I did see Creed hesitate to go to the 2nd level a couple of times in those clips. That might just be a confidence thing that the guy behind him is going to clean up. He really needs to drive and engage that 2nd level and not hesitate. [Reply]
Yeah it really does take an O-line a while to gel. That's not some casual fan myth. They have to learn each other's rhythms to know when the other guy is in trouble, or when he's good and you can look for work elsewhere.
Also three rookies are going to make mistakes.
I bet at something like 8 games you start to see a big improvement. And then they start to dominate by the end of the season or next season.
And I do think at least some of Clyde's problems are the unpredictability of the line right now. Mahomes is struggling with it a bit too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
Yeah it really does take an O-line a while to gel. That's not some casual fan myth. They have to learn each other's rhythms to know when the other guy is in trouble, or when he's good and you can look for work elsewhere.
Also three rookies are going to make mistakes.
I bet at something like 8 games you start to see a big improvement. And then they start to dominate by the end of the season or next season.
And I do think at least some of Clyde's problems are the unpredictability of the line right now. Mahomes is struggling with it a bit too.
Thats how I see it, I wonder if we can simplify the blocking scheme down a little. Lets these guys go hat on hat for little bit.
Because Creed looks good passing off, Smith looks dominate. Niang looks solid, and brown looks solid.
Let these dude blow people off the ball and run down hill between 1/2 gaps. They will be there. [Reply]
I can not tell you how large the "pump the brakes" reaction was when I told non-Chiefs fans before the first game that Trey Smith is going to the hall of fame.
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Supposed to be a reach block by Humphrey. He doesn't get there.
Niang fired out of that like his job was to pull. I don't think that one is on him.
Yep that was on Creed. All Clyde needed was a little space. Niang and Smith were out there parting the sea. Gotta give credit to the tackle there. He was disruptive all night. Very quick and twitchy for his size. [Reply]