Chiefs Andy Reid Sorry for sucking. - Page 7

**Iowanian** · 09-09-2014, 08:29 AM

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Fewer than 24 hours after he watched his team lose two key players in devastating fashion and get manhandled at home by the Tennessee Titans, Chiefs coach Andy Reid accepted responsibility Monday.

For all of it.

“My name is on this and this is my press conference,” Reid said during his weekly news conference. “I’m the one accountable when it’s all said and done.”

And as anyone who watched the Chiefs’ disappointing 26-10 loss Sunday could tell you, there was no shortage of issues — starting with the limited use of star running back Jamaal Charles, who logged only seven carries for 19 yards and four catches for 15 yards.

“I’ve got to do a better job on my end of putting the quarterback and the rest of the offense in a better position to make plays,” Reid said. “Not giving (No.) 25 the ball more than seven times is negligence on my part, also.

“This offense is best when there’s balance. I’ve got to make sure I maintain that and continue to give your best player, or one of your best players, the football.”

Reid said after the game that the Titans did a lot to take out Charles — who was playing his first game since he bruised his foot before week two of the preseason. After breaking down the game Sunday night, Reid expounded upon that.

“They primarily went with a Cover 3 look, and/or a Cover 4 look with a cheat safety look,” Reid said. “Both are good run-stopping coverages. And they (shot) gaps and so on. It wasn’t anything that should have veered us off the run game as much as I did.”

Charles, who spoke to reporters after the game, said the Titans didn’t play the run more or less aggressively than teams did last year.

“It was the same,” he said. “I definitely think we could have run the ball more, but the outcome of the game, that’s the way it went.”

Running the ball more could have also meant more playing time for fullback Anthony Sherman, who had a Pro Football Focus grade of 15.7 last season — the highest in the league at his position — but only logged six offensive snaps Sunday.

“Yep, we could have done a little bit more of that, yeah,” Reid said.

But Charles’ usage wasn’t the only thing that seemed a little off Sunday.

Reid also took responsibility for quarterback Alex Smith’s three interceptions, nearly half of his 2013 total, and the low usage of athletic tight end Travis Kelce, who only played 18 of 57 possible offensive snaps but still caught three passes for 49 yards.

“He’s young, but he’s capable of more than 18 plays,” Reid said. “I’ve just got to make sure I call those plays.”

But not everything that went wrong Sunday was Reid’s fault, obviously. Take De’Anthony Thomas’ absence, for instance. Thomas came down with a sore hamstring during Wednesday’s practice and couldn’t get healthy in time for the game.

Based on training camp, and the way he was used throughout the preseason, Thomas appeared to be someone the staff was carving out a fairly significant offensive role for.

“To say were we gonna use him? Yeah, we were gonna use him,” Reid said. “But things happen. That’s how this league works. You see it with every team. I’ve got a lot of experience in this business and I’ve been on teams where things happen and you work around it and get better. That’s where we’re at right now.”

But Reid didn’t seem confident Thomas would be ready to play Sunday at Denver.

“It will be a fight for him to get there,” Reid said. “Those things normally take a little bit longer. But we’ll see how he does.”

Reid also expounded upon the loss of linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito, two of the team’s most diligent veteran leaders, to season-ending Achilles’ tendon tears.

The Titans rushed 10 times for 26 yards before Johnson got hurt, an average of 2.6 yards per carry. After he got hurt, they ran 28 times for 136 yards, an average of 4.9 yards per carry.

“The thing that jumps out at you is the amount that they ran the ball and the yards that they got,” Reid said. “We’ve got to secure that up and do a better job there.”

But while the run defense will need shoring up — Reid said linebacker James-Michael Johnson and defensive linemen Vance Walker and Jaye Howard would be the next men up — it was primarily the anemic offense that was on Reid’s mind Monday, as he made it clear that what his team did Sunday simply wasn’t acceptable.

“We’ve got to get our execution right, particularly on the offensive side, and I’ve got to make sure I put them in the right positions to do that.” Reid said. “And we’ll get that done. We need to get back to the drawing board here.”

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ToxSocks · 09-09-2014, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Alright more wild card losses! Great coach!

