Final thoughts on preseason

[petegz28]

This team just looks better. Just all around, even our suck is better than our suck in years past. You can tell we have a staff of coaches that know wtf they are doing. It's refreshing as we haven't seen that since the DV days when you get to it.

Obviously we haven't played a meaningful down yet and you can tell that there is room to improve but I think everyone is getting the sense that we are doing just that, improving. Worst to first? Most likely not but in this division it may not be unreachable.

Offense:
Running game looks rather weak but we were without JC against SF and went against the Steelers the next game. 2 very, very good defenses. So is our running game that bad or were we facing good defenses? Probably some of both.

Smith is going to be the proverbial game manager and if his preseason is any indication of what is to come that can suffice for now. His throws are accurate and receivers aren't jumping, reaching, diving, or sliding to catch passes ala Cassel. Don't turn it over, control the clock, rest the defense. That is a winnable recipe even if it is a boring one.

Tyler Bray......kid is going to be good in 2-3 years. If he pays attention to who he is learning from, we are going to have a bad ass QB.

Defense:
Its on! This defense is getting after it and though it may be a feast or famine defense, it's obvious that the days of Romeo's read-react defense is gone. This is attack, attack and attack some more. I think Poe and TJax are going to take big steps in the right direction this year.

Special Teams:
What can you say? They looked awesome all preseason long.


I see shades of Marty ball coming with a ball control offense, relentless defense and strong special teams. We just replace the power running with dinking and dunking in the passing game.

[KC_Lee]

Yep, everything that is old is new again. It's 1989 again!!

[Hammock Parties]

Our running game certainly looks improved.

To me, the whole preseason was a dumpster fire outside one TD drive and some decent defense (which was awful against the Steelers), so whatever. Homer on.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

Our running game certainly looks improved.

To me, the whole preseason was a dumpster fire outside one TD drive and some decent defense (which was awful against the Steelers), so whatever. Homer on.

Yes, holding the Steelers to a field goal.

That's... that's a terrible defense.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Yes, holding the Steelers to a field goal.

That's... that's a terrible defense.

We gave up like 200 yards, and they were within a bobble of putting up 17 points pretty easily.

That was not an impressive defensive performance, homer. Wide open receivers EVERYWHERE.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

Our running game certainly looks improved.

To me, the whole preseason was a dumpster fire outside one TD drive and some decent defense (which was awful against the Steelers), so whatever. Homer on.

Awww, cry some more because we didn't put 50 pts up against 2 of the best defenses in the league.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

Our running game certainly looks improved.

To me, the whole preseason was a dumpster fire outside one TD drive and some decent defense (which was awful against the Steelers), so whatever. Homer on.

The defense and special teams were a dumpster fire?

With each successive post, you prove that you know little to nothing about NFL football.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The defense and special teams were a dumpster fire?

With each successive post, you prove that you know little to nothing about NFL football.

The special teams were very good.

Rest of the team...meh.

Seeing our first team offense get worked by the 49ers (and their backups) and Steelers, outside of one drive, was disgusting.

Defense was good against San Francisco's backups, and shit against Pitt's starters.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

The special teams were very good.

Rest of the team...meh.

Seeing our first team offense get worked by the 49ers (and their backups) and Steelers, outside of one drive, was disgusting.

Defense was good against San Francisco's backups, and shit against Pitt's starters.

Dude, you're being intellectually dishonest.

The defense looked excellent. Defenses are going to give up points in the National Football League. That's a given. But to hold Pittsburgh's ones, in Pittsburgh, to 10 points, especially after the Andy Reid "Gimme" was impressive.

The Chiefs Two's beat Pittsburgh's Two's. For all of the Chase Daniel "hate", he beat Gradkowski, who's been a starter in this league. Again, impressive.

Special Teams have been extremely impressive. If this continues into the regular season, they'll be a factor in every game and might be the difference between winning and losing many games. A short field always helps the offense.

And finally, you can bitch and moan all you want about Alex Smith not throwing down the field, which is a given. But he was accurate, mistake-free and led the offense to touchdowns, at home and on the road, without the benefit of a strong running game or circus catches by his receivers.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Dude, you're being intellectually dishonest.

I'd say you are.

Offensively, there was nothing to like, apart from one drive.

And in our ONLY test against a team's starting offense, the secondary was a dumpster fire.

Seeing that Alex can actually lead a TD drive was nice, though. So, 7-9, perhaps.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The defense and special teams were a dumpster fire?

With each successive post, you prove that you know little to nothing about NFL football.

Come on, Dane......Smith did throw for 3000 yard and 27 TD's against 2 playoff teams and the defense allowed the other teams to score regardless of how little.

That's a clear fail

/Clay

[ottawa_chiefs_fan]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

Our running game certainly looks improved.

To me, the whole preseason was a dumpster fire outside one TD drive and some decent defense (which was awful against the Steelers), so whatever. Homer on.

I rarely comment and have been around a long time - but your ENDLESS trolling and negativity are just plain sickening. I find myself wondering what could have happened in your life to make you so, so boundlessly negative about virtually everything.

Why not try - just try - to look to the positive first - instead of the negative - you might find the days to be a bit more enjoyable - and you might find trolling as boring as many of the rest of us.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by ottawa_chiefs_fan

I rarely comment and have been around a long time - but your ENDLESS trolling and negativity are just plain sickening. I find myself wondering what could have happened in your life to make you so, so boundlessly negative about virtually everything.

Why not try - just try - to look to the positive first - instead of the negative - you might find the days to be a bit more enjoyable - and you might find trolling as boring as many of the rest of us.

I think the typical response to this is... "the Chiefs have sucked forever! so why should any of us have any belief that something will change?!?"

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by ottawa_chiefs_fan

I rarely comment and have been around a long time - but your ENDLESS trolling and negativity are just plain sickening. I find myself wondering what could have happened in your life to make you so, so boundlessly negative about virtually everything.

Why not try - just try - to look to the positive first - instead of the negative - you might find the days to be a bit more enjoyable - and you might find trolling as boring as many of the rest of us.

Sickening, you say???

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by SNR

Sthickening, you say???

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