WR corps - I'l be honest I'm not sure if we need another WR or not - feels like it would be a nice security blanket to have another WR besides Ross/Remigio/Washington. DeAndre Hopkins really does catch everything thrown to him, the rainbow pass for 35 yards to Hopkins was disgusting and he literally caught everything Pat threw to him (8/9 86 yards 2 TD's). Worthy needs to work on his sideline awareness a couple of passes he should have had were negated by his feet being too close to the boundary. Watson really made his presence felt as well with 3 receptions on 4 targets for 43 yards.
TE's - It always seems like Kelce fumbles as he just tries a little too hard for extra yardage but his production was good tonight with 14/16 for 100 yards. I think he may be pressing a bit thinking he needs to help shoulder a bigger load. Grey was quiet tonight with only one target and no receptions. Payton Hendershot makes an appearance on the last drive with a 9 yard catch.
OL - I didn't get an opportunity to really watch what was happening on the OL but Vea is a force in the middle really collapsing the pocket and forcing Mahomes into a couple of sacks. I'll have to re-watch to get a really good idea of what specifically was happening.
ST's - pretty good for the most part but not kicking the ball out of the Endzone seemed pretty questionable at the start of the second half. Should always just kick it out of the back of the end zone. I feel like I know why they got lucky on the bounce on the previous KO that skipped in the EZ for the touchback and start at the 20. Trying to replicate that burnt us and let the Bucs start the 2nd half at the 50.
Defense - played really well despite giving up 3 TD's. I didn't feel like the problem was with the CB's this game but the Bucs had their top three receivers out of the game so that may have masked some of the deficiencies. The last drive was really sloppy defense giving up really big chunk plays...... Still personally on the Lattimore train if he is available....but if we decide to stand pat I think we will be okay.
Not sure why we got away from the running game in the first half, but Andy really switched it up in the second half and started ramming Hunt down their throats which really worked well (27 rushes for 106 yards and 1 TD). I didn't get a chance to look at the halftime rushing stats but it wasn't pretty.
OT - A steady dose of Hunt with a sprinkling of Kelce and Hopkins = WIN
Lattimore's contract is bloated. No way we get him.
It's just funny how this team can play sloppy for long stretches but when the game is on the line they're sharp as a laser and execute like a razor blade. It's like they just get out of bed for late game drives. I would say I've never seen it but I watched the Patriots do it for years. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
TB's defense had been on the field for 73 plays before OT. And had given up 14 pts in the 4th quarter. And his defense was giving up an average of 18-pts in the 2nd half this season. Over 20-pts over the last 4 games. I think that's the worst in the NFL.
He should've tried to steal the W with the 2-pt conversion.
Oh he absolutely should’ve gone for 2. But it’s not a guarantee he would’ve gotten it. The national pundits love to assume that the Chiefs would’ve absolutely lost in those types of situations. The way they spin the Ravens game is that the Chiefs lost the game if Likely gets his toe down and that, of course, was not the case. Now we all know Harbaugh would’ve gone for two but also no guarantee he gets it either. Likely being OOB lost the Ravens a shot to win the game same as Bowles decision (even though a successful 2pt tonight doesn’t automatically win the game due to time left). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
It was a tough outing for Worthy. But it was raining and the ball was getting pretty slick. Didn't help that Pat threw some off-target balls to him either. And he is a rookie. It was always going to take some time for him to develop. Injuries put him in the position of having to grow up faster than originally scheduled. I mean, we got DHop for a reason.
Hopefully we get JuJu back soon, and Worthy can slow down some. By this time next season, he'll be fine.
Yep. But JuJu is turning into Sammy Watkins Part II. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Why Not?:
Oh he absolutely should’ve gone for 2. But it’s not a guarantee he would’ve gotten it. The national pundits love to assume that the Chiefs would’ve absolutely lost in those types of situations. The way they spin the Ravens game is that the Chiefs lost the game if Likely gets his toe down and that, of course, was not the case. Now we all know Harbaugh would’ve gone for two but also no guarantee he gets it either. Likely being OOB lost the Ravens a shot to win the game same as Bowles decision (even though a successful 2pt tonight doesn’t automatically win the game due to time left).
No, not a guarantee. But a better chance than putting his gassed defense back on the field in OT. TB’s offense was better than the defense in the second half. Should’ve rode the hot hand in the moment. IMHO anyway. [Reply]
