Ten Things About Today's Game

[gblowfish]

Ten Things About Today's Game

10. In the timeless words of the Late Great Bill Grigsby, it was a be-au-ti-ful day for football, and a wonderful day to push the streak to 8-0. I took a bunch of pictures today, and I'll attach a link, and you can check them out if you like. Includes pics of some pre-game stuff, cheerleaders, George Brett pounding a drum and some good field shots. Hope you like them. I dumped them into Photobucket, you can see them here:
http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Ge...ish/slideshow/

9. The formula worked again. Stingy points on defense, just enough on offense, no critical turnovers, and forced a big turnover in the fourth quarter on special teams. Alex Smith had an OK day. He was running for his life a lot. Cleveland had six sacks today. I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure that's the most we've given up to an opponent this year. Smith's line was 24 of 36 for 225, two TD's and no picks. He has been very spotty with his accuracy. On one throw to McGrath, he was spot on. The next pass he overthrows Fasano by five yards. HIs TD to McCluster was a thing of beauty, right on the money. And McCluster made a nice catch, considering he catches this ball with a bad wrist. Here's a video of the play:
View My Video

8. Eight guys caught passes, so we continue to spread the ball to anyone and everyone. Bowe only had one catch for seven yards, and that is very troubling. Don't know if its because Smith doesn't have time to let routes develop, or Bowe isn't getting separation, or a little of both. McCluster was the workhorse on pass receiving, with 7 for 67 yards and the TD. Sherman got his first TD of his career on a beautifully devised screen pass. The screen was a very good play for KC, as Cleveland's rush was all out, all day long. Charles had over 100 in multipurpose yards, 74 rushing, averaged just over four per carry, and 5 catches for 46, that's a bit over nine per catch. He dinged up a knee, but looked good to me in the fourth quarter. He is a tough dude.


7. Eric Fisher had another bad game. He was bad on run blocking and on pass blocking, and got beat by several different Browns players. In the first quarter, watch Fisher on his run blocking as Knile Davis gets destroyed:
View My Video
On pass protection, Fisher isn't much better. He was beaten on several plays. Here his guy blows right past him and forces Smith to get rid of the ball early on a 3rd and 4:
View My Video
The rest of the line didn't fare much better today either. We were out-sacked six to one today.

6. Sean Smith had a very bad day. He was burned at least three times on passes, including the flea flicker for Cleveland's first TD. He did not play this well at all, and he got no safety help at all over the top from Lewis:
View My Video
We had no picks for the first time (I think) this season. Defense was great against the run today. Cleveland has negative one yard rushing in the first half, and ended the game with just 57 total yards on the ground; and 17 of that was from Campbell running for his life.

5. The player of the game was Derrick Johnson. This guy doesn't get nearly enough credit. He led the team with 12 tackles, and he seems to set the tone for the entire defense. Check out this hit in the fourth quarter, when Cleveland is trying to mount a drive to tie the game:
View My Video Nobody scored after the nine minute mark in the third quarter. So again, the defense shuts the door when it counts.

4. Justin Houston was quiet until his fourth quarter sack. That was his only tackle of the day. Joe Thomas was very effective on Hali today as he only had two tackles and no sacks. He did draw an important holding penalty against Thomas in the fourth quarter to stall a drive. Cleveland's offensive line did a very good job in pass protection. They didn't run block worth spit, but then again, they have no real credible running backs.

3. I think Colquitt's plant knee is still bothering him. He hasn't been completely right since he got dinged up in the Giants game. The punt muff by Bess was on a very short and wobbly Colquitt kick. If they field that punt clean, they're in business around the KC 40 yard line. Succop was 3 for 4 today. His effective range tops out at about 46 yards. Anything beyond that is a 50-50 proposition. Overall though, he's had a good year.

