onejayhawk Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 2 hours ago, BigTrav said: What has been the catalyst for change? I refuse to believe it's just CJ going back to his prefered position. Tackling is something you work on, practice, improve on. This is one factor I lean more to what the coaching staff is saying, ie that we are only now getting healthy. We had significant injuies in all three levels of the defense early in the season. Now, those players are mostly healthy, the young players got significant game play, and we added Ingram who has done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/12/7/22822085/kansas-city-chiefs-denver-broncos-snap-counts-byron-pringle-deandre-baker-rashad-fenton-nfl-week-13 Deandre Baker and Hughes were not noticeable out there. Baker was out there for 2/3s of the snaps as i expected with Hughes being the main returner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Saw a glimpse of how teams will attack us in the future. run it or throw short on 3rd and long. On early downs with Gay and Bolton out there we did pretty well at stopping the run and some short passes . But once we got put into dime with Hitch-Sorensen-Neimann, just give it to Williams. Defense got put into some long drives after that. Not every team has a Williams, but the Patriots will dice up that personnel grouping in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) This is an article on Melvin Ingram. One thing he ahs done well, which I did not expect, is set the edge on running plays. He's better at it than Chris Jones.https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/melvin_ingram_proving_to_be_a_steal_for_kc/s1_16880_36666725 This is film stuudy ofocusing on 3rd down.https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/12/8/22823573/kansas-city-chiefs-defense-third-down-nfl-best-chris-jones-tyrann-mathieu Edited December 8, 2021 by onejayhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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onejayhawk Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Chiefer said: There were two numbers that showed on both of those plays, 24 and 54, Ingram and Bolton. Spags had a few words about Ingram. He's a bit enthused, which is nice when coupled with a young player like Bolton.https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2021/12/10/kansas-city-chiefs-steve-spagnuolo-melvin-ingram-foundational-defensive-piece/ What’s great about Melvin (Ingram) is watching him, not just on the field, but in the meeting rooms, around the building, around the guys when he’s not out there on a particular rep. It was evident to me that this man loves football. He’s always here. He’s always around. He’s not just with defensive guys. I love the fact that he’s relational. I think that goes a long way when you come in new in the middle of the season that you’re like that instead of off on your own, but I think he’s been a great addition that way, in addition to what he’s been doing on the field. Edited December 11, 2021 by onejayhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/12/10/22827358/kansas-city-chiefs-defense-steve-spagnuolo-turn-around ^Great article on the defensive turnaround. Ingram in particular is a disruptor. Now its all about sustainability, can we keep it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 We have been critical of the Chiefs not investing more in the CB position. The highest we drafted any player in our secondary is 2nd round, Juan Thornhill. Yet, the CB is a cohesive, effective and deep group. The main group is Ward (UDFA) and Sneed (4th), followed by Fenton (6th). yet, with Sneed on personal leave due to a death in the family, Mike Hughes (cost to us 6th) had a monster game. It reminds me of the way Green Bay keeps cranking out excellent OL from FA and day #3 picks. More on Hughes.https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/mike_hughes_next_man_up_mentality_fueled_success_vs_raiders/s1_16631_36702794 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HolmesPriest Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Chris jones now on covid list 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, HolmesPriest said: Chris jones now on covid list 😑 Yep. League is starting to have an issue entering playoff season. The Browns alone added 8 players today after the league had 37 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 Without Chris Jones and L'Jarius Sneed, the defense took some lumps. Still, we could see the growth from early in the year. Even though it seemed that Herbert was having a huge game, it was 22/38 and only 236 yards plus the two TD came with a pick. They really killed us on the ground with 192 rushing yards. That's the trade off they decided to make. Bolton led all tacklers with 14, plus 3 PD and a QB hit. Bolton, Niemann and Hitchens combined for 31 tackles, 4 PD, 2 QB hits, a fumble recovery, and an interception. With multiple short yardage stops, I have to say that the LB had a good game against the Chargers. In a bad run game, Charvarius Ward was influential with 10 tackles. 10 days until Pittsburgh comes to town. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Film review of Bolton. They will design the defense around him next season.https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/12/20/22846542/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-los-angeles-chargers-film-review-nick-bolton-had-big-day-nfl-week-15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, onejayhawk said: Film review of Bolton. They will design the defense around him next season.https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/12/20/22846542/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-los-angeles-chargers-film-review-nick-bolton-had-big-day-nfl-week-15 He was all over the field, he knew hed be targeted and he made plays in coverage. I dont think his snap count will be going down for the foreseeable future. He looks like the perfect Spagz LB, aggresive, fast, smart, great tackler. Between him and WG itll be fun to watch. So odd on a day the Run D looked terrible, and yet Bolton still looked very good. Its a team game Edited December 21, 2021 by Chiefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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