Ten Things About Last Night's Game
Ten Things About Last Night's Game
10. Well, look on the bright side. It wasn't a blowout. The Chiefs didn't get blown out 55-3 or worse, as everyone expected. But that's a back handed compliment to a team who is now 1-8. Kind of like saying "she doesn't sweat much for a fat chick." The Steelers have a lot more questions than we do. The Pittsburgh Gazette says Rapistburger went to a local hospital last night for an MRI on his ribs, and he's doubtful for their showdown game next week vs. Baltimore. It wasn't Benny Hill Music time until overtime, and I guess that's progress. This is the second time we've taken a better team into OT, on the road, and we're 1-1. Still winless at home, but playing better on the road. So hooray for moral victories, I suppose. 9. The Chiefs defense has been averaging giving up better than 30 points per game. Giving up 13 in regulation ought to be enough to win, and would have been, had two KC TD's not been called back. Succop misses a 33 yard field goal, or we most likely win in regulation. The defense played as good a game as they did in Arrowhead against Baltimore. Just not good enough to win in Pittsburgh. Props to Gary Gibbs for coaching better defensively than the head coach Kung Pao Panda, who is supposed to be a defensive whiz. Defense held Steelers to under 100 yards rushing, 154 yards passing, forced three fumbles and got one of them, and did a decent job denying on third down, Pittsburgh was 6-16. I think the reason the game was so close was a combination of KC's defense playing very well, and Pittsburgh's offense playing poorly. It's sad that once Rapistburger was knocked out, we couldn't overcome an erratic Byron Leftwitch to win. It took Captain Checkdown's patented panicked pressure pants pissing to secure the win by Pittsburgh's makeshift defense. We certainly didn't play against their best guys. 8. A lot has been made about the Chiefs lack of discipline and focus all year long. Seems like every time you get a "player friendly coach," when things go south, the inmates start to run the asylum. The Chiefs had one five yard penalty in the first half. Manieri jumped off sides and was summarily given a diva-like lecture by Eric "Big Gay Al" Winston. But that was the only penalty, and no turnovers in the first half. Second half, Chiefs get five penalties for 71 yards, including the monumentally stupid "End Zone Soul-Train Dance Party." When Bowe wasn't dropping passes, he was taunting the Steelers and pointing at his back after not scoring because of a Fat Albert holding penalty (and yes, he WAS holding). Where do these guys with a 1-8 record, get off taunting ANYBODY over ANYTHING? It was clueless, and extremely Raiders-eque. Especially getting a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for group celebration on a TD that wasn't. The penalty sustained the drive for Pittsburgh. So not only do you not get a TD, you give up a first down on a monumentally STUPID penalty. And all the defensive leaders were in the middle of that: Hali, Houston, Johnson, Flowers..they were all there. Not ONE OF THEM said "Hey guys, let's take this to the sidelines." Stupid Stupid Stupid. And none of the coaches crawled up their ass about it either. Again, inmates running the asylum. 7. Charles had 100 yard on 23 carries. Most of those ran right over Winston. They ran that play over and over and over until Pittsburgh started to stuff it. Hillis looks like a white, slower, less illusive Thomas Jones. He has been piss poor on third and short. He was brought in here to make those tough yards, and he consistently fails to produce. Meanwhile our blocking back is a 210 pound Eachus Midget. God knows why we couldn't keep big backs like Mike Cox, or Jackie Battle, or LeRon McClain as a lead fullback. Hell, put Manieri or Poe back there and let him lead block. We've got to have somebody who can move a frickin' pile on third and short. At least they gave Charles a chance to break a run. The Steelers did a nice job keeping him from cracking a big one. His longest carry was twelve yards. 6. We saw good Bowe and bad Bowe. Good Bowe makes a clutch 4th down catch across the middle to allow Succop to kick the game tying field goal. Bad Bowe dropped multiple balls. He only caught four of the nine passes thrown his way. Baldwin pisses himself when given a chance, only has one catch all night. Moeaki has one nice catch for 38 yards, but also has a costly PI penalty in the final minute drive that could have cost us the game. (That call was questionable, btw.) Casshole was Casshole. More on him later. 5. The refs did us no favors, but were not the reason we lost. They sure didn't help. This game was the opposite of the New Orleans game where we got every close call. This time, we got none. The fumble TD was overturned to an incomplete pass and a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Hali was called for a phantom helmet to helmet hit on Leftwitch which was BS. There was a mystery defensive PI call on Arenas late in the game. Then an offensive PI call on Moeaki in the last minute of regulation. Hell, even when Pittsburgh was trying to run for a game ending first down, the line judge scooted the ball forward at least two extra feet, but they were still short by a foot and punted. I've said for years, that bad teams get bad calls. Good teams get good help. The NFL has no interest in KC winning in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh in the playoff hunt is good for ratings. So as that Round Mound of Mount Oread Mark Mangino once said: "DOLLAR SIGNS!" 