Big Plays/Pass Attempts ???

**KottkeKU** · 09-28-2009, 01:32 AM

where are they? Preseason when we fired Chan Gailey and let Hailey take over the offense, we showed some promise with the running game and some shots downfield with our quarterbacks...

ever since week 2 (when we put Cassel in..) it has been back to Herm ball...in the last two weeks, i dont think ive seen Matt Cassel TRY to throw the ball longer than 20 yards....

Against BAL, Brodie actually threw it around a little bit, especially second half....now with the "60 million dollar man", its back to bush league...

How do you expect to have a defense respect your running game, or passing game for that matter if you dont even fu#@ing TRY to throw it deep?

So frustrating...

**Hayvern** · 09-28-2009, 01:42 AM

This is one area where you are going to continue to see plays like this, that is because our offensive line cannot protect the QB long enough for a long play to develop. This has been a problem since 2007. It is that simple.

All you need do is look at how other teams have been able to use the long ball against us, that is because we are not putting pressure on the QB, but they are.

That is why the loss of the Former Chiefs Player Who Shall Remain Nameless is so devastating. When we had him, we had that safety valve we could go to. We don't even have that now and we are paying the price.

Until the offensive line is fixed, we are never going to see the long plays.

**doobs_05** · 09-28-2009, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by Hayvern

This is one area where you are going to continue to see plays like this, that is because our offensive line cannot protect the QB long enough for a long play to develop. This has been a problem since 2007. It is that simple.

All you need do is look at how other teams have been able to use the long ball against us, that is because we are not putting pressure on the QB, but they are.

That is why the loss of the Former Chiefs Player Who Shall Remain Nameless is so devastating. When we had him, we had that safety valve we could go to. We don't even have that now and we are paying the price.

Until the offensive line is fixed, we are never going to see the long plays.

I'll name that guy TG....if we didn't trade him we would have a win against chokeland and maybe Bal....

**garciakcfan** · 09-28-2009, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by doobs_05

I'll name that guy TG....if we didn't trade him we would have a win against chokeland and maybe Bal....

I agree 1000%

**yashi** · 09-28-2009, 12:22 PM

Cassel had a 29 yd TD pass to Bowe last week.

It's pretty difficult to go deep when you're sacked by the time the receiver is... well, deep.

**rodu** · 09-28-2009, 12:44 PM

all they have time for is the short routes

**brish** · 09-28-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by rodu

all they have time for is the short routes

And our recievers don't get open much on those either, and Ryan / Cottam aren't TG..

**Seek** · 09-28-2009, 01:10 PM

I may be wrong, but two of Cassels passes over 20 yards last week were intercepted as well. Given the lack of time to even hand a ball off. I don't see how Cassel can throw it down field.

Brodie throws it down field, but never on targer. So what is the points if it is not completed?

**KottkeKU** · 09-28-2009, 02:10 PM

well then how do you explain the BAL game where Brodie threw for almost 300 yards, and in the second half we were throwing the ball like a normal NFL team...

**yashi** · 09-28-2009, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by KottkeKU

well then how do you explain the BAL game where Brodie threw for almost 300 yards, and in the second half we were throwing the ball like a normal NFL team...

You mean the game where Brodie threw for 177 yards (not 300), 50 of which was from 1 play?