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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
Some of you guys are gonna call me a nut, I think one of the biggest reasons for our issues is the same problem I even go through as a fan this year - it just feels like the vast majority of these games don't ****ing matter. No emotion behind them, nothing to lose, nothing to gain.
Why is it that they always answer the bell when they've had to and Patrick leads the league this year in game-winning drives? Cause there's something actually at stake, something to gain.
Going for three-peat comes at many costs, one being that there's really nothing great than can come from a regular season game. Even last week's playoff game - we've never lost a divisional and were favored by nearly 10 pts. Yay.
The Chiefs coulda gone 17-0, season would still be a failure if they don't pull off the three-peat. That's top of mind.
Sunday, my theory is tested.
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They don't play with urgency unless the situation calls for it. That's unfortunate and it's why all their games are close but that's their mentality.
When they were up 10 last week, I knew the defense would relax and let Houston get back in it. When Houston made it 13-12, I knew the offense would march down the field and respond with a TD.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yup.
Then the question becomes what's causing that. And I truly have no damn idea.
I threw my hands up in that regard some time ago.
Now we only need 2 wins for immortality. All I can do, having not found ANY reliable baseline, is hope that he's locked in for 2 games. There's every reason to believe he can/should be.
Like I said - no more excuses. Just go play well.
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We have few explosive plays. It's harder to sustain long drives. We don't get much YAC with Rice injured and Kelce being older and slower. The RBs are the slowest we've had since 1998 when Bam Morris shared the backfield with Donnell Bennett.
How many big plays has this offense generated this year from long runs or passes? Not many. Long drives require better execution, no sacks, penalties, drops, turnovers, etc. That's why the scoring is down.
Our fastest WR is Worthy and he and Mahomes have failed to connect on many of the biggest plays that were available. Lots of points taken off the board on those missed chances.