Very few games in the NFL are cake walks but people are way overrating Baker. He’s turned into an above average NFL QB. Good for him. He’s also gonna be arguably the 2nd worst QB we’ve played all year. I’m not gonna beat the drum for Carr or Purdy but I wouldn’t think someone crazy if they took either of them over Baker. At worst we’ve played 4 QB’s unquestionably better than Baker (Cousins is absolutely better and if you think it’s close, your tie breaker can be Cousins has outscored him twice head to head this season), 2 that are at least peers and the 1 (Minshew) that sucks. So the Chiefs go into the game with unquestionably the better:

QB
Coach
Defense
WR
TE
Special Teams

And we’re supposed to be afraid of Baker?

Oh and our next two games are vs the Bucs and Broncos.
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Baker doesn't play defense. Bowles' defense gave up 860 yds and 8 TDs to Cousins, not Baker. And if you think after watching Carr/Purdy/Baker play this season that Baker is the worst of the three, I'm sorry, but you don't know what you're looking at. He's head and shoulders better than those two, statistically and on tape.

But if Baker doesn't scare you, then be wary of Liam Coen. He's the OC, and he's pretty good. He's going to have a good gameplan, and it won't just be about scheme, though his schemes are very good. He's a "players over plays" guy, so he's going to attack our weakest links on defense.

So, whoever plays opposite Trent is going to have their hands full, whether that's Nazeeah or Williams or whoever. Ditto Bolton in coverage. And Justin Reid is going to potentially have a long day in coverage as well. Every defender that struggles in coverage is going to be targeted.
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Dhop has opened the door for Kelce to get some breathing room again. We'll put 30 on the Bucs Monday night.
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Should be closer to 40. Kind of reviewed TBs defensive performances the last 3 games; they aren’t stopping the run and they can’t cover anyone at any level. They are playing like they have never seen a screen play. They can’t get set before the snap. Blowing assignments. Can’t cover a TE. Can’t tackle.

And then Bowles is outsmarting himself. Just the latest example, on ATL’s QB sneak Sunday, he was so sure that they weren’t going to run it, he called something where neither the C or the LG had anyone over them. He gave them the sneak.

He’s coaching like he wants to get fired.
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I know odds are slim but I'd love Kingsley to get the start Monday.

Games against Tampa, Denver, and Buffalo to me represent as good a chance as you can have to catch a groove. There isn't a dominant edge in that trio of teams.
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Bucs #1 in 3rd down conversion percentage

Chiefs #2
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Agreed. Make the switch sooner than later.

We’ll get a couple blue chip edge tests in the last month against TJ Watt and Myles Garrett. That will be a great temperature check right before the games really start to matter.
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That's a lot of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin I'm gonna guess for TB...
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38-13 Chiefs
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Definitely. We are now the #1 team in football at 3rd down. Same as it ever was.
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