Ten Things About Today's Game: Week 2: KC 28 Faid 10

[gblowfish]

Ten Things About Today’s Game Week 2: KC 28 Faid 10

10. I had worry about this game because of my years of watching KC blow games they should win in the Black Hole. I hate that dumpster fire of a stadium, and I’m so glad we’ll never have to play in that tarp covered open sewer ever again. Good riddance. At least it was a 75 degree day and not a sauna like last week in Jax. And after having to travel coast to coast in the course of a week, there was a lot of reason for concern. Nice that we won the toss and deferred, so we got the ball to start the second half. The first quarter belonged to the Raiders, second quarter to Mahomie, and the second half to neither team. This is the first time in the history of KC playing Oakland that they’ve had a scoreless half. That’s pretty amazing. A win is a win (Just Win Baby, you black and silver douche bags), especially in division, but there’s a lot to discuss, much that needs to be fixed, and much to praise. When the Chiefs got down Ten to Zip I wasn’t losing my mind, because for the first time since Joe Montana, we have a dynamic leader who can put the team on his back and will them to win. He’s the damn NFL league MVP, and he played that way with a wobbly wheel.

9. The first quarter was concerning in many ways. KC gave up big yardage on first down runs and was having a real hard time getting stops on third down. It looked like Grandpa Bob's Defense. Jones made a nice play in the first Oakland drive to force a field goal. Chuckie’s gonna have to learn you’re not going to beat this Chiefs team with Field Goals. This ain’t three years ago, and Alex Smith is NOT our QB. Oakland’s TD drive was aided by a lack of pass rush, missed tackles and a DPI on Honey Badger. KC offense looked lethargic during the whole first quarter. Fisher tried to go and couldn’t. Erving came in and the Chiefs couldn’t run the ball, at all.

8. Second quarter, Mahomie dials up DRobb on a 44 yard TD pass on the very first play to get KC back in the fight. Hardman’s 42 yard TD was on a third and 20 after a holding call on the KC O line. Kelce for a 27 yard TD was a perfect pass, and DRobb’s final TD with 40 seconds left in the half was a thing of beauty.

7. The Raiders were a typical stupid Raiders team to help beat themselves. Chuckie made a challenge in the first quarter that he lost, and it cost him a valuable time out. On the final Raiders drive of the half, Carr throws a ball down the middle with no time outs left, not enough time for the team to spike the ball for a field goal attempt. Stupid clock management. Several third and manageable calls went to third and long because of Raiders players jumping offside IN THEIR OWN STADIUM! In the second half, Carr threw two momentum killing picks; one on a fade pass thrown horribly that Breeland picked; and another to Ward when his receiver fell down. The fade pick to Breeland is really a head scratcher, especially when Jacobs had ripped off a 50 yard run earlier in the drive and the Raiders had pushed KC off the ball rushing all day long. Raiders had a total of seven penalties for 52 yards, and all of them were critical momentum killers.

6. Mahomie’s second quarter was epic. 278 passing yards and 4 TDs in the first half…wow. He ended up with 446 total passing yards, 4 TDs and no picks -but did have one fumble just because he held the ball a tick too long. He would have had a fifth TD for 72 yards had it not been called back for Shady holding. It was an understandable hold, as McCoy was trying to keep Mahomes from getting killed by a blitzing linebacker. Mahomes spread the ball to seven different receivers, and Kelce had his third 100 plus yard game in a row vs. Oakland. His grabs helped move the chains on multiple third and longs.

5. This was our worst special teams day in a long time. Colquitt was not good. He only averaged 39 yards per punt. Chiefs punt return effort was awful. DAT fielded a punt on the three yard line and we got a holding penalty to move the ball to the KC 5 yard line to start a drive. KC had holding penalties on three different punt returns. Total penalties were 10 for 114 yards. That’s way too many, and if we do that against a better team -like next week against Baltimore, for example- they’re gonna get beat. Only ST guy who showed up this week was Buttkicker. He was perfect again this week.

4. Carr is career 2 and 9 vs. KC, and his only two wins were in Oakland on Thursday Night football. And one of those the refs gave him like seven chances to throw a TD inside the 10 yard line. So, as long was we don’t have to play Carr on a Thursday Night in Oakland, we’re probably gonna beat his ass. I don’t think any more Thursday Night games are scheduled for KC and Oakland, so that’s a good thing. Andy is now 22-3 vs the AFC West over the past four years, and all three losses are from Thursday Night games. Phyllis Rivers beat us on a last second pass at Arrowhead on a Thursday Night. BTW: Phyllis LOST to the Detroit Lions today. Actually the entire AFC West LOST today except us. So two weeks in, we’ve separated from the pack and lead the AFC West.

3. Chiefs running game was anemic today. Don’t know if that’s because Fisher was out, or if Oakland was keying on McCoy, but we only had 31 yards rushing. Damian Williams also banged his knee in the second half. But when your QB throws for just shy of 450 yards, who cares? Mahomie set a record today as he’s now thrown three TDs in each of his last seven road games. That’s an NFL Record.

