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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
Andy just doesn't have bad years unless he's thoroughly wrecked by injuries.
I couldn't understand why people were so quick to throw in the towel. Posters went from calling this the best roster in Chiefs history to predicting a high draft pick in the span of a few weeks. Ridiculous.
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Well, to be fair, the offense looked human finally and the defense was absolutely horrible. Even more problematic, it appeared that the front four wasn't even trying.
And Clark has even admitted as much, that the offseason issues were interfering with his focus.
When a defense isn't putting forth max effort, it's time to clean house, including the coaching staff because they've lost the players.
What has happened since is a pretty incredible turnaround, and anyone who says they knew it would happen is lying. It's one thing to just be outmanned; it's another to just be shitty due to lack of effort.
It happens to every defensive coach not named Belichick eventually. Guys get paid, get fat and satisfied. Maybe that's why Bill ships them off and re-shuffles constantly.
But they recovered their intensity, and now they're rolling.
I'm pleased as punch, but even more, I'm surprised. That's not typically how it goes when a defense is that bad.