ctchiefsfan
08-03-2016, 02:12 PM
As a long time dedicated out-of-area Chiefs fan I try to follow a variety of online sources to keep track of what is going on with the Chiefs during the off-season, OTAs and training camp but here is where I come to talk about our Chiefs. So a week into training camp and with Pre-Season looming I figured it was time to air my thoughts so far on our prospects for 2017 and some of my concerns.
Rumors from training camp....Generally they seem to be good. If I can believe what I read Tyreek Hill and Demarcus Robinson are looking pretty good so far. That bodes well for our offense. Our receiver situation has been weak at best for a while now and for two rookies to come on strong would be HUGE. Maclin and Kelce do a great job, but we need more true receiving threats than just those two. We're fine at running back, but we need a stronger passing game so I am pleased to see a couple of youngsters stepping up in training camp. All-in-all I think we can expect a more diversified and better offense this year.
On Defense I'm more worried. Sutton seems to run a Defense that relies on defenders pressing enemy receivers while the D-line pressures the enemy QB. And that has worked well! But with Houston recovering from his injury, Hali moving ever-closer to the day when he simply runs out of gas and Dee Ford having not impressed much so far I am worried that our Defense is going to be vulnerable to the pass-happy NFL. If our pass rush falters our secondary is going to be very vulnerable especially with Sean Smith gone to the double-damned Raiders. Yeah...I'm worried about our Defense. I suspect that if we can't get superior pressure on the QB our secondary will get picked apart.
All-in-all my take so far is that our Offense will be better than last year but our Defense may not be able to equal last year's performance.
Rumors from training camp....Generally they seem to be good. If I can believe what I read Tyreek Hill and Demarcus Robinson are looking pretty good so far. That bodes well for our offense. Our receiver situation has been weak at best for a while now and for two rookies to come on strong would be HUGE. Maclin and Kelce do a great job, but we need more true receiving threats than just those two. We're fine at running back, but we need a stronger passing game so I am pleased to see a couple of youngsters stepping up in training camp. All-in-all I think we can expect a more diversified and better offense this year.
On Defense I'm more worried. Sutton seems to run a Defense that relies on defenders pressing enemy receivers while the D-line pressures the enemy QB. And that has worked well! But with Houston recovering from his injury, Hali moving ever-closer to the day when he simply runs out of gas and Dee Ford having not impressed much so far I am worried that our Defense is going to be vulnerable to the pass-happy NFL. If our pass rush falters our secondary is going to be very vulnerable especially with Sean Smith gone to the double-damned Raiders. Yeah...I'm worried about our Defense. I suspect that if we can't get superior pressure on the QB our secondary will get picked apart.
All-in-all my take so far is that our Offense will be better than last year but our Defense may not be able to equal last year's performance.