4. One thing you can say about Captain Checkdown, aka the Duke of Dink, aka The 63-Million Dollar Fetal Man is, he is consistently bad in the clutch. His first pass in the OT was telegraphed into triple coverage. It was a panic throw aimed at Bowe. The line did a reasonably good job protecting Casshole. He went full fetal early in the first quarter, made a couple of decent runs to get out of the pocket, but only threw for 154 yards. Moreover, the Chiefs were three and out on their first three drives in the fourth quarter, and didn't manage to score until the desperation final drive and the Succop field goal. When given the ball with a chance to win, Casshole immediately and thoroughly pissed himself. But, that's why Casshole is Casshole, and that's why the fans hate him. 3. Why was Steve Breaston inactive? This is a highly paid free agent. Paid more than Copper, that's for sure. Why is he not available, especially when Baldwin gets knocked out and Bowe gets the dropsies? Breaston grew up in the Pittsburgh area, so you know he'd be psyched to play on MNF in his hometown. He's been ruined for the year. Yet Wylie, a mid round rookie, is active, and only used on kickoff returns? I don't get it. I just don't get it. 2. Derrick Johnson played a great game with 13 tackles. Houston played well and almost had a game breaking defensive TD. Flowers played well, only giving up the circus catch TD to Wallace. The defense was tough and looked like an NFL defense for one of the few times this year. I hope they can build from that momentum, although I'm very concerned with Berry's lack of coverage ability. I think his knee is much worse than the Chiefs are letting on. He may be another year away from being fully healthy. 1. At least we broke the 495 minute no lead streak. Hey, we didn't win, but we certainly made Haley sweat. A loss is a loss, and who woulda thunk it….1-8 at this point of the season? As far as the Head Coach chopping block, Paul Wiggin was fired after seven games in 1977. Haley was fired after 13 games in 2011, and that was with a 5-8 record. Will Kung Pao Panda survive the whole year? At this point, I say, why not? What's the difference? Nobody worth a crap is going to want to limp this spittoon full of failure juice to the finish line. Just continue to Blow for Barkley or go One and Fifteen-oh For Geno. Not much point to it now. There is nothing to hope for, no reason to live. The blackout looms. I believe it's always darkest before it goes completely black! Sunday's coming, and I love me a good funeral. |
stupid "End Zone Soul-Train Dance Party
hence Romeo's new sign in the locker room: eliminate bad dancing |
Breaston was inactive because they were not going to let a Haley player show up in the game.
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And the only reason that game was close was because we knocked Ben out and the weather was shitty.
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Thanks George...i am sure these are becoming difficult to write....but we appreciate it.
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The "mystery" PI call on Javier Arenas was textbook PI.
Got his hand on the receiver and never looked back at the ball. |
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When we play a league darling like Pittsburgh or Green Bay, we have to score enough points to be beat them and the ref$. We scored enough to beat the $tealer$ - we didn't, sadly, score enough to beat their pinstriped ****ing lackey **** bitches otherwise known laughlingly as referees. They did everything in their power to ensure a $tealer victory. As usual.
I hope Rapelessburger is out for the season. **** them. |
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G,
You are more entertaining than the Chiefs!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!! |
Never been more embarassed by my team than that lame side-show fairy dance in the endzone. I hate this shit.
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I feel sorry for Steve Breaston - he came here specifically to play for Todd Haley. Dude is a consumate pro who wanted to play for a guy who didn't settle for 'good enough', but DEMANDED greatness...and now, he's sitting on the bench (or not even suiting up) while Baldwin pisses himself and jumps for an underthrown ball that he meets on the way down and drops anyway and McCluster catches 3-5yd outs.
Breaston is easily the 2nd best WR on the team, and while he isn't as talented or as physically gifted as Bowe, may be more consistant. Of course, now that Haley's gone, he might suck now too. |
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It's stupid to play him at this point; he needs to rest that knee. Didn't it take Jerome Woods a full year to get back up to speed after missing a year?? A lot of people need a full year to recover from ACL surgery, then a full year to get back to 'game shape', as in, getting their injured parts back to where they were before injury. AP and JC are the exceptions, not the rule. Honestly, I expected JC to have more trouble, because speed is so huge to his game...he won't be 100% until next year, either. I don't what to say about Moeaki. |
Breaston is gone next year and Baldwin is probably not. It's good they are playing him. Also, it was his homecoming last night and they thought if he was ever going to do anything it would be last night.
