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[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

The switch he really flipped was cutting out the interceptions and not throwing to Moore or Toney last post season. It took a pretty Herculean effort from the defense to win it all last season. Of the last 8 Super Bowl winners we scored the fewest total points and fewest ppg. Even with having an extra game on many of those other winning teams. That’s not going to be repeatable this year.

Nonsense. The guy had QBRs of 88.8, 91.5, 91.3, and 76.4 in four playoff games last season against maybe the toughest competition anybody has ever faced in a postseason run. You can easily make the argument it was the best he'd ever played in a 4 game stretch.

That didn't simply happen because of "cutting out the interceptions" or not throwing to Skyy Moore. He elevated his level of play significantly, which he has shown the ability to do consistently in the playoffs in his career.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Nonsense. The guy had QBRs of 88.8, 91.5, 91.3, and 76.4 in four playoff games last season against maybe the toughest competition anybody has ever faced in a postseason run. You can easily make the argument it was the best he'd ever played in a 4 game stretch.

That didn't simply happen because of "cutting out the interceptions" or not throwing to Skyy Moore. He elevated his level of play significantly, which he has shown the ability to do consistently in the playoffs in his career.

We went a full game in a row worth without a TD and just three points between the AFC championship and Super Bowl. We didn’t break that drought until a punt hit a punt return blocker. Both of those games looked very similar to the entire season (outside of the already mentioned turnovers) with the offense getting bogged down and just hoping the defense kept them in it which they did of course.

We will have one, if not two games this post season that will in all likelihood be just like the Bills game where the defense isn’t getting off the field as quickly and frequently. Last year’s performance from the offense will not win this year.

Also, last season is really the only playoff run he has had to actually elevate beyond his regular season performance since it’s the first one he played so poorly (by his standards) for a whole season in.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

We went a full game in a row worth without a TD and just three points between the AFC championship and Super Bowl. We didn’t break that drought until a punt hit a punt return blocker. Both of those games looked very similar to the entire season (outside of the already mentioned turnovers) with the offense getting bogged down and just hoping the defense kept them in it which they did of course.

He played 3 excellent games in a row followed by one very good one in the SB against the toughest competition any QB had ever faced in a playoff run. Are Chiefs fans really trying to trash this guy’s performance in the playoffs now?

Also, last season is really the only playoff run he has had to actually elevate beyond his regular season performance since it’s the first one he played so poorly (by his standards) for a whole season in.

You may want to go look up his 2021 regular season and where that ranks as far as QBR goes in his career. This has become a standard thing for him this decade.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He played 3 excellent games in a row followed by one very good one in the SB against the toughest competition any QB had ever faced in a playoff run. Are Chiefs fans really trying to trash this guy’s performance in the playoffs now?


You may want to go look up his 2021 regular season and where that ranks as far as QBR goes in his career. This has become a standard thing for him this decade.

No, I’m simply pointing out that yes, he elevated his game, but even with that we needed the defense to do the heavy lifting keeping us in both of those games, allowing him to wok his magic.

As for 2021, he had some bad games here and there throughout the season but he also had a lot of really good games. We averaged 35.4 ppg the last five games of that season. He also had a good QBR in those games. That production continued in the first two games but none of those last 5 regular season games remotely approached how bad he was in the AFC championship. Basically in 2021 the post season reflected the regular season exactly. Some really great games with a clunker.

[Chiefnj2]

Early in the season the Chiefs were a running team. Most likely because of the injuries at WR. People wondered why Kelce's numbers were down, it was because they were running the ball more (and effectively) at the expense of the short passing game.

Whether that is due to Pacheco being out, Hunt maybe getting tired, or just opposing teams keying on the run, I'm not sure, but they can't run as well as early in the season. In past years, this was okay because Mahomes could sling the ball and take advantage of a D keying on the run. This year not so much, and it's because of a myriad of reasons. The OL has been weak - usually the LT is the major culprit, but Smith had a bad game and Taylor is good for a 2nd and 20 at least twice a game. Mahomes has the yips, and some of the long developing plays are baffling when the line can't protect. Ju Ju is constantly hurt and Worthy is a bit limited. I know people are blaming Mahomes for inaccurate throws to him, but the kid needs better sideline awareness and he needs to go up and try to fight for the ball. And for the life of me, Steele shouldn't get so much playing time.

Just like last year, I'm sure it'll settle down and work itself out.