Expect to be disappointed because there will be no talent on this team in the future

[Chief Faithful]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Wrong.

They weren't more disciplined on Sunday, and they surely haven't been more disciplined than the 2008 team through 3 weeks.

Week 1: (penalties/yardage)

2008: 2/15
2009: 3/15


Week 2:

2008: 5/36
2009: 9/70


Week 3:

2008: 3/13
2009: 10/90



10/64 in 2008, versus 22/175 in 2009.


That's NOTHING resembling improvement.

Penalties have been a problem, but it does not tell a complete story as discipline is not measured in penalties alone. For example look at how many times the Chiefs QB has been sacked and how many interceptions thrown.

Week 1
2008: sacked 4/ intercepted 1
2009: 3/0

Week 2
2008: 5/2
2009: 2/2

Week 3
2008: 2/3
2009: 3/0

2008 total sacked 11, intercepted 6
2009 total sacked 8, intercepted 2

These numbers show better discipline from the offense in 2009 and it was against better defenses.