View topic - CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN

[steelwest Profile]

Can someone explain why other teams can look efficient and professional playing poor to middle-of-the-road competition, while we typically seem to be holding on for dear life? The parts of the game I saw last night were putrid. The rushing plays that were called were largely going nowhere. Yet, there we were playing a retched team and keeping them in the game by running up the middle for two twice, maybe getting a penalty mixed in, and then throwing the predictable third down pass. Even under these conditions, we moved the ball some which only says how bad the Chiefs are. This is the same type of stuff we pulled in Indy. And the same nonsense that caused us to lose a game in Denver a couple years back.

When you have a bye week and are playing a poor team the following week on national TV, it is time for the offense to come out, open it up, look efficient, make plays, and run up a big lead so you can work on some things. It is not time for the dive-into-the-line, let's not beat ourselves game plan. That type of game plan only keeps the other team in the game, which is when they think they may have a chance.

Nice job fellas. Nothing like going the full 12 rounds with an opponent that cannot knock you out so you could (but do not) take all kinds of chances and work on all kinds of plays. Instead, you clutch and grab to get a close decision. Sometimes I think it is not worth dedicating the time to watch this type of game-plan and effort.

We stop ourselves and then we claim the defense looked good in winning 13-9. WE PLAYED THE CHIEFS WITH PALKO AS THE QB. The Patriots --you know, of the sieve, "we cannot stop anyone defense" -- allowed 3 points to the Chiefs last week. Enough said.

[stillgrill Profile]

There is no doubt the Stillers did 2 things: One, they totally looked past this gm to the Bungle tilt next week.

Two, whether it was Ben's thumb or the cold weather, the offense looked WAY out of sync. Wallace/Miller/Brown dropped 4-5 catchable balls + the O-line spiraled after Pouncey left the gm.

The defense did its part considering Troy went out early & no Woodley again.

Speaking of Woodley: am I the only one who feels that just one sack on the last drives of KC & the Ratbirds would have easily put this team at 9-2?