2. Chiefs Defense did a nice job shutting out Oakland for the final three quarters. Several players had great stops at critical times, including Fuller, Jones, K-Pass and Clark. I think as each week goes by, Spags D will start to jell as they get more time playing together. Oakland’s only passing TD was because of some confusion in our defensive secondary. But I tell you what, Oakland’s secondary looked a lot like ours looked last year; and now that Mahomes torching them is on tape, it’s going to be a long year for Chuckie trying to stop guys like Phyllis who they have yet to face. Raiders also looked like they were in poor condition. Several of their players left the game, including Burfict. Only Chiefs injury looks like Damian Williams (knee) and Shady dinged an ankle, and hopefully neither guy is hurt bad. Also Erving may have been knicked up, but he played the whole game once Fisher went out. Fisher may be out for a couple weeks. At least he tried to go, and I admire him for that. Mahomes was probably at around 80 percent on his gimpy ankle, but obviously that was enough to beat Chuckie’s Raiders.

1. So next we get our home opener against a tough Baltimore team. If not for a miracle catch last year by Tyreek, we probably would have lost to them last year at Arrowhead, and if anything Jackson is a much better QB this year. Ravens had a hard time overcoming Arizona and their rookie QB Kyler Murray, and Mahomes is much more experienced now. Should be another epic matchup between undefeated teams. It will probably be another tight battle, but we’ll have the 12 man advantage of the Arrowhead Crowd. Chiefs are off to a great start with back to back wins against AFC opponents, and one AFC West Road win already. So far, so good!

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Well done George, as usual.

A couple of my Bear fans friends were texting me during the game. Some interesting remarks:

"It's boring watching the Chiefs, they just roll!"

"Watching a future HOF QB is Fun"

" Our Biscuit (Trubisky) is stuggling again"

I always make sure to remind them of how glad I am that the Bears moved up and took Trubisky leaving Mahomes on the table.

Hey what's up HemiEd? Good seeing you post I haven't got on as much this year but was living in a van down by the river over half the summer but I'm in a good place now.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Well done George, as usual.

A couple of my Bear fans friends were texting me during the game. Some interesting remarks:

"It's boring watching the Chiefs, they just roll!"

"Watching a future HOF QB is Fun"

" Our Biscuit (Trubisky) is stuggling again"

I always make sure to remind them of how glad I am that the Bears moved up and took Trubisky leaving Mahomes on the table.

Hey give Da Bears some love they stolen Killer Mack from the Raiders we don't face home twice a year anymore

[cabletech94]

great write up as usual, blowfish!!
i was actually nervous that first quarter. seems like wasted emotions now.

goooo chiefs!!!

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Hey what's up HemiEd? Good seeing you post I haven't got on as much this year but was living in a van down by the river over half the summer but I'm in a good place now.

I am happy for you, that is great. Me? I don't have Haglunds but I am day to day.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Hey give Da Bears some love they stolen Killer Mack from the Raiders we don't face home twice a year anymore

No kidding, and they have ****ed off a couple of pretty good targets for Carr as well.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by eDave

Great job not passing out today. gg.

[Hammock Parties]

Lamar is Whiplash

Mahomes is Iron Man

[farmerchief]

Good job, GB

[FloridaMan88]

I thought Andy was pretty vanilla with the Chiefs rushing game.

Maybe it had to do with Fisher being out, but they didn’t do much to creatively try to manufacture a running game other than the delayed draw plays.

Of course I don’t know why the Chiefs were trying to run at all with Mahomes in superhuman mode after the first quarter.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Good write up... Rushing was tough because they were playing press coverage and had 9-10 guys within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. This is why Mahomes torched them as well. Defenses will have to pick their poison.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

Good write up... Rushing was tough because they were playing press coverage and had 9-10 guys within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. This is why Mahomes torched them as well. Defenses will have to pick their poison.

This is becoming quite clear to me. That's what all that tape told everyone.

[FAX]

Best 10 things in the league ... by far. And speaking of our offensive problems, I noticed three.

One was the lack of precision in the routes. Wally's offense is based on route design and precision. Our guys cannot forget to detail those routes, close on defenders to force their decisions, then make your cuts on time and with decisiveness. They didn't do that. (That's shorthand for a lot of unmentioned stuff, but that's what stuck out to me.)

The second thing I observed was that Mahomes' accuracy was off on his intermediate throws. That could have been due to the sloppy-ass route running or it could be that Mahomes was just off. (Ankle?) I cannot and will not give credit to the Faiders since our receivers were open(ish) and those are normally pitch/catch plays.

The third thing was the most troubling; what the hell happened to our run game? Was the Faider defense that stout? Was our blocking that poor? Were we tired due to the travel schedule? I'd have to rewatch the game to try and figure it out, but damn ... that was not impressive ... and a little scary, to be honest.

FAX

[InChiefsHeaven]

Always a pleasure to read. I honestly don't think much of the Ravens...I mean, they beat the hapless Dolphins (who I'm pretty sure will pick 1st in the draft) and Arizona. They ain't seen shit like us in Arrowhead. Will it be like the Raiders? No, but I honestly think we beat two decent defenses on the road. We'll be fine.

[Bwana]

Thank you George, well done.

[Tinker Dill]

Thank you George. Very nice.

[2bikemike]

Good write up. After the first quarter I thought we were headed for a shootout. I was pretty certain our offensive struggles wouldn't hold. Man did they light up the scoreboard in the 2nd! I was kinda shocked we never scored again.

I really wish we would get our penalties under control.