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Originally Posted by KC Jones
I've always taken some exception to this line of thought. The 'stupid plays at the wrong time', were a key part of Saunders success. NFL coaches get predictable, but because Saunders would try things the opponent didn't expect (like running on 3rd and long), he'd keep them on their back foot and they'd be unable to pigeonhole his play calling. Sometimes the results were great and soemtimes they weren't, but even more importantly the next time we were in that situation they couldn't guess what we were going to try.
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Good point. Being unpredictable was part of what made the Chiefs offense so great. Obviously there are going to be playcalls that don't work out, that is the case with every team, but based on the success the Chiefs offense had under Saunders, this was more the exception rather than the norm.