My completely uninformed take on the Ravens game that will surely waste your time.

[BossChief]

My hopes are that Hali dominates a injured Oher that leads the league in false starts in a stadium that leads theNFL in causing false starts and causes him into some ill timed throws that turn into interceptions and then after we are up and its late in the game, Hali strips Flacco of the ball and puts the nail in the coffin.

Please GOD let it happen.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by BossChief

My hopes are that Hali dominates a injured Oher that leads the league in false starts in a stadium that leads theNFL in causing false starts and causes him into some ill timed throws that turn into interceptions and then after we are up and its late in the game, Hali strips Flacco of the ball and puts the nail in the coffin.

Please GOD let it happen.

I also expect Javier Arenas to play a big game. I think they wil blitz him a couple times to bring added pressure and that he will do a good job in coverage.

He could make a difference making sack if he gets a chance. This is his kind of game.

[BossChief]

On offense, we MUST come out and show them a lot of stuff we haven't used yet. If we come out and run a lot of plays we have put on tape, that veteran defense will be ready to pounce.

Ive said i before, but I hope we come out with DMC and Charles BOTH in the backfield and put em in motion (or shift) to get them into advantageous matchups for us.

I dont see this as a game that Jones can help us a whole lot as that older defense can be beat by quickness and speed, but has shown to be as physical as any defense in the league.

We have a good chance at winning this one, but we MUST have a GREAT gameplan to do so.

[Warrior5]

Originally Posted by BossChief

...We have a good chance at winning this one, but we MUST have a GREAT gameplan to do so.

...and a defense or ST score.

[KurtCobain]

So, what I got out of this.....

Chiefs in the superbowl? Sounds good.

[milkman]

To me, the single most important thing the Chiefs must do to win is to make Thomas Jones an afterthought.

If we come out running Jones up the gut on first and second down, the Chiefs will be in a lot of 3rd and long situations, and teh Ravens will piss pound Cassel.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by milkman

To me, the single most important thing the Chiefs must do to win is to make Thomas Jones an afterthought.

yea, ive been wondering about this myself. His role in the regular season was basically to take the load off of Charles and save him for the really "important" games. Well, here are the really "important" games........

[KC Jones]

It all comes down to dealing w/ Ngata in my opinion. If we can run stretch plays to the outside and keep him from dragging Wiegmann and Waters with him on his way to dump Cassel within 2 seconds of the snap on passing downs, then we have a great chance to win this game. Suggs will be a big issue on passing downs too. I'd say we just keep running the ball and use the pass sparingly. Lots of screens and draws.

If either offense scores 2 TDs I'll be surprised, and that will be the team that wins.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KC Jones

It all comes down to dealing w/ Ngata in my opinion. If we can run stretch plays to the outside and keep him from dragging Wiegmann and Waters with him on his way to dump Cassel within 2 seconds of the snap on passing downs, then we have a great chance to win this game. Suggs will be a big issue on passing downs too. I'd say we just keep running the ball and use the pass sparingly. Lots of screens and draws.

If either offense scores 2 TDs I'll be surprised, and that will be the team that wins.

I disagree.

The Ravens are going to be keying on the run.

I believe the Chiefs have to be balanced in order to be successful.

I believe they have to show play action on first downs in order to keep the Ravens off balance defensively.

If the Chiefs come out simply trying to establish the run, I believe they'll get thier asses handed to them.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by milkman

I disagree.

The Ravens are going to be keying on the run.

I believe the Chiefs have to be balanced in order to be successful.

I believe they have to show play action on first downs in order to keep the Ravens off balance defensively.

If the Chiefs come out simply trying to establish the run, I believe they'll get thier asses handed to them.

I think their corners are the weak link of the entire team. They flat out suck. If Reed wasn't back there, the Chiefs could hang 300 yards passing on them.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I think their corners are the weak link of the entire team. They flat out suck. If Reed wasn't back there, the Chiefs could hang 300 yards passing on them.

I think they can hang 300 on them even with him back there. The trick is, it needs to start early. They have something they haven't had in years, and that's speed. Use it. Work screens off playaction to Charles and McCluster, get the line out to the second level and put some hits on Lewis to demoralize him the way we all remember from 6 years ago, then add Bowe and Moeaki into the mix and then, finally, start to work in the traditional run game. Establish the pass to open the run, get Cassel into a rhythm early, and don't allow the Baltimore defense to get into a position where they can get comfortable and dictate what the Chiefs do. Start fast on Sunday and stay aggressive. Try and get the bulk of the carries in the second half.

Unfortunately I don't expect them to do that. I think we'll see a three and out in the first series featuring two Jones running plays for no gain and then a wobbly off-target pass in Bowe's general direction that's almost picked in a long yardage situation.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I think they can hang 300 on them even with him back there. The trick is, it needs to start early. They have something they haven't had in years, and that's speed. Use it. Work screens off playaction to Charles and McCluster, get the line out to the second level and put some hits on Lewis to demoralize him the way we all remember from 6 years ago, then add Bowe and Moeaki into the mix and then, finally, start to work in the traditional run game. Establish the pass to open the run, get Cassel into a rhythm early, and don't allow the Baltimore defense to get into a position where they can get comfortable and dictate what the Chiefs do. Start fast on Sunday and stay aggressive. Try and get the bulk of the carries in the second half.

Add in a Haley-trademarked fake punt or double-reverse flea flicker and I'm on board.

[Chief Henry]

[QUOTE=keg in kc;7327983]I think they can hang 300 on them even with him back there. The trick is, it needs to start early. They have something they haven't had in years, and that's speed. Use it. Work screens off playaction to Charles and McCluster, get the line out to the second level and put some hits on Lewis to demoralize him the way we all remember from 6 years ago, then add Bowe and Moeaki into the mix and then, finally, start to work in the traditional run game. Establish the pass to open the run, get Cassel into a rhythm early, and don't allow the Baltimore defense to get into a position where they can get comfortable and dictate what the Chiefs do. Start fast on Sunday and stay aggressive. Try and get the bulk of the carries in the second half.

QUOTE]

Absolutley...it has to start early right from our first offensive series.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by milkman

I disagree.

The Ravens are going to be keying on the run.

I believe the Chiefs have to be balanced in order to be successful.

I believe they have to show play action on first downs in order to keep the Ravens off balance defensively.

If the Chiefs come out simply trying to establish the run, I believe they'll get thier asses handed to them.

Yep.

I don't care how good your running game is. This is the NFL, and if a team knows what you are going to do, they can stop it.

Everyone and their mom knows KC wants to run the ball. If we are going to be successful though, we need to keep Baltimore off balance with play-action, a decent mid-range passing attack, and the occasional deep threat. We will need the passing game to show it needs to be accounted for to open up running lanes.

[the Talking Can]

when you look at stats: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/201101...fs#tab:analyze

the only significant difference are:

Chiefs run offense - way better than the Ravens
Ravens run defense - 93 yards per game

and points allowed:

Ravens - 16.9
Chiefs - 20.4

3.5 points is huge in the nfl

Flacco and Cassel are almost mirrors statistically, with the main difference being accuracy:

Flacco - 62%
Cassel - 58%

but their ratings are basically the same

it really comes down to can we get Charles loose against their front 7....and then will Casasel or Flacco not crap their pants....