A Level Headed Review Week 12 2024

[DenverChief]

ST- Kickers continue to do the impossible by hitting things that are hard to hit. Hilarious watching the ball doink the ref in the head.

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Schrader the hero of the game.

Defense - seems to still have a hard time with getting home on the pass rush without the extra blitzer. Didn't see if Uche had any snaps but since Young is a mobile QB they probably limited him again. It seems that every time we got burned on 3rd down the route was that under cross route that Pat made famous with Hill/Hardman in the AFC Divisional round against Buffalo a couple years ago. Just sneaking that WR under a go route. I'll have to go back and watch again, but it seems like we are really struggling on 3rd and long.

Maybe it's a focus thing? Seems like a lot of unnecessary penalties towards the end of the game, McDuffie looked lost on that TD pass and then commits the PI buy running into Moore.


TE - Kelce passes Jason Whitten for all time receiving yards. Noah Grey is really making himself known as a legitimate threat opposite Kelce.

OL - Wanya has gotten beaten bad a couple of times but so has Taylor. On the first TD pass you can see below it is Taylor losing to his man that causes Pat to run up in the pocket. Good news is Pat was only sacked once in the first half but it was Wanya getting beat around the edge.


Wanya got smoked again on the last drive in the 4th Q. I really hope DJ Humphries can get up to speed fast. The last two drives have been atrocious for the offense. Can't seem to get protection down for Pat, especially on exotic pressures. It's like they are so focused on providing help to the tackles that free runners are creating havoc for Pat.

Taylor getting owned by Clowney, the last play on the blitz JJSS missed picking up the blitzer instead chipping the DE.

RB - Steele/Hunt/Perine really stepping up and making big gains on the relief valve passes. Hunt with only 7 carries for 24 yards at half (3.4 yards per). Really gotta get the running game going more.


After watching the 1st half - Pat seems to be better and zipping passes into tight windows. I think he was being hesitant earlier in the year because he wasn't comfortable with the WR's making the catch on a tight window throw possibly leading to a turnover. You can also see Worthy is getting more involved in the passing game.

WR - I wasn't sure Hopkins had any emotions, every time he does an interview he is very reserved in his answers and emotions. This makes me very happy to see.

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Intersting....really hope Worthy can turn it up as we get closer to the playoffs.

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[JPH83]

Originally Posted by FloridaMan88

Taylor should be held to a much higher standard than Wanya.

Taylor has been in the league longer and is the third highest paid RT in the league.

Wanya is a second year player who is getting paid less than the Chiefs RB3 (Perine), and he’s playing on a bad knee.

Both are bad now, but Taylor deserves more criticism.

At least help is on the way at LT.

It's our worst contract for value imo. Not criticising the move, little else was available.

Our DEs have also been underwhelming. Karlaftis has been anonymous.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by -King-

Bright spots were Mahomes play in the first half and the very last drive, Worthy looking like he was a part of the offense and not just some gadget guy they throw in every once in a while, and Noah Gray continuing to show we'll be in good hands when Kelce retires.

Other than that, bad game. Terrible game for almost everyone in the 2nd half especially the offensive line and defense overall.

The backup kicker was perfect. Needed him to nail every kick and he did.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

I have been wondering about time runoffs in this game. When the Panther receiver bounced off his head and they had no timeouts left (20 seconds left in the half), why was there not a 10 second runoff for the injury?

Then, on Pat's run at the end of the game the Chiefs had to take a timeout to avoid a 10 second runoff. What was that for?

To me it seems that both of these decisions by the refs were wrong. Not that they did well at much of anything this game.

I missed the final drive of the 1st half and didn't see that.

[scho63]

It was a weird game to watch. Really important we limited them to 3 field goals in 1st half or we could have been chasing them from behind all 2nd half..

[-King-]

Originally Posted by DRM08

The backup kicker was perfect. Needed him to nail every kick and he did.

Yeah him too. That was a great pickup in a pinch for Veach.

[irafreak]

No injuries is a big plus.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by scho63

It was a weird game to watch. Really important we limited them to 3 field goals in 1st half or we could have been chasing them from behind all 2nd half..

To be fair, KC plays better when they're trailing. It forces both Andy & Spags to be more aggressive instead of fiddle-farting around like the 2 of them seem to do with a lead.

[poolboy]

good post...Kelce passed Gates in yardage...dont think he will catch Witten

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by poolboy

good post...Kelce passed Gates in yardage...dont think he will catch Witten

Don’t bet on it

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by poolboy

good post...Kelce passed Gates in yardage...dont think he will catch Witten

ah yeah - my bad.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

I have been wondering about time runoffs in this game. When the Panther receiver bounced off his head and they had no timeouts left (20 seconds left in the half), why was there not a 10 second runoff for the injury?

Then, on Pat's run at the end of the game the Chiefs had to take a timeout to avoid a 10 second runoff. What was that for?

To me it seems that both of these decisions by the refs were wrong. Not that they did well at much of anything this game.

Because the Carolina receiver was already OOB and the clock wasn't running, there was no runoff.

Pat's was because a fumble OOB (maybe only late) keeps the clock running (so that players won't do that to stop the clock). Although I would argue he stepped on the line twice before the fumble.

[Otter]

It was weird and frustrating seeing Young look like Montana picking apart defenses but I'll chalk this up to wanting to beat the best and coming out to play your best game.

A 3 peat isn't going to be a cake walk by any stretch.

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Because the Carolina receiver was already OOB and the clock wasn't running, there was no runoff.

Pat's was because a fumble OOB (maybe only late) keeps the clock running (so that players won't do that to stop the clock). Although I would argue he stepped on the line twice before the fumble.

He was definitely in bounds on both steps

[DenverChief]

BTW I'm pretty sure that Unnecessary Roughness call on Reid was BS - that was shoulder to shoulder.

[Kman34]

Schrader is not the hero.. He did his job and made a easy kick.. Patrick did the heavy lifting to get him there..