10 changes that NEED to be made

[BossChief]

1) Berry to free safety. The kid has speed to burn and is a superb tackler. That is a double edged sword for a guy coming off an ACL tear that's playing strong side safety. I think he should have been a free safety all along. He isn't playing well in coverage at all and my hope is that a move to the weak side will help him. He was a Ballhawk as a FS at Tennessee.

2) Daniels back to corner. This team is hurting for corners that can play and he is totally ineffective at safety. Stupid move to have ever moved him there in the first place.

3) Breaston needs to sit and Baldwin needs to start. I wasn't gonna overreact after him not getting a lot of time against Atlanta, but the kid needs to be on the field twice as much for us to get a return on the investment.

4) Cassel needs to be put on notice that he will get pulled if he doesnt start giving this team a spark. The guy obviously deflates the team when we are down in games and I'm already to see Quinn. He may not be an upgrade, but it's better than being complacent.

5) Romeo needs to dial it up a notch and stop playing on our heels. This defense came alive when we starting dictating the tempo last year and these players aren't built for read and react, they are ALL attacking types. USE THE STRENGTHS OF YOUR PLAYERS, ROMEO. More press, let the DL attack and run some zone blitzes like the second half of last year.

6) Cut Rope a fifty and sign Shaun Smith. This defense misses his attitude and intensity as a rotational linemen and he can come in right away and make a difference.

7) Pass more out of the two tight end sets. It seems we are becoming predictable with our formations and opposing teams can see it coming. We don't have the chemistry built yet to be able to dictate and impose our will in those sets...maybe even activate Maneri if we are gonna continue to do so.

8) Lilja needs to sit and Allen needs to take his place. I know the Bills DL is exceptional, but Lilja was a rag doll out there. The future starts now, no sense in leaving an ineffective 30 year old out there.

9) Let someone else make the defensive calls or share the HC responsibilities because having two guys do 3 peoples jobs with a roster that desperately needs development from top to bottom isn't working AT ALL. Gigantic design flaw that Pioli should damn well have known.

10) Jerrell Powe needs more time. Poe looks allright for a n00b, but Powe has a very high ceiling and needs reps to develop further. In limited time, he has shown the ability to blow shit up and this team needs all the explosives it can get.

[Black Bob]

Originally Posted by BossChief

So far, 3, 5, 8 and 10 have happened.

Great job. Romeo really took your advice!

[the Talking Can]

Powe

when the pressure came in the second half, Brees wasn't able to step up in the pocket and escape it

normally our NT has been neutralized...i think it was powe most of the time, who ever it was deserves credit

if the middle doesn't collapse, then Brees has to choose between fleeing right (Houston) or fleeing left (Hali)

[Black Bob]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

Powe

when the pressure came in the second half, Brees wasn't able to step up in the pocket and escape it

normally our NT has been neutralized...i think it was powe most of the time, who ever it was deserves credit

if the middle doesn't collapse, then Brees has to choose between fleeing right (Houston) or fleeing left (Hali)

Powe really made a difference and I thought he would have a big day at his homecoming game. It will be interesting to see if he remains the starter in the weeks ahead or if it was just the gameplan.

I don't think we blitzed any more than usual. To me, it looked like the blitzes were just executed better and the playcalling was better. They were much more straight forward plays and weren't as exotic as they have been. For whatever reason we hadn't blitzed the MLBs much until yesterday. I think Romeo is finally coming back down to earth.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BossChief

So far, 3, 5, 8 and 10 have happened.

8 hasn't happened, really.

Jeff Allen is playing but Lilja hasn't been pulled.

That being said, is it possible HUDSON is the problem?

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

Thanks.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by Slick

Thanks.

For what it's worth, both Lilja and Asamoah graded out highly vs the Saints.

[BossChief]

4 might have already happened and I'm waiting on 1 and 6.

[Rain Man]

We need to move to start Allen Bailey, Edgar Jones, and Dontari Poe so we can have the Edgar Allen Poe defense.

[Nightfyre]

Nice.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

8 hasn't happened, really.

Jeff Allen is playing but Lilja hasn't been pulled.

That being said, is it possible HUDSON is the problem?

No, he's grading out quite well.

[TRR]

Romeo has relegated Berry to spying running backs. RAC used him this way against Spiller and Sproles. However, I hate that he isn't playing more of a center-field type role. Closing on WR's and making plays deep. He is playing more of a LB's role a majority of the time only to see things happen behind him and watch him get eaten up in the running game by pulling guards. It doesn't make a ton of sense to me.
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[BossChief]

Originally Posted by TRR

Romeo has relegated Berry to spying running backs. RAC used him this way against Spiller and Sproles. However, I hate that he isn't playing more of a center-field type role. Closing on WR's and making plays deep. He is playing more of a LB's role a majority of the time only to see things happen behind him and watch him get eaten up in the running game by pulling guards. It doesn't make a ton of sense to me.
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Me neither.

The way he is being used increases the probability of re-injury and completely negates his natural speed and playmaking ability.

TBH it pisses me off.

[Rain Man]

The way I see Berry so far is that he's great at run enforcement and is a sideline to sideline guy in that respect. In pass coverage, he's good at both man to man and at being a center fielder type of safety. However, his weakness is in figuring out who to cover and where to be in coverage.

I don't know what that means, other than that there are two good roles for him: a strong safety run stopper who lives in the box (what he does now), or a deep free safety who cleans up other's mistakes. I actually think his current role is the best fit right now.

[BossChief]

Add 2, 4, 6 and 9 to the list of stuff that is being utilized from this list I put together nearly 2 months ago.

Now, only 1, 5, 7 and 10 need to happen.

6 out of 10 of these have happened (maybe not totally the way I put it, but whatever...my way would have been better)

Oh, and please give Stanzi a shot, guys.

Originally Posted by BossChief

Add 2, 4, 6 and 9 to the list of stuff that is being utilized from this list I put together nearly 2 months ago.

Now, only 1, 5, 7 and 10 need to happen.

6 out of 10 of these have happened (maybe not totally the way I put it, but whatever...my way would have been better)

Oh, and please give Stanzi a shot, guys.

It's a very good thing you drew up this cheat-sheet for the Chiefs when you did or else we'd be looking at a 15 loss season.