2. I can't express my man love for Andy Reid enough. He is undefeated against Cleveland lifetime -he's five and zero. The coaching staff never got rattled, and our time outs were used wisely, and near the end of the game were used to re-set defenses against Cleveland. The pass defense was shaky, but I think Smith just had one of those days as a corner, and it reflected on the final passing stats. Cleveland's tight end Cameron is a very good young player, and gave us some trouble. He averaged over 20 yards per catch today. Look for other teams to exploit our tight end coverage in weeks to come, especially San Diego and Denver.

1. I caught Shannon the Mouth, Cowher and Boomer talking about KC after the game. I HATE Shannon Sharpe with the intensity of a thousand white hot suns. I really dislike Dan Fouts who was on the broadcast today too. He's always been anti-KC because Art Still used to throw him on his head here. But Sharpe is bad mouthing us already, poo-pooing our undefeated start. I truly hope we stick it up Denver's ass at Arrowhead and shut him up. Now it's on to Buffalo,who got whacked by New Orleans today. Buffalo totally embarrassed us there last year in the "Fetal Cassel" game. As for that cheap shotting douche bag Stevie Johnson, I hope Eric Berry knocks the day living crap out of him. How great would 9-0 be? It would be be-au-ti-ful!

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

I'd say other than McCluster, the whole team brought their 'B' game. But we still won.

Andy Reid - another great spot challenge. Paid off. But what was up with declining the punter interference?

Dan Fouts - I never really noticed until yesterday how biased he is against the Chiefs. I couldn't stand listening to them.

Cleveland's OL is legit.

Jason Campbell was one of my picks for FA QB when he left Oakland. He can throw it.

Man I hope we trade for Cleveland's TE or WR!

It wasn't going to be enough for the Chiefs to get a first down, and since the punt and coverage were good, there wasn't any real reason to re-kick and give the Browns a shot at a return and better field position.

[trndobrd]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

I'd say other than McCluster, the whole team brought their 'B' game. But we still won.

In a 16 game season, there will be times when players aren't on their game, coordinators aren't seeing adjustments, and everyone on the team seems half a step slow. On days like this bad teams quit, mediocre teams lose close games, and good teams find a way to win.

[BlackHelicopters]

Look forward to this every week. Thank you.

[Sandy Vagina]

Enjoyed it as always. Great pics, recap, and assessments.. thank you.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Nice read as always.

Sean Smith did have a worse than usual day by his standards, but Kendrick Lewis just flat hung him out to dry on that flea flicker. I'd really, really like to see Quintin Demps get the starting nod over Lewis.

I agree- Lewis was completely confused- he runs to a side that is already double covered? If he does his job it could have been an INT. I think we have seen enough of this guy- the D is worse with him in there.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

I agree- Lewis was completely confused- he runs to a side that is already double covered? If he does his job it could have been an INT. I think we have seen enough of this guy- the D is worse with him in there.

The KC Star had an article about a week ago about how much the coaches love Lewis, and that he's the "quarterback of the defense" and watches a lot of film, and he's been playing with a bad shoulder and yap yap yap. I don't get it. He always seems to be out of position. He's terrible in run support -especially compared to Eric Berry- and he takes bad pursuit routes constantly. I hope he can change my mind eventually, but, frankly, I just don't see it.

Mahi Mike said the entire team played its "B" Game yesterday save for McCluster. Maybe on offense. Derrick Johnson definitely brought his "A" Game.

Maybe Bowe didn't get much separation because of his groin injury. He was questionable for the game. He does continue to block like a mother. He sprung Alex Smith down the sideline for a 20 yard scramble. Kudos to Bowe for not getting discouraged and keeping his head in the game.

Eric Fisher does look skinny compared to our other lineman. But he's a kid. He'll grow into it. John Alt wasn't worth a shit his first year either, and he turned out just fine. Growing pains with a rookie. He'll get better, just be patient.

[Halfcan]

We have two other safties that have made Big plays for us-but yet we still play Lewis who flat out sucks. It is hard to remember the last big play he made-I am sure there was one sometime?

Two weeks in a row Smith has been burned- I would rather see Cooper in there.

