donkhater
09-18-2006, 07:33 AM
A lot of griping here and in the press about Herm's clock management and Solari's play calling, but doesn't anyone remember that DV and Saunders had the same problems? It's just that the defense was so bad that those problems were thought to be excusable. I mean, the offense WAS putting up 30 points a game, so if they make a few mistakes on offense, they are still pulling their weight.
How many times after a game, did we gripe about Saunders play calling, getting too cute or passing to much near the goal line? How many times did that cost KC a game? A number of times that I can remember. Vermiel, with his head-scratching use of timeouts, certainly was no maestro at game managment.
Herm and Solari get a lot of credit. They had the right game plan going into Denver. A few different play calls, and a better understanding of the clock and the game would've been a lot different. I know the defense got a lot of abuse in the last five years (and deservingly so), but it seems like we were saying those same things after a KC loss an awful lot then, too.
Top Players (some may have played better, but these guys stood out as playing better than I thought they would):
--Larry Johnson-Denver could have guessed correctly 2 out of 3 times that LJ would get the ball and he still put up 167 total yards. The fumble was just bad luck.
--Derrick Johnson-DAMN. Defensive player of the week if would've picked off that Plummer throw near the goal line.
--Lenny Walls-looking solid as a nickel DB.
--Jared Allen-Seemed like he got doubled a bit, but still had a good game
--Colquitt-2 coffin corner kicks that should have made a bigger difference than they did.
Disappointments--
--Gonzo-did he play? He should have had 6-7 catches.
--Dee Brown-Your butt is on this team for special teams. The block probably wasn't even needed. Because it's a spot foul, it ended up being about a 30 yard penalty in a FG game.
--Kendrell Bell-you could see that fade to the TE coming a mile away. Thank God Denver had Plummer at QB. That could've been the game right there.
Micheal Bennett looked good and everyone else played like I thought they would (with the exception of the defense as a whole). I'm actually a little encouraged. I expected a 30 point blowout and the game goes into overtime.
How many times after a game, did we gripe about Saunders play calling, getting too cute or passing to much near the goal line? How many times did that cost KC a game? A number of times that I can remember. Vermiel, with his head-scratching use of timeouts, certainly was no maestro at game managment.
Herm and Solari get a lot of credit. They had the right game plan going into Denver. A few different play calls, and a better understanding of the clock and the game would've been a lot different. I know the defense got a lot of abuse in the last five years (and deservingly so), but it seems like we were saying those same things after a KC loss an awful lot then, too.
Top Players (some may have played better, but these guys stood out as playing better than I thought they would):
--Larry Johnson-Denver could have guessed correctly 2 out of 3 times that LJ would get the ball and he still put up 167 total yards. The fumble was just bad luck.
--Derrick Johnson-DAMN. Defensive player of the week if would've picked off that Plummer throw near the goal line.
--Lenny Walls-looking solid as a nickel DB.
--Jared Allen-Seemed like he got doubled a bit, but still had a good game
--Colquitt-2 coffin corner kicks that should have made a bigger difference than they did.
Disappointments--
--Gonzo-did he play? He should have had 6-7 catches.
--Dee Brown-Your butt is on this team for special teams. The block probably wasn't even needed. Because it's a spot foul, it ended up being about a 30 yard penalty in a FG game.
--Kendrell Bell-you could see that fade to the TE coming a mile away. Thank God Denver had Plummer at QB. That could've been the game right there.
Micheal Bennett looked good and everyone else played like I thought they would (with the exception of the defense as a whole). I'm actually a little encouraged. I expected a 30 point blowout and the game goes into overtime.