Herm on Sirius

[ChiefRon]

Tim & Pat talk to him every Tuesday @ 3pm (CST).

This week's summary:

- Pat Surtain is hurt (shoulder) & definitely is out; Carr will start in his place. (No word on McBride)
- Not sure who the QB will be yet. (He said he must have some bad karma from something he's done, because he can't keep a QB healthy)
- Even though we couldn't do anything on offense, we were only down by 6 at halftime, so they made some adjustments, but just couldn't stay on the field offensively. It was tough with the young QB, but he seemed to get into a rhythm by the end of the game.
- He likes it when Larry gets mad & speaks out; it shows how bad he wants to win. And he agreed with Larry, no secret that they want to get him 20 - 25 carries. But that can't happen until the QB starts making plays downfield to ease up the 8/9 man fronts that everyone is playing against us. When we got down by 2 scores, we had to pass so that takes away the run game.
- He's having a lot of fun coaching up all the youth and the veterans are staying positive and teaching the young guys.

He also thinks part of what happened was that maybe the young guys got a little cocky after playing so well in New England and having a chance to win the game at the end. Couple that with watching the Raiders get blown out at home. He anticipates they will bounce back this week and play really well.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

I asked my dad the other day if this is what it was like to be a Chiefs fan before the Schottenheimer years. (I didn't care for football as a kid) His response was that those years were not this bad. That is saying something, because those were some awful years by anyones account.

funny me and my dad had the same conversation yesterday and we both agreed that then was WAY worse. you have to remember that lasted far longer than now,(so far) AND we ACTUALLY PICKED A QB IN THE FIRST, oh AND HE SUCKED,. so until we get to that point then was worse. we havent even been blacked out, yet. back then to actually see a game you HAD to go, and boy we sure did. m we went to lots of games and had alot of fun together

[keg in kc]

I hate that part at the end. I wish he would just come out and say "we suck and this week's game is a lost cause."

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If the Chiefs try to pass more often, they're going to get their QB's killed because of the right side of the line.

Oh...

Actually, if they take a fast slot guy and tell him to just start running towards the endzone at the snap, with someone running in the 4.3 range, they should be able to be 10-15 yards beyond the LOS by the time a QB hits the final step of a 3 step drop. They should be able to be 20 yards down field by the time the QB finsihes a 5 step drop.

If we wait for a player to zig, zag, juke, etc on their route, the QB will get killed, but if we have a flyer running straight at the snap, the downfield threat is there every time. Not only that, keep in mind, this isn't necesarily the goto guy on every play, his job is to stretch the D and if they don't stretch, you hit him quick past them and they will start stretching down the field.

My main idea is if the downfield threat is there on any given play, it will have to be respected - especially if we are running out of play action and the D won't be able to just stack the OL to stop the run.