It's All LJ's Fault!!!

[MahiMike]

No joke. I just finished watching the game again. I swear LJ has the entire offense moving in 1st gear. Sure, there are many times the OL doesn't hold a block more than 2 seconds, but FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD! LJ puts his head down and looks for a spot to lay down. Many times a quicker back could bounce it outside. Other times there's a quick opening and LJ stands there and waits for it to close before starting his run. On the few plays Charles was in, immediately he gained 15 yards. Albert was guilty of holding AFTER he was already thru the hole! That's because Albert's timing is off due to LJ's slow ass!

I petitioned for LJ to sit last week and now I'm confident that he truly is our biggest liability. Just like Thigpen was able to run around the line last year, we need a RB that can do the same.

Weak OL + slow RB with no vision = disaster.

[MahiMike]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

No shit.

Dear thread starter,

Kill yourself.

Sorry if repost.

Be so bold as to watch the 1st half again. Once we hand off to LJ, the tone is set for mediocrity. Even the play GoChiefs refers to where the LB cuts thru the line, a faster back is thru the hole before the defender is there.

There's a reason this team sucks and his name is LJ.

[RedThat]

I believe LJ is part of the problem.

I think he is done. But I also have to say it doesn't help your running game when you have a sh*t offensive line that doesn't open up holes for you.

But the fact is, LJ plays slower then game speed. He doesn't accelerate through gaps, holes quick enough. I think he lacks vision and fortitude as well.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

Even the play GoChiefs refers to where the LB cuts thru the line, a faster back is thru the hole before the defender is there.

Bullshit. Niswanger is supposed to block his man. LJ has barely taken the pitch and a couple steps before the LB is already on him. ****ing shitty ass blocking. Deion Sanders couldn't escape that LB.

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

Be so bold as to watch the 1st half again. Once we hand off to LJ, the tone is set for mediocrity. Even the play GoChiefs refers to where the LB cuts thru the line, a faster back is thru the hole before the defender is there.

There's a reason this team sucks and his name is LJ.

No need to watch it again. I have seen enough of the ineptitude of the offensive line, live on national television. To blame Johnson for setting the tone is, in a word, absurd.

[jaa1025]

Read this then rewatch the game. LJ had the fumble but when he does get a hole he hits it.

[bowener]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Bullshit. Niswanger is supposed to block his man. LJ has barely taken the pitch and a couple steps before the LB is already on him. ****ing shitty ass blocking. Deion Sanders couldn't escape that LB.

Jesus ****ing Christ!
Our OL looks just like Amy Winehouse's snatch! Red and Green with a giant ****ing hole right in the middle.

On a more serious note, if Niswanger doesn't **** everything up, they held up pretty good on the right side with a hole forming and a tackle still pulling looking for a head to smash...

[Chieftain58]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

You're reeruned.

When LJ actually gets a decent hole he is through it for a positive gain. There's nothing he can do with two guys in his face right after he gets the handoff.

I looked at the game a little last night and for the most part he made the most of what he had. There were a couple plays where he missed a hole, but only a couple. And he had a very nice cutback ran for a 14-yard gain where he made a guy miss.

Charles usually has a lot more space to work with due to the fact he is getting the ball in passing situations on draws. He did have one little run where he made a couple guys miss in the backfield. His called back TD run was also impressive.

But you are painting a picture that LJ is some huge problem and Charles is the answer, and it is not true.

Fer crissakes, I saw LJ take a pitch yesterday, had a nice lane opening up on the right side and was headed through it. But Niswanger blew a block on a linebacker so horribly at the line that the LB just sped through it and ran into LJ right after he got the pitch.

He has no chance when crap like that happens. And it has happened twice in three games now. Niswanger couldn't block Ray Lewis on a similar play.

I'm not going to say LJ is perfect but when he gets a hole he is fine. There are a lot of good running backs around the league struggling right now. LJ is no different.

GoChiefs your incredible! Do you have turrets?... why are you so in love with LJ!

[CoMoChief]

Give him an Oline that can block for him so all of you will shut the **** up.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by bowener

Jesus ****ing Christ!
Our OL looks just like Amy Winehouse's snatch! Red and Green with a giant ****ing hole right in the middle.

On a more serious note, if Niswanger doesn't **** everything up, they held up pretty good on the right side with a hole forming and a tackle still pulling looking for a head to smash...

The sad thing about that play is if one block gets made, if Niswanger holds the linebacker up for a second, LJ has Goff pulling to take out the DB, and he's into the secondary for a good gain.

[bowener]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

The sad thing about that play is if one block gets made, if Niswanger holds the linebacker up for a second, LJ has Goff pulling to take out the DB, and he's into the secondary for a good gain.

Yep. Its all there in Red and White.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

The sad thing about that play is if one block gets made, if Niswanger holds the linebacker up for a second, LJ has Goff pulling to take out the DB, and he's into the secondary for a good gain.

Sadly, at both the QB and RB position, that's been the case on most plays.

What's ridiculous isn't that our o-line is outmatched. Because they are. It's that our linemen keep blowing up assignments letting defenders get into the backfield full speed untouched.

It's almost like waving a cape in front of a charging bull.

[Gary]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

No joke. I just finished watching the game again. I swear LJ has the entire offense moving in 1st gear. Sure, there are many times the OL doesn't hold a block more than 2 seconds, but FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD! LJ puts his head down and looks for a spot to lay down. Many times a quicker back could bounce it outside. Other times there's a quick opening and LJ stands there and waits for it to close before starting his run. On the few plays Charles was in, immediately he gained 15 yards. Albert was guilty of holding AFTER he was already thru the hole! That's because Albert's timing is off due to LJ's slow ass!

I petitioned for LJ to sit last week and now I'm confident that he truly is our biggest liability. Just like Thigpen was able to run around the line last year, we need a RB that can do the same.

Weak OL + slow RB with no vision = disaster.

Not to mention the son of a bitch tried to break in to soundmind's apartment.

[EyePod]

I agree kinda... it's like the Cardinals using Edge the past few years, he just doesn't work for our line. He'd be a beast behind a good one though...

[Demonpenz]

LJ needs a hole, even when he was "fast" he needed that hole. Do you guys remember the first couple times he came in after blaylock and priest were done? I remember a draw play or something where they threw him a bone back in 04-05 people were bitch then he was slow. He is probably pretty good still if we could get ****ers off the line and block for him

[MahiMike]

LJ must've seen this thread last week. He ran exceptionally hard yesterday. Line worked better too. Still can't pass block for shit but I'm guessing his little "ego" comments will get him the goal line touches next week. I might even pick him up on my fantasy team (half the league has picked him up and dropped him). Only avid Chiefs fans know that the easier part of the schedule is coming up.