WichitaZRide 321 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I know a couple of the biggest gripes we have this season have been around lack of pass rush and run defense. This gives me some new perspective on all that... http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2016/12/31/14125436/the-chiefs-front-seven-has-almost-completely-turned-over-from-training-camp The Chiefs front seven has almost completely turned over from training camp 11 by Joel Thorman@ArrowheadPride Dec 31, 2016, 7:30am CST TWEET SHARE PIN REC The Amateur Hour podcast made a really good point about the turnover on the Chiefs defense that I hadn’t realized. In the front seven, the Chiefs have turned over almost every position since the beginning of the season. Let’s go back to training camp. What did the Chiefs front seven look like? Derrick Johnson and Josh Mauga on the inside, Justin Houston (coming back) and Tamba Hali on the outside and Dontari Poe, Allen Bailey and Jaye Howard on the defensive line. What does that front seven look like now? DJ and Mauga are both done for the year. Houston is currently out while Tamba splits snaps with Frank Zombo. Poe is the only starting d-lineman that remains with Chris Jones and Rakeem Nunez-Roches among others stepping in there. So the Chiefs have turned over five (kinda six if Tamba’s more of a part time player than we realized) of the spots in the front seven. You hope Houston comes back and that number drops by one but that’s up in the air. This isn’t breaking any news here and I knew injuries were a big deal this year but I didn’t realize it was that significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I know a couple of the biggest gripes we have this season have been around lack of pass rush and run defense. This gives me some new perspective on all that... http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2016/12/31/14125436/the-chiefs-front-seven-has-almost-completely-turned-over-from-training-camp The Chiefs front seven has almost completely turned over from training camp 11 by Joel Thorman@ArrowheadPride Dec 31, 2016, 7:30am CST TWEET SHARE PIN REC The Amateur Hour podcast made a really good point about the turnover on the Chiefs defense that I hadn’t realized. In the front seven, the Chiefs have turned over almost every position since the beginning of the season. Let’s go back to training camp. What did the Chiefs front seven look like? Derrick Johnson and Josh Mauga on the inside, Justin Houston (coming back) and Tamba Hali on the outside and Dontari Poe, Allen Bailey and Jaye Howard on the defensive line. What does that front seven look like now? DJ and Mauga are both done for the year. Houston is currently out while Tamba splits snaps with Frank Zombo. Poe is the only starting d-lineman that remains with Chris Jones and Rakeem Nunez-Roches among others stepping in there. So the Chiefs have turned over five (kinda six if Tamba’s more of a part time player than we realized) of the spots in the front seven. You hope Houston comes back and that number drops by one but that’s up in the air. This isn’t breaking any news here and I knew injuries were a big deal this year but I didn’t realize it was that significant. Good post. As with last year, we'll go as far as our defense will carry us. Injuries are a part of the NFL but with what the Chiefs lost this year it's a wonder we don't give up 40 a game. Credit to Dorsey for the depth and Sutton getting them ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 That's a testament to the secondary playing hard and staying mostly healthy, beyond Gaines constantly going in and out of the line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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