Reflections on a Rat****ing

['Hamas' Jenkins]

But not by the refs


First, I’m going to bet that about 2000 people blamed Carr on that final catch. If you watch, you’ll notice that he was covering Daniels in the short zone. If he would have inexplicably floated to the back pylon before the throw, Schaub has a wide open Daniels walking into the EZ and the result is the same. Don’t blame Carr. With that said, Romeo should have locked Flowers on Johnson for the entirety of that drive and not had us play zone in that situation. Berry was in the area too, but that was a schoolyard play, and those are the hardest to defend.

Cassel really ****ed us on the last drive. He was near the money all game, and when he had Bowe and Horne wide open, he badly misfired on both, which made us need a Hail Mary for any shot. Oh, and that 3^rd and 2 call was there, but Cassel made an awful throw to Moeaki. He really screwed the pooch when we needed him the most, and that’s the difference between a franchise QB and Matt Cassel.

I think we had more missed tackles today than every other game this season combined. Playing good offenses will tend to make that happen, but there were some really bad plays on D today. On Ward’s run, I counted six missed
tackles.

I know Donald Washington is a n00b FS, but he looked lost in coverage several times, and missed a couple of key tackles, one on the Ward run, and another on Jones™ catch late in the third, where he totally took himself
out of coverage, recovered after the catch, and then blew the stop.

Cassel’s first TD to Bowe was a great throw and catch. The other two TDs were phenomenal plays by the receivers. Vrabel’s was obviously way behind him, and Bowe went SD 2007 on the Texans on his second TD.


If you are going to take something from Bowe’s performance today, it should be how he responded to adversity. I hope that the people who wanted him run out of town today feel a little foolish, because he is still a game
changing receiving weapon, and he made a number of very difficult catches. He made 3 really good grabs today, and another circus catch that would have been a top 10 highlight had Cassel not lead him out of bounds.


The running game was nails today. Charles started slow and then really picked it up. More than anything, he was much harder to take down today than he was last week, and Jones looked a hell of a lot quicker than he had the
previous two games. And Charles had the greatest 7 yard run in football history.


It’s becoming more and more apparent that the coaches do not trust Cassel whatsoever. Delay of game coming off of a timeout should be a capital offense for a QB. JFC.We were afraid to pass on the first drive, and unless we are in 3rd and 8+ or in a 2 minute drill, we aren’t attempting to throw downfield at all. However, the throw he made to Moeaki on 3rd and 7 was exactly where it needed to be.


Brandon Flowers may be the most complete corner in the NFL today. The PI call on him was obviously horrendous, but if it’s a no-call, Johnson makes the catch anyway. The elbow in the back was a foul, but it’s not normally one that is called. That said, if you’re throwing a flag there, how do you not throw it on Johnson?

DJ missed a couple of tackles today, but he was still all over the place. He played with a shitload of heart, and his athleticism—landing on your feet when getting flipped by an OL—was amazing. Belcher had a less impressive game.

Gilberry was absolutely abused today. He generated no pressure in the passing game, and on running downs he got blown up or taken out by a single blocker nearly every time.

The biggest thing that we need to take away from this game is that we have one outside receiving threat and nothing else, one pass rusher and nothing else, and no QB. Danario Alexander, a guy who many of us pined for and the Rams got off the street in August stepped in today and had 4 catches for 72 yards and a touchdown.


That’s a really tough loss, but I’m proud of the fire that Flowers showed. The guy isn’t a paycheck player. Also, Haley did a masterful job of managing the emotions of the team and the game. Ultimately, our inability to generate pressure on Schaub is why we lost. Vrabel and Studebaker aren’t nearly good enough.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC kid

Cassel haters have no logic. . . they just hate. Think of how much money all the first round picks on the chiefs' D make. . . then tell me about how much Cassel makes.

Who gives a ****? He's the ****ing quarterback and one of the highest-paid in the league.

Expect more.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC kid

Moeaki wasn't open. I would listen to an argument that he threw to the wrong place, but the throw itself was not an issue.

So Cassel made the decision to throw to someone who wasn't open with the game on the line.

Brilliant! Great ****ing QB we have there.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KC kid

Moeaki wasn't open. I would listen to an argument that he threw to the wrong place, but the throw itself was not an issue.

Moeaki had the safety sealed off.

That throw was absolutely pathetic.

[KC kid]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

So Cassel made the decision to throw to someone who wasn't open with the game on the line.

Brilliant! Great ****ing QB we have there.

Probably was a brilliant play call too? Disagree???

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Yea cause you know that's what I said today.

You tuck your tail and run when your opinions are proven to be wrong.

It's the same theory. I'm not talking about you in this instance, but your prior behaviors.

Cassel played a fine game today, but there are people that ignored posting about that during the game only to criticize at the end.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC kid

Probably was a brilliant play call too? Disagree???

It was a brilliant play call.

Too bad every play call requires execution.

[KC kid]

I tend to not blame the 2-3 bad plays cassel made as to why the Chiefs lost. I blame the 20 bad plays the Chiefs' D made in the 4th quarter

[FloridaMan88]

The defense was generally Greg Robinson-caliber pathetic today. No consistent pass rush, and mistackles galore (there were at least 7 mistackles on the Ward TD run alone).

The Chiefs special teams... especially on kickoffs were also shitty. The Chiefs essentially gift-wrapped a start at the 50 yard line for a potent offense with the poorly executed short corner kickoff.

Cassel was solid... but still left potential big plays out there with poorly thrown passes (especially on some of those quick hit passes/screen plays).

Overall I am actually coming out of this game on an optimistic note. If the Chiefs can put together today's offense with last week's defense, they should be able to put together 10+ wins against the likes of Jacksonville, Buffalo, Denver, Oakland, Arizona, Seattle, and St. Louis.

[KC kid]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

It was a brilliant play call.

Too bad every play call requires execution.

That was a horrid call and you know it

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

It was a brilliant play call.

Too bad every play call requires execution.

It was a horrible play call that didn't fool anyone. It was basically a 30 yd pass to get 2 yds

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC kid

That was a horrid call and you know it

Why are you ignoring the fact that the play call worked?

If Cassel makes a decent throw instead of lobbing it towards the bleachers, Moeaki has a chance.

[KC kid]

Damn, 122 QB rating

[KC kid]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Why are you ignoring the fact that the play call worked?

If Cassel makes a decent throw instead of lobbing it towards the bleachers, Moeaki has a chance.

Moeaki was not ****ing open

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by KC kid

Moeaki wasn't open. I would listen to an argument that he threw to the wrong place, but the throw itself was not an issue.

Yes he was. Was running five yards free of coverage? Hell no. But he was open one on one against Wilson. He had Wilson - a smaller body - effectively shielded. The throw wasn't that difficult. It's a throw I expect a NFL QB to make.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Dude, I dislike Cassel as much as anybody but he played a great game. Sure he stunk it up on the final drive but you can't really expect any quarterback to drive down the field and score with the amount of time we had to work with. I realize we were playing a bad pass d but come on.

I don't think anyone expected Cassel to do it, no. I would have been absolutely stunned. There are plenty of QBs, however, that could do that and have.