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I’m not confident the Chiefs get back on track.
The loss to the Chargers was a gut punch. The coaching job was reminiscent of recent playoff chokes where the defense was confused, porous and reeling late in the game. The offense took penalties and Reid couldn’t scheme Kelce or Hill to make an impact. Berry’s presence was possibly a distraction and although the running back by committee approach has been decent since Hunt’s release there is no doubt that the Hunt debacle has rattled this team.
The defense is poorly coached, the deployment is questionable and with their confidence at a low point, they’ve accrued another devastating injury with the loss of Fuller.
Dropping Mahomes back to pass 40+ times cannot compensate for the futility of this defense. The Seahawks are a bad matchup. They will play ball control and eat clock, but roast our secondary with timely play-action shots. Baldwin will be back to bring more balance to Seattles offense. Their defense will take Hill and Kelce away.
I want to be able to turn the page on the LA game and be positive, but Thursday night was deja vu. I’ve seen this too often to be fooled again by yet another regular season lion turned lamb when games are meaningful.
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