Chiefs' run defense
 

There is some absolutely alchemy going on! The Chiefs were absolutely terrible against the run last year. How in the world are we this good on run defense this year? Crennel? Smith? Who or what is making the difference this year?

Don't know. Don't care. Loving every minute of it.

Haley in the offseason:

http://content2.myyearbook.com/zenhe....60.304024.JPG

Dorsey and DJ are playing like BEASTS. Hali is playing competent, which is a big upgrade. Edwards is playing out of his mind. Belcher is SOLID against the run. Smith has been a very good addition. Berry is like a LB playing safety.

And to top it all off, they're probably the best coached defense in the league.

Scheme, I'm sure Smith helps but this seems like a better prepared defense so far.

Yep, Dorsey and DJ are the big difference-makers.

All that was said plus outstanding tackling.

When you look at what's changed, we have:

Crennel calling the defense
Smith at LDE
DJ and Belcher in the middle
Berry and McGraw/Lewis at safety

It seems like every one of those changes has been positive. I suspect in the NFL there's not a huge difference between bad and good, and we crossed that line at a run.

I gotta say, Smith is impressing the heck out of me. I loved the fact too that he drew a personal foul and didn't do anything to risk it. You need a guy or two like that on your defense who'll get into other players' heads.

The best part is look how young they are.

Yeah, the Chiefs have hardly missed any tackles all year.

The d-line has been very impressive. Edwards hasn't been getting pushed around. Smith and Dorsey haven't been getting moved and they have been disruptive. Jackson was looking good before the injury. I hope Smith can keep causing at least one personal foul a game. He seems to have a knack for trash talk.

smith is so much better than jackson and magee it isn't funny


but belcher is cleaning up in the middle...dude had 10 tackles today

and our safties don't whiff in run support

and dorsey is playing like a top 5 pick more often than not

Props to the guy that was pimping Smith all offseason.

Crennel, Smith, Dorsey, DJ, Belcher and Berry. I've just never seen 1/2 dozen changes work out like this. Hopefully, they continue to impress 2 and 3 weeks from now... I've started to believe in this defense and I'm really not in the mood for the 2009 Chiefs run defense to re-emerge.

Tim Krumrie