From a guy who wasn't able to watch today... what was good/bad?

[RealSNR]

Summarize the game for me in only the way Chiefs Planet can. I don't want to read what the paid homer BJ Kissel or anyone on Arrowhead Pride has to say.

[chiefzilla1501]

Nothing new with Alex or Foles. Murray looked sharp. Bray looked pretty bad. Can't figure out why Hogan played so much toward the end -- there's no way he makes the 53.

An insane amount of depth but the Chiefs' last unit, except for Reeves and Nicolas who were men amongst boys against scrubs... were rough. First round of cuts should be easy. Then again, Seattle played their backup QB almost the entire game while Chiefs were using their 5th string in the 4th quarter.

Chiefs have outstanding front 7 depth but secondary depth seems like a big issue. 2016 rookie class looks like it's going to be terrific. Special teams might be outstanding as Santos and Colquitt looked outstanding, and we have some terrific speed at returner.

[Easy 6]

The ones and twos were on track to salt the game away easily, then Hoax Hogan and the rest of the rock bottom remainders came in

In spite of the loss, there was much to be pleased with

#1 Offense did exactly what they were supposed to do

Defensive depth is great, even better than I anticipated... the new crop of rookies all showed very well

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Everybody got AIDS at the end of the game. That part sucked.

Alex Smith came loose of his restraints and was beheaded. The recoil broke Charcandrick's jaw.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

The ones and twos were on track to salt the game away easily, then Hoax Hogan and the rest of the rock bottom remainders came in

In spite of the loss, there was much to be pleased with

#1 Offense did exactly what they were supposed to do

Defensive depth is great, even better than I anticipated... the new crop of rookies all showed very well

Holy shit, we lost? I quit watching at the start of the 4th.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Mitch Morse (what was up with those bad snaps?)

Morse and Fulton were fine.

Munyer was not.

[Trivers]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Smith missed a few wide open receivers on his "good" third down pass.

1st team offense looked good overall

Smith was running away from pressure almost from the beginning of the snap. Even the camera man thought he was going to be sacked.

He could not set to throw to Klece and was rolling to the left when he threw his pass.

Hindsight QBing is always 20/10.

In the past, Smith would not have thrown that pass. Progress.

[chiefzilla1501]

Nick Foles looks like Napoleon Dynamite with his helmet off.
Kevin Hogan looks like Uncle Rico when his helmet's on

[New World Order]

Dee Ford looks like he has aids

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Holy shit, we lost? I quit watching at the start of the 4th.

Pretty sad, right?

[In58men]

Offensive play calling was too conservative for a preseason game. Let the QBs open up. Preseason is pointless if you don't let your players ball out. Very boring game.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Holy shit, we lost? I quit watching at the start of the 4th.

Led by 7 with 0:00 on the clock . . . with the ball in the air.

Our DB to the side of the EZ pass looked like Muggsy Bogues posting up Shaq.

TD, 2 pt try, Chiefs 12 men on field, 1/2 distance to goal, 2pt try successful.

/Fin

[rockymtnchief]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Holy shit, we lost? I quit watching at the start of the 4th.

Yup....with 0:00 left on the clock.

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Nick Foles looks like Napoleon Dynamite with his helmet off.
Kevin Hogan looks like Uncle Rico when his helmet's on

I've said this about Foles since he was in college...

[Meatloaf]

Here's my take (in no particular order):
Alex is clearly #1 QB
Ware is a powerful runner.
First string OL looked pretty good.
WR corps didn't show too much.
Travis is an athlete, but maybe a bit slow afoot.
No way should Dee Ford be starting as Moses and Nicholas are better players.
Chris Jones is a beast. Guy is huge and moves well. Powerful.
DJ White showed well.
Nelson got picked on early, but was never beaten badly. Looked quick to me.
Punter and kicker both looked good.
Hill has speed; didn't do too much, but he's definitely gonna be more than JAG.
Dee Ford is JAG.
Dadi Nicholas looked very impressive against the 3s. Guy has some talent.
Marcus Peters is a stud.
March shows some moxie out there. Guy can play.
Ramik Wilson around the ball a lot.
Didn't notice safety play as being particularly good or bad.
All in all, the draft class was generally impressive. Good group.
Bray has an arm, but didn't look all that impressive.
Foles looked like he was "in charge" in the huddle. Liked this pickup after seeing him out there; certainly more accomplished than Bray or Murray.
Hogan apparently didn't get many reps during the week and it showed. Practice squad guy.
Dee Ford still looks like he has no idea what he's doing out there. Just sorta runs around.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Summarize the game for me in only the way Chiefs Planet can. I don't want to read what the paid homer BJ Kissel or anyone on Arrowhead Pride has to say.

OFFENSE:

QB:
1. Alex Smith looked like Alex Smith. He made a great play, in which he scrambled, bought time and threw a bullet to Maclin on the 1/2 yardline. The offense was sharp and efficient. He made some great throws to Ross Travis and D. Harris.

2. Nick Foles did a decent enough job but his accuracy was an issue (which has been described by Paylor during TC). He's got a command of the huddle but he needs time to create some chemistry with the receivers.

3. Tyler Bray was Tyler Bray. 2 for 9 at one point. Terrible decision making, bad throws but one beautiful sideline throw to Rod Streater.

4. Aaron Murray was sharp and efficient. His arm looked much stronger this year and he had a few bullets to Da'Ron Brown that were right on the money.

5. Kevin Hogan was disappointing. For all of the positive reviews of OTA's and minicamp, he looked lost. He consistently threw behind his receivers and looks like a Practice Squad guy.

RB's
Spencer Ware picked up where he left off during the regular season. He looked strong, quick and powerful. Charcandrick West showed his typical burst and played well. Knile Davis was fairly ineffective and Darren Reaves clearly outplayed him.

WR's
Maclin was his usual impressive self. Streater had a great catch but missed on a long gainer. Hill was targeted 4 times but only came away with one catch, as they were pretty poor throws. DAT had three receptions and made the most of his opportunities. Da'Ron Brown and Mike Williams each had a nice grab with Murray but otherwise failed to impress. Chris Conley was invisible.

TE's
Harris made a couple of great grabs while dropping another. Ross Travis made a great catch and really looks like he'll be a weapon this season along with Kelce and Maclin

OL:
Best starting