This team cannot pick up a Blitz-couldn't in preseason and still can't. On third down-Defenses just need to blitz- it works 90% of the time.

[Halfcan]

I knew this was going to be a Dog fight-lol the Browns always save their best game of the decade for us.

A win is a win is a win = 8-0 We are number one and the teams behind us struggled too.

[Nickel D]

"...forced a big turnover in the fourth quarter on special teams." (??!?!)

So you're saying #57 Nico Johnson blew the ball out of the returner's hands from more than 5 yards away?

PUH-LEEZE!!

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Fritz88

Alex has been regressing. We caught many breaks thanks to Bess.

It's fair to say so has the O-line... Its NOT just Fish either. Allen, Hudson, AsaBigMofo, and even Brandon Albert at times, seem to all get owned. However, it does mostly occur at RT, followed by LG and C. It is without question the biggest problem on the team...

[CaliforniaChief]

George, thanks again. I love your front row perspective on the game, something those of us in HD land don't usually get.

My observations:
Positives-
+Knile Davis actually got involved a little bit. More of that would be helpful as DEN approaches.
+Anthony Sherman continues to beast. We actually got the good end of that Arenas deal.
+Jamaal. Enough said.
+D.J. was amazing. That guy is the hub of our defense. He's not slowing down at all. I love how he's built his career.

Negatives
-Alex Smith. Duh. I'm not ready to abandon, but the whole accuracy thing is so wrong. Missed the easy Fasano TD. Missed Avery on a long sideline pass. Was wildly off on 3 or 4 other passes. Even the McCluster TD was all Dexter.
-The O-line. So bummed to see them take a step back, especially Fisher. We really need to solidify things moving forward, and I was hoping that the Texans game was the first step.
-Pressure. Where was it? Was the Cleveland O-line that good yesterday? I know Thomas is great, but what about the right side of their line? We made Campbell look really good yesterday.

Winning rules. But definitely more warning signs. Not feeling as good about this team as I was after the Houston game.

[gblowfish]

Scho63 asked me what kind of camera I use. I have a Nikon Coolpix I've used in years past, but lately I've been using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 that I bought on Craigslist from a guy a couple years ago. It's a 2007 model, in 2007 it was about a $400 camera. Not as pricey as a higher end Canon or Nikon, but it does a good job. It's also small so it fits the "camera bag requirements" through security. And the Chiefs won't allow "professional equipment" for photo or video unless you're with the media. This camera has auto zoom and auto focus, and just does a nice job, I've been very happy with it. I think I paid about $150 for it in 2010.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FZ7/FZ7A.HTM

[Old Dog]

Well done George, as always. Thank You

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Ten Things About Today's Game

10. In the timeless words of the Late Great Bill Grigsby, it was a be-au-ti-ful day for football, and a wonderful day to push the streak to 8-0. I took a bunch of pictures today, and I'll attach a link, and you can check them out if you like. Includes pics of some pre-game stuff, cheerleaders, George Brett pounding a drum and some good field shots. Hope you like them. I dumped them into Photobucket, you can see them here:
http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Ge...ish/slideshow/

9. The formula worked again. Stingy points on defense, just enough on offense, no critical turnovers, and forced a big turnover in the fourth quarter on special teams. Alex Smith had an OK day. He was running for his life a lot. Cleveland had six sacks today. I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure that's the most we've given up to an opponent this year. Smith's line was 24 of 36 for 225, two TD's and no picks. He has been very spotty with his accuracy. On one throw to McGrath, he was spot on. The next pass he overthrows Fasano by five yards. HIs TD to McCluster was a thing of beauty, right on the money. And McCluster made a nice catch, considering he catches this ball with a bad wrist. Here's a video of the play:
View My Video

8. Eight guys caught passes, so we continue to spread the ball to anyone and everyone. Bowe only had one catch for seven yards, and that is very troubling. Don't know if its because Smith doesn't have time to let routes develop, or Bowe isn't getting separation, or a little of both. McCluster was the workhorse on pass receiving, with 7 for 67 yards and the TD. Sherman got his first TD of his career on a beautifully devised screen pass. The screen was a very good play for KC, as Cleveland's rush was all out, all day long. Charles had over 100 in multipurpose yards, 74 rushing, averaged just over four per carry, and 5 catches for 46, that's a bit over nine per catch. He dinged up a knee, but looked good to me in the fourth quarter. He is a tough dude.


