unbelievably flexible. And the development time for a guy like that is much quicker than for an equally high DL pick.

Besides, if you end up with a surplus, you can always package up a trade for one of your older vets down the road, while they still have value. (stockpile picks). But I doubt ANY team is EVER gonna feel like they have a real surplus in the secondary in THIS pass-happy league. No. Give yourself one more 1-on-1 win down the field and have an extra blitzer to play with (or roll your coverage to one side, so the OTHER guys (safeties and LBs) can cover what remains more easily.

This doesn’t mean I’m closed-minded about chasing after DL and OL. It’s just that I’m open to the idea of attacking this thing from the back end, inasmuch as BOTH trenches and perimeter are more matchup-related than the other positions. A DL who demands the doubleteam has much the same effect as a DB who can single-up: Extra hats for other purposes.

A LB? Not so much. A RB? Not so much. But DB and DL are pretty much of equal value, in my book. I can make up for journeyman DL or DB by elite DB or DL. Ideally, you attack this thing from BOTH directions, but in Crennel’s (and Pioli’s) 3-4 scheming, they’re doing a lot of looking for DL where others are not, because of the role they expect them to play, and which the scheme will allow them to play, while still functioning. There’s a bias towards stout, towards letting the big men be big men, without worrying about whether the SOB can run a 4.3 40.

they weaken their run defense AND provide QBs with big holes in the middle of the field to throw to.

He’s getting his head around now and usually if a pass is completed his way, it’s closely contested. As to the depth at DB we think we have Arenas has improved some and J.Brown is coming around, but like you say it would hurt to keep trying to upgrade the depth. At S we need to address this position with some quality depth, but K.Lewis who I had some concerns about has really improved his game, he still whiffs sometimes on tackles and gets caught out of position sometimes, but with Berry back next year I’m really excited about our secondary. Need to get B.Carr signed.
On the Crennel subject I agree again, but I think we see a different approach next year with Berry back and the rookies with a year under their belts. With Berry healthy I think we see alot more of the man coverage and more blitzing now that Houston is playing pretty good football. I think we’ll have a solid defense next year and it’s potential with a upgrade at NT and the SILB position is top 10 IMHO.
I hate it when we play off the line and really I hate zone coverage. If your rushing 3 and you can’t get any pressure with them it’s a bad game plan. I like a more aggressive defense and man coverage, if the QBs getting hit all day or on his butt that’s a win win situation.

If he had elite speed, he’d be elite. Supported by elite corners and elite speed, he’s more than going to hold up his end.

Even with Berry healthy ….McGraw sees the field more than any Sub-Player on the team.
The Chiefs run 3 Safeties as much as they run the traditional 3-4 package. They try to blurr their scheme by having the QB believe that 2 Safeties are in the box at all times (even when their might be just 1).

Berry is the Closest Safety in for Run Support. McGraw is there to cover a tight end. DJ covers 2nd TE/FB. Houston Rushes.