onejayhawk Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 55 minutes ago, mayanfootball said: Tyler Clark was a nice surprise to me Friday night. He's a big bruiser that can push people around. The practice squad will be loaded. I doubt there is any way Tyler makes the 53, but he could be useful down the road. If you look at the snap counts, a lot of them went to players who were auditioning for PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 We have been observing the evolution of the defense through the last month or so, but the rest of NFL fandom is not so fortunate. This article talks about where the defense fits in a potential title run.https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_chiefs_defense_may_be_the_key_to_another_super_bowl_run/s1_16631_35782337 There are some nice quotes: The defense will be playing with a chip on its shoulder all season The pass-rush-by-committee of Chris Jones, Frank Clark, Alex Okafor, Mike Danna, Joshua Jaindoh, Jarran Reed, and Tershawn Wharton could be among one of the most underrated groups in the NFL. The secondary continues to look like a strength despite never using high draft capital on the position. The additions of former first-round picks Mike Hughes and Deandre Baker give the Chiefs even more depth heading into this season. Second-year standout L’Jarius Sneed continues to look like a rising star in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Seems like the NFL is going to restrict cut blocking and below the waist blocking. Is affecting outside 5yds downfield and outside the TE. Also the League is monitoring HOLDING calls, again. It's hard to tell if the incidence will go up or will remain subdued as last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 It has been said for decades that there is holding on every play. The question is what will you let go and what will you call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 The first game of the season had a major player out at each level--Frank Clark, Willie Gay, Tyrann Mathieu. It's not surprising the defense got off to a rocky start. There are some interesting things in snap count analysis. Mike Danna played a full game, with as many snaps as Chris Jones. Okafor had third most, with Kaindoh getting about 11%. Somewhat related, Wharton got the start and the most DT snaps after Reed. Nnadi had been slowed in practice and it showed in the game. With Gay out, Hitchens, Bolton, and Niemann all played extensively. Bolton had more plays than Niemann and earned praise from HC Reid. With Mathieu out, Sorensen, Thornhill, Ward and Sneed played almost every play, missing only four total. Mike Hughes was over 50% while Armani Watts played much more than usual. In week #2 several Clark and Mathieu will be back, though perhaps not 100%. it will be interesting to see what adjustments are made. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habbsawce Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Maybe the worst defense in terms of performance in the league. So many studs and just flat garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 45 minutes ago, Habbsawce said: Maybe the worst defense in terms of performance in the league. So many studs and just flat garbage. That's overreacting. The defense was against a team that matched up well and played harder. You will not see anything similar against the Chargers this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habbsawce Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, onejayhawk said: That's overreacting. The defense was against a team that matched up well and played harder. You will not see anything similar against the Chargers this week They were dog **** against Cleveland. The Browns shot themselves in the foot, honestly. They probably should have lost that game. I guess I'm just frustrated because they have studs all over the field on defense but they routinely get carved up by every team they play. If it weren't for turnovers, they would be giving up 30+ every game. Maybe they just need better scheme, I don't know. Just really hard to watch. Edited September 20, 2021 by Habbsawce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Habbsawce said: They were dog **** against Cleveland. The Browns shot themselves in the foot, honestly. They probably should have lost that game. They were not bad against Cleveland, though they had a couple of bad series. In the second half, they looked quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Bumping this from an old thread. On 1/24/2019 at 10:17 PM, kingseanjohn said: Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator, in points allowed: Giants: '17-27th, '16-2nd, '15-30th Saints: '12-31st (a historically bad team, see below) Giants: '08-5th, '07-17th So from beginning to end: 5th, 17th, 31st, 30th, 2nd, 27th. That's his whole career as DC. His second year was good both time at the Giants, otherwise it isn't good. But just how historically bad was that Saints team you may ask? The Saints defense allowed 7,042 yards in 2012—shattering the Baltimore Colts' 31-year-old record of 6,793 yards. (Chiefs gave up 6,488 yards this year) They gave up 28.4 points per game (Chiefs 26.3) Passing yards per game 292.6 (Chiefs 273.4) Rushing yards per game 147.6 (Chiefs 132.1) Chiefs are currently on pace to shatter records, even ignoring the 17th game. In yards per game allowed, currently on pace for 7,504 in 16 games - almost 500 more than the record We're giving up 267 pass yds and 202 rush yds per game. That's before we've even played Henry, Barkley, Elliott/Pollard, Jones, Jacobs, etc. We're giving up 32.5 points per game. Yes it's still early and things can turn around. But based on our schedule this year, I don't think we see a massive improvement from what we've seen so far. Spags historically doesn't give me optimism either. This isn't 2018 bad, it's on pace to be far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, kingseanjohn said: Bumping this from an old thread. Chiefs are currently on pace to shatter records, even ignoring the 17th game. In yards per game allowed, currently on pace for 7,504 in 16 games - almost 500 more than the record We're giving up 267 pass yds and 202 rush yds per game. That's before we've even played Henry, Barkley, Elliott/Pollard, Jones, Jacobs, etc. We're giving up 32.5 points per game. Yes it's still early and things can turn around. But based on our schedule this year, I don't think we see a massive improvement from what we've seen so far. Spags historically doesn't give me optimism either. This isn't 2018 bad, it's on pace to be far worse. The Chiefs have also faced two of the best rushing attacks in the NFL. Give it some time to gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolmesPriest Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I dunno man, the players been looking lost out on the field before the plays, is kind of scary. I know we shouldn't over react but it is a bit nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Quote If Sorensen continues to play 100% of the defensive snaps and miss tackles at his current rate, he’ll have 76 missed tackles at the end of Week 17. To put that number into context, the defender with the most missed tackles in 2020 had 22 missed tackles. Source I don't expect him to keep up this pace. But I don't think we should give him that opportunity either. Also: Edited September 22, 2021 by kingseanjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I’d really prefer to just take the ball to open games, on the road, if we win the toss. Defer at home. It won’t happen, but I’d like it more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 5 hours ago, HolmesPriest said: I dunno man, the players been looking lost out on the field before the plays, is kind of scary. I know we shouldn't over react but it is a bit nuts. They looking lost cuz everybody has been hyping them up as special all training camp. I kid, I kid. Sort of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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