7. Eric Fisher had another bad game. He was bad on run blocking and on pass blocking, and got beat by several different Browns players. In the first quarter, watch Fisher on his run blocking as Knile Davis gets destroyed:
View My Video
On pass protection, Fisher isn't much better. He was beaten on several plays. Here his guy blows right past him and forces Smith to get rid of the ball early on a 3rd and 4:
View My Video
The rest of the line didn't fare much better today either. We were out-sacked six to one today.

6. Sean Smith had a very bad day. He was burned at least three times on passes, including the flea flicker for Cleveland's first TD. He did not play this well at all, and he got no safety help at all over the top from Lewis:
View My Video
We had no picks for the first time (I think) this season. Defense was great against the run today. Cleveland has negative one yard rushing in the first half, and ended the game with just 57 total yards on the ground; and 17 of that was from Campbell running for his life.

5. The player of the game was Derrick Johnson. This guy doesn't get nearly enough credit. He led the team with 12 tackles, and he seems to set the tone for the entire defense. Check out this hit in the fourth quarter, when Cleveland is trying to mount a drive to tie the game:
View My Video Nobody scored after the nine minute mark in the third quarter. So again, the defense shuts the door when it counts.

4. Justin Houston was quiet until his fourth quarter sack. That was his only tackle of the day. Joe Thomas was very effective on Hali today as he only had two tackles and no sacks. He did draw an important holding penalty against Thomas in the fourth quarter to stall a drive. Cleveland's offensive line did a very good job in pass protection. They didn't run block worth spit, but then again, they have no real credible running backs.

3. I think Colquitt's plant knee is still bothering him. He hasn't been completely right since he got dinged up in the Giants game. The punt muff by Bess was on a very short and wobbly Colquitt kick. If they field that punt clean, they're in business around the KC 40 yard line. Succop was 3 for 4 today. His effective range tops out at about 46 yards. Anything beyond that is a 50-50 proposition. Overall though, he's had a good year.

2. I can't express my man love for Andy Reid enough. He is undefeated against Cleveland lifetime -he's five and zero. The coaching staff never got rattled, and our time outs were used wisely, and near the end of the game were used to re-set defenses against Cleveland. The pass defense was shaky, but I think Smith just had one of those days as a corner, and it reflected on the final passing stats. Cleveland's tight end Cameron is a very good young player, and gave us some trouble. He averaged over 20 yards per catch today. Look for other teams to exploit our tight end coverage in weeks to come, especially San Diego and Denver.

1. I caught Shannon the Mouth, Cowher and Boomer talking about KC after the game. I HATE Shannon Sharpe with the intensity of a thousand white hot suns. I really dislike Dan Fouts who was on the broadcast today too. He's always been anti-KC because Art Still used to throw him on his head here. But Sharpe is bad mouthing us already, poo-pooing our undefeated start. I truly hope we stick it up Denver's ass at Arrowhead and shut him up. Now it's on to Buffalo,who got whacked by New Orleans today. Buffalo totally embarrassed us there last year in the "Fetal Cassel" game. As for that cheap shotting douche bag Stevie Johnson, I hope Eric Berry knocks the day living crap out of him. How great would 9-0 be? It would be be-au-ti-ful!

More like slide 14 please

[gblowfish]

Here's the day after roundup in the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/

They think Campbell played a good game (yes, he did) and they're pissed at Bess (they should be.)

Game pictures from the KC Star can be found here:
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/27...browns-17.html

I like the one attached: