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DJ's left nut · 01-22-2020, 08:54 AM

So I re-watched the game again last night and had one major takeaway from it:

The Titans actually played pretty damn well in that game. I noticed it most obviously (weirdly enough) in the Chiefs running game. The Chiefs were blocking their asses off in that game. They were actually doing a damn nice job of holding their ground and getting to their assignments. The combo blocks were great and there were holes that would just barely open up right as Williams got there. But the Titans were playing physical and really smart. They were flowing into gaps extremely well and snuffing plays for 4-5 yards that in many cases would've broken for long runs.

Now that's not to say that the 49ers will be worse at it - the almost certainly won't be. But Williams was just one half step away or one slightly longer block away from breaking 3-4 runs last Sunday. It doesn't take a bad play by SF for one of those to pop, maybe just a little bit of odd luck.

And against the pass the Titans weren't just going out there and blowing coverage. They were assignment sound and almost to a man did their jobs well. There was a physical gaffe here and there (like the bomb to Watkins where the NCB fell), but they played a damn smart, disciplined game. I couldn't figure out how PFF had Mahomes just wrecking the field in their grading until I really started watching what the Titans were doing. It seemed like a pretty ordinary 'Mahomes is amazing' sort of game, but then I looked more closely and realized that PM's ball placement and timing was just off the scales good despite typically excellent play from the Titans. His grade was that high because the Titans were playing really well and it just didn't matter.

And man oh man did that Chiefs defense come to play. Pennel really does jump off the screen when you start looking for him. And he wasn't playing weak sisters on that Titans OL - he was simply dominating them. Ragland was constantly coming downhill, Clark and K-Pass were doing a great job with their assignments.

I know the Titans lost, but as I watched that game for the 3rd time on TV (4th overall) I think I decided that they simply cannot play a much better football game than they did. They played REALLY well. The Chiefs were just better.

These guys are playing some pretty great football right now.

01-22-2020, 08:54 AM	#1631
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-140901	So I re-watched the game again last night and had one major takeaway from it: The Titans actually played pretty damn well in that game. I noticed it most obviously (weirdly enough) in the Chiefs running game. The Chiefs were blocking their asses off in that game. They were actually doing a damn nice job of holding their ground and getting to their assignments. The combo blocks were great and there were holes that would just barely open up right as Williams got there. But the Titans were playing physical and really smart. They were flowing into gaps extremely well and snuffing plays for 4-5 yards that in many cases would've broken for long runs. Now that's not to say that the 49ers will be worse at it - the almost certainly won't be. But Williams was just one half step away or one slightly longer block away from breaking 3-4 runs last Sunday. It doesn't take a bad play by SF for one of those to pop, maybe just a little bit of odd luck. And against the pass the Titans weren't just going out there and blowing coverage. They were assignment sound and almost to a man did their jobs well. There was a physical gaffe here and there (like the bomb to Watkins where the NCB fell), but they played a damn smart, disciplined game. I couldn't figure out how PFF had Mahomes just wrecking the field in their grading until I really started watching what the Titans were doing. It seemed like a pretty ordinary 'Mahomes is amazing' sort of game, but then I looked more closely and realized that PM's ball placement and timing was just off the scales good despite typically excellent play from the Titans. His grade was that high because the Titans were playing really well and it just didn't matter. And man oh man did that Chiefs defense come to play. Pennel really does jump off the screen when you start looking for him. And he wasn't playing weak sisters on that Titans OL - he was simply dominating them. Ragland was constantly coming downhill, Clark and K-Pass were doing a great job with their assignments. I know the Titans lost, but as I watched that game for the 3rd time on TV (4th overall) I think I decided that they simply cannot play a much better football game than they did. They played REALLY well. The Chiefs were just better. These guys are playing some pretty great football right now. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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