Yay, more 2 win suicidal seasons! Bring on the Todd Haley's of the NFL please!

We need more Crennel!

See? You're still stupid. I can play your game just as well and sound just as stupid. It's not hard.

Titty Meat · 09-09-2014, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

You are terrible at this.

Pete Carrol has been fired how many times? Yes, clearly being fired is such a damning indictment on NFL coaches.

Pete Carroll also never went 4-12 dumbass. He also didn't blow a 28 point playoff lead but hey great coaches blow 4 touchdown games all the time right?

saphojunkie · 09-09-2014, 10:47 AM

How did New England get Bill Belichick? Oh yeah...

ToxSocks · 09-09-2014, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Don't be reeruned. That's the worst cherry picking of statistics imaginable.

Seriously, WTF people.

It's ok. He's just trying to fit in.

ToxSocks · 09-09-2014, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Pete Carroll also never went 4-12 dumbass. He also didn't blow a 28 point playoff lead but hey great coaches blow 4 touchdown games all the time right?

Out of 14 NFL seasons, you managed to pick the ONE season that he had an abysmal record.

You're pathetic.

mcaj22 · 09-09-2014, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

"HE" didn't sign an all star team. Maybe you need to study up on who was calling the shots in regards to that roster during those final seasons in Philly.

That's not even what makes you reeruned. What makes you reeruned is the fact that you have to cherry pick negatives and completely dismiss positives in order to drive home some stupid point.

Find me some GM/HC's in the league that hasn't whiffed in the draft. They **** up. They all do. The draft is a crap shoot. Andy Reid isn't perfect. He has his flaws. He's made some poor choices and he's made some good ones too.

You see, you're stupid because you seem to think that SB caliber HC's grow on ****ing trees. You seem to think that we can simply fire Andy Reid, A coach who turned this pathetic 2 win travesty of a team into a playoff contender and magically pick up some unproven first time HC who's going to do some random ****ing thing that's going to make this team play better.

For every Mike Tomlin, there's 3 times as many Todd Haley's, Crennels and Josh McD's.

See? That's what makes you stupid.

Ummm Andy was making all the personel decisions in Philly his final years. Its what got him fired. That "dream team" FA year was all him. He admitted it when he came to KC and said thats why he needed Dorsey, to get back to just the coaching side.

Titty Meat · 09-09-2014, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Don't be reeruned. That's the worst cherry picking of statistics imaginable.

Seriously, WTF people.

That's not cherry picking it's the stating the current state of the team.

saphojunkie · 09-09-2014, 10:49 AM

His last nine games he's 2-7!! (PLEASE GOD IGNORE THE NINE PREVIOUS GAMES)

Titty Meat · 09-09-2014, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Out of 14 NFL seasons, you managed to pick the ONE season that he had an abysmal record.

You're pathetic.

Yes clearly his career was trending upward post Jim Johnson. Dumbass.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 09-09-2014, 10:50 AM

Thanks, Herm.

Titty Meat · 09-09-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

His last nine games he's 2-7!! (PLEASE GOD IGNORE THE NINE PREVIOUS GAMES)

The other 9 games where they played Back up QB's and teams drafting in the top 10. Awesome.

saphojunkie · 09-09-2014, 10:50 AM

It's cherry picking. Why the **** didn't you pick the last 10 games? 11 games? 12? 18?

Because your stupid statistical manipulation goes down with EVERY SINGLE GAME YOU ADD. It's the worst kind of cherry picking.

saphojunkie · 09-09-2014, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

The other 9 games where they played Back up QB's and teams drafting in the top 10. Awesome.

Titty Meat · 09-09-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

It's cherry picking. Why the **** didn't you pick the last 10 games? 11 games? 12? 18?

Because your stupid statistical manipulation goes down with EVERY SINGLE GAME YOU ADD. It's the worst kind of cherry picking.

Does the current team from training camp til now resemble the team that went 9-0 or the team that went 2-6 down the stretch? The answer is the one that went 2-6 with a worse offense.

saphojunkie · 09-09-2014, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Does the current team from training camp til now resemble the team that went 9-0 or the team that went 2-6 down the stretch? The answer is the one that went 2-6 with a worse offense.

