Dhop toe touch on the sideline was so good I may have cried a little... :)
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Yeah - saw that and I think I was in such awe I forgot to write about it - and that first down catch with the spin one way and spin the other - that was a thing of beauty as well

The pass rush was definitely lacking. Though Karlaftis was so close a couple times to getting that strip sack. Hopefully he gets there against Mr. Unlimited.

I'm also in complete agreement, along with everyone else on this board, that Hunt needs to be the short yardage back

Loves me some Pacheco but Hunt is custom made for short yardage, he will ALWAYS fall forward for at least one yard

I like the idea of Pacheco getting all the 1st half carries and Hunt coming in with fresh legs in the second half. That really puts pressure on the defense to have to tackle Hunt with his elusive power back style with his signature jump cuts and ability to stop and change direction. Pacheco is more straight ahead even if the hole isn't there he is going to try and make one...that really wears the D down

Absolutely, GK never closed the deal today but it damn sure wasn't for a lack of effort

I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that Brown comes back next year with Hopkins, Hunt and Perine.

1. Perrine excellent day
2. McDuffie lock down all over
3. Oline played 500% better.
4. Patrick did Patrick things, mostly good
5. Justin Watson looking washed this year
6. Kelce stumbles and falls often these days
7. Worthy is easy to knock over with a swat, all 150 pounds of him.
8. Play calling much better but those inside runs are play killers, especially on 2nd and 8
9. 3rd down defense was Swiss cheese for most of the game. Texans offense died without Tank Dell.
10. Having Hollywood was huge
11. DHop still great
12. Few penalties was a good sign

I give us a B+ / A-

Not sure why Pat keeps trying the long ball to Watson. It’s just not working.

Watching live a few things really stood out to me:

-McDuffie is a goddamn savant of a corner
-Hollywood made an immediate impact for the offense and was awesnone
-The Chiefs might seriously consider Thuney at LT next year training him there. He’s started 3 games as LT for us and has been solid at worst in all of them
-Jaden Hicks is really good at football. So is Xavier Worthy. Excellent rookies.
-The Chiefs need to get better rushing the passer.

Oh and this team will 100% draft a RB from this awesome class. They need more talent at that position.

I honestly think the sun was in his eyes on that drop

He is usually good for a crucial 15-25 yarder or two every few games

Forgot to mention this too. They are 100% paying Bolton. He was slow again on plays but he’s the green dot. He’s basically Spags out there. He’s telling 2-3 guys what’s happening before the snap.

Watch him pre-snap. He telegraphed several plays for the back seven. He knew what plays were runs and passes

I actually haven’t been watching Bolton closely. Other than his pre snap signals. I did find it interesting how they talked about how each of our LBs have different skill sets.

I'm down with the first two, but we can easily move on from and improve upon Perine IMO

He’s only 29 and McKinnon played with us until 31. I think he is a perfectly serviceable 3rd down back - you have reservations?