A move that will henceforth be known as the Abrams Maneuver.
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I wouldn't go that far.....but they definitely deserve to fall out.of the Top 10.

What bugs me is that Drink gives the impression that the poor play is no biggie and easily fixed. Cook is pedestrian at times and for some dang reason seems to lose sight of Burden too easily. And thos team does struggle with mobile QB'S.....
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The Chiefs and Tigers feel like the same damn team.
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I was thinking that yesterday also...except for the QB, obviously :-)
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This year I dunno.

But it feels like the same experience.

Playing below how they should be playing...some pretty good defense. Some bad offense with flashes of good plays.

You end up winning but it looks like total ass and you don't always know how it happened.
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Both handing out heart attacks last weekend

Double OT and down to the last 4th down snap!
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I said the same last season. They're very much the same team.
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Week 3 (College)/2 (Pro)
21/30 264 1 0
18/25 151 2 2

Week 4/3
23/37 226 2 0
26/39 217 2 1

These performances have Tiger Fan calling for Cook to be benched, scholarship revoked, etc. and for Drink to be fired for sticking with him. Folks aren't calling for Pat's head, nor should they, but it is fascinating to see the differences.
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This is an ignorant argument. The gap in talent between Mizzou and BC or Vandy is worlds beyond the gap in talent between the Chiefs and anyone in the NFL.

Have the Chiefs ever been a 20 point favorite? I think they were -17 against a historically horrible Jets team in 2020.

Also, in case you missed it, the Chiefs have won three Super Bowls. Cook's biggest win is a Cotton Bowl over an Ohio State team that sat most of its star players and used a 3rd string QB. He also barely eclipsed 100 yards and the offense mustered all of 14 points.

The two couldn't be more dissimilar.
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Haven't had a chance to post about the Tigers yet this season.

I have been encouraged by the defense. I think it's better than a year ago. Deeper, faster. I worry a bit about the second S spot, because there have been some major coverage busts where Williams gets caught looking, but the DL and LB group have been excellent, and the CB play has been better than I expected.

On offense, I think it all goes back to Brady Cook. He has played, so far, like the guy that we saw early last season, who just wasn't good enough.

He was able to elevate that play once conference play rolled around. Hopefully he can do that again.

I think they've been playing with their food a bit on offense... getting cute, not sticking consistently with what works.

Time to clean it up.
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