Are there any bright spots?
 

Serious question, is there any facet of the game where this team shows promise? The Chiefs haven't been in TV here yet and as you can imagine I haven't wasted my money to go watch them in a bar. I see LJ had a decent day and we only gave up two sacks. Does that mean the line was at least mediocre today?

Also, what about Thigpen? Did he look as bad in the game as his stat line does after?

Anything at all positive to report?

When you get blown away by the Atlanta Falcons....do you really expect much positive?

Bright side: 1 game closer to the end of Carl and Herm.

LJ at least looked like he had some fire, we started running outside the tackles and did so with success.

That's really it. We have the worst linebacking corps in the NFL, our D-line can't generate any pressure, and our safeties should be euthanized.

Give me a break, Dude.

Thigpen put the Chiefs in the red zone twice when they came up empty. One a field goal, the other on the one. LJ played well today. Flowers and Carr played well. Tank Tyler and Turk McBride played very well.

If Thigpen had a year under his belt instead of just one game, the Chiefs very well could have won this game. His inexperience is what hurt the Chiefs offense, aside from McInSuck & Jones.

We didn't put a 5'9" practice squad WR under center to run the option this week, so that is an improvement.

I think we all new the right side of the line and the linebacking corp were the two most talent depleted areas on the roster. That and QB.

One more good off-season and the Chiefs are off to the races.

And he made a clutch reception.

Give credit where credit is due.

That 4th quarter from what I saw was the Falcons playing the pass going "hey if you wanna run it and take all the time off the clock be my guest"

No, but that doesn't mean there can't be something/someone who looked good.

We are one step closer to the NFL DRAFT which might be a darkspot if we trade the 1st pick in the nfl for Brady quinn.

The only positive I can think of is that this team isn't owned by Al Davis. If you haven't read this, good read:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Also how can anyone say any of the Dlineman looked good? Cause they made a tackle a couple of times?

They got 0 pass rush no one even got close enough to breathe on Ryan and they got gashed in the run game again.

I didn't see it that way.

The third quarter is where the running game and passing game exploded. If not for the missed field goal, this game may have turned out much differently. The missed opportunity for a TD at the goal line insured the loss.

Cleveland is NOT trading Quinn so that's not even a concern.

Also for the record, Turk McBride is the reason along with DJ that Norwood ripped off a 50 yard run.

Actually, the offense did markedly better in the 2nd half, although the game was already lost at that point so one must consider the entire 2nd half as "garbage time" stats. Still- we did run much better than we have all season and made a number of 1st downs.

Also, I continue to be impressed by Albert and both Flowers and Carr look like NFL caliber CBs (not saying any of them are 2008 probowlers but they haven't really been liabilities which is something in their rookie year).

Tank Tyler, Turk McBride and Glen Dorsey all had good tackles and penetration.

Did it happen on every down? No. But they played hard and for the most part, played well.

Dude, this is essentially an Expansion Team. Period. If you look at it from that perspective, there's a lot of good things to find in today's performance.

we only punted 5 times which is the least amount of times we have had to punt this year :)

That's outright ****ing bullshit.

Bull. ****ing. Shit.

The score was 31-14 when the Chiefs were on the 19 yard line. 31-17 is not "game over". Especially when they had another chance at the one, which would have put it at 31-24.

What a bunch of negative douchebaggery on this site.

I'm not sure I noticed that but cheers to him!

Most everyone thought even expecting us to be bad that we could beat the Falcons, when this happens this is what you get.

What you're doing is picking out a few positives against a team that will probably win 5 games, going "see look at this"

yeah, we didn't play Damon Huard

I guess you can call me negative but I just don't see our offense (as it is) putting up 30 points this year. Perhaps when Croyle returns but I wouldn't count on it.

How did they manage to avoid scoring from the goal line?

No Dane Mecca is right, after NE that have been pretty much no bright spots other than Bowe, Gonzalez, and LJ this game. I know this is going to be hard to take, but I think the defense is worse than it was under Dick Vermiel.

