Offical 2010 NFL Season Thread

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Huge win for the Chiefs. They got completely dominated, but I'll take it.

[stlouie_lipp]

The Chiefs/Chargers game is way more exciting than the Jets/Ravens game, but ESPN will be talking about what this loss means to the Jets.

of course.

[Fat Strat]

That was a punt return, so you wouldn't have gotten any points. Chiefs have 3 players that are legit threats every time they touch the ball.

I can think of 4, if you include Jones. If the Chiefs win, this is going to make the Rams loss sting a bit more.

Jones is a threat if you count falling into the pile after 3 yards a threat.

True; he's gotten very good at doing just that!

Chiefs looked surprisingly good last night. I don't think the offense will be as bad as they looked. That was more pathetic than most of thier games last year and they've clearly upgraded in several spots. The use of Thomas Jones bugs me a bit. He is a great complement to Charles, not the other way around.

Our rookies looked great. If Derrick Johnson and Glenn Dorsey play like they did last night all season, we're going to win a lot of games. Even Tyson Jackson looked pretty good before getting injured and you couldn't tell he was even on the field last year.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

True; he's gotten very good at doing just that!

Chiefs looked surprisingly good last night. I don't think the offense will be as bad as they looked. That was more pathetic than most of thier games last year and they've clearly upgraded in several spots. The use of Thomas Jones bugs me a bit. He is a great complement to Charles, not the other way around.

Our rookies looked great. If Derrick Johnson and Glenn Dorsey play like they did last night all season, we're going to win a lot of games. Even Tyson Jackson looked pretty good before getting injured and you couldn't tell he was even on the field last year.

I understand wanting to keep Charles fresh, but you don't do that by giving Jones the majority of the touches. 60/20/20 split by Charles/Jones/McCluster sounds about right to me. I'm not too concerned about the offense. It wouldn't have been as bad as it was last night if they didn't have the lead for so long, if that makes any sense. The downpour didn't help much either. Really fun seeing them have legit playmakers again.

Special teams looked fantastic all around. Punt/Kick coverage and punt/kick returns. Lots to like about the defense. I know they gave up close to 300 in the air, but when San Diego throws 40 times that's just gonna happen no matter who you have on defense. DJ was all over the field as usual but looked like he has improved his tackling which is huge. Dorsey was getting a good push most of the game. I saw Tamba in the backfield a few times, and it seems like he hasn't done that all the last 2 seasons. Flowers/Carr/Arenas/Berry did a pretty good job other than the SD TD with the blown coverage.

A lot to be genuinely excited about. I just really hope we see the playbook get opened a little more and Cassel is able to throw the ball.

[Fat Strat]

I understand wanting to keep Charles fresh, but you don't do that by giving Jones the majority of the touches. 60/20/20 split by Charles/Jones/McCluster sounds about right to me. I'm not too concerned about the offense. It wouldn't have been as bad as it was last night if they didn't have the lead for so long, if that makes any sense.

It makes a lot of sense. I agree with you. They went pretty conservative in the 3rd quarter with the rain falling and a 2 TD lead. Lots of Jones inside the tackles and then a quick look downfield on 3rd down (followed by Cassell throwing it away). I expected a lot more screens with McCluster and Charles, even with the lead. Anything to get those guys out into space. They faked an end around to McCluster (went to Charles up the middle) that I thought they should have gone back to, but never did. Definitely a conservative game plan, which asked a lot of the defense.

You know, I always ignore the preseason because it usually has such little bearing on the regular season. But, last night was exactly the same as what we saw in the preseason games from the Chiefs. Defense looked surprisingly good. Offense looked sketchy. Special teams was shockingly better than last year.

I went into the season hoping that we could be around 8-8. I'm sticking with that, except now it's not just a hope. I think it's actually possible. We're going to be up and down. We'll blow out some teams and look awful against others. Not a playoff team yet, but capable of beating most of the league if we having one of our good days... and capable of losing to most of the league if we're not.

[phins]

The Chiefs are leaps and bounds better than last year, when the team honestly didn't have NFL level talent. To take the next step, they need to get a RT who is above average, have Calloway be the swing tackle, and the line will improve a lot. Richardson is really, really bad. He probably shouldn't be in the league.

They also need to get a SAM LB'er who can cover and rush the passer. Obviously, every 3-4 team would like one of those guys, so they may have to take a couple in the draft and hope one pans out. I would probably take the T first, since they have a much higher "hit" rate than 3-4 LB's.

It was great to see an environment like that at Arrowhead again, and it was a great watch on television. My only complaint would be to say that had to be the ugliest crowd I can ever remember seeing. No wonder it is nicknamed, "Camarohead."

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Kind of hard to pick out hotties when they're all wearing ponchos.

[cpebbles]

They also need to get a SAM LB'er who can cover and rush the passer. Obviously, every 3-4 team would like one of those guys, so they may have to take a couple in the draft and hope one pans out. I would probably take the T first, since they have a much higher "hit" rate than 3-4 LB's.

They could've had Clay Matthews by trading up a couple of spots instead of spending their second round pick last year on a very expensive, mediocre system QB.

[lukethedrifter]

They also need to get a SAM LB'er who can cover and rush the passer. Obviously, every 3-4 team would like one of those guys, so they may have to take a couple in the draft and hope one pans out. I would probably take the T first, since they have a much higher "hit" rate than 3-4 LB's.

They could've had Clay Matthews by trading up a couple of spots instead of spending their second round pick last year on a very expensive, mediocre system QB.

Did anybody really think the Matt Cassell pickup was a great idea?

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Did anybody really think the Matt Cassell pickup was a great idea?

I don't think so. I didn't like it much and thought he would make a decent stopgap until there was a good QB for them to draft, but couldn't believe the jack they gave the guy. I wanted them to give Croyle more time way back when.