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This isn't Madden. You're not going to unmercilessly steamroll every single team you play, especially when you've built a big lead. For as much as the Bengals O has a potentially better OL (And really, that's dependent on Orlando Brown being a major upgrade from Jonah Williams, which he is NOT as a pass blocker) and Williams being healthy and better at RT than La'el Collins (no guarantee there, either), the Chiefs have clearly improved on D. Omenihu>Clark. Karlaftis year 2 > Year 1; Drue Tranquill > Gay in nickel and > Bolton in dime. The CBs should only improve with second years for the rookies who performed so well last season, and S is a wash (with upside to be better, even). I'm telling you, the Chiefs upgrades on D are more significant than many are giving them credit. Tranquill is going to make a BIG impact defending the middle of the field vs. the pass. Quote:
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He also has DEs who are willing to be very disciplined, and that's a tougher sell that you'd realize. The Chiefs have consistently diced up Gus Bradley and cover 3/cover 1. That's not a thing. They solved their zone issues in 2022 and did so without sacrificing success against man looks. And they have worked to provide Kelce help. There are question marks around it, but try to look at the big picture. Losses Juju Smith-Schuster - Provided consistency across the middle against zone coverage. Mecole Hardman - missed a big part of the year, but his speed and ability as a gadget player were impactful, especially in the red zone. Replacements Richie James - He can do the things Smith-Schuster did. He's a little smaller but also faster and shiftier, with a little more juice against man Kadarius Toney - health is an issue for him, but health was an issue for Hardman in 2022. Skyy Moore - year 2, it's reasonable to expect the flashes he showed to be more consistent, especially with more snaps, a full year and offseason program into things. Rashee Rice - he's a rookie, so it is hard to have huge expectations. But he does give the team an answer if the defense is playing a lot of man coverage and single high, because of his ability in contested catch situations and after the catch. Justyn Ross - a lottery ticket. But still a skillset that could be something. John Ross - another lottery ticket. But still a skillset that could be utilized, potentially. My point The Chiefs aren't relying on one big-ticket to ease reliance on Kelce. They're throwing numbers at it and seeing what sticks. But they have made a variety of moves to try to help the receiving group around Travis Kelce. Even the investments at the TE spot are aimed at that. If the Chiefs can get something done at a reasonable rate that works for them with DeAndre Hopkins, great. But let's stop acting like the sky is falling if they don't. They have lots of other options (and we haven't even talked about improving the pass protection for Mahomes yet...)
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06-05-2023, 09:59 AM | #1817 |
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Might just be me, but I woke up liking the Chiefs today
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06-05-2023, 10:02 AM | #1819 |
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If we get to 2000, he signs for vet minimum, right?
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Seems unlikely. I hope he never comes back lol. All the draft picks and money and nothing really to show for it.
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06-05-2023, 10:07 AM | #1821 |
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Damn! I was thinking we were something like 14-3 in the regular season and won the Super Bowl last year? Reading these last few pages, I'm not so sure. Apparently we sucked.
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06-05-2023, 10:10 AM | #1823 |
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But people keep pointing to the #1 offense last year as if it's beyond reproach. And the big one continues to be how much we rely on Kelce. And what we look like in rare instances (like Tennessee) where a defense can neutralize him somewhat. Until that WR room materializes, that's gotta be a consideration. There were a few teams that used a formula that worked and you gotta believe defenses particularly in the AFC are building their roster/gameplan around that. And I'm not bringing the Bengals up to say we can't beat them. But the margin of error is slim and I believe we must do that on offense. I believe in our defensive improvements, but I also believe Allen and Burrow (like Mahomes) can pull together games where even great defenses can only do so much. And given how awful their backup OL was in that playoff game, while our defense is better, I don't think that comes close to how much a healthy OL elevates Burrow. Maybe a healthy offense would've solved our 4th quarter offense vs. Cincy. But we also saw really bad 4th quarter offensive performances vs Rams, Denver, Seattle, Houston and most alarming... Buffalo. It's not like it was a one-off. We won on our own merit, but you can't ignore that we also faced a LOT of really really bad offenses the last half of the year (including Cincy, as an anomaly). So yeah, I believe we need to adapt. Maybe the improvements we made in the WR room get us there. I just think the WR1 is the last missing link. I just don't know how any defense even on their best day can stop us then. |
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Or, they beat KC three times in a row then lost the last game. Or whatever other ways there might be. However you interpret ’3-1,’ KC is on the losing side of that. For now. As usual, that stat alone isn’t foremost on my mind. It’s how we got there. And part of the ‘how’ is our offense repeatedly struggled vs their defense. Doesn’t mean that CIN has the best defense. We also struggled vs. BUF as well last season. But CIN has consistently prevented KCs offense from scoring to their average for a couple seasons now; and forced stops or turnovers to effectively close out games vs the Chiefs over multiple games and seasons. Those are facts. There are a lot of reasons for that, many of which I’ve already posted in this thread and others, so I won’t reiterate them here again, but bottom line, CIN is not just any other team, like LAC, who also play well against us. CIN will be in the playoffs, they’ll be vying for the 1-seed, and a SB berth. Getting Hopkins isn’t about beAting DEN or LVR; some “good” team. It’s about beating CIN and BUF, both of whom beat us last season in large part by stalling our offense. And could do so again, but this time maybe knock us out of the playoffs. Or we could get a force multiplier like Hopkins and outmatch them.
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06-05-2023, 10:29 AM | #1828 |
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Have we moved on from this aging, PED-using, no ring having piece of shit yet?
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06-05-2023, 10:43 AM | #1829 |
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Complete bullshit. You are just trying to make it fit your narrative which it doesn't.
All the games have been a field goal difference. Each of KC's losses has been because they made boneheaded mistakes that were not of any doing by Cincy's D. KC lost those games vs Cincy winning them. |
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But he "unknowingly" took a SARM during his recovery that one of its main benefits it to improve and speed up healing from injuries.
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