10 things we need to do to win 8 or 9 games

[BossChief]

1) Sign a guy like Jeff Garcia or another vet to backup Cassel and to take over by the 3rd or 4th game when Cassel is still struggling. At least someone that can legitimately challenge for the starters role and push Matt. A guy like Garcia could stopgap next year too, if we decide to take a QBOTF.

2) Start Studebaker, the kid has made big plays whenever he gets a chance to play. Whether it be in coverage or in the pass rush, the kid makes plays and is young enough to become a true difference maker. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get double digit sacks if he is able to play starter time. That is just as a pass rusher, he is also solid against the run and has shown to be pretty good in coverage as well, I think he can be just as good as Vrabel was in his prime...if not better.

3) Keep DMC on the field and shift him around like Al Saunders used to do all the time with Tony G to get advantageous mismatches. Whether it be a linebacker, safety or corner covering him, there is gonna be a mismatch we can take advantage of.

4) Start DJ, Belcher and Shaun Smith as the middle triangle. They may not be great, but they are upgrades over what we trotted out there last year and have a lot of room to grow in this system.

5) Get a decent player to start RT from the final cuts. We have nobody that can play effectively there for a whole year and not give opposing teams a place to attack. Or give a call to sister ****er...

6) Pull out all the stops to score early in games and force teams to pass more, with our secondary and pass rush potential we can be a opportunistic defense if teams are forced to put the ball in the air frequently against us. If teams get up early and are able to pound the rock against us, it will spell trouble for us early and often.

7) Start Casey Weigman at center. The difference between him and Rudy is night and day. Rudy should be moved to guard and we should try to fill the spot with a long term answer sooner rather than later. Casey aint no spring chicken, but he should be good for this year.

8) Let Jamaal Charles and DMC get involved in gameplans early and often, this can go a long way towards #6 coming to fruition. Making teams take those weapons away will leave some pretty good players (Moeaki, Chambers, Bowe, Horne) open or at least single covered.

9) Keep Kendrick Lewis on the field, I really like this kid. He seems to have a good nose for the ball and is a great blitzer. Seems to play much faster than the times he put up in workouts, doesn't he....

10) Start Moeaki and pray he stays healthy. The kid may have been credited with a drop on the interception, but the effort he put into trying to catch that ball is what he is all about. If we can find someone to get him the ball on time this kid will shine, trust me. He can get us over 500 yards and 5-7 touchdowns every year ihcsh and we have a real quarterback. The kid showed he can block effectively and if he can stay on the field for both the run and pass, that makes it increasingly hard for opposing teams to account for him all the time. This is a big reason why he flourished in college when he was on the field.

I could probably add in another 5 (or more) things...but if those ten things happen, I think we have a chance at .500 or maybe a game above that.

If Cassel is our starter all year, I dont see us winning more than 6 games.

[Reaper16]

Kendrick Lewis did impress me in that he didn't have the mental ****ups that so plagued Javi and Berry last night. It would be a scouting coup if Lewis turns out to be a smart, effective compliment to Berry.

[cardken]

Originally Posted by milkman

Do a little research and come back when you actually have a ****ing clue.

How am I wrong, Brainiac? Point being the Chiefs have never drafted and developed a Quarterback, Douche.

[BossChief]

That op is looking better and better as time goes by.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by BossChief

That op is looking better and better as time goes by.

You nailed a few of them, Mr. BossChief ... no question.

Your McCluster observation seemed to be spot on ... until he was injured, anyhow. It fosters a thought, too. I think I'd prefer that McCluster be covered by a linebacker. If you can get that matchup, the advantage goes to the Chiefs (assuming that Cassel can complete the pass). This would, of course, also mean that Moeaki is either singled by a backer or covered by the DBs in a zone ... another huge advantage for us.

Overall, our speed on offense provides for some fearsome options. For example, I'd like to spread the field and see Charles get the ball over the middle on a checkdown off play action. He breaks one tackle in that situation and he's probably gone.

And we haven't even run the hook & ladder ... so far, anyway.

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