It didn't rain...

You should expect to be competitive against teams like Oakland and Atlanta when you have to try to pick out very small positives about the game against those teams, what is going to happen when they face a good team?

They are obviously much further behind this curve than even the most ardent person could have predicted. I don't think anyone expected to get abused in these 2 games...

They went for it on 4th down and LJ got tackled.

LJ on fourth and goal couldn't quite get in. He sure as hell tried.

Look guys, had it not been for the missed field goal and LJ's near TD miss, the Chiefs would have put up 24 points on the road.

That's a vast improvement over last week at Arrowhead.

Add to that, the team, especially the offense, NEVER GAVE UP.

So go ahead, be as negative as you'd like. You'd be missing out on a gutsy performance by a very young team that never quit.

You know who played gutsy today?

Cincy did, getting ass raped by the Falcons is not playing gutsy.

The offense did look significantly better in the second half.

However, this team still only shows up one unit at a team. The defense always comes to play in the first quarter, and then shits the bed thereafter, whereas it seems that Herm always scripts 15 thrusts of the butt sex offense to start us off.

In fairness, "see, look at this" is exactly what I was asking for. I wasn't expecting anyone to say we looked like a quality team that got some bad breaks.

Have any of Gun's FA signings worked out since his return?

You HAVE to look at the individual matchups this year. Their are WAY too many holes to judge the entire offense or the entire defense.

How do you expect the secondary to perform when they're constantly having to tackle running backs with a 20 yard head start? The linebackers are horrific. Absolutely horrific. We're starting and playing nearly four rookies and first year players (McBride, Tyler, Dorsey & Johnston).

Secondly, the offense has only ONE receiver, a horrific right side of the offensive line and a 7th round QB.

The fact that the Chiefs were actually in the game and never gave up is a great sign.

That's because the game is close, he has to be conservative when it's close.

The entire defense is like Derrick Johnson, they show up sometimes.

OK I will concede this one.

I'm sorry going down 24-0 scoring and threatening to score again does not make it "a game" we weren't playing the Cowboys here it's the Falcons.

The Falcons are 2-1. What makes you think they're not a playoff team?

That would be pretty much a no, though Surtain has been adequate (hardly worth the money).

They're other win is the Lions who are as we speak getting beat down by the 49ers...

We made the Falcons look like a Superbowl team.

I did expect to be competetive the last two weeks. I was (and still am) livid at the decision-making last week and I was impossibly vexed by our performance early today but at the 24-0 point I just accepted we were going to lose. My hopes for this year: Chiefs win at least one game (don't care who), Carl and Herm get fired (and replaced with improvements at their respective jobs) and some of the young guys display something which gives reason to hope for next year and beyond. Anything else (Gonzalez breaking a record, perhaps) will be a bonus.

Colquitt looked pretty good again.

Sorry you and I don't see it the same way. I see a team that won't be competitive next year. I also don't think we were in this game (JMHO).

Yep, this game reminded me of the Tiki Barber game.

Oh and another thing, Pollard and Page suck ass.

IF the score had been 31-24, the Chiefs absolutely would have been in the game.

There's no excuse for a 26 yard field goal miss or not punching it in on 4th and one.

I worked through the game, heard zero, and listened to the recap on 101 on my way home. There is no bright spots when you can't stop a run, your offence in non existant, and the special teams seem to show up all but about 20% of the plays but blow big when they do. We suck. Herm Sucks. Carl sucks.

Rep, I agree.

The Chiefs in 2 straight weeks played teams with young QB's that ran alot and didn't pass much and they still couldn't defend the run.....

Expert analysis by a Chiefs fan!


Jesus ****ing Christ

Sure there is, you have a kicker, who at best is subpar and you have a poor offensive line.

Linebackers are a must this coming offseason. Thomas is incredibly bad.

What's gonna happen when they play an actual team that is balanced? So far the Raiders are the best defense we've played and no team has really been balanced since Brady got injured....

