gblowfish
02-08-2021, 12:18 PM
Ten Things About Last Night’s SB LV: Bucs 31 KC 9
10. I can honestly say I had one of my worst days of recent memory Sunday. I know we all ended up having a pretty crappy Sunday, unless you’re my Columbia Cop friend Tom who’s a Career Brady Butt Sniffer and was all up in my Facebook face this morning. He’s happy as a little gurl. Sunday I got up early. Stuck my head out the door to a refreshing six degrees with a wind chill of negative three. Hung the Chiefs flag; coffee in the special mug, crock pots (or cock pots if you can't spell like me) crocking. Went out and cleaned off the cars so my wife could go to church and then to work for a few hours. She works for the City of Independence, and they were opening a couple of heating centers for the homeless to warm up. So everything is going swimmingly…..yeah….swimmingly. Until I go downstairs to get a tablecloth and find about two inches of water all over the basement floor. Main line is either frozen or clogged. Nasty water literally everywhere. Mop up two big industrial yellow mop buckets full, try to get it to drain out from the laundry sink. No dice, it comes right back up through the floor drains. So we have an official giant f-ing mess on our hands. I decide to be like Unsinkable Molly Brown and endeavor to persevere. Although, now, I have no running water. No toilet flush, no dishwasher. And my friend is Gary coming over for the game at 4pm.
9. By the end of the third quarter, I knew I’d remember this day for getting more satisfaction from mopping up raw sewage than watching the game itself. I was tired and frustrated and in a very dark mood last night so decided to wait until today to write a season ending Ten Things. Today I’m at work, had to wash up in our company men’s room, but at least I have a working toilet. I hope I can bring some balance, and as our friend Twisted Chief said in another thread, perspective, on the end of Chiefs Covid Season and SB LV.
8. I’m always interested in the box score and stat sheets after a game like this. If you look at everything except the scoreboard, the game appears somewhat even. Of course, it was far from that. Chiefs actually had ten more yards of total offense. Both teams had eleven drives and averaged just over five yards per play. Both teams were bad on third down. Bucs had the ball two minutes more than KC. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. Difference came down to three things: a) KC’s inability to score TDs and settle for Buttkicker points; b) QB sacks, hurries and turnovers; and c) penalty yards.
7. Buttkicker was the only reliable player for KC. In the first half, Bucs scored three times, all TDs. KC scored twice, both field goals. Sevens beat threes. And just like in the multiple close games KC won this year when opponents settled for three, the script was flipped and we fell into the same deadly trap. One of those field goals was from the 50 yard range, so that was by no means a gimme.
6. Mahomes threw for more yards than Brady. Brady threw two TDs to Gronk and one to Antonio Brown. Brady was only sacked once. Mahomes was sacked three times, threw two picks and was under heavy pressure on just about every one of his passing opportunities. He was running for his life the entire game on a foot that’s going to need surgery this month. Mahomes was KC’s second leading rusher with five scrambles. CEH had 64 yards but most of them came on a 26-yard run in the second half. Mahomes was frequently off target. And when he was on target, players were dropping passes or taking them right off the face mask. As the game went on, Brady dinked and dunked on his usual circle routes to backs and slants to Gronk. On the stat sheet it looks like the Chiefs held Evans and Godwin to three total catches. But Evans was awarded several DPI penalties that were just as effective as if he had caught the ball. So he contributed yardage in that manner. I saw a stat somewhere that Brady had been awarded more than 20 DPI’s this season that resulted in Bucs TD drives. So he relies on the kindness of Zebras to get the ball into the red zone.
