2 Observations: What Think Ye?
It can be unusual for a losing team to lose several games the same way. The Chiefs have this situation.
This team often has had productive games and leads through the first half. They have often experienced teams countering their game in the second half and winning. There are obvious points about playing a complete game and holding on to a lead, but I have these two observations. What do you think? 1. There's something about Thigpen's or the Chiefs' game for which successful teams are making effective halftime adjustments and beating them. What are these adjustments? What are they adjusting to and changing to be more effective with in the second halves of games? 2. If you have a lead at half time you are delusional if you think your team only needs to more or less keep doing what they did in the first half in order to win. My observation--it is only an uneducated observation--is that Herm is poor on game day, and specifically in his or his staff's ability to make or anticipate adjustments in the game at hand. A team has all week to prepare for a game. But specifically a team has twelve minutes to prepare for a second half. As I have suggested, an adjustment may be understand and accounting for the adjustments the other team is making. Never mind close scores. Look at the stats and points. Whatever the Chiefs are doing to prepare for the second half is failing miserably. |
A couple of things:
Thigpen is wildly hot and cold. Hes basically inaccurate. He threw for alot of yards, but he was less than a 50% passer today. Not good enough. Watch the really good QB's play. They make mistakes, but they also hit those "KEY" 3 or 4 passes a game to seal the game. Pennington did it today a few times. Their game plans are all over the map. Why did we fling the ball around so much today in those conditions? Why did LJ only have 12 carries when he was running well?? Baffling..... |
Yeah, I can name three to four games late this year that I do not understand why, with a lead, we did not start running the ball. To win in this league you have to be able to wear down another team's defense and impose your will on it. Frankly right now our offense is not tough. Defenses can come out in the second half and still have that energy against us. We are a soft team on both sides of the ball, and the results show it...
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wait, herm is a bad game-day coach? ****. I'd have had NO clue if you didn't bring it up! thanks, brah!
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When they decided to play offense like this they basically decided they were going to pass about 2-3 times more than they ran.
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Yea. pretty much. Its pretty obvious isnt it? LJ has basically been phased out of alot of gameplans. I guess thats understandable from a management perspective of him. They basically only give him the ball because of his contract. Why dont they ever throw to him?? Hes been a decent pass catcher in the past. |
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Thigpen racks up a lot of yards. But most of it comes via throws any average quarterback makes. Not enough of it comes from throws elite quarterbacks make. |
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Doesn't developing mean you have to give a guy a chance? Not saying Thigpen is our guy, or even that I want him to be, but what happens if we get Stafford and he stinks it up his first three seasons? Chiefs fans call for his head. No way we as fans have the patience to develop one, and it shows with Thigpen. |
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Might be the best thing you have ever posted on this board. :) Your exactly right. |
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Mostly I see him making exciting plays with his legs. Once every other game he'll make a throw that makes me say HOLY SHIT NICE THROW. That's not often enough in an offense that throws throws throws. We have two good wide receivers who get separation. They aren't involved enough because Thigpen is limited. |
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You mean three GAMES? |
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Thigpen could easily have 10-15 more picks this year. There were probably 6-8 that should of been picked today... |
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**** no. it isn't. it's some dude who posted a pic (not sure if it was actually HIM) bragging about bagging a MMF threesome with his girl and some guy. I cropped the picture and use it as an avvy because it makes me chuckle. |
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I applaud Chan for making his 2 quarter chicken salad, but find it funny that he took the blame for the 3 runs up the gut that didn't result in a 1st with the game on the line in NY, and today runs a rollout deep in your own territory on 4th and 1 with the game on the line and it falls short. I know, Dfense, yada, yada. That still doesn't explain the baffelling offensive play calling in the 2nd half over the last few games. I know his sctick was 'you'll never see the same game plan twice', but damn this guy is ****ing us when it counts.
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Man, there was NOTHING wrong with that playcall, guys.
This line can't drive block for shit when opposing teams stack the box. Good call. Poorly executed. |
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Just need to finish the total house cleaning... |
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Herm historically has been a choker and it hasnt changed... Chan, well GT people will say he is a choker and folds under pressure... Thigpen is a QB from Coastal Carolina... He shouldnt even be on the field at times, but our staff put all there eggs on Brokie and Downfield BigQuitter... |
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He seems more comfortable throwing to Tony over the middle of the field because it's a shorter, easier throw. He seems very uncomfortable throwing the ball outside the numbers. |
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They're good at running from the spread in limited doses, and throwing a lot of short routes out of the spread. They suck at running from traditional sets, and they suck at throwing the ball down the field. Today we got lucky because we reeled in a couple jump balls and Charles broke one loose. Doesn't always happen. |
Right now the Chiefs are just a bad team all around they lack talent everywhere.
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very comfortable throwing the ball outside the numbers? I guess if 10 feet over the head of the receiver is comfortable. Then he is relaxing in his snuggy.... Regardless of the coverage. 3,4,5,19 guys around TG, he will throw into severe coverage to get the ball to his buddy TG.... And yes, just imagine if half the balls that were dropped by opposing D's ( and I know it happens in the NFL to other QB's ) there would be a good chance Thiggy is getting his ass railed by half or more of this board... |
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Herm is ****ing stupid to think that 90-95% of this roster is set... |
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I just want to know who is teaching or taught Thigpen how to throw the long ball. He throws every Go route like it's a damn fade route. He needs to step into the Go route and lead his receiever down the field and not just float it up 10 yards short like does every week. There is a difference in a fade and a go or fly route but he throws them all the same, drives me crazy.
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good 1st half, bad 2nd half
bad coaching |
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Gailey has done a great job with the leftovers he was given and tailored an offense out of neccesity. That doesnt mean i want to make it my offense of the future. The Chiefs recievers have decent stats because we wing the ball 40+ times a game. Stats are not everything. |
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