Let's talk about the Chargers
 

too soon? I don't think they beat the Bengals so they're going to be staring 0-2 in the face after next week. Never realized how much I was ready for football to start back up.

First they were saying Mike Williams might miss most of September, now he just has a questionable designation heading into Sunday?

Are they really going to go with the three-headed RB approach, or will Austin Ekeler handle the majority of work out of the backfield?

Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram should be a challenge, but our OL seemed to hold their own very well against the Texans pass rush.

The loss of Derwin James hurts. He's so versatile and the fact they don't have him around to move from S to LB to corner and kinda makes it feel like they've lost a starter at multiple positions, not just safety.

Will the Chargers have already moved on from Tyrod Taylor by week 2? Or are we going to have to wait until our first game in 2021 to get our first-hand look at Justin Hebert?

Tyrod Taylor LMAO

he's no Pat Mahomes.

We're gonna spank them so hard that poop will come out of their penis holes!!!!!!

I really don't forsee the Chargers wanting Hebert to have his NFL debut in the ass kicking they will receive

Every time I hear his name I think of this..

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At least for the Chargers, there won't be more Chiefs fans than Chargers fans in attendance for this one :(

It's hard to see them scoring more than 18 points a game with Tyrod Taylor at Qb. They're a running team with no real RB, a first time OC and Tyrod Taylor.

Just send the second and third string, and let Bienemy be the HC this week

I read that Taylor averages 1 TD a game in his starts...

NFL has a new 5 billion dollar stadium that they are trying to get filled....beating the SB Champs would go a long way to getting asses in the seats.

I dont think they have horses to make this competitive...no matter what NFL corporate would like.

You’re a moron.

Thanks...I've always looked to you for intellectual guidance.

Real inspiration...

We know what’s gonna happen.

Will look similar to last night I think.

@Ravens
@Bucs
@Saints
@Bills

Those are the only possible close games I see on the schedule. Everyone else is losing by double-digits as a certainty IMO.

12 wins is the floor for me. I think they get 14

Official statement from the Chiefs about the rest of their division:

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The Super Bowl Champs lose to a bottom 10-15 team. I think it is in the rule book

Remember “bring out the gimp” in “Pulp Fiction”? Yeah, it’ll be something like that.

It'll probably end up similar to the Texans game. Close at first, then the Chiefs pull away. THe Chargers have alot more talent on defense so they may hang in longer.

At some point this year, the Chiefs offense is just gonna come out in high gear from the get go and they're gonna just annihilate someone. Something like 38-3 at the half or something.

**** them bitches... no derwin james, CEH in the backfield, the one team that keeps it close - but that's it - is gonna get ran outta the building

Another vanilla play calling game from Andy.

We'll win like 31-17 and it won't be as close as the final score indicates.

I don't think he wants to put anything on tape for Baltimore.

Exactly. That guy makes Alex Smith look like a gunslinger.

Mike Pouncey is out for their game against Cinci.

Need a photoshop on that with Pat’s head LMAO

Beautiful new stadium and no fans, and I don't mean in the stadium! :D

Always look forward to beating the Chargers. Having lived in San Diego it is the one team I truly despise. I never feel sorry for them when they lose.

I look forward to the Chiefs blowing them out!

Patrick Mahomes vs Tyrod Taylor.

Enough said.

It's going to be a legit beatdown. The 2020 Chiefs have too much leadership to take anyone lightly.

The Chiefs are actually built to stop a RB like Ekeler. And Tyrod Taylor poses no threat to keeping up with Mahomes.

Meanwhile, the Chargers have outstanding edge rushers but Fisher and Schwartz will handle that. They have a great secondary but they lost Derwin James, who they absolutely need if they want to stop Mahomes. With no Derwin, you can expect Kelce to devour the middle of the field and Mahomes will kill them everywhere else if the Chargers overcommit to stopping him.

There's really only one piece of suspense in this game: how will Sneed/Fenton/Hamilton/Keyes manage against the Chargers WRs?

No matter what the answer is to that question, the Chiefs will win this game. But the answer will tell us about what the rest of the season might look like at the CB position.

Should be another win. They are hurting.

Chargers keep it close, but come up short.

Chiefs 37

Chargers 10

Sammy is gonna eat again!!

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Pouncey will be out for the first week, at least per. CBS Sports

I feel like this first game we took the Ferrari (our offense) out of the garage, gave it a quick wax job in the driveway, then put it away. We never really got it going and put the pedal down. I think that might have been our Preseason playbook we used. We showed nothing especially the 4th quarter.

I think I’d sit Ward out for this one. Worst case scenario if you end up in a shootout, the Chiefs still win that battle.

Or New Orleans.

I think Andy is looking forward to the rest of this season and the playoffs. Nate Taylor said today that they showed very few new or complex plays compared to what he could see in practice. Yesterday's game very much had the sense of knocking the rust off, putting rookies through the paces and just finding a groove, not of putting the hammer down.

