Chiefs lost on the road at Indy.

[Nightfyre]

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.

You weren't watching the same game I was.

1) The fourth and two play, Cassel throws the ball into quad coverage, despite having ample time. Should have been a running call anyway.
2) Cassel had one guy in mind for each play he dropped back all game. Then he either tried to force it in or panicked and threw a terrible checkdown or away.
3) Cassel's throw to Charles in the flat on (3rd or 4th) and short was like a billion miles per hour and at his feet, giving him no chance to make a play on it. It was atrocious and five yards away. Seriously? This is what we pay him for?
4) There were numerous plays where cassel was completely ineffective.

The 4th and two on the first drive was stupid. The on sides kick was stupid, and poorly executed.

The 4th and two was a good decision with a bad play call. Had we run the ball, we would have gotten a fresh set of downs. The onside kick resulted in a field goal for indy. same as it would have if we had kicked it all the way down. Net effect: none. Same as your IQ.

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.

Why wouldnt we run the ball? the Colts have the worst run defense in the league. if anything we got away from the running game too early.

Then, maybe we could have hung this loss on Cassel.

This loss is on Cassel and Bowe.

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.

If anything, I put it on Haley that we got away from running the ball late in the third quarter. We should have continued doing what was so effective.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

2) Cassel had one guy in mind for each play he dropped back all game. Then he either tried to force it in or panicked and threw a terrible checkdown or away.
3) Cassel's throw to Charles in the flat on (3rd or 4th) and short was like a billion miles per hour and at his feet, giving him no chance to make a play on it. It was atrocious and five yards away. Seriously? This is what we pay him for?
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These two points I definitely agree with. But still, IMO we lost more due to bad playcalling than any one player.