5. Officiating was not the reason that we lost, but it was a contributing factor. Chiefs were penalized 11 times for 120 yards. Bucs four times for 39 yards, and fifteen of those yards was a taunting penalty on Winfield, wagging the peace sign in Tyreek’s grill after breaking up a fourth down desperation pass in the fourth quarter. So the actual penalties on the Bucs were negligible. For the Chiefs though, especially in the first half, DPIs help set up the first two Bucs TD drives. One Bucs TD drive was just Chiefs stupidity when Hamilton (or Hardman, CBS called Hamilton) lined up offsides on a fourth and five field goal attempt. He didn’t even rush the kick, he just lined up offsides ala Dee Ford. That turned three into seven and sent the team in at the half down 21-6 instead of 17-6. This was Cheffers crew; crew of the Pittsburgh-KC playoff screw job on the Fisher mystery hold. If the league wanted Tommy Boy to win ring number seven, they certainly did their part to make it so.
4. The real reason we lost was our offensive patchwork line versus the Bucs full defensive front seven. We were missing our starting two tackles, both all pros, and the Canadian Doc from last year’s starting Super Bowl lineup. Plus our third round pick, a guard/tackle, sat out the year for Covid. We were starting our second string guard at one tackle, a re-tread guy at the blind side tackle, and another guy we picked up off the street at guard. Patrick is a magician, but even he has limitations. With one bad wheel and no real help up front, the results were sadly and painfully predictable.
3. Kelce and Hill both had reasonable games, but both dropped passes and failed to get into the end zone. We got bupkus on offense from Watkins, Robinson, Hardman and Pringle. Hill and Kelce drew all the attention, and getting virtually NOTHING from these four guys was a big reason for the offensive sputters. Hardman is especially disappointing. Next year I think Watkins and Robinson are gone. Hardman and Pringle are going to have to step up. On defense, Breeland had his worst game of the season. Matthieu was playing undisciplined and let Brady get into his kitchen. His one pick was overturned by penalty, and he let his jawing fest with Brady affect his play the rest of the game. Neimann and Dirty Dan let Gronk run wild. Thornhill did nothing. Ward did nothing but commit penalties. Frank Clark disappeared in the second half. Townsend had three crappy punts and averaged barely over 35 yards per punt. So it was a team effort: Abject failure in all three phases.
2. Most disappointing was how Andy and Spags were out coached. Tampa made better adjustments and were able to complete drives. Andy’s plays were decent until the Chiefs got to around midfield, then sputtered every time. Spags came out and had a couple stops early and a nice goal line stand in the first half, and that was it. Second half, couldn’t stop the run, couldn’t get to Brady and looked like they just mailed it in during the fourth quarter. I don’t know if Britt Reid’s stupidity had any bearing on Andy and his approach to the game. It would seem to reason it would be a major distraction. Then again, we were playing a team that had the benefit of playing us earlier in the season, and playing the Super Bowl in their home stadium in front of mostly their home fans. It was certainly not a neutral site game as every Super Bowl previous. Bottom line was, three’s don’t beat sevens, you can’t let Brady get comfortable, and you have to give Mahomes a fighting chance to throw the ball. We just got beat, pretty much like the Raiders beat us in Arrowhead this year. Hats off to the Bucs. They got to the game the hard way and earned this Championship.
1. So the good news I suppose is, we won’t pick last in the draft this year. We’ve been to the AFC Championship in Arrowhead three years in a row. Been to back to back Super Bowls; won one and lost one. If you could have seen the future in 2017 and said this would come to pass, I think every one of us would have said TO THE SHIP! The thing about football is, you get one shot. It’s all determined in one game. Not like baseball where it’s best of seven. It’s all on one game, winner take all. That’s what makes it so dramatic and exciting. Lose and you die. Win and you’re remembered in your home city forever. Great quarterbacks like Staubach, Horse Face, Favre, Wilson and yes, even Tommy Boy; they’ve all had the experience of winning and losing this game. Now Patrick is added to that roster, and hopefully he'll get back again and be able to use his experience from both sides of the coin as wisdom in a Super Bowl game yet to come. If we can get through 2021 with an offensive line in tact, I like our chances.
It’s been fun coming back for another Ten Things season. Although we didn’t win it all, we came as close as you can come. Thanks for allowing me to vent, and for sharing your football takes and good humor. We’re all going to have to feel bad for awhile. But afterwards, let’s start talking draft and get back to the drawing board. Have a healthy and happy off season, CP.
