Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 16741331)

Eh. Actually, LAC did the opposite of cruising. Check the play-by-play. They stopped running the ball almost entirely in the 2nd half. It's incomplete pass immediately followed by incomplete pass followed by incomplete pass . . . in short, they helped JAX to get back in the game because they refused to burn down the clock with their run game. And in the first half they were moderately successful running, mostly around the edges, but they were getting 4 yards or so per rush outside.

But in LAC's first two drives of the 2nd half, which started 27-7 (LAC), they went 14 plays for a total of 82 yards, kicked a FG, but only used up 4:30-ish of the clock. They ran the ball just twice.

LAC basically kept giving JAX time and opportunities to get back in the game.

And JAX had to do something we've seen before from teams like TEN, CLE, NYJ, etc., in that they aren't a quick strike team; they have to march down the field 10 plays at a time, eating up the clock, just to score. Which is what they did vs. LAC with three 10+ play drives.

Andy isn't going to let that happen. He's going to get that big lead, then burn the clock down just like always does, and JAX simply won't have enough time to run all those plays to get back in the game.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16741547)

I've probably defended Andy's game management more than anyone on this board.

But one game I simply cannot defend, the game I've always said "yeah, he ****ed that up" - was EXACTLY the game you just insisted he wouldn't have.

Reid vs. the Colts in 2013 was a textbook example of making it possible for a team to come back. Do I think that's the sort of thing he'd do again? No - probably not. But he does have it in him so you can't dismiss the possibility.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16741578)

The Indy playoff game.

That game is impossible for Indy to come back and win if Reid does nothing more than have his guys run inside draws every play then runs the play clock all the way down before the next snap and plays a straight prevent defense.

Reid botched that game.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16741578)

The Indy playoff game.

That game is impossible for Indy to come back and win if Reid does nothing more than have his guys run inside draws every play then runs the play clock all the way down before the next snap and plays a straight prevent defense.

Reid botched that game.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 16741540)

Ugh, I hope this doesn't get messy.

I know our guys are human and all, but that dude is irrelevant. We can easily just line up against these guys, play straight up and beat them. No need for all the extra shit that might lead to injuries or suspensions.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16741578)

The Indy playoff game.

That game is impossible for Indy to come back and win if Reid does nothing more than have his guys run inside draws every play then runs the play clock all the way down before the next snap and plays a straight prevent defense.

Reid botched that game.

Originally Posted by Chieftain (Post 16741617)

The Chiefs have a two-headed monster in the run game with Pacheco–McKinnon and the all time monster at tight end with Kelce.
Jags will have no answer for that.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16741630)

I keep coming back to the same place.

This Chiefs team is REALLY ****ing good.

Absolutely everything comes down to the front 4. Because if they can generate even an average amount of pressure, it's going to be hard to attack that young secondary and/or exploit the holes underneath that invariably open up in the modern game.
Just be adequate, defensive line. Do that and this team wins a championship and does it without even a ton of trouble. The more I see from the rest of the league, the more convinced I am that the Chiefs are the best team in the league.

Originally Posted by Cdnjagfan14 (Post 16741189)

but don't worry you can't say anything to hurt my feelings i've been a jags fan since inception in 1993.

Originally Posted by JagsFan (Post 16742724)

Hey, Jags fan here, I come in peace. I have lots of close friends who are Chiefs fans, so this game pains me emotionally.

In all honesty, I think the result of the game is obviously predictable.

I've been perusing this thread, and I don't think I've seen much first quarter talk. That's what fascinates me.

The Chiefs have had some slow starts in their playoffs openers...the Texans game obviously comes to mind.

Do you think Chiefs come into this game just expecting an easy win, and so they start off not taking the Jags seriously?

Do the Jags come down from an emotional high or do they start off the game carrying their momentum from last week?

Obviously, the Chiefs will be the Chiefs whenever they decide to be... it seems like the Jags are very comfortable crashing down on ball-carriers between the tackles, If I'm a Chiefs fan I would hope for some jet sweeps and other type of running plays for wide receivers and Mahomes outside the tackles. I think the Chiefs' best weapon will be Kelce.

Trevor has been shaky these past two weeks, obviously affected by the playoff atmosphere...and those were home games! Do the Chiefs have corners who are comfortable covering shorter routes, the way the Chargers knew to do in the first half?