Originally Posted by BoneKrusher:
I thought Greg Robinson was our DC last two weeks.
I didn't get to see the Pittsburgh game on TV. (Had to listen to it on the radio.)
The Raiders game, though, did not seem to me to be like a Greg Robinson defense, which were notable to me for how often Chiefs players in the front 7 were positioned so that they could be easily blocked away from the point of attack. Robinson's schemes were some of the worst I've ever seen from the Chiefs in that regard. Sutton's schemes are not like that. He puts players right at the point of attack. It's just that we have some replacement-level players in our regular lineup, and they aren't making plays. That's the way I see it, at least. I'm not an expert on defensive schemes, just a causal fan who's watched over 40 years of Chiefs football and who played high school ball on the offensive line. [Reply]
Losing Berry was a big loss. The Raiders exploited our DBs, but we also have other weaknesses on D. Our beloved Derrick Johnson has lost at least a step, if not two.
If we can't shore up the defense for December and January, we'll need an even more explosive offense, We have the skill players on offense to be explosive, though our O-Line is not all that great.
All and all, I think the Chiefs could win some games in January, but this team is not one that is liable to make me feel all sad and disappointed. If you don't have the horses, you don't have the horses. I'm not one to blame refs and coaches, especially after rooting for the Chiefs over a nearly five-decades long trophy drought. The organization is fairly mediocre. They ain't Royal. That's for damn sure. [Reply]
Originally Posted by booger:
It's the unknowns that we have to wait on. I got to imagine Reid is just fuming over this. He wouldn't admit it publically of course. That's not him to call out players or coaches. But Sutton needs his ass chewed and to realize that they aren't going to be able to find a starting CB to replace Mitchell through trade or whatever. They can't expect Murray to just become Berry and play TE's so well man to man. Same with Sorenson. Bailey and Jones could use a breather a few more snaps a game with Nacho and Jenkins rotating. Passongo needs some ****ing snaps. He's raw yes. But he isn't going to get better with maybe 5 snaps on D so far this year while being active every one of them. The plan with him was most likely having him as the emergency OLB until Tamba or Dadi come back. In the mean time why not get him some reps as an inside rusher or wide 9 rush end in situations where he wouldn't have coverage responsibility? The best time to do that is if they are up 2 scores but they haven't had that much so I can see not trusting him yet. Gaines needs benched/cut but until Nelson is healthy Bob has to adjust. I would say Pettine would be someone who would work best with Bob in a senior defensive assistant role and he did hangout and watch some practices like I mentioned. Either way Sutton needs some help cause he's obviously not adjusting.
I dont disagree with anything you say here, Bob clearly lacks imagination [Reply]
What happened to bringing the pressure when you have a late lead and the opponent is deep in their own territory? This has been a staple of Sutton's defense. They had the Raiders at 2-20 and knew he would have to hold the ball for the WRs to get downfield.
Carr is an inaccurate passer when he's getting rushed.... [Reply]
