Let's talk about the Jaguars

[Mosbonian]

Am I the only person who thinks this isn't going to be as close as people think?

I (unfortunately)get the Jags every week here and I think people give them too much credit for some things and too little for others.

Josh Allen isn't Von Miller....Travon Walker can look good one play and completely lost the next...their secondary is decent but Mahomes picks apart even the best secondaries... while our running game is atrocious I think we can get some yards.

Their receiving corps are average at best.......Kirk is their best receiver but he would be #4 on our depth chart in KC.....Cam Robinson can tend to get a lot of false starts in loud stadiums, I would bet that our crowd has him give us 2-3 in the game....their TE's are decent but not near as good as Kelce or ever Gray/Fortson....Trevor is as erratic as Derek Carr or Justin Herbert....and sometimes when he runs he can forget to get down in a slide....

I would watch out for Smoot on defense....he seems to be the guy who is having the better year.

On Offense.....if we let Etienne get confidence right away he will run all over us. Gay or Bolton need to meet him head on and let him get gun shy.... and watch out for Trevor running, again we need the LB's to spy on him

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Am I the only person who thinks this isn't going to be as close as people think?

I (unfortunately)get the Jags every week here and I think people give them too much credit for some things and too little for others.

Josh Allen isn't Von Miller....Travon Walker can look good one play and completely lost the next...their secondary is decent but Mahomes picks apart even the best secondaries... while our running game is atrocious I think we can get some yards.

Their receiving corps are average at best.......Kirk is their best receiver but he would be #4 on our depth chart in KC.....Cam Robinson can tend to get a lot of false starts in loud stadiums, I would bet that our crowd has him give us 2-3 in the game....their TE's are decent but not near as good as Kelce or ever Gray/Fortson....Trevor is as erratic as Derek Carr or Justin Herbert....and sometimes when he runs he can forget to get down in a slide....

I would watch out for Smoot on defense....he seems to be the guy who is having the better year.

On Offense.....if we let Etienne get confidence right away he will run all over us. Gay or Bolton need to meet him head on and let him get gun shy.... and watch out for Trevor running, again we need the LB's to spy on him

People seem to be scared to predict comfortable wins over weak opponents. As if our predictions have an effect on the outcome.

I think KC matches up pretty well with Jacksonville and will win comfortably if they don't make a lot of mistakes. If it's an off day, sure, it could be a battle. Like any other NFL game.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar

People seem to be scared to predict comfortable wins over weak opponents. As if our predictions have an effect on the outcome.

I think KC matches up pretty well with Jacksonville and will win comfortably if they don't make a lot of mistakes. If it's an off day, sure, it could be a battle. Like any other NFL game.

Although people predicting blowouts here has nothing to do with the outcome the reality is that teams KC should blow out they don’t. Not sure why, but it’s maddening and a reason why KC drops a head scratcher or two every year.

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar

People seem to be scared to predict comfortable wins over weak opponents. As if our predictions have an effect on the outcome.

I think KC matches up pretty well with Jacksonville and will win comfortably if they don't make a lot of mistakes. If it's an off day, sure, it could be a battle. Like any other NFL game.

Jax really isn't as bad as their record, though. They've played everyone close, just haven't been able to put them away.

There's a lot of talent there, and they're finally getting good coaching for the first time at the NFL level.

They're not a gimme on anybody's schedule.

I expect a win, but it will be closer than we'd like-because that's how Jax plays everyone.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Jax really isn't as bad as their record, though. They've played everyone close, just haven't been able to put them away.

There's a lot of talent there, and they're finally getting good coaching for the first time at the NFL level.

They're not a gimme on anybody's schedule.

I expect a win, but it will be closer than we'd like-because that's how Jax plays everyone.

The Chiefs aren't "everyone ". Most offenses are struggling this year.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Jax really isn't as bad as their record, though. They've played everyone close, just haven't been able to put them away.

There's a lot of talent there, and they're finally getting good coaching for the first time at the NFL level.

They're not a gimme on anybody's schedule.

I expect a win, but it will be closer than we'd like-because that's how Jax plays everyone.

I'm not saying they're terrible or anything, but they're 3-6 vs a pretty weak schedule. They've already lost to four of the worst teams in the league. Every team in the NFL plays close games. I don't think there's a single team this year that gets blown out consistently.

More importantly, I don't think they have a defensive scheme that is likely to give KC a lot of problems. But the Chiefs aren't perfect, and tend to play down to teams at home for some reason. So any given Sunday and all that.