Quote:
Originally Posted by SensibleChiefsfan
Wow. What a freaking surprise. In other news, the Chiefsplanet board melted down on trying to figure out who the biggest goat was.
First, flame away...that's fine. But, Cassel didn't lose this game for the Chiefs. Cassel didn't have much of an opportunity to lose this game.
The 4th and two on the first drive was stupid. The on sides kick was stupid, and poorly executed.
Now, lets move on. The Chiefs didn't push the ball down the field much. They were worried about Freeney and Mathis.
The Chiefs played scared. No real imagination.
They were worried about the Colts on the road, and it showed. They should have taken some shots down field.
Then, maybe we could have hung this loss on Cassel.
As it is, I put in on Haley. Not to say that I don't want Haley, or think he is a bad coach....just realize that he clearly thought the Chiefs were outclassed. He should be encouraged that the Chiefs played with the Colts the entire game. And, had a few things bounced their way, the Chiefs are winning that game.
|
Ehh...I wouldn't say they played scared because they did take some risks. I mean going for it on 4th down rather than taking the automatic 3 pts was a risk. The onside kick was a risk. Didn't agree with the risks they took.
I mean, if they were going to take chances, then they should've went down the field a little bit more. They played pretty much the same way the did in the playoffs against Indy, except, this time around, they executed better.
I think we just have to accept the fact that playing conservative against the Colts by running the ball all the time doesn't work.
*When you mention scared, I agree with you in a sense they were scared to drop back and pass in order to avoid both Freeney and Mathis. They somewhat played scared, but not entirely.