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One of the reasons I'm glad the Chiefs have a group of receivers with one A+ and multiple B+ receivers instead of two A+ and multiple C receivers. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lzen:
C'mon, man. I hate when people do this. You are going to include the end of season game in '20 when the Chiefs rested starters? It should be 3-1 Chiefs in the last 4 meaningful games. Your point still stands in that the chargers have played us the toughest.
The only reason I chose the last four games was to limit it to Justin Herbert games. But going back for several years, the Chargers have always been tough against the Chiefs. Their record is close to even, while LVR has just one W, and DEN hadn’t beaten us in years.
And aside from CIN last season, no other team in the league has multiple Ws vs a Mahoney-led KC team (i think).
They’re just built to be a problem for the chiefs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
The only reason I chose the last four games was to limit it to Justin Herbert games. But going back for several years, the Chargers have always been tough against the Chiefs. Their record is close to even, while LVR has just one W, and DEN hadn’t beaten us in years.
And aside from CIN last season, no other team in the league has multiple Ws vs a Mahoney-led KC team (i think).
They’re just built to be a problem for the chiefs.
They've played KC tough since Herbert appeared, but he's still 1-2 vs Mahomes. And Reid is 13-3 vs the Chargers when it's starters vs starters. They've won two games when KC sat the starters. [Reply]
Check back; even during the Philip rivers years the Chargers were a tough out. Don’t just look at the result, check the boxscore at the very least. Hell twice LA led by Rivers came within a score of beating a Mahomes-led team were it not for timely INTs by the defense.
And one of those games last season it was their HC’s boneheaded decision to go for it on 4th-and-anything-from-anywhere that killed them more than anything Andy did. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
Did we even punt in the 1st half? It was either late in the 2nd or early in the 3rd.
Looked to me like Golden had a step on Brown, Mahomes error or not.
Up 20-7, 3rd and 3 around the 40. Mahomes tried to hit a well-covered Edwards-Helaire on a wheel down the left sideline.
They had to punt after that.
Golden was threatening some pressure on the outside with the speed rush. Mahomes got rid of it before he got there, and yeah, it affected the decision.
Probably the one thing he'll look at one tape today and want to re-do. [Reply]
How much time was left when the starters went out?
Aside from the injuries, our guys should be feeling a little better than the Chargers, who had to play hard the entire game.
Also, didn't the Chargers sit their starters in the preseason?
If so, I'd imagine they will be dealing with more soreness and shit, and the short week would likely impact them more. Not to mention they have to travel.
If Allen doesn't play on top of all this, I really like our chances. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Part of it was the Raiders playing from behind.
Part of it was Carr zeroing in on Adams as if he was the only guy on the field.
Both teams mostly played like ass in the first half, too.
This is, IMO, a big problem with the "franchise WR" model. Dude is being paid like the best player on the field, so we have to feed him. Of course, you also have to feed him because you can't afford to build a competent receiver corp to support him.
Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla:
This is, IMO, a big problem with the "franchise WR" model. Dude is being paid like the best player on the field, so we have to feed him. Of course, you also have to feed him because you can't afford to build a competent receiver corp to support him.
One injury late, your offense is done.
Yep, I mentioned it in another thread this morning - the Raiders offense got WORSE because they gave Carr tunnel vision. [Reply]