What was the difference in the defense today/tonight?

[TLO]

Let's talk about it.

[Rasputin]

Houston has been beasting as of late i called it before the game .



He is back to form, what we expect out of him.

[chefs fan in omaha]

Originally Posted by Haglund's_Spirit

They looked like they did most every game at home except the end of the Chargers game. Luck did his best Bortles impersonation, threw balls in the dirt, fumbled, etc. If the ball did hit a Colt receiver, they dropped it.

The Colts really did play like shit.

This, the colts looked like they didn’t even want to be there

[Mecca]

Mix of a lot of things, defense played better, but it also helped they got a crew that is more lax with playoff reffing generally being more lax anyway.

Hussey in his last 15 games....the home team is 13-2, he was the ref we had in the Pats game.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Wonder if Harris/Smith were still calling the plays.

This. And, have they stripped it down to no frills defense? We know Sutton was trying to be the equivalent of Reid defensively with his scheme and that guys were getting lost and not competing. Is it possible they've trimmed the fat and have turned the focus to "less tricky, less flash, just get the stop"?
They've obviously had better outings over the last 2 games, so it would stand to reason that more has been done other than just changing up play calling duties.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Lack of penalties on defense.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Luck sucked so that helped immensely, but the big difference was downfield coverage.

I think it was a combination of good coverage and playoff referees letting the guys play.

That's the gist of it. We didn't have those backbreaking calls where the QB pushes the pass and our secondary mugs the receiver, in part because Luck didn't push the pass to force the flag and in part because our DL batted down passes before PI could become an issue.

[Rasputin]

We were tackling in the backfield lots of penetration


Penetration was always a favorite word of Lenny on the radio.


Penetration


We penetrated Andrew Lucks vagina

[Dr. Yu Weed Tard]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

This. And, have they stripped it down to no frills defense? We know Sutton was trying to be the equivalent of Reid defensively with his scheme and that guys were getting lost and not competing. Is it possible they've trimmed the fat and have turned the focus to "less tricky, less flash, just get the stop"?
They've obviously had better outings over the last 2 games, so it would stand to reason that more has been done other than just changing up play calling duties.

Hey boo, it's as simple as Lucas and Ward being faster than Parker and Scabdick.

The 4 man front is helping, too - one play vs the Colts yesterday had Houston and Ford lined up down and on the same side, and they destroyed the Oline and Andrew Suck. They lined up Speaks with his hand on the ground up front, they found match ups and exploited them.
The 4 man front allows the LBs to flow to the ball better.

The future is now.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Effort. Every player was playing every play like it was the last play they would ever be able to make. Very Polamalu/Hali like I loved seeing it.

I thought the secondary had much better technique. Very rarely do our DBs get beat badly they are usually right there but they either panic or are too slow to bat the ball away. Not this game.

Hopefully it continues and it wasn't just some fluke game because if that type of effort continues no doubt in my mind Chiefs win the SB this season.

[chiefzilla1501]

The second half D vs the raiders felt like a whole new defense. I buy the idea that Mike Smith and Al Harris are more involved. Playing less tentative. Better matchup defense. Sure luck sucking helped but we don't need a defense turnaround. We just need them to not suck.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Haglund's_Spirit

Hey boo, it's as simple as Lucas and Ward being faster than Parker and Scabdick.

The 4 man front is helping, too - one play vs the Colts yesterday had Houston and Ford lined up down and on the same side, and they destroyed the Oline and Andrew Suck. They lined up Speaks with his hand on the ground up front, they found match ups and exploited them.
The 4 man front allows the LBs to flow to the ball better.

The future is now.

Whatever they're doing, it's working.

[Dr. Yu Weed Tard]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

Whatever they're doing, it's working.

Yeah. It was worth burning the Seattle game to get the kids ready and get the D righted.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Effort. Every player was playing every play like it was the last play they would ever be able to make. Very Polamalu/Hali like I loved seeing it.

I thought the secondary had much better technique. Very rarely do our DBs get beat badly they are usually right there but they either panic or are too slow to bat the ball away. Not this game.

Hopefully it continues and it wasn't just some fluke game because if that type of effort continues no doubt in my mind Chiefs win the SB this season.

It REALLY helped that the Colts were forced into 3 and out 4 straight times. Kept our defense extremely fresh and kept their defense gassed.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Haglund's_Spirit

Yeah. It was worth burning the Seattle game to get the kids ready and get the D righted.

Pretty sure the Chargers game was the last straw for Reid, and the short straw for Bob-O.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by tmax63

I think the refs letting them play a little bit more is really helping. Rush and aggressiveness has increased some but I saw several no-calls today that was whistled many times during the season. I think they're letting both teams play more, not just the Chiefs.

They were talking on Sirius before the game that the ref crew for this game was known for not throwing flags. We won't be so lucky next week.

[Easy 6]

I'm gonna boil it down to one guy... Sasquatch Jones

He completely negated their most dominant offensive player, Nelson... he consistently walked him back into Lucks lap, and never got blown off the line vs the run