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Emani Bailey is my guy. Had him in a ton of mocks this offseason up until he posted numbers that made me hesitate because the Chiefs usually look for a bit more of an athlete. That said, he's insanely productive and was also productive at the Senior Bowl. I think he has a ton of potential in the league and believe he'll win that 3rd RB job.

The Shield is the judge, jury, and executioner. Until Goddell decides he's off the list, he's handcuffed.

Taking a penalty to not let Patrick get creamed is kind of a "well fucking duh" thing don't you guys think? Making that your point of argument doesn't really help your cause. In the end, whether Patrick gets dumped or the O-Line is taking the penalty, it's a negative play on the O-Line that generally kills a drive. They have the exact same effect, sans Pat getting hit. The stat Jet provided helps the argument slightly in that it's clear, based on Pat's time to throw, that he isn't getting an open look as quickly as he has in the past. We knew that, mostly, because the receivers aren't that great. The real question is just how much is poor WR play affecting the O-line? Is it as profound as the penalty stats indicate or is some of it just bad O-line play too?

The statistic you're reading from isn't one kept to illustrate how good the O-Line is, though lower sack numbers despite it is a positive. It is an indictment against the WRs or a view of how good the coverage is against the WRs. QBs are better the lower that number is, generally. The fact that Patrick is still performing at a high level despite his time to throw being higher is good, it's not that the time to throw being high is better. Taylor and Trey Smith are both in the top 10 in penalties right now, in the NFL as a whole, not simply as offensive linemen. 7 of their combined 21 are holding penalties. Kelce has 5 more penalties and Donovan Smith has 4. Of those additional 9, 4 of them are holding. Creed also chips in with 2 more holding penalties. That's 13 accepted holding penalties on our primary blockers in 11 games. I haven't gone through and looked at every team in the NFL for comparison, but at first glance, it looks exceptionally higher than most. If that is the case, that moves us more to a middle-of-the-pack line in terms of negative plays. What I can get on board with is the theory that if our WRs were uncovering more quickly and that time to throw went down, there would be fewer holding penalties and thus, fewer negative plays. No matter what though, Taylor and T Smith need to play better football.

Sacks aren't the end-all-be-all metric. One factor is that Mahomes decreases his O-line's sack numbers because of his awareness and mobility. This, in turn, affects Mahomes' ability to find open targets downfield. Penalties kill drives as much as a sack will and there are only a finite number of drives per game. Do I prefer a penalty over Mahomes getting smacked? Sure, but that's the only silver lining in any of it. Our set of tackles, and Trey Smith, have not been very good this year. It's as much an issue as the lack of talent and consistency at WR.

It was this one. They lost out on a 5th round comp by trading for him that we would have received for Thornhill.

Can I vote neither? Brown was atrocious but I'm finding Taylor to be nearly as bad. Taylor's penalties are nearly as bad as giving up sacks. He kills at least one drive per game on his own. I guess, if you have to pick a poison you'd rather Pat's RT be shit than his LT.

I dunno, I think he should actually start seeing his open receivers. I don't know wtf his problem is this year but he's completely missing some easy throws for big gains. I don't know if he's zeroing in on specific targets or routes, but it's been just as much a problem for the offense as the WRs have been at times.

Not a good look for a guy that's been clinging to a roster spot I've been a huge proponent of his too as I think he has all the skills to be a quality player. Hmm.

The defense is definitely tough to beat this year. Got some really good speed and pass rushers. Only weakness is the run defense but running on KC won't win games.

wow clyde... what a fucking star

Patrick should have pulled the trigger on that post to the right side before the pressure got there. His receiver had the step and the inside position and safety help wasn't deep enough. Oh well

Dear Andy, QUIT RUNNING THE FUCKING BALL ON 2nd AND 10!

Simmons still one of the top safeties in the game.