10. I can honestly say I had one of my worst days of recent memory Sunday. I know we all ended up having a pretty crappy Sunday, unless you’re my Columbia Cop friend Tom who’s a Career Brady Butt Sniffer and was all up in my Facebook face this morning. He’s happy as a little gurl. Sunday I got up early. Stuck my head out the door to a refreshing six degrees with a wind chill of negative three. Hung the Chiefs flag; coffee in the special mug, crock pots (or cock pots if you can't spell like me) crocking. Went out and cleaned off the cars so my wife could go to church and then to work for a few hours. She works for the City of Independence, and they were opening a couple of heating centers for the homeless to warm up. So everything is going swimmingly…..yeah….swimmingly. Until I go downstairs to get a tablecloth and find about two inches of water all over the basement floor. Main line is either frozen or clogged. Nasty water literally everywhere. Mop up two big industrial yellow mop buckets full, try to get it to drain out from the laundry sink. No dice, it comes right back up through the floor drains. So we have an official giant f-ing mess on our hands. I decide to be like Unsinkable Molly Brown and endeavor to persevere. Although, now, I have no running water. No toilet flush, no dishwasher. And my friend is Gary coming over for the game at 4pm.
9. By the end of the third quarter, I knew I’d remember this day for getting more satisfaction from mopping up raw sewage than watching the game itself. I was tired and frustrated and in a very dark mood last night so decided to wait until today to write a season ending Ten Things. Today I’m at work, had to wash up in our company men’s room, but at least I have a working toilet. I hope I can bring some balance, and as our friend Twisted Chief said in another thread, perspective, on the end of Chiefs Covid Season and SB LV.
8. I’m always interested in the box score and stat sheets after a game like this. If you look at everything except the scoreboard, the game appears somewhat even. Of course, it was far from that. Chiefs actually had ten more yards of total offense. Both teams had eleven drives and averaged just over five yards per play. Both teams were bad on third down. Bucs had the ball two minutes more than KC. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. Difference came down to three things: a) KC’s inability to score TDs and settle for Buttkicker points; b) QB sacks, hurries and turnovers; and c) penalty yards.
7. Buttkicker was the only reliable player for KC. In the first half, Bucs scored three times, all TDs. KC scored twice, both field goals. Sevens beat threes. And just like in the multiple close games KC won this year when opponents settled for three, the script was flipped and we fell into the same deadly trap. One of those field goals was from the 50 yard range, so that was by no means a gimme.
6. Mahomes threw for more yards than Brady. Brady threw two TDs to Gronk and one to Antonio Brown. Brady was only sacked once. Mahomes was sacked three times, threw two picks and was under heavy pressure on just about every one of his passing opportunities. He was running for his life the entire game on a foot that’s going to need surgery this month. Mahomes was KC’s second leading rusher with five scrambles. CEH had 64 yards but most of them came on a 26-yard run in the second half. Mahomes was frequently off target. And when he was on target, players were dropping passes or taking them right off the face mask. As the game went on, Brady dinked and dunked on his usual circle routes to backs and slants to Gronk. On the stat sheet it looks like the Chiefs held Evans and Godwin to three total catches. But Evans was awarded several DPI penalties that were just as effective as if he had caught the ball. So he contributed yardage in that manner. I saw a stat somewhere that Brady had been awarded more than 20 DPI’s this season that resulted in Bucs TD drives. So he relies on the kindness of Zebras to get the ball into the red zone.
5. Officiating was not the reason that we lost, but it was a contributing factor. Chiefs were penalized 11 times for 120 yards. Bucs four times for 39 yards, and fifteen of those yards was a taunting penalty on Winfield, wagging the peace sign in Tyreek’s grill after breaking up a fourth down desperation pass in the fourth quarter. So the actual penalties on the Bucs were negligible. For the Chiefs though, especially in the first half, DPIs help set up the first two Bucs TD drives. One Bucs TD drive was just Chiefs stupidity when Hamilton (or Hardman, CBS called Hamilton) lined up offsides on a fourth and five field goal attempt. He didn’t even rush the kick, he just lined up offsides ala Dee Ford. That turned three into seven and sent the team in at the half down 21-6 instead of 17-6. This was Cheffers crew; crew of the Pittsburgh-KC playoff screw job on the Fisher mystery hold. If the league wanted Tommy Boy to win ring number seven, they certainly did their part to make it so.
