This is garbage. We're not going to play 10 yards off the receiver during the regular season. Cover 2 corners get up and bump their receivers before falling into their zones.

There is a whole in your thinking.

I know what the meaning of the word "if" is. And I know precisely why you used it.

It's quite simple:

No offense will get the 1st down 100% of the time, even with NO DEFENSE on the field.

You can yammer all you want, it doesn't change the fact that stopping big plays, for THIS defense, is a BIG deal.

so you're saying that stopping the big play is a bad thing?[/parker]

What the hell. I'm agreeing with Parker.

And I also remember numerous 3rd down attempts where we failed to stop them.

Or better yet, take out the flea flicker, and Dallas did that to us last year. Especially their two drives in the 4th quarter. Let them march down the field in small chunks.

The Chiefs' defense may be improved this year -- who the hell really knows now -- but nothing I've seen on the field thus far has me inspired.

I found it, and I was right.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebo...0040111_IND@KC

1st 3 Indy drives, 3 plays of 20+ yards. We weren't dinked and dunked at all.

in the abstract ... "yes"

stopping the big play is a goal of EVERY defense


but IF we can't stop the short plays too we won't be able to stay in this umbrella defense for long. Teams will just come in a dink and dunk until we fall behind and have to come out of it ...... then they go deep.

it's been happening to us for years now.

Like I said, we jammed in the Houston game, so it's anybody's guess at this point.

THIS IS NOT AN UMBRELLA DEFENSE. THERE ARE PLAYERS DEFENDING THE SHORT ZONES. GET A CLUE.

dropping to your knees for another mod, i see.

I just got a couple of laughs reading a few of the posts.

I can imagine all these guys around a table talking about different football strategies and philosophies for their teams and then each of them telling the other why it won't work citing a lack of execution.

That's my point.

1) Teams CANNOT dink and dunk like you suggest they can. EVERYBODY makes a mistake at some point.

2) It has NOT been happening to us for years. Find a game and point out an instance where we gave up a touchdown WITHOUT giving up a 20+ yard play on the drive. Here's a hint - you won't find one easily.

Because agreeing with mods gets people sooo many benefits.

that's the Benny Sapp I remember

Well it does keep GC from being banned for the tenth time. :D