Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn:
Just needed to do that Derrick Thomas arm chop to cause the fumble.
Sometimes he does try to chop it out there; got Nnadi his lone INT last season, iirc. But I do wish he'd make it more of a consistent habit.
On a side note, I'm shocked that the Clark detractors haven't jumped on Frank for not chopping it out of there. Or not intercepting it. Or describing it as a 'coverage' sack . . . [Reply]
For the money he is getting paid he is supposed to play like this every game, not just the important ones. Many of the veterans seem to be struggling with motivation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
For the money he is getting paid he is supposed to play like this every game, not just the important ones. Many of the veterans seem to be struggling with motivation.
I think they may be losing a bit of energy due to a near empty stadium... Believe it for not crowd energy matters... [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
For the money he is getting paid he is supposed to play like this every game, not just the important ones.
Actually, no he isn't. 2018 proved quite clearly that the Chiefs could play well enough to get into the playoffs without a defense at all.
Clark and Mathieu et al, were obviously brought in to get the Chiefs past the playoffs and into the Super Bowl.
Which is part of the reason that I don't give a damn how many sacks Clark (or Jones for that matter) get in the regular season. We had guys that could get plenty of sacks in the regular season, which quite clearly meant dicksnot in the playoffs. Apparently opposing teams didn't give a rat's ass how many sacks our DL got during the regular season for some weird reason.
Imagine that.
Another side note: Frank made several plays tonight that won't be tallied in any stat-line that made a difference if anyone was paying attention, such as the play he made on one of their attempted screens that he shut down before it ever got started, or the fact that ATL didn't run for shit to his side when he was one the field. Actually, you can go back and watch; they really didn't even try to run at him all game. He also forced Ryan to alter his throw a couple times, which resulted in poorly aimed/timed passes.