Barry Richardson

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Richardson slipped due to concerns over his fire. The fact that he cares that much is a positive sign, even if it is a silver lining on a cloud of dumbassery.

I won't argue that. He needs to cut down on mistakes on the field as well as the sidelines as well though.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I won't argue that. He needs to cut down on mistakes on the field as well as the sidelines as well though.

You're really missing the point here:

Haley cost the Chiefs not only seven points by his actions but three points as well.

Richardson struggled at times today. He played very well last week against a DE that had 8 sacks on the season. He didn't give up a sack and the Chiefs scored 42 points against a division leading team. He hadn't started at left tackle in four years. To state he was benched for what was supposed to be ONE PLAY because of last week is absolutely ludicrous.

Back to today's game. After two penalties in one series, Haley should have called a time out. Instead, he unfairly pulled Richardson, which led to ZERO POINTS.

The bottom line is that Haley needs to be held accountable for the failure of that drive. Period.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You're really missing the point here:

Haley cost the Chiefs not only seven points by his actions but three points as well.

Richardson struggled at times today. He played very well last week against a DE that had 8 sacks on the season. He didn't give up a sack and the Chiefs scored 42 points against a division leading team. He hadn't started at left tackle in four years. To state he was benched for what was supposed to be ONE PLAY because of last week is absolutely ludicrous.

Back to today's game. After two penalties in one series, Haley should have called a time out. Instead, he unfairly pulled Richardson, which led to ZERO POINTS.

The bottom line is that Haley needs to be held accountable for the failure of that drive. Period.

No doubt we should have kicked a FG and that is all on Haley but my point all along has simply been Richardson didn't get pulled for that one play.

I hope he starts the rest of the season. A bad couple of games doesn't a season make for a RT. He played poorly in Denver as well. Maybe it's a Denver thing.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

No doubt we should have kicked a FG and that is all on Haley but my point all along has simply been Richardson didn't get pulled for that one play.

There is absolutely NO reason to believe that he was pulled for any other reason than the offsides penalty.

According to the people at the game, they were desperately trying to get him back in the game but he was too angry to realize what was happening.

And since they pulled him in Denver and sat him on the bench the rest of the game, there was no reason for him to believe that he'd be returning (which he did, of course, in the very next offensive series).

It was a dumb move that proved nothing, other than the fact that Todd Haley does not practice what he preaches.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

There is absolutely NO reason to believe that he was pulled for any other reason than the offsides penalty.

According to the people at the game, they were desperately trying to get him back in the game but he was too angry to realize what was happening.

And since they pulled him in Denver and sat him on the bench the rest of the game, there was no reason for him to believe that he'd be returning (which he did, of course, in the very next offensive series).

It was a dumb move that proved nothing, other than the fact that Todd Haley does not practice what he preaches.

I'd say that in the heat of the moment, Haley screwed up. But I'll give him a pass because I really like his overall performance this year.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

There is absolutely NO reason to believe that he was pulled for any other reason than the offsides penalty.

But every time a player is pulled is not in the way of punishment. I think Haley's thinking may have been that BR was losing his cool in a crucial time of the game and perhaps needed to sit out a snap to gather his wits. Looks like BR took it as an unfair punishment which actually speaks to Haley being correct. I bet prior to that, the coaches caught something about his play or demeanor that made them suspicious.

I'm not saying this is definitely what happened. Just invoking the other side of the coin.