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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7906003)

But, but, but....Cassel just needs more time!!!!

Cassel is not going to be elite, he is not the worst QB in the history of football either. He's just not good and apparently is not going to ever get better.

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC (Post 7906004)

Strange, i thought the ****ing line sucked balls right along with Cassel...

I would love the Cheifs to just dump the whole line and QB and start over.

they all blow ass...

Richardson got abused once and there was the time that pressure came up the middle (but Cassel mostly just tripped over his own feed on that one).

But for the most part, the line did a solid job in pass-pro. It was the one thing I was pleasantly surprised by.

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Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 7906009)

The O-line didn't really stand out to me as being bad. Maybe they were just overshadowed by the Craptastic play of Crap Cassel and Sadly PlayingforBerry.

Eh, if that was called anything other than bad, I would hate to see bad line play...

Cassel didnt help much with his shit fest, nor did they help him much either...

Brady has an OL.. Now you get to see a guy stand there for 5 seconds 90% of the time untouched... That is quality OL play...

Chiefs? ROFL I have seen trainwrecks block better than this OL...

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Originally Posted by Sorter (Post 7905995)

Many seem confused as to why Houston only rushed 3 times, however Romeo usually likes his LOLB in base 3-4 to operate in coverage. This needs to change imo.

Despite what some fans think here, Hali is average at best in coverage and rush defense. He's all about passrushing and that's nothing bad at all. Ideally, our other OLB should be an all-around linebacker.

I agree Houston should have rushed more often because it is his strength right now but Hali should always be the first rusher and on most plays you do not rush your two OLB.

I wonder how much PFF had to pay their analysts to watch the whole Chiefs game? I don't think a single Chiefs fan watched the entire thing.

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane (Post 7906019)

Cassel is not going to be elite, he is not the worst QB in the history of football either. He's just not good and apparently is not going to ever get better.

Cassel is one of the 10 worst starting QBs in the league - that's bad enough for me.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7906020)

Maybe it is just be being over critical about our lack of OL and for that matter DL play...

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2 (Post 7906024)

I wonder how much PFF had to pay their analysts to watch the whole Chiefs game? I don't think a single Chiefs fan watched the entire thing.

Unfortantly, my son and I did...

I'm still in denial at how so many phases looked so bad, the line pass blocked ok? well lahdy dah! too bad the impostor at qb couldnt do anything with that decent protection.

Hate to say it, but this season isnt going anywhere, cant even believe i'm saying it.

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7905844)

Why was McClain so underused? Makes no sense. And putting Houston in coverage so often is shades of Greg Robinson.

i think on the charles fumble he hurt his leg

Does that include the play where the three of them decided not to cover the TE in the end zone?[/QUOTE]

That was a stupid call to blitz 3 linebackers on 3rd and Goal from the ten!!

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7905987)

Not re-signing our ball grabber was a huge mistake.

This was the most disappointing off-season result. Makes you wonder how hard Pioli tried to bring him back. Dude seemed to bring his game every time. . .as he always did going back to his high school days here.

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse (Post 7905840)

A few highlights:

8. Cassel dropped back 5 times "under pressure." 0 completions

9. Jon McGraw, Sabby Piscitelli, Kendrick Lewis: Targeted eight times, allowed eight catches for 117 yards. :facepalm:

Those grade out at 100% though...correct?

A+?

PFF's official recap

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...chiefs-week-1/

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Buffalo – Three Things of Note

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1) Fitzpatrick – Top QB of the Week?

Ryan Fitzpatrick topped ESPN’s new Total QBR for Week 1. Now don’t get us wrong, he played well and he certainly put up some good numbers but he wasn’t playing at an elite level. What he did do, was give his receivers a chance to make plays on a couple of occasions, but that was partially due to the Chiefs’ inability to pressure the quarterback and effectively disguise their zone defense. In short, the Chiefs’ defense wasn’t all that hard to pick apart, and although Fitzpatrick did an admirable job at it, he wasn’t playing at the same level as Tom Brady.

2) Why Fred Jackson remains a PFF favorite

Not only did Fred Jackson have a pretty decent game, but he was responsible for some of the best plays I’ve seen all week. On a 3rd and 1 play, Jackson avoided a Chiefs linebacker that had made it unblocked into the backfield with a neat sidestep. He then proceeded to carry Brandon Flowers, who is not a corner that is used to getting beaten physically, on his back past the first down marker. Throughout the course of the game, Jackson was able to rip off big chunks of yardage all day long, finishing with over 100 yards on 20 carries for a 5.6 average.

.3) O-line still needs help

If the Bills still have holes, and most of them are on the offensive line. Although their left side performed well in this game, they struggled at other positions as both Eric Wood and Erik Pears received negative grades. The Chiefs weren’t able to do much to test the offensive line, but the Bills will face some much sterner competition in the New England Patriots and the New York Jets and if they are hoping to compete in the AFC East, they will need to upgrade their offensive line.

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Kansas City – Three Things of Note

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1) Kelly Gregg on the decline?

We’ve been long time fans of Kelly Gregg here at PFF, but we may be witnessing a player firmly on the down-slope of his career. 2010 saw a marked decline from his past excellence, and this opening game showed a player that was barely recognizable from the Gregg of old. His -2.1 PFF grade represents a player that was unable to anchor the middle of a defense, something he has made an art-form out of in the past. Gregg also failed to make a real impact in any area of the game, being completely blanked from the stat sheet except for the dubious honor of notching a missed tackle on one of the few plays where he was able to beat his blocker.

2) Problems without Berry

Eric Berry left the game early with an ACL injury that was later revealed would sideline him for the rest of the season. That left Kendrick Lewis (-3.9), Sabby Piscitelli (-2.2) and Jon McGraw (-0.5) as the Chiefs’ only safeties. Because we’ve seen decent play from Lewis in the past, we will give him the benefit of the doubt, but those negative grades are all too familiar for Piscitelli and McGraw,which poses some pretty significant issues if those two are to be relied upon for an extended period of time.

3) A fine performance from Albert

It wasn’t all bad for the Chiefs, and the performance of Branden Albert is something to note in a positive light. Albert’s +2.9 PFF grade represented a reasonable day run blocking and a perfect game in pass-protection. Although he’ll face better defensive units than the Bills this year, it’s a fine start to the year for him.

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Game Notes

● The Chiefs combined for eight missed tackles on defense.

● Pass rush was not abundant in this game, as both teams combined for just nine total pressures on the opposing quarterback

● Eric Berry was on the field for just five snaps, but lasted long enough to give up a touchdown on the Bills’ first drive on a shortened field.

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PFF Game Ball: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

Hard to look beyond the passer who wasn’t quite Tom Brady, but was more than good enough to get it done.

Gregg was awful. I hope the activate Powe.