So now the team actually WAS good when the went 9-0, and now they're just not as good? Because your earlier point was that they only won those games because of backup QBs.

09-09-2014, 08:29 AM
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $1758454	Andy Reid Sorry for sucking. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...le1947396.html Fewer than 24 hours after he watched his team lose two key players in devastating fashion and get manhandled at home by the Tennessee Titans, Chiefs coach Andy Reid accepted responsibility Monday. For all of it. “My name is on this and this is my press conference,” Reid said during his weekly news conference. “I’m the one accountable when it’s all said and done.” And as anyone who watched the Chiefs’ disappointing 26-10 loss Sunday could tell you, there was no shortage of issues — starting with the limited use of star running back Jamaal Charles, who logged only seven carries for 19 yards and four catches for 15 yards. “I’ve got to do a better job on my end of putting the quarterback and the rest of the offense in a better position to make plays,” Reid said. “Not giving (No.) 25 the ball more than seven times is negligence on my part, also. “This offense is best when there’s balance. I’ve got to make sure I maintain that and continue to give your best player, or one of your best players, the football.” Reid said after the game that the Titans did a lot to take out Charles — who was playing his first game since he bruised his foot before week two of the preseason. After breaking down the game Sunday night, Reid expounded upon that. “They primarily went with a Cover 3 look, and/or a Cover 4 look with a cheat safety look,” Reid said. “Both are good run-stopping coverages. And they (shot) gaps and so on. It wasn’t anything that should have veered us off the run game as much as I did.” Charles, who spoke to reporters after the game, said the Titans didn’t play the run more or less aggressively than teams did last year. “It was the same,” he said. “I definitely think we could have run the ball more, but the outcome of the game, that’s the way it went.” Running the ball more could have also meant more playing time for fullback Anthony Sherman, who had a Pro Football Focus grade of 15.7 last season — the highest in the league at his position — but only logged six offensive snaps Sunday. “Yep, we could have done a little bit more of that, yeah,” Reid said. But Charles’ usage wasn’t the only thing that seemed a little off Sunday. Reid also took responsibility for quarterback Alex Smith’s three interceptions, nearly half of his 2013 total, and the low usage of athletic tight end Travis Kelce, who only played 18 of 57 possible offensive snaps but still caught three passes for 49 yards. “He’s young, but he’s capable of more than 18 plays,” Reid said. “I’ve just got to make sure I call those plays.” But not everything that went wrong Sunday was Reid’s fault, obviously. Take De’Anthony Thomas’ absence, for instance. Thomas came down with a sore hamstring during Wednesday’s practice and couldn’t get healthy in time for the game. Based on training camp, and the way he was used throughout the preseason, Thomas appeared to be someone the staff was carving out a fairly significant offensive role for. “To say were we gonna use him? Yeah, we were gonna use him,” Reid said. “But things happen. That’s how this league works. You see it with every team. I’ve got a lot of experience in this business and I’ve been on teams where things happen and you work around it and get better. That’s where we’re at right now.” But Reid didn’t seem confident Thomas would be ready to play Sunday at Denver. “It will be a fight for him to get there,” Reid said. “Those things normally take a little bit longer. But we’ll see how he does.” Reid also expounded upon the loss of linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito, two of the team’s most diligent veteran leaders, to season-ending Achilles’ tendon tears. The Titans rushed 10 times for 26 yards before Johnson got hurt, an average of 2.6 yards per carry. After he got hurt, they ran 28 times for 136 yards, an average of 4.9 yards per carry. “The thing that jumps out at you is the amount that they ran the ball and the yards that they got,” Reid said. “We’ve got to secure that up and do a better job there.” But while the run defense will need shoring up — Reid said linebacker James-Michael Johnson and defensive linemen Vance Walker and Jaye Howard would be the next men up — it was primarily the anemic offense that was on Reid’s mind Monday, as he made it clear that what his team did Sunday simply wasn’t acceptable. “We’ve got to get our execution right, particularly on the offensive side, and I’ve got to make sure I put them in the right positions to do that.” Reid said. “And we’ll get that done. We need to get back to the drawing board here.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...#storylink=cpy
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