PFF on our OL

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...season-week-1/

Teething Problems Up Front

After the departure of three key offensive linemen you would excuse the Chiefs’ for being off the pace up front and they certainly struggled in their first extended outing of preseason.

All five starting linemen earned negative grades in pass protection with Eric Fisher (40 snaps, -1.4 overall), Jeff Allen and Zach Fulton (40 snaps, -4.6 overall) surrendering multiple pressures. Conceding the most pressure was new right guard Fulton who let up a pair of hits and a pair of hurries, getting started early as Star Lotulelei drove outside of him for a hurry early in the game.

The bright point, and potential pressure for Fulton’s starting job, came from new signing Jeff Linkenbach (27 snaps, +3.8 overall) who surrendered no pressure with the second team and put in a very strong run-blocking display to offer a modicum of hope.

Bonus:

In spite of registering his first sack of the preseason this was a crash back down to earth for Dee Ford (34 snaps, -4.1 overall), struggling in every phase of the game.

[Easy 6]

We're managing to win with this mess, but I'm still looking forward to some serious upgrades next year.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

Who cares if our WRs catch anything? We are dominating TOP and winning. Keep it up.

That's the key. It only becomes an issue when Reid forgets that we have one of the best RB tandems in the league and goes pass-happy proving that our Wr's can't get open.

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Who cares if our WRs catch anything? We are dominating TOP and winning. Keep it up.

Just don't fall behind...

[jkw87]

Originally Posted by SNR

I really don't mind drafting a bunch of OL next year since we've got picks coming out of our assholes, but the OL problems are WAAAAYYY the **** overblown by this forum.

Look at tonight's game. You saw the most talented offensive line in the NFL give up 6 sacks against the ****ing Redskins. What does that say about Dallas's excellent offensive line? If any of you have a ****ing brain, it should say nothing. It's still a damn good offensive line with a lot of rich young talent that have the makings to be the best collective OL the league has seen since Vermeil's Chiefs.

Yet KC could have a similar game and what would be said? "OMG ****ING OL SUX DIK!!!"

McGlynn and Fulton suck cock, I get that. Fisher is still ****ing awful on 20% of his snaps that he takes. We should seek to get better talent next year at those positions in some way shape or form. Absolutely. But you have to judge an offensive line by what you see.

Alex Smith has had a lot of clean dropbacks since the Miami game. Jamaal Charles has had a lot of good holes to run through since then as well. As has Knile Davis. This offensive line is producing some good plays in addition to the couple of major drive-killing ****ups they have per game. And not all of those perceived ****ups are entirely their fault-- Alex is a QB who takes sacks sometimes. Some QBs are like that. Some offensive coordinators/OL coaches can't run the right stunts on certain plays against certain teams. That shit happens.

The point I'm trying to make is that once again, PFF doesn't tell the entire story, and for being a collective group of giant turds, our offensive line is playing pretty damn well.

So LEAVE THE CHIEFS OFFENSIVE LINE ALONE!

I'd say it's more the line being young and the majority not playing together prior to this season. But yeah... This forum does overreact

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Can't wait to go G at 1.19.

Draft moar fatties and build around "franchise" Smith!