I expect that the Chargers game will be similar to last night's game. Chargers have a good defense - they've got Joey Bosa and their d-backs are formidable. But our O-line last night was a step up from last year and with CEH, teams either load the box to stop him or they empty the box to stop Mahomes. And we have not even seen CEH as a pass catcher. For the Chargers game, we can gauge how much Andy is hiding future game plans by seeing how much CEH gains receiving yards. The fewer receiving yards, the more he's hiding his future game plans.

Tyrod will be running for his life. He can't throw worth a shit on the run either. SD will try and pound their running game on us, but will fall behind and not have an answer.

They will probably be like the Texans and keep running the clock for us when down by 3 scores, becasue they don't have any other option.

38 - 17 Chiefs

These guys are going to fly on that new turf

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Damn, that’s a beautiful venue... too bad we’re gonna burn it down

If it weren't for Randy Bullock pulling a hammy at the end, the Bengals tie the game and likely win. We're talking about a rookie QB in his first NFL action. You would think as much as everyone touts the Chargers defense, they would have caused more problems for Burrow.

I'm also not sure if the Bengals defense is any good or not, but the Chargers did this:

Punt
Punt
Punt
Turnover on Downs
Field Goal
Turnover on Downs
Field Goal
Missed Field Goal
Punt
Touchdown
Field Goal
Punt

It's almost like they can't figure out what to do with their three running backs. I'm sitting Ekeler in my fantasy leagues until further notice, because the Chargers just seem to want to get too cute. Also Tyrod Taylor doesn't seem to be a good fit for what they would like to accomplish on offense. You have strong receivers at the skill position and what seems to be a talented backfield. Might as well speed up the transition to Herbert, because otherwise you're just wasting the talent on this team.

Joe Burrow: 23/36 (64% completion pct.), throwing for 193 yards. Mixon 69 yards on 19 carries, while Burrow had 46 yards on 8 carries.

It's hard to get a read on the Bengals because unless you were really trying last year (like buying Sunday ticket and tuning in each week) you really didn't get a chance to see them play. If I had to guess though, they're going to be fighting Cleveland for the 3rd/ 4th place finish in the division. I don't see much chance for the Chargers to win next week.

If the Chiefs score more than 17pts, it’s a W

the fake crowd noise will probably be accurate for this game. For as many times as they missed and cheered for the opposing teams yesterday, this would likely have been reality for this one.

Just to point out an anomoly that happened yesterday...

Both So-FI Stadium teams (Rams/Chargers) received a questionable OPI in the final 30 seconds...Bengals had a game winning TD taken off, Cowboys had a completion removed that would have put them into scoring range.

Live announcers called both game-deciding penalties "ticky-tack"....

Cowboys also pulled a head-scratching move in a low scoring game...down 20-17 in the 4th, they went on 4-3 inside their own 10....passing on the chance to tie.

I cant think of a realistic scenario where you make that decision...if it were a shoot-out, where the last team with the ball might win, maybe.

Bengals kicker was 24/24 yet horribly shanked a last second FG that was essentially an extra point...

are you a conspiracy theorist?

It’s gonna be a bloodbath.

I'm just saying...teams with new stadiums tend to get a lot of strange things that happen in their favor that season. I've pointed it out for years...

I'm sure the NFL was happy that both teams, with a new $6 billion stadium in a massive market, won on opening weekend.

I was watching to see if anything odd happened yesterday...and it did.

You can draw your own conclusions...

Raiders, who also have a new stadium, won on a last minute questionable decision....

from ESPN

"Trailing 34-30, Panthers new offensive coordinator Joe Brady called a handoff to fullback Alex Armah -- instead of All-Pro Christian McCaffrey -- on fourth-and-inches at midfield, He was stopped at the line with 1:11 left. McCaffrey racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns.

Rhule took blame for the call of the game"

Chargers get an awful call go their way late in the 4th quarter the same as they did when they beat us at Arrowhead.

Such a big time break for them that they get a TD off of it near the end of the game.

The score is now KC 35 LAC 14

I have to admit, BlackOp had a good day yesterday. Those games were maddening to watch.

It wasn't a good day...I mean, I was just noticing anomalies.

Chiefs "should" kill the Chargers...their offense stinks. It is opening day for the Chargers though...but they just arent good enough with Taylor at QB.

NFL is a business...Chargers beating KC in a miracle/being 2-0 would go a long way to driving new interest.

Really...I just follow the money...Chiefs are too talented to be in a game close enough to be manipulated.

If it ends up being close...SO-FI will probably get the calls, late. Mahomes is going to play-offs...so it would just be early season marketing fodder.

Oh just STFU already. Your posts are painfully stupid.

That Cowboy call was right on the money, the original shot showed how much separation he got from the push off. It was blatant and obvious. As soon as I saw it I yelled to the TV, "You have to call that one!".

He is right about the stadium thing. It's been that way for years

Blatantly obvious. FFS, you could see Ramsey's momentum completely shift. They're going to call that.