He almost did something and that seems to be the story with Baldwin. |
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Your hate for the Steelers rivals my own. |
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ROFL |
Outstanding
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And his eyesight. |
Thanks, always enjoy reading these. Matt Cassel made the best clutch play I've seen him make, and then did a 180 and lost the game for us. Oh Cassel....
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Enough about the dancing!!! If that was the game winner would you care? Why it gotta be a "Soul Train Line" dance? Like I said, there are racial overtones in these statements. They made a play and were excited, so ****in what?
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No but ya girl makes me feel good when giving me brain. It's stupid focusing on an end zone celebration....... |
Interesting take on Poe as a short yardage back.
I don't think RAC will be replaced. The only coach on the team that could take over would be Emmitt Thomas. The would leave the defensive coaches stretched pretty tightly. Tonight they stopped the turnovers but replaced them with stupid penalties. The celebration penalty is just a no brainer. I thought Gruden had a pretty good take on the Chiefs talent and lack their of. |
i dont think there is anything wrong with Berry
the problems with Berry are what are around him.... 1) recovering from injury, but you cant blame it all on a bad knee and give him a pass and think next year he will get it. he is fine right now 2) lack of talent around him: He literally has Brandon Flowers to his left and THATS IT in coverage. Kendrick Lewis is ****ing terrible, Abe Elam, Travis Daniels, Jalil Brown, Javier Arenas and then NO LBer that can cover the middle to save their lives. Eric Berry gets lost a lot in coverage because of so many blown assignments by these other guys. TEs come over the middle, or release on a out or post, HB delay and release for checkdowns are always wide open. 3) Scheme and Coaching: The coaches are shit and the scheme is awful. He would be better in a 43 or attacking 34. Or a cover 2 where he is playing a Mark Barron role. The guy plays some wannabe Charles Woodson falcon role and he is awful at it. Its only his 2nd year in the league pretty much and this crappy coaching staff thinks hes a 13 year veteran and expect the world from him. They think he's Ed Reed, and hes clearly not. And hes doing way too much with way too little around him |
Berry has never been that fantastic in man coverage.
He has flashes but you can't expect him to lock people down by himself. |
and thats the problem. they think hes charles woodson and can make reads to lock on man with whatever is floating free
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you're kidding, right?? |
We had 15 yards on 12 plays during a stretch in the second half. 4 possessions.
Casshole will never change. |
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neg rep. |
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I guess that is what it's like as a Chiefs fan these days. :shrug: Once again, kudos to Gblowfish but that is par for the course! |
I'm not conflicted at all. While they're playing, I hope and cheer for a win. When the thing is over, I return to reality.
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Anyone else besides me think that Baldwins injury play was actually a reception? It sure looked like it to me.
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well written, George. I agree there is no point in firing RC mid season, but I will once again say the Chiefs would have an advantage going into the last weeks with a GM vacancy by allowing the next guy time to ponder what is here and what needs replacing.
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Honestly, I do not believe Baldwin is ever going to do anything for this team unless we get a QB that can actually throw the ball to him.
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Is it me, or do the steelers win more games than any other team when they get outplayed?friggn hate the steelers.
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Slow with no quickness = BUST |
did Poe do anything? I just saw the last half of the game- he only ended up with one tackle-lol Is he even getting a push up the middle??
What is up with this guy?? |
I am not a fan of Fatal Fetal Cassell, but I watched that last pass several times in slo-mo and freeze frame by frame. It started as a tight spiral until it passed the DL's out stretched arm. That's when the nose of the ball went up and seemed to flutter. I know someone will say I am wrong, but I know what I saw. If someone can post a video proving it wrong, I will admit I was drinking too much. Who knows, Cassell may have thrown behind Bowe, giving the CB an easy pick 6.
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Also, QUIT MAKING EXCUSES FOR THE reerun. |
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He never looked at anybody but Bowe. Drew three guys right to the ball. Horrible. Casshole can't look off to save his ass.
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If you compare him to Julio for example, it looks like Baldwin is running underwater. Not that this is entirely horrible. I think Baldwin could be a fantastic #2 guy who is strong enough to make catches on Digs and fast enough top-end wise to stretch the field on the outside. HOwever, he hasn't shown anything that supports that :( |
I have been reading your 10 for a few weeks.
great insight. no bull. Better than many reporters. |
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