Dane, I salute your optimism in the face of overwhelming negatives.:clap:

We will find out when Denver hangs 40 on us at Arrowhead....

Hey, I've never said the Chiefs will win more than 3 games this year. Actually, I think they'll be lucky to win one.

But that doesn't mean that are NO bright spots on either side of the line and that the players all suck. Far from it.

The Chiefs suffer from a severe lack of depth and talent at key positions. They can't turn over a roster in one offseason and expect to be a 10-6 team (as some people around here expected).

I can't wait for next weeks positives after Denver puts up 500 total yards.

Big deal. They've been hanging more than that on the Chiefs for years. And that was with old, crusty, POS veterans.

That's nothing new.

I expect the players especially ones who aren't in their first year to atleast play like they know what they're doing, our safeties are still complete idiots.

Derrick Johnson still disappears and does stupid shit, I know McBride will never be a top notch pass rusher but for the love of christ his single **** up caused a 50 yard run.

I'm with you on DJ. He's nothing more than an average LB and that's probably all he'll ever be.

As for Turk, he made a mistake but it's magnified when your linebackers suck.

McBride ****ed up and then Johnson did too.......I'm sorry for everyone on this board who loves DJ, he's exactly what he was in college an athletic guy who's undisciplined undercoached and in college that made him a playmaker in the NFL on most days that means the other team will take advantage of him.

He needs to learn how to play his position, either he has the IQ of 5 or he lacks dedication one or the other.

Did anyone mention the bright spot about our punter? He made the longest play of the day, punting right around the endzone all the way past the 50 where the falcon muffed it and was recovered by us.

That was a great knuckleball Colquitt served up.

seems to be a theme with many of Mack Brown's players

Jamal Charles can Reggie Bush Denver

I see this as a real positive. They had every right and reason to phone in the second half and they didn't. Atlanta may have been backing off a bit after they acquired the first big lead, but considering Thiggy's performance up to that point, that's almost beside the point. I'm sure they tightened up the defense after we scored the second touchdown and we still moved the ball. By that time, of course, I'm sure the defense was on their last legs.

One of the main things I wanted to see this year was a team that fought and scrapped right up to the final whistle and they did. Prop things are due to them for that.

FAX

I know how you guys feel. All I can really say is, "Welcome To Jets Football".

The only brightspot this year is that Sliver Spoons Hunt put a ton of money in his pocket.

The positive is, that next sunday I wont have to watch this shitpile team.

I could live with that.

One last game to watch this year.

I just got back from the game and I'm not nearly as down on the team as many on the Planet seem to be. Dorsey, Albert, Flowers, Carr and all the other rookies looked really good. All of Herms draft picks on the field looked really good.

The players that looked poor were McIntoad, Jones, Darling, and Pigpen. Out of that group only Pigpen looks like he might become a better player.

I believe by mid-season this team is going to start looking pretty good.

Thank you.

I've been saying this all day.

Seemingly to deaf ears.

No it hasnt fell on deaf ears.... What is strange, is how you fail to address the previous two years of draft picks.. Its like you are giving Herm a free pass up until opening week of this season.

Most of us are looking at the over all picture, not just this years "full-blown rebuilding" that you are only focusing on...

I thought Albert was up and down, the CB's looked solid..but no all of Herm's picks didn't look solid because Hali, Page and Pollard were complete shit.

Fail to address? Excuse me?

I've made multiple comments about the 2007 & 2008 draft for the past 18 months.

It's not my fault that you haven't read every post.

Easy D-Mac....

I am just yanking your chain.... :D

By the way the coaching on this team could not be worse. Gun known for producing Linebackers is a miserable failure. Not really a surprise to me. We have no one who can coach young players at QB. I think Herm is controlling the shots on Offense so I lay the blame there. Not sure what to think of the Offensive coordinator.

Gailey is Hermcuffed to the max....

This is Herms offense, same one he has ran for the last 7 years...