matthewschiefs
11-20-2018, 10:55 PM
So here we are at the bye 11 games into the season. I got to admit I didn't see us being at 9-2 at the start of the year. I was thinking more of 7-4 range maybe competing for the division or the wildcard. So being at 9-2 is very nice. Also, throw in the fact that both the losses were to super bowl contenders in their house by a field goal each. This team is a contender.
Offense. Last night was a game that I thought we would see more from Mahomes. We all knew that he had a great chance of being a stud QB. I didn't seem him being this good already. Last night was a game I expected more where he would make mistakes that would be costly. If you are looking for a reason to be a glass half full you could sort of make the argument that last night even in a loss was a good thing. There will be a TON from that game for Mahomes to be coached up on. And it comes when there's a little extra time to do it. It's amazing we haven't seen more of those mistakes from him. He's a young QB there are things that having all the arm talent in the world can't teach a guy. He might have needed a knock down to get better.
The o line is starting to concern me a tad. They have had a number of letting the quick pressure get to Mahomes. Injuries are a part of that. Hopefully, they can get healthy and we see less of the pressure on Mahomes as soon as he gets the ball.
Wr/Rb what can you say other then they have been outstanding. There was some talk early in the year on if Hill was a true number 1 WR. I think that he has proven that talk was just silly. I would even say that he is more of a number 1 WR then Bowe was in his best year. The consistency is just there more with Hill. I am very pleased with the offense that we have built It'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.
Defense. Well, they have been below average to be nice about it. Last night they were not as bad as the score would make you think. If you want to be glass half full on them I think they were better last night then they were in the Pats game. But they just haven't been good enough. In both the losses the offense has given them a lead late in the 4th. And they let it go. That just can't happen. I'm not going to mention any more on Bob Sutton other than to stand by what I've said before. And that I think he must go at the end of the year. And I really don't even see an argument to keep him around. The results on the field are what it all comes down to and It just hasn't been there. If Berry were to return and the D would suddenly be much better then I might change my mind on the issue. But I just don't see that happening.
Coaching. I have not been ranting as much on Andy Reid this year. And that's a very good thing. Overall he has been doing a pretty good job with the playcalling. The one thing I will say is last night I saw a warning sign of the old Andy Reid and why he's never won a title. Down late in the game with only 1 timeout we were running short passes in the middle of the field that chewed a lot of the clock. I really hope that was just a case of the Rams taking something away. But Reid has a LONG history of this type of stuff. So it did catch my attention. Hopefully it's not something that we see again. I will also add the red zone playcalling was something else that caught my eye. We ran back to back QB options both got blown up. This wouldn't trouble me as much if these were not things that have held Andy Reid coached teams back for years before he even got to KC. Changing the QB can do a lot of good. But it won't fix everything. A tad worried that we will see this sneak up in the post season. But overall he's been hitting the mark pretty well this year.
Those are my thoughts on the team. This has been a much better year then I thought it would be coming into it. I thought we might take a mini step back for a year while Mahomes got his feet wet in the league. But I'm glad to say that once again I was wrong. GO CHIEFS
Offense. Last night was a game that I thought we would see more from Mahomes. We all knew that he had a great chance of being a stud QB. I didn't seem him being this good already. Last night was a game I expected more where he would make mistakes that would be costly. If you are looking for a reason to be a glass half full you could sort of make the argument that last night even in a loss was a good thing. There will be a TON from that game for Mahomes to be coached up on. And it comes when there's a little extra time to do it. It's amazing we haven't seen more of those mistakes from him. He's a young QB there are things that having all the arm talent in the world can't teach a guy. He might have needed a knock down to get better.
The o line is starting to concern me a tad. They have had a number of letting the quick pressure get to Mahomes. Injuries are a part of that. Hopefully, they can get healthy and we see less of the pressure on Mahomes as soon as he gets the ball.
Wr/Rb what can you say other then they have been outstanding. There was some talk early in the year on if Hill was a true number 1 WR. I think that he has proven that talk was just silly. I would even say that he is more of a number 1 WR then Bowe was in his best year. The consistency is just there more with Hill. I am very pleased with the offense that we have built It'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.
Defense. Well, they have been below average to be nice about it. Last night they were not as bad as the score would make you think. If you want to be glass half full on them I think they were better last night then they were in the Pats game. But they just haven't been good enough. In both the losses the offense has given them a lead late in the 4th. And they let it go. That just can't happen. I'm not going to mention any more on Bob Sutton other than to stand by what I've said before. And that I think he must go at the end of the year. And I really don't even see an argument to keep him around. The results on the field are what it all comes down to and It just hasn't been there. If Berry were to return and the D would suddenly be much better then I might change my mind on the issue. But I just don't see that happening.
Coaching. I have not been ranting as much on Andy Reid this year. And that's a very good thing. Overall he has been doing a pretty good job with the playcalling. The one thing I will say is last night I saw a warning sign of the old Andy Reid and why he's never won a title. Down late in the game with only 1 timeout we were running short passes in the middle of the field that chewed a lot of the clock. I really hope that was just a case of the Rams taking something away. But Reid has a LONG history of this type of stuff. So it did catch my attention. Hopefully it's not something that we see again. I will also add the red zone playcalling was something else that caught my eye. We ran back to back QB options both got blown up. This wouldn't trouble me as much if these were not things that have held Andy Reid coached teams back for years before he even got to KC. Changing the QB can do a lot of good. But it won't fix everything. A tad worried that we will see this sneak up in the post season. But overall he's been hitting the mark pretty well this year.
Those are my thoughts on the team. This has been a much better year then I thought it would be coming into it. I thought we might take a mini step back for a year while Mahomes got his feet wet in the league. But I'm glad to say that once again I was wrong. GO CHIEFS