Obviously, it still needs work. Not there yet. But, cant you see the improvement? They are maintaining their gaps instead of free lancing. They are not figuring out what to do in pre-snap. No more confusion. They know their job at least.
In today's NFL, they don't hit each other other, tackle in training camp anymore. They play few snaps in the pre-season games. It's a new scheme. Lots of new starters. I see a defense that is taking shape. Go look at the breakdowns of the defense from last year to the first two games. It's telling.
Without a great corner its not going to be a top 10 defense. But, its already made it from one of the worse to the 19th ranked defense in the NFL. Haven't the majority on here said all off season that we just needed a middle of the pack defense to make a Super Bowl?
We are going to have at least a middle of the pack defense. People need to chill. Start panicking at mid-season at least. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhiteWhale:
It's not going to get any respect until they play well against an offense that's good.
Hold Baltimore under 350 yards and 20 points, and I bet people will START giving them some respect.
You gotta earn that shit. Kc hasn't proven anything against the Jags and Raiders. Just like putting up some decent (not good) offensive numbers against terrible defenses isn't going to wow anyone.
If you believe in the defense, who gives a shit what pundits are saying after two games? Moreover, would YOU give the Chiefs the benefit of the doubt in this regard if they were NOT your team?
Not arguing your point, but as you say-putting up big numbers against a terrible defense isn't going to wow anyone
yet, everyone is terrified of the Patriots after hanging all those points on the hapless Dolphins. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Not arguing your point, but as you say-putting up big numbers against a terrible defense isn't going to wow anyone
yet, everyone is terrified of the Patriots after hanging all those points on the hapless Dolphins.
Well, the Patriots have a great QB, a reputation for success, and have added talent. They were gushing BEFORE that game about the Patriots. They were AFC favorites by many before the season started.
The Pats offense isn't a team with a 3 year history of struggles that just replaced their stars and coaching staff. They're a good offense that added some good players to a system with a good track record.
Not really apples and apples to compare the patriots offense to the chiefs defense.
I was thinking the Ravens themselves were a better comparison. Or the Cowboys. Everyone is jerking off the Cowboys offense and who the hell have they played?
But, again, those teams weren't total dumpster fires on offense last year like KC was on defense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
We got sliced and diced by a dude who is most known for doing stretches in his jock strap and having a porn company salivating over him because of it. There's potential there but these guys haven't done shit against a potent offense yet. Sunday is their chance to prove doubters wrong.
Sliced and diced to the tune of six whole points [Reply]
Because Brady won the Super Bowl. Talking about the Chiefs playing much better D destroys all the Brady hype.
Mahomes makes every team look bad. Theres a ton of jealousy. People are so jealous of Mahomes that they're willing to put the Brady hate behind them. I never dreamed it would come to this but it has. Mahomes makes makes Peyton, Beese, and Brady look like average QB's. People hate it. It started with the Rams game and only got bigger. [Reply]
Fans want to see the defense play perfectly. Seriously, they will bitch after every 3rd down conversions.
The media is full of idiots. They talk about teams as if they were exactly the same as they were last year. Until it becomes obvious things have changed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo:
This defense knows how to tackle. They wrap up and drive the ball carrier to the ground not the arm tackles that they would go through.
I agree they are tackling better, however, the first 5 quarters of this season looked like last year’s defense. The last 3 looked improved. I’m not gonna crown them just yet. [Reply]
Meh, they will be questioned until they perform against a good playoff team. Our first test is this Sunday against the Ravens it seems. The better tests are the pack and Patriots. Those are the teams we have to see in tight playoff games.
There also needs focus on our oline. Pat masks a lot of their bad protection. We need to draft are trade for good athletic fatties to protect pat from taking shots ala Brady's line. [Reply]
