Reid is a terrible chess player

[davewan]

Andy Reid is apparently incapable of thinking several moves ahead. As an NFL head coach, he should have been able to quickly think through what he would have done if he had the ball at the goal line in a tie game with 2:30 to go and 4 downs to score. He should have been able to easily deduce that he would do exactly what Cincinnati did. But he didn't. And that's absolutely incredible.

Sadly, it's clear that he has no idea that his drop dead core philosophy should be, "If you're going to beat me, it's not going to be because my best player was standing on the sidelines, it's going to be because you stopped him while he was on the field."

Because Reid could not bring himself to do what was necessary - in other words, to let the other team score - to get his best player back on the field with time on the clock to win the game, he permitted Cincinnati to win that game. It was HIS failure and his alone.

It's not a question of not competing on defense if you let the other team score. It's a question of what in that situation is your best chance to win. And the Chiefs' best chance to win wasn't to stop Cincinnati. They were going to score. The question was how much time - if any - would be on the clock with they did. The Chiefs' best chance to win was to get Mahomes back on the field as fast as possible, no matter the cost.

No matter how big a steaming pile of dogsh*t the officials were, no matter how stupid Spagnuolo was in how he failed to stop Chase, no matter the holding call on the kick return touchdown or Tyreke dropping the ball in the first half...everything comes down to Reid's lack of a philosophy that says if he's going to lose, it's not going to be with his best guy standing on the sidelines.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Ah yes, black swan theory at its finest... Don't be so naive.

There are about 3 people here that truly believe letting them score was even remotely a good idea. I've provided you with a relatively good approximation of the statistics that prove it was not just a bad idea, but a truly terrible idea.

BTW, reading comprehension does go a long way. This is a forum, not Twitter.

The Chiefs were called for 10 penalties in the game, 7 on defense, SIX that resulted in Cincy first downs and you are attempting to make an argument that it was an unexpected outcome that the Chiefs would get called for a defensive penalty during that fateful sequence of goal line plays?

Were you watching those shitty refs at all during the game?

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

The Chiefs were called for 10 penalties in the game, 7 on defense, SIX that resulted in Cincy first downs and you are attempting to make an argument that it was an unexpected outcome that the Chiefs would get called for a defensive penalty during that fateful sequence of goal line plays?

Were you watching those shitty refs at all during the game?

Given the situation the Chiefs were in when Cincinnati had the ball at the 1 yard line with first and goal, a 4th down passing play with nearly a minute left was a pretty great scenario. I mean it worked out beautifully in our favor right up to Cinci being ballsy and going for the TD instead of the FG. But you know...refs.

It was hard to see the Bengals getting THREE ****ing fresh sets of downs when they were at the 2 yard line.

[Imon Yourside]

I bet Reid would suck as a wrestling coach too!

[Shields68]

Originally Posted by Imon Yourside

I bet Reid would suck as a wrestling coach too!

I am thinking he would be average. There is a lot in football which would translate to wrestling. what he does not know he has shown the ability to watch tape and learn.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Shields68

I am thinking he would be average. There is a lot in football which would translate to wrestling. what he does not know he has shown the ability to watch tape and learn.

I guess he's a decent Chiefs football coach though, despite his possible shortcomings in other sports.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Given the situation the Chiefs were in when Cincinnati had the ball at the 1 yard line with first and goal, a 4th down passing play with nearly a minute left was a pretty great scenario. I mean it worked out beautifully in our favor right up to Cinci being ballsy and going for the TD instead of the FG. But you know...refs.

It was hard to see the Bengals getting THREE ****ing fresh sets of downs when they were at the 2 yard line.

I don't think they were real motivated to score until it got to 3rd down.