Chiefs-Giants game breakdown of KC LBers

BigChiefFan · 08-18-2006, 03:12 PM

I've watched the game in it's entirety a couple of times now and realized things look alot different the second time around, at least in my observations. Here's how I view our LBers performance from last night...

Intially, I thought Derrick Johnson had a great game, but upon further review, he was used way too much in coverage and it cost us some yardage. I believe Plaxico was DJ's responsibilty and the Giants took advantage of it. It looks likes the cover two has put more responsibility on our LBers to cover WRs-not the best utilization of our squad, IMO, but DJ should improve in coverage. That said, the golden boy missed a couple of tackles and needs to wrap up better if we want to help shore up or defense. I like DJ, but he needs to BRING IT if our defense is going to turn the corner. The majority of the snaps he played well, but he still has some work to do in coverage. Grade:B-

Kendrell Bell-some have bagged on his performance, but the Giants chose DJ's side to exploit on the majority of plays we were in cover 2 in the 1st qtr. I saw Bell slip on one play and miss a tackle, but he helped slow down the player. I also saw him in on alot of tackles. He played the ball carrier well. Grade:B

Kawicka Mitchell- Kawicka played nearly every play well. He showed his he has the skills to become a dominant MLBer, especially in coverage. Mitchell also got in there tackled very well. Mitchell is on the rise. Grade:A-

Keyaron Fox- I liked what I saw out of Key Fox. He brought intensity. He tackled very well except for one blown assignment which resulted in a major whiff by him. I believe Fox still needs some refinement, but he should be an asset in the 3-4 alignment we will use from time to time.
Grade:B

Rich Scanlon-played very well. I can see major imrovement from him. Last year I thought he was questionable to make the team. This year he looks like a quality back-up. Scanlon has become more of a sure tackler. He looked decisive. Grade: B

Boomer Grigsby: Did Boomer actually go to training camp this year? Boomer looked lost on several plays and missed tackles. Boomer is lucky to be on the roster after that performance. Grade

-

William Kershaw: I only saw him in on a few plays, but he tackled when it was his man. He's on the outside looking in, but this team could use more sure-tackling. Grade:C+

Thoughts?

08-18-2006, 03:12 PM	Topic Starter
BigChiefFan MVP Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: In the Top 10 Casino cash: $9924205	Chiefs-Giants game breakdown of KC LBers I've watched the game in it's entirety a couple of times now and realized things look alot different the second time around, at least in my observations. Here's how I view our LBers performance from last night... Intially, I thought Derrick Johnson had a great game, but upon further review, he was used way too much in coverage and it cost us some yardage. I believe Plaxico was DJ's responsibilty and the Giants took advantage of it. It looks likes the cover two has put more responsibility on our LBers to cover WRs-not the best utilization of our squad, IMO, but DJ should improve in coverage. That said, the golden boy missed a couple of tackles and needs to wrap up better if we want to help shore up or defense. I like DJ, but he needs to BRING IT if our defense is going to turn the corner. The majority of the snaps he played well, but he still has some work to do in coverage. Grade:B- Kendrell Bell-some have bagged on his performance, but the Giants chose DJ's side to exploit on the majority of plays we were in cover 2 in the 1st qtr. I saw Bell slip on one play and miss a tackle, but he helped slow down the player. I also saw him in on alot of tackles. He played the ball carrier well. Grade:B Kawicka Mitchell- Kawicka played nearly every play well. He showed his he has the skills to become a dominant MLBer, especially in coverage. Mitchell also got in there tackled very well. Mitchell is on the rise. Grade:A- Keyaron Fox- I liked what I saw out of Key Fox. He brought intensity. He tackled very well except for one blown assignment which resulted in a major whiff by him. I believe Fox still needs some refinement, but he should be an asset in the 3-4 alignment we will use from time to time. Grade:B Rich Scanlon-played very well. I can see major imrovement from him. Last year I thought he was questionable to make the team. This year he looks like a quality back-up. Scanlon has become more of a sure tackler. He looked decisive. Grade: B Boomer Grigsby: Did Boomer actually go to training camp this year? Boomer looked lost on several plays and missed tackles. Boomer is lucky to be on the roster after that performance. Grade- William Kershaw: I only saw him in on a few plays, but he tackled when it was his man. He's on the outside looking in, but this team could use more sure-tackling. Grade:C+ Thoughts?
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