Thoughts of the game (long)

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by raiderhader

You have to take into consideration two key points however -

1. They are still trying to learn and gel under a new system.

2. The _ffense left them with a short field and short breathers on a very regular basis.

If the _ffense is sustaining drives and allowing them to rest, and if they are scoring, the defense looks a lot better than it has the past two games. Considering point #1 the _ffense needs to be doing every thing they can to help the defense out early on in the season, and they have not been.

It may have seemed that way but in reality it was not.

1st Quarter
Start

10:01 1:45 KC 46
6:30 5:20 CAR 34

2nd Quarter

12:34 0:51 CAR 20
10:51 1:42 CAR 22
7:39 3:43 CAR 24
0:49 0:49 CAR 37

3rd Quarter

15:00 8:13 CAR 20 16 80 TD
5:02 0:58 CAR 31
3:28 3:33 CAR 44

4th Quarter

11:27 0:52 CAR 26 2 74 TD
10:35 1:05 KC 40 3 -4 Punt
6:45 1:54 CAR 27 3 1 Punt
4:18 3:57 CAR 46 5 15 Punt


Of their 13 drives 2, started in Chiefs territory. Two at or near the Carolina 40. One of those was due to the shiot 'excessive display' penalty.

No, the defense got their hats handed to them. They played a great half. Then they tanked.\

And just to be fair, yes, the O was dogspit.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

It may have seemed that way but in reality it was not.

1st Quarter
Start

10:01 1:45 KC 46
6:30 5:20 CAR 34

2nd Quarter

12:34 0:51 CAR 20
10:51 1:42 CAR 22
7:39 3:43 CAR 24
0:49 0:49 CAR 37

3rd Quarter

15:00 8:13 CAR 20 16 80 TD
5:02 0:58 CAR 31
3:28 3:33 CAR 44

4th Quarter

11:27 0:52 CAR 26 2 74 TD
10:35 1:05 KC 40 3 -4 Punt
6:45 1:54 CAR 27 3 1 Punt
4:18 3:57 CAR 46 5 15 Punt


Of their 13 drives 2, started in Chiefs territory. Two at or near the Carolina 40. One of those was due to the shiot 'excessive display' penalty.

No, the defense got their hats handed to them. They played a great half. Then they tanked.\

And just to be fair, yes, the O was dogspit.

I guess this one of those cases where perception is different than reality. And I totally agree that the first drive of the third quarter can be blamed on no one but the D. However, how did the O respond? By putting them right back out on the field. We had waaaay too many three and outs.

I am not excusing all of the defenses' play, just pointing out that they were not helped any by their O. And that can not happen while the D is still working things out with the new scheme.