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  1. Line up and act like you are going for it. Use a timeout if necessary then before time runs out. Make sure line stays put.
  2. Rushing defense has regressed. Still looks like shit. Expected better after the way we finished off last year.
  3. Maybe learn how to tackle and cover a bit more....
  4. Man did we even come to play? Where is this good defense we had last year? Tackling like shit.
  5. Inactives for the game on both sides. Anyone have word on TE Seal-Jones? What is up with him being inactive and healthy? Man I had hope for him being a try 1 deal. https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2020/9/20/21447898/bopete-keyes-and-taco-charlton-active-for-sundays-chiefs-chargers-game
  6. In a corresponding move, the Chiefs activated defensive tackle Braxton Hoyett https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2020/9/19/21446723/chiefs-send-khalen-saunders-to-ir-call-up-replacement-from-practice-squad
  7. Chiefs Defense Without Charvarius Ward, Khalen Saunders and Alex Okafor Against Chargers Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and his defensive unit will have to make a few adjustments due to injuries before kickoff against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. The Chiefs announced cornerback Charvarius Ward, defensive tackle Khalen Saunders and defensive end Alex Okafor will sit out of the Week 2 matchup. The trio did not complete the Chiefs’ 34-20 win over the Houston Texans on September 10 and did not participate in a single practice this week. Ward fractured his hand, Saunders dislocated his elbow and Okafor tweaked his hamstring. The absence of Ward and Saunders will likely mean an increase in playing time and a brighter spotlight for three rookies: cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, defensive end Mike Danna, and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton. Spagnuolo didn’t rule out bringing other players into the picture, either. 0:42/10:11 “I’ll tell you what, I’m very encouraged by what those guys did last week,” Spagnuolo said, referring to Sneed and Wharton. “They were thrown in the fire. We planned to play LJ (L’Jarius Sneed) quite a bit. Terk (Tershawn Wharton) had to hop in there with the injury. Looking to those guys to continue to step up. We’re going to get some more bodies in there.” Ward’s absence plus Bashaud Breeland’s four-game suspension leaves the Chiefs with Sneed, Rashad Fenton, Antonio Hamilton and BoPete Keyes as the depth chart-listed cornerbacks against the Chargers. Up until last week, Hamilton was the only member of the list with NFL experience. The feat of course changed for Sneed, who was on the field through 93% of the Chiefs’ defensive snaps against the Texans. Keyes was not active. Spagnuolo could get help from the versatility of safeties Tyrann Mathieu or Juan Thornhill, potentially putting them in coverage at times, but signs point to confidence in Sneed and Fenton specifically. “It’s good that LJ has a game under his belt and that Rashad got out there and played a little bit last year,” Spagnuolo said. “I think any of the other nine guys need to step up. We need to help them here and there, make sure the quarterback isn’t sitting back there with the ball too long, which is where our d-line comes into play. I’ve got to call certain things to help those guys out.” Saunders is reportedly expected to miss a month of play. His absence gives Wharton the opportunity to play directly behind starting right defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi. Wharton was on the field for 24% of the Chiefs' defensive snaps. Okafor’s inactivity will leave Tanoh Kpassagnon and Danna as the active defensive ends who could play opposite Frank Clark. No matter the personnel, Spagnuolo said he’ll have a gameplan ready to help the Chiefs' defense succeed against the Chargers. “All of that in mind, hopefully, we can wrap it up into a good package, and certainly all 11 of us will have some success and make sure those guys have it too,” Spagnuolo said. For a further breakdown of the injuries affecting both the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers, listen to Arrowhead Report’s Tucker Franklin and ChargerReport’s Fernando Ramirez on Friday’s Roughing the Kicker Podcast. https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/injuries-could-force-spagnuolo-to-make-adjustments-before-chargers
  8. Funny, the one guy in the Chiefs at the time of the draft wanting Trubisky was.....Nagy.
  9. Interesting. Seems the lack of being able to punch in the ball on short and goal was mor w on CEH than the line. A learning experience for sure. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29907659/kansas-city-chiefs-see-goal-line-clyde-edwards-helaire-minus KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs found much to like in running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire's NFL debut last week. He rushed for 138 yards and leads the league through the first week of the season. But Edwards-Helaire has one area to improve: his running near the opposing goal line. He gained negative-2 yards in six carries in goal-to-go situations, and a couple of his coaches put the blame on him for that. ADVERTISEMENT "The bottom line is, if you follow all the keys we're coached up to do in our room, he scores,'' running backs coach Deland McCullough said. "Some of the things we're talking about right now would be a moot point. ... As he continues to grow -- he took big growth after the last game and he'll take another big step in this game -- regardless of what the plan is when we are down there, the running back's job is to score. And when we do everything we're coached to do, we'll score a touchdown.'' EDITOR'S PICKS Clyde Edwards-Helaire leads solid rookie class for Chiefs Mahomes praised for checkdowns in opener Source: Tests negative for Week 1 Chiefs-Texans McCullough suggested Edwards-Helaire would remain as the goal-line back in Sunday's game against the Chargers in Los Angeles, saying if he had followed his keys, "We're having a different discussion about Clyde as a goal-line running back.'' Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said: "Clyde's got to do a better job of making (the blockers) right. He understands that. He has to be disciplined and sound with his footwork and he saw that. I know he's if anything probably the most critical person of his own performance. "Although it was a good performance, he knows he left some things out there on the field that could have helped us to be better.'' The failures in goal-to-go running plays didn't hurt the Chiefs. Edwards-Helaire got the ball at least once on three drives inside the Houston 10 and they came away with two touchdowns and a field goal in a 34-20 victory. Edwards-Helaire was a physical runner in other parts of the field against the Texans. He led the league with 67 yards after contact, 19 more than his closest competitor. He was fourth in average yards after contact at 2.68. "He is as advertised as far as being able to make guys miss, run with a low center of gravity, contact balance, different things like that, vision,'' McCullough said. "But also on the flip side we found out he's a rookie. It was his first game he played. No preseason. So there was a bunch of things going on all at once in that game.''
  10. Not to hard to be right about those 3 really. Pioli was about the one guy I thought could do good for us. Boy was I wrong on him. We did quickly move in though and for that I give Clark credit.
  11. Osemele really helped out. Finally good time see a good LG next to Fisher.
  12. Ravens play division leaders and have a much tougher schedule this year as a division winner. It will all work out in the end. Playing the browns is nothing to be touting. It would be like us playing the Raiders lately. Ravens have an improved team in their division that might take it this year for the division in the Steelers. First game means little really as teams had no off season and will be rusty even in a good win.
  13. I really want to know why Hardman was not in there more or targeted? Robinson is not better than him and even he had more drops than mecole caught I believe? I am trying to recall how often Hardman was in there.
  14. Spags defense is a hard one to pick up. We saw how our vets were last year in the first half trying to adjust to it. Now take a very raw guy with little playing experience, even for college, and you see why he may not be playing.
  15. DOD has had plenty of time to show it before. Situational at best any more. Give Gay the chances.
  16. They won't do that. The FCC would be all over them for swearing on the air. If you delay it, people will be mad it is not live etc. I doubt they want to have a bleeper guy at all 16 games too.
 
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