4. The real reason we lost was our offensive patchwork line versus the Bucs full defensive front seven. We were missing our starting two tackles, both all pros, and the Canadian Doc from last year’s starting Super Bowl lineup. Plus our third round pick, a guard/tackle, sat out the year for Covid. We were starting our second string guard at one tackle, a re-tread guy at the blind side tackle, and another guy we picked up off the street at guard. Patrick is a magician, but even he has limitations. With one bad wheel and no real help up front, the results were sadly and painfully predictable.
3. Kelce and Hill both had reasonable games, but both dropped passes and failed to get into the end zone. We got bupkus on offense from Watkins, Robinson, Hardman and Pringle. Hill and Kelce drew all the attention, and getting virtually NOTHING from these four guys was a big reason for the offensive sputters. Hardman is especially disappointing. Next year I think Watkins and Robinson are gone. Hardman and Pringle are going to have to step up. On defense, Breeland had his worst game of the season. Matthieu was playing undisciplined and let Brady get into his kitchen. His one pick was overturned by penalty, and he let his jawing fest with Brady affect his play the rest of the game. Neimann and Dirty Dan let Gronk run wild. Thornhill did nothing. Ward did nothing but commit penalties. Frank Clark disappeared in the second half. Townsend had three crappy punts and averaged barely over 35 yards per punt. So it was a team effort: Abject failure in all three phases.
2. Most disappointing was how Andy and Spags were out coached. Tampa made better adjustments and were able to complete drives. Andy’s plays were decent until the Chiefs got to around midfield, then sputtered every time. Spags came out and had a couple stops early and a nice goal line stand in the first half, and that was it. Second half, couldn’t stop the run, couldn’t get to Brady and looked like they just mailed it in during the fourth quarter. I don’t know if Britt Reid’s stupidity had any bearing on Andy and his approach to the game. It would seem to reason it would be a major distraction. Then again, we were playing a team that had the benefit of playing us earlier in the season, and playing the Super Bowl in their home stadium in front of mostly their home fans. It was certainly not a neutral site game as every Super Bowl previous. Bottom line was, three’s don’t beat sevens, you can’t let Brady get comfortable, and you have to give Mahomes a fighting chance to throw the ball. We just got beat, pretty much like the Raiders beat us in Arrowhead this year. Hats off to the Bucs. They got to the game the hard way and earned this Championship.
1. So the good news I suppose is, we won’t pick last in the draft this year. We’ve been to the AFC Championship in Arrowhead three years in a row. Been to back to back Super Bowls; won one and lost one. If you could have seen the future in 2017 and said this would come to pass, I think every one of us would have said TO THE SHIP! The thing about football is, you get one shot. It’s all determined in one game. Not like baseball where it’s best of seven. It’s all on one game, winner take all. That’s what makes it so dramatic and exciting. Lose and you die. Win and you’re remembered in your home city forever. Great quarterbacks like Staubach, Horse Face, Favre, Wilson and yes, even Tommy Boy; they’ve all had the experience of winning and losing this game. Now Patrick is added to that roster, and hopefully he'll get back again and be able to use his experience from both sides of the coin as wisdom in a Super Bowl game yet to come. If we can get through 2021 with an offensive line in tact, I like our chances.
It’s been fun coming back for another Ten Things season. Although we didn’t win it all, we came as close as you can come. Thanks for allowing me to vent, and for sharing your football takes and good humor. We’re all going to have to feel bad for awhile. But afterwards, let’s start talking draft and get back to the drawing board. Have a healthy and happy off season, CP.