Like i said, he had some flubs, but there were more dropped passes than he had flubs.

Overall, this was his best game imo, he was looking deep and taking chances more than ever.

I thought the calls were fine.

2nd and 3rd down took great individual efforts by relatively unheralded players for the Broncos to stop us.

Both Sherman and Charles were secondary surges away from getting into the endzone but Sherman got turned sideways and lost momentum and on the 3rd down play that LBer just came firing into the perfect spot at the perfect time. 9 times out of 10, Charles makes that little spin and backs into the end zone.

Sometimes you tip your cap to the other guys.

Unfortunately that was the takeaway last night - the Broncos simply won the one on one battles almost across the board. Hali was getting single-teamed and getting stonewalled. Houston managed to beat Franklin a single time, also while generally being single-teamed.

For both of those guys to get flat out neutralized by the respective tackles with neither of them getting much help is pretty embarrassing.

When Berry needed to stay on Thomas inside the 10, he gave him a free release and then lost the inside position - again, lost the individual matchup.

The usual suspects will bitch about Smith, but he played well yesterday. He wasn't great, but he was by no means the reason we lost that game.

When the Broncos had chances to make a play, they usually made them. When the Chiefs did, they largely failed.

We simply got beat at the individual level yesterday. It's disappointing, but I also didn't see a systemic ass-beating either. We can take these guys at Arrowhead. Especially if Hali and Houston are as ashamed by the game tape as they should be and come out ready to play.

Perhaps I will reveal it on Friday...on the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination..... it could be LBJ is involved....

Andy Reid time in Philadelphia = 7 yards per attempt.
Alex Smith this year = 6 yards per attempt.

Clearly its offense system.

Good read GB. I kept saying to myself last night "Wasted/Missed opportunities." For instance, the fumble by Sherman net KC 0 points, which was the worst case scenario. Best case scenario would have been a TD + XP, so I went with the FG, given how shitty the offense is. So that's 3 points.

Another one was the god-awful 1st and goal on the 3 yard line, and only got a FG out of it. Score a TD there, that's an extra 4 points.

3+4 = 7 point difference.

KC scored 17. Had they scored that FG and the TD, it would have been 27-24 Denver....

I hate to say it, but Bowe just doesn't look the same anymore, he doesn't seem to fight for the ball like he used and while he's always had his share of drops, it seems like that's risen to a new level.

He simply has to be moved to #2 next year, it feels like heresy to say... but he isn't playing like a #1.

Being number one has harshed his mellow, man....

The next thing you know, he'll be hanging out with Lenny Kravitz in some beach bungalow in Tahiti.

I was gonna catch the ball....but then I got high.

got paid....

Bowe has dropped significantly, and the fact it's happening when he's having far superior balls thrown to him, it's pretty mind bottling. I hope he's not just ****ing lazy now...

I think at some point in time he decided to stop throwing his body on the line like he used to do. That's why he was good, he would jump up and put everything on the line for the team. After years of doing that for the Croyles, Quinns, Palkos, and Cassels of the world, it seems as if he said, "FUNK DAT"

That and he got paid

Might be some truth to that.

Watching DRC just clown the guy last night was painful. There was zero chance at all of Bowe keeping any separation. It was almost like DRC was just baiting Smith into the throw and then closing right up to knock it away.

I've seen less productive days from Bowe, but I've never seen him look that outclassed before. He was targeted heavily but Rodgers-Cromartie simply kicked his ass and took his lunch money any time the ball was thrown that way.

Prior to this season I was a little more laudatory of Bowe than most. For this season I think I've been a little more critical of him than many (especially the folks that blame Smith for everything) but last night was the first night that I just thought 'wow - this cat can't hardly play anymore'.

He looks like he should be playing TE out there. Maybe he could excel against someone like Flowers; a smaller, slower, more physical corner. But a guy like Smith would shut him down, IMO. Hell, I think Cooper could as well.

Anybody with some length and closing speed can just sit in Bowe's pocket all day.

It's not a matter of being lazy or you wouldn't see him blocking so hard down field. Lazy WR's definitely don't block.

He does look a bit slower and less physical than in past years.

That being said, he's still far and away our best WR option.

Well, he did get paid....