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Originally Posted by jjchieffan
I don't know how to grade out the Donks next year, due to all the coaching changes. I don't see any way that the defense doesn't take a step back with Wade gone. The offensive line needed to make major improvements, and that hasn't happened. I expect to see Trevor get benched for Lynch at some point in the year. Whether that be in the preseason, or mid season. Teams have tape on him now. That already had it's effect last season. After a hot start, the offense absolutely stunk once teams had a few games of tape on him. That trend will continue and the Semen era will be over. Lynch will have a similar hot start like Semen did, but the end result will be the same. Neither quarterback is the answer. Frankly, if Dungver finishes above 6-10, I'll be surprised. But, as I said at the beginning, the coaching changes are the key. If the new coaches live up to KnowShit's expectations (not likely lol) then maybe the Donks will be better than I expect. But right now, I don't see them being good in 2017.
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Well, they'll figure out the QB item pretty quickly. That's why they brought in Musgrave to work with McCoy. Lynch fits the style they will play much better than Siemian, so while it's Trevor's job to lose... the style may push Lynch over the top, unless he's just completely brain dead. And, despite the majority opinion here, I don't think he's brain dead - he just wasn't a fit for the style last year and he has a lot to learn.
OL, consistency in the ground game... those things hurt the offense. Lack of a solid TE, didn't help. Janovich being healthy could be nice, the kid looked good before he got hurt.
Defensively, I don't think they're going to have this dramatic fall just because Wade left or Ware retired. Players gotta play and they have a lot of talent and strong players on defense. They're still a top tier defense, no doubt in my mind.
Special teams needs huge improvement... that's always been the case.
Offensively, we'll see how it goes - lots of questions marks for sure. Surprising to be better than 6 wins? I think that's a stretch and wishful thinking. 12 wins and total dominance, same thing...
I see them as a likely 10 win team, and will depend on whether or not KC and OAK can build upon their 2016 success.
What has KC done to improve their lot in life for 2017 and improve the areas that hurt them in 2017? 11, 9, 11, 12 - that's the wins in Andy's first 4 seasons... does he fall back a few? I dunno, but maintaining 12 is a tall order.
Splits in the division won't be surprising in 2017 and they have 3 really tough road locations, not to mention PIT coming to KC.
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