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08-08-2014, 10:29 PM | #1 |
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08-08-2014, 10:31 PM | #3 |
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The starters sucked. Sutton sucked.
Can't really be optimistic unless you're really Jonesing to see what oft-injured offensive guard Dorsey will draft with a top 7 pick next season.
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Silver lining their receivers and offensive line is about equal to KC's.
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08-08-2014, 10:54 PM | #6 |
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If I'm not mistaken, Avery, Jenkins, and Hemingway did not suit up for this game. Having a healthy Kelce back with Jenkins/Avery/Hemingway/Wilson/DAT in the slot or Fasano inline should prove to be an upgrade (shocking) to the passing game this year. I foresee a lot of double TE sets early on until we can get DAT/Wilson up to speed in the slot. As for the Seahawks, Niners, and Pats, I think a few of those matchups with CB heavy teams will actually work out in our favor due to a few mismatches. Kelce/DAT on the field against Pats Nickel coverage would be one of them providing a big mismatch and giving Bowe/Hemingway sizable 1 on 1 matchups with their big bodies. Kelce vs. S/LB, joke, we'll run away with that. The Seahawks I see being a matchup where we'd have to utilize Jenkins/Hemingway opposite Bowe, but with Kelce/Avery out wide with Charles/DAT in a twin back role. If everybody stays healthy, I see a lot of 1 on 1 matchups to exploit with Kelce, Bowe, and Hemingway in the redzone. Its all going to LEAN on that Offensive Line, which 3 years from now could be stellar, but right now looks as skeptical or worse than our defensive secondary. All in all, we're going to see an upgrade in production from the TE/slot position, and a true dual threat running back tandem. Did you notice how good Knile looked too? He came out looking like Post-Season form this week, aside from his kick return haha. 2. I didn't see anything truly downgrading of fisher, but his footwork looked slow on pass protection to me, but could change as pre-season gets him up to speed. 3. This is an incredibly FAST team. If the line can protect well enough or we can get alex out of the pocket on some crossing routes, this could end up being a shootout team very quickly. Hemingway and Jenkins really kind of shore up the outside opposite Bowe for us, giving us two different receiver types to draw from, which should open up some exploitable 1 on 1's with Bowe or to the slot and that can get dangerous considering everyone from kelce to Wilson that might end up in the slot has nearly 4.5 speed or better. Could be a few track meets this year. 4A. I absolutely loved what I saw from Wilson. Rewatch that game tape and you'll see what I mean. His stat line for receiving didn't look great, but he had another catch or two that were wonderful that got called back on penalties. On top of that, go watch his blocking. Seriously, go watch it, looks very good. The second we picked him up I was happy about it and calling his spot on the 53 man roster, mainly because I dislike Avery and the plethora of "welker clones" we keep trying to stuff into camp. But that being said, the guy looks like a solid upfield blocker, and god does he have wheels. I may be wrong here, but was that not Wilson who closed a 20 yard gap on Kelce, while Kelce was burning 4 or 5 dudes, just to get in the way of the ONLY defender that could have put a hand on Kelce? Guy plays hard, and he'll make special teams as a gunner without a beat if they just need a single reason to keep him on the active roster. Not to mention, the guy looks good in the slot, and plays with a feisty "swagger" akin to a young Steve Smith (carolina). DAT looked awesome, nuff said. Total upgrade over Dex, not a "poor man's" like others had said. Kid has wheels on him and has the elusiveness that Dexter lacked, though somehow dexter had this crazy ability to crawl underneath guys' ankles for a few extra yards from time to time. We shall see what DAT can provide in "extra yardage" situations, but I'm sure it'll be an upgrade, and I was pretty high on Dex in this offense. Fulton I thought did a wonderful job and as these guys mesh, Fulton's going to become a big time piece for us on this line. Gaines I didn't think did nearly as bad as it looked. While he did get absolutely embarrassed on a couple of those throws, the more embarrassing part was how "out of his element" he looked in this defense, looking clueless towards his safety cover IMO. That should remedy itself in time as these guys learn each others' tendencies and this defensive scheme, though I imagine his ability to play outside press-man in nickel and give smith the inside should keep his double move exploitation to a minimum, I think/hope. Tardif didn't see a ton of time, but shared about "average" snaps with most of the guys on the offense. He's going to end up being stashed away on the practice squad most likely, he's got a year or two of technical learning to do before he'll truly be ready. Guy has the size and a unique tool set, and the brain to get it all accomplished, just needs time IMO. Ford looked terrible against the run, as expected, and a little sluggish "up top", but should otherwise get up to game speed quickly. I look forward to his rotation but expect very little from his production this year unless we get some crazy rotations getting Ford/Hali/Houston on the field at the same time. Didn't see anything from Murray really, and we won't until Game 2 and Game 4. 