If the Raiders game planning is going to evolve around chucking the ball up in the air several times a game, if Im the Chiefs, Im going to seriously consider playing a lot of prevent defense. This game should involve plenty of DB play.

Well the problem with that prevent idea is well. You don't exactly know when they are going to chuck it up. I don't want to be giving up easy 15 yard chunks as they go right down the field cause we're scared of them bombing it out to Moss.

Moss is going to get his, you can't really stop him.

Concentrate on stopping Jordan, Porter, etc.

Going prevent would be super-dumb IMO...

What if we were up 21-0? Let's say mid-way through the 3rd quarter? It all depends on the situation, I dont think it would be wise to play it the whole game though. Im scared of Lamont Jordan, he can run. And, if we go prevent all the time, I'll place my bets, and wouldnt doubt that the Raiders will be running draw plays up the middle.

Jordan looked gassed and unimpressive in the Pats game. I'm not exactly sure he's use to being the feature back after being a backup for 4 years.

We just played a very good game against a good running team and the leading rusher from last year. Jordan needs to be stopped with our front 7 this week.

We'll see what happens this week when he plays against the Chiefs. I agree we played a very good game against a good running team. Chiefs defense usually plays well at home, and against the run. It'll be interesting to see how this defense plays on the road, thats where our problems are, always on the road.
We sucked year after year playing defense on the road, Im hoping to see a change this week.

That's fine and dandy as long as the Defense comes up with a BIG play or the opponet fumbles in the RED ZONE , as was the case on Sunday.
But it won't always be this way.

But lets's keep in mind that with Sims ,Surtain out for a half and Warfield the entire game, we did well.

The question on the Raiders will be wether Collins can P/U the blitz quick enough to beat us.

IMHO, ( barring more injuries ) this defense will only get better as the season goes on.

How about some non-injury related concerns?

Going in to the game, my biggest concerns by unit were:

Offense - Would it be clicking? No longer a concern.

Defense - Pass D. I know yardage isn't what matters, points are. But pass D is still very much a concern. Pressuring the QB and overall coverage concerns are still there, injuries or not.

Special Teams - PK performance and coverage units. Both were disappointing, stilll a concern.

All that being said, still very optimistic overall, soon to be 2-0!

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Pressure wasn't bad, for sure. But there were plenty of times he had all day back there. And a few of the pressures were due to his inability to take a snap without dropping it... ROFL Saw some good in there, but like you said in an earlier thread (I think it was you!), it's going to take a larger sample size than 1 to allieviate my primary concern - pass rush.

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For the Raiders game I would consider the following

If Surtain is out I would actually go with 3 safeties and Sapp as our defensive backfield. Knight, Wesley, Bartee and Sapp using Woods as a nickel back.

Sims, they really as everyone else has pointed out need to bring in another middle clogging d-lineman or maybe use one of those extra widebodies from the o-line as a DT (being creative wasn't one of them a DT in college?)

Roaf, we just suffer, but I do think that if Sampson comes back we get by better with him and Black than with Black and Bober.

TRich, more one back sets period, more runs with LJ and more swing passes with Priest (even though he has a preference now against being in the passing game).

All of those scenarios are not only plausible, but we've done them before to varying degrees.

All of them save your Sims scenario. I really hope we can get Sims back or somehow manage to sign someone...

WTF?

Why would you throw Bartee and freaking WOODS out there at corner?

I am talking about playing only 1 CB and 3 safeties Bartee would be out there as a Safety. When we go to the nickel Woods would play it, Woods did a good job of playing nickel last year early on when Gun tried some different things out.