Teicher: Lackluster opener doesn't dampen Chiefs' faith in Cassel

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

I give the D a lot of credit. I don't give much credit to the offensive game plan to play it so conservatively.

I was fine with the game plan. I might have used Charles more on 1st and 2nd down, and Jones on 3rd and short instead of the other way around... and I might have also tried the Wildcat with Dex at the helm. It's hard to argue running the ball with a 2 TD lead "in those conditions", we just didn't make any 1st downs. Now if the Chargers had ever tied the game up... then all bets are off with that game plan in the 2nd half.

[boogblaster]

the O was terrible .. the D & ST were great ...

[munkey]

“We were doing some of the same things on defense, not being conservative but understanding what the difficulty was in throwing and where we wanted the ball to be thrown, which was outside the numbers,” Haley said. “You weren’t seeing a lot of balls being completed out there.”

But the Chargers and quarterback Philip Rivers didn’t have the same issues with the conditions. Rivers threw for almost 300 yards and moved the Chargers downfield on their final drive, putting themselves in range for the tying touchdown, which they failed to get.

:Spock:

[Christofire]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Haley said the Chiefs at times adjusted their pass defense to the extreme conditions, taking away as many routes in the middle of the field as possible.

“We were doing some of the same things on defense, not being conservative but understanding what the difficulty was in throwing and where we wanted the ball to be thrown, which was outside the numbers,” Haley said. “You weren’t seeing a lot of balls being completed out there.”

This is encouraging to read. I know we didn't shut down their passing game, but these kinds of subtle strategic changes give me confidence in our ability to adapt on the fly.

[Christofire]

It would be interesting to go back and see how many passes Rivers completed to the middle vs. outside the numbers.

[MOhillbilly]

i wouldnt wanna stand next to cassel if he was tryin to get an air burst with a grenade.
****in thing would go off in his hand.