4B. While Jaye didn't look great, he really is nothing more than a sub-breather role in this defense. DeVito/Catapano/Bailey with Poe plugging up the void is going to be absolutely devastating with our linebacking group. In all honesty, I will not be surprised if we come back 8 games into the season to confirm what I'm about to say........our defensive linemen will show the most improvement than any single unit on this team, even moreso than our Backs and Receivers on Offense. I get the draft picks, truly, I do. While a lot of it feels wasted because most of these guys are insurance policies over big time players (Ford for Houston/Hali, DAT for Dex, Fulton for Linkenbach), some of them show true promise, but add some incredible depth to this team. Fulton coming in and winning the starting job I was surprised on. I knew he was talented, but he's basically the out of the gate starter at either guard position. I was almost expecting Kush/Rishaw there, but he's made that spot his to lose now. The Ford pick I still like. It provides insurance against terrible double/triple teams if heaven forbid we lose Hali or Houston again later in the season. While Ford doesn't seem like he's up to speed yet, and certainly lacks in the run game, a raw talent of his level would have worked wonders late last year since we literally had ZERO option as a backup. The improvements from DeVito and Catapano though, should make this defensive front the scariest thing we've seen in two decades. You almost can't double team Houston and Hali because of the three guys up front, plus Bailey/Ford on rotation. And JMJ though, has shown some pretty solid strides towards winning that spot next to DJ IMO, I liked what I saw. But seriously, cannot emphasize enough how much I'm going to like this defensive front 7 if they all stay healthy and in rotation. My god, we might just break the sack record after all. 5. The three guys I liked the most from the 3's were Hammond, Rutland, and those #41 guy whose name is escaping me right now. Had a pick 6 I think, and had another pick called back or something. Guy isn't a solid fit for the defense, but he's got a good mind for this game and could be a solid developmental type if we can stash him away. 6. Our depth at the O-line is decent, I don't think its nearly as good as it seems, though we did have some nice holes. Knile Davis looked superb though, whether that's the line or his play, it was almost mirror image reminiscent of the Colts game post season. It looked solid. I can't kick the image of Chase getting stopped behind the line about every other play though. The backup line had their fine and not so fine points in the game, which is to be expected when rotating these guys out and in as often as we did. 7. Watch Wilson's Blocking and overall hustle. |
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He never quit on a play. Watching Dee Ford, when he ran himself out of a play, he quit in this game. That pissed me off, and I hope to hell the coaching staff reams his ass. Quote:
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Referring back to that SB, the Seahawks tackling in the secondary was outstanding, allowing the pass rush to get after Manning. Those corners were beaten a few times in that game, but pressure forced early throws or bad throws. But it all starts with tackling, forcing QBs to hold the ball just that second lomger, allowing pressure to affect the passing game. Quote:
Vision and burst. And that TD he scored was all him, and all power. Spot on. That kid might be the best blocker among the WRs on this roster right now. And he, unlike Ford, has no quit in him. And he looked like he was open anytime we got a view of the receivers in their routes.
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Another couple of observations.
James Michael Johnson was easily the best ILB on the field for the Chiefs not named DJ. Speed, instincts and recognition, and pretty damn good in coverage. And Malcolm Bronson was the best safety on the field in this game.
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Spot on, Milk! Also, for one game at least, Albert Wilson looked like the best WR on the squad.
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agree about Bronson but I was really impressed with Mays.
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Mays timed his blitz really nicely, but is still pretty much the same guy I remember from the Donkeys.
JMJ was all over the field.
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I think Walker will be an emergency NT. I think they are saving him for a specific role in the nickel that we won't see until the season starts.
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