Hell, that was more egregious than the Sorenson/Kittle OPI in the SB.

No, he's not. He's been saying the same goddamn thing about the Chargers/Rams/Raiders for 3 years now.

Last year he had the Chargers/Rams in the playoffs because "hurp-durp Stadium!". Remember, the Raiders were suppose to beat the Chiefs too because "Stadium!". GMAFB.

It's called warping the perspective to fit within his narrative. It's what these morons do.

And when the Chiefs beat the Texans on Thursday? "Wow look how great the Chiefs are!".

Illogical and inconsistent = full of shit.

JFC, we need a damn forum for the conspiracy idiots to post in.

No he's right on that one. I just told you that

They are a below average roster with a bad QB, so it shouldn't come down to one play anyway. We good...

Hopefully we aren’t looking ahead to the Ravens.

Yup, nothing ticky tacky about it at all. If the Chiefs get a call like that none of the conspiracy fools would say a word about it.
You see the wr's arm extend and push the cb back. OPI by the book!

I watched all 4qtrs of that boring ass Chargers game with my Charger fan nephew.

I have no ****ing idea how they'll score points.

Taylor look that bad?

I remember Turdrod lighting us up at Arrowhead once or twice. Sad days

Pfft. Jalen Ramsey deserves an Academy Award for his performance on that play.

The Chargers suck ass.

He showed a willingness to chuck up deep balls and get Mike Williams' head knocked off in double and triple coverage, outside of that it was your typical dink and dunk from Taylor.

Taylor spent most of the game as a sub 50% passer. Hell, he finished 16/30.

The Chargers scored 6 points through 3 quarters of football.

They scored 10 in the 4th quarter thanks to Joe Mixon fumbling, i wanna say, IIRC, inside their own 30.

They escaped O/T thanks to the Bengals kicker injuring himself on a FG attempt.

It was a completely inept offensive performance, and the D wasn't great either.

Yup. I have seen FAR worse go uncalled all the time

Same. That offense looked really bad. Tyrod provides no realistic threat of downfield passing. And they seem to have eliminated even the short dump-off passes that Gordon/Ekeler feasted on in past few years under Rivers. Zero imagination.

Oh, and one more :facepalm:

The Chargers were inside the Bengals 30 with about 23secs before half and two timeouts...and went with two straight runs and then a FG....

I mean....LMAO

They look awful. It ought to be another beating like the Texans. Or worse.

But the NFL is weird sometimes.

I thought Marty retired 15 years ago?

The funny thing is neither LA team has a decent fanbase to begin with. The Chargers are starless, unwanted orphans who couldn't fill a soccer stadium, and even after the Lambs were gifted a Super Bowl appearance they still couldn't draw dick. Throw in the general backlash against the NFL over all the political crap and the downturn in the economy, and seriously, I think that $5 billion stadium is going to be mostly empty whether attendance is banned or not; the Covid thing saved them from a massive embarrassment. And when people are eventually let in, about half of them will be rooting for the other team. That will definitely be the case with the new Vegas stadium.

I don't think any amount of officiating hijinks will change any of this. Especially when it comes to the Chiefs. Mahomes is too smart, the offense is too fast, talented and multifaceted, and the defense is now decent enough to overcome bad/questionable calls.

The refs should forego the usual whistle in favor of one of these

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From what I saw, the Chargers are worse than the Texans offensively and defensively. Since the Chiefs scored 31 consecutive points against the Texans, they should easily do the same against the Chargers.

Chiefs 45 Chargers 10

Last few games against Chargers have been a lot closer than you want to see. Hopefully KC can run them out of the stadium this time.

Their offensive gameplan is entirely predicated on protecting Tyrod Taylor.

Regardless, it wasn't a terrible, egregious call. It's one that gets called more often than not.

The real problem is Marty McCarthy playing to win when he shouldn't and playing not to lose the rest of the time.

The Chargers are going to try and control the ball and shorten the game. Just like pretty much every other team the Chiefs will face this year with a few exceptions.

They just can't score points.

End of game sequence, Cowboys are down by 1 score.
The Cowboys are huddled around McCarthy ,"We got 90 seconds Coach, what's your plan?"
McCarthy stares blankly at Dak, "Do that thing you always do Aaron!"
Dak responds, "The hell you talking about? We need a plan!"
McCarthy starts to wander around aimlessly, "WHAT IS THIS PLACE? THERE'S NO CHEESEHEADS HERE! I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE!?" he reaches out and touches Dak on the arm, "AHHHHhhhhh, he's not Aaron Rodgers!?"



Dude literally has never had to deal with "end of game coaching" for a decade plus. Dallas is going to had a record similar to last year with a bunch of single score losses.

Yeah, maybe it's too fresh in my mind, but I'm having a hard time remembering Garrett doing anything quite as dumb as what we saw last night. Running up the middle on 3rd and 6? Then declining to tie it up following that play? He blamed analytics, but once again it seems like an example of a coach only half understanding what the analytics guys are telling him.