I just feel like everyone is going to spend all week talking about Mahomes' ankle or Burrow being a Demigod or Chase against this young secondary or Lou Anarumo being a psychopath...and then in the end it's just going to Samaje Perine bludgeoning Bolton and Gay to death.
Drops are obviously an issue but the chiefs don't have to win shootouts. They shouldn't be the favorites and they're not but I'm fine with rolling into the playoffs with an elite coach QB and defense despite the WRs struggles [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
It's not the same, but because of the Chiefs struggles, the difficulties kind of are. The Ravens have a history of choking but they have a brutal team, with Lamar playing well, their running game and the defense.
The Browns are another team because they have a playoff proven QB with a running game and defense and the Bills are playing well now and just beat you.
This just isn't the same Chiefs teams like the last few years. If the playoffs started today your most likely path would be hosting the Bills, @Miami and @Baltimore. Things could fall your way and you could host the Browns for the AFCCG but that's not an automatic W either. And none of that takes into account if the Steelers D makes it in or Stroud's Texans.
We'll find out in the playoffs, but with Mahomes helming the offense, I'd always take him against the opposition [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
Completely agree. The Patriots were the team no one liked seeing in the playoffs because how money they were in the playoffs. They didn’t win every year, but they were always a threat to win it all. They weren’t always the best team or most talented, but they had that experience. I feel like that way with KC this year. They are not the most talented team this year, but they are not a team devoid of talent. We will see as you said if KC can overcome their issues or not.
I feel they need to find that identity, too... I'm sure Reid will have some things up his sleeve, but that should also come with an understanding they don't have the horses they once did and can't just expect to overcome turnovers and wasted possessions.
It's nothing they don't already know, but at the same time I'm sure it's tough to make that mental shift to a bit more fundamental football (not full on Alex game management). They've had to do it more and more the past few years and I do think Mahomes can flip that switch as long as he's not pressing and YOLOing throws. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Did you hear anything about how you had lost 3 of 4 before the Bengals game and were only able to get in the EZ once against a really bad defense and beat a team with a backup by only one score?
I heard about a team that just made their QB the highest paid in NFL history, only to watch him shit the bed, get injured twice and get outperformed by some undrafted dude. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
I get the feeling you're expressing as a fan, but from the outside, KC just doesn't have that mistique this year. There's not an ounce of smack in that or this; even with the state the Bengals are in, i thought they had a legitimate chance to win yesterday, going into the game.
Your defense has done the job the last 4 weeks in the 2nd half, so that's something very positive to look at but i'd still be worried about scoring and drops.
They didn’t have much of a “mystique” last year either. Didn’t keep them from owning the Bengals with a QB on one leg and practice squad receivers.
Other than Baltimore, KC’s the last team that anyone from the AFC wants to face. [Reply]
