The Honey Badger, The Pass Rush, and The Rush D

[dlphg9]

Yes Patrick Mahomes and the offense are the driving force of this team, but holy shit, Tyrann Mathieu and the pass rushers on this team were huge in getting us this win today.

Mathieu is everybit as good as Eric Berry was in his prime. I was excited about the signing and he has exceeded my expectations. I never thought he'd be this good. He is such a huge role model for the young guys and is such a great leader of this D.

There was a huge difference between this year's AFCCG and last year's AFCCG. That difference was the pass rush. Last year we barely even touched Tom Brady and this year we sacked Tannehill 3 times (K. Pass 2 times and Frank Clark 1 time) and there were several times when Chris Jones was in his face. These guys got after Tannehill.

After being sucked off by the media for the last week Derrick Henry had his chance to do something I never thought possible and that was be a RB that led a team to a Super Bowl. The Chiefs D said eat my ass you over hyped piece of trash. The run D held the greatest player in the history of the world, a guy that some dipshit on national radio said he would take him in a draft over Patrick Mahomes (can't think of who the reerun was), to 69 yards on 19 carries for 3.6 ypc.

The Chiefs whipped that ass and finally brought the Lamar Hunt trophy to its home. Now we have one thing left to do this year and that is go to Miami and win the first of Patrick Mahomes' many Super Bowl's. I knew we were destined to go to the championship game this year, but it doesnt feel real. All these years of Super Bowl parties just to watch 2 teams I don't give a shit about and now I can finally watch my absolute favorite team in the world play in the biggest sporting event in the world.

I Love You All!!!

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by petegz28

You're ****ing crazy! They shut down Henry. The 3 and out after we made it 17 -14 was huge. Then the way they held them the entire 2nd half.

This defense played their ass off today.

Exactly. The defense got the ball back after the offense sputtered late in the 2nd quarter, which led to the long scoring drive before the half. Then the offense failed to score on their first possession of the 3rd quarter but the defense stuffed the short run and got the ball right back.

That’s twice the defense bailed out the offense not the other way around.

[T-post Tom]

LOVE me some Honey Badger. Best all-around safety in football this year. I'm convinced. LOVE what he brings to this team.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Exactly. The defense got the ball back after the offense sputtered late in the 2nd quarter, which led to the long scoring drive before the half. Then the offense failed to score on their first possession of the 3rd quarter but the defense stuffed the short run and got the ball right back.

That’s twice the defense bailed out the offense not the other way around.

That stop on the Titans first possession in the second half was such a huge stop. Clutch as ****

[JohnnyV13]

Darren Lee was Veachs only misstep

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by JohnnyV13

Darren Lee was Veachs only misstep

If you want to even call it that. We gave up a 6th round pick for a solid special teamer who provides quality depth. But I get that you're just saying even our worst is pretty good.

[chiefzilla1501]

Said this on another thread... Scott Van Pelt said Derrick Henry only got 1.73 yards after contact. That is absurdly good for that RB. Granted, a huge reason for our success was our offense played tremendous defense. Derrick Henry is 10 times better a RB in the second half and we completely took the ball out of his hands. But you look at the Chiefs earlier this week. Hitchens made specific comments about how to tackle Henry. Talked about tackling low, finishing tackles. These guys were tremendously coached on tackling this week. So well that guys like Frank Clark were so confident that they could mouth off and get away with it. They knew they were going to stop Derrick Henry. And they did.

[Easy 6]

Let’s not forget Big Mike Pennel while we’re at it, holy moly that guy BROUGHT IT yesterday... he singlehandedly wrecked their interior line on two consecutive plays

[Naptown Chief]

I'm not gay, but I love me some Chiefs D!

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

LOVE me some Honey Badger. Best all-around safety in football this year. I'm convinced. LOVE what he brings to this team.

He's not even really a safety; he's a DB.

He plays slot. He plays box. He plays deep sometimes. He can be anywhere at any time.

He's like the 'falcon' of defensive backs. Only it works, that 'falcon' shit Gunther tried with DT didn't really work that well.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Love the way HB (Frank Clark too) has bought into the history of the Chiefs franchise. Seemed to genuinely understand the historical implications of the game and want this win for the Hunt family and our fans.

In addition to absolutely plying his butt off the second half of the season, he seems like a likeable dude. Easy guy to root for, like Mahomes. Like a lot of guys on our team this season actually.

[Dunerdr]

when dirty dan took out two fellow chiefs in back to back plays early i thought of **** here it is the clock struck midnight, but then later in the game dan had some nice ****ing plays sending a message to tannehill that nothing was going to stand in our way.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Let’s not forget Big Mike Pennel while we’re at it, holy moly that guy BROUGHT IT yesterday... he singlehandedly wrecked their interior line on two consecutive plays

Its amazing how much of a difference in the small amount of time he's on the field

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Its amazing how much of a difference in the small amount of time he's on the field

keeping those big boys fresh makes a HUGE difference.