DOD or Darron Lee!!!..can they step up?

[UChieffyBugger]

Now the deadline has passed these are the two guys on the roster with reputations of being "good" in coverage from the line-backer position. So the question is do we have faith they have enough talent to at least be competent IF Spags gives them a chance? Lee's grades last year were said to have been very impressive in coverage but that's not been the case since he arrived In KC. Meanwhile DOD has been plagued by injuries and has simply not had a lot of chances to show what he can do. Spags and the other coaches have managed to make the secondary and pass-rush look Ok in recent weeks but I think the LB group will be their biggest challenge.

DOD video HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zitoqFgGMy4)

LEE videos HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03N4e4xYV2E) and HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdNoYmPtS40)

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Wilson needs to be on the RBs at all times

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wilson here splits out to cover Williams in the flats and he LAYS HIM OUT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JacobsEyeInTheSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JacobsEyeInTheSky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/thI6wYInM9">pic.twitter.com/thI6wYInM9</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1189362693515333634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[UChieffyBugger]

Wilson needs to be on the RBs at all times

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wilson here splits out to cover Williams in the flats and he LAYS HIM OUT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JacobsEyeInTheSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JacobsEyeInTheSky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/thI6wYInM9">pic.twitter.com/thI6wYInM9</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1189362693515333634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

You think he's the answer? Why didn't he cover Jones then?

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

You think he's the answer? Why didn't he cover Jones then?

That’s a question you gotta ask Spags. For some reason he is fused n leaving Hitchens one on one with their RB. No idea why

[lewdog]

The linebackers are trash.

This isn't on Spags.

[ILChief]

Who are you wanting to sit for them? Ragland has played well. Would have to be for wilson

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Wilson needs to be on the RBs at all times

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wilson here splits out to cover Williams in the flats and he LAYS HIM OUT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JacobsEyeInTheSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JacobsEyeInTheSky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/thI6wYInM9">pic.twitter.com/thI6wYInM9</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1189362693515333634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That’s zone coverage. Great close on the ball, but not indicative of his ability to mirror a shifty RB who is split out wide like Jones was on his big TD over Hitchens.

[Chris Meck]

I thought last year that D'OD looked promising. Disappointed that he's not seeing the field at all this year. I'm sure there's a reason for that, but I don't get it.

[Mecca]

The linebackers are trash.

This isn't on Spags.

Very few LB's are going to be able to take a RB man up in that kind of look. You could go extra safety to combat that but well we don't have overly athletic backup safeties either.

[Red Dawg]

The linebackers are trash.

This isn't on Spags.

All true. We have not invested shit into the position through the draft for years.

[Deberg_1990]

No. Or they already would have

Wait until next year....

[The Franchise]

The linebackers are trash.

This isn't on Spags.

This.

[Dunerdr]

Sees op and first post... aight imma head out

[scho63]

Darron Lee has turned into a steaming pile of shit. I have no idea how he went from an above average-sometimes excellent defender on the Jets to a total piece of garbage.

He has been one of the biggest disappointments for me on defense as I was very happy we got him.

Hitchens just one step behind in the shithole department

[DJ's left nut]

Very few LB's are going to be able to take a RB man up in that kind of look. You could go extra safety to combat that but well we don't have overly athletic backup safeties either.

Watts is plenty athletic and Sorensen is athletic enough to cover most RBs; he just gets tagged as a 'gritty box safety' because he's a white guy.

While he doesn't have elite top-end speed, he's actually fairly quick and agile. Both he and Watts could fill the 3rd safety role if you were going to commit to having them shading RBs in the pattern.

But again, now a LB has almost certainly come off the field and you're taking away from your run defense.

At a certain point you can only do so much. We have too many 1-trick ponies in key spots and it forces us to make educated guesses on the play call. And when you guess wrong, Aaron Jones buttfucks Anthony Hitchens and that's all she wrote.

Not enough versatility in the LB corps and we're feeling it virtually every game. Wilson is as close to a 3-down capable LBer as we have and that's a pretty sorry statement.

[DJ's left nut]

Darron Lee has turned into a steaming pile of shit. I have no idea how he went from an above average-sometimes excellent defender on the Jets to a total piece of garbage.

He has been one of the biggest disappointments for me on defense as I was very happy we got him.

Hitchens just one step behind in the shithole department

Lee's complete inability to tackle has made him a total liability.

It's so irritating to see him go from a guy who was willing to get dirty and finish plays in the pre-season to a complete fucking scrub in the span of 4 weeks. And it isn't because he's physically overmatched or even necessarily mentally taxed.

He's just lost his technique and willingness. It's so frustrating.

[Hammock Parties]

Not enough versatility in the LB corps and we're feeling it virtually every game. Wilson is as close to a 3-down capable LBer as we have and that's a pretty sorry statement.

Yep.

We just didn't feel this weakness as much last year because teams were attacking Ron ****ing Parker and whatever asshole we started at CB2.

[chiefzilla1501]

Im not ready to quit on Lee yet. I know some people who know him and the kids got a good attitude. Something has been off. Might be lack of confidence or scheme adjustment. But i am hoping and thinking he will figure it out.

[UChieffyBugger]

Sees op and first post... aight imma head out

And as you head out hopefully you pressed that "ignore" button as your contribution to my thread has been beyond USELESS :doh!:

[MahiMike]

Wilson needs to be on the RBs at all times

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wilson here splits out to cover Williams in the flats and he LAYS HIM OUT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JacobsEyeInTheSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JacobsEyeInTheSky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/thI6wYInM9">pic.twitter.com/thI6wYInM9</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1189362693515333634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wilson stood out to me last game for sure.

[NJChiefsFan]

Didn't Wilson get toasted on Jones huge receiving td?

[rydogg58]

Didn't Wilson get toasted on Jones huge receiving td?

I'm pretty sure that was Hitchens that got roasted.

[Chiefshrink]

The linebackers are trash.

This isn't on Spags.

Agreed. This is on Reid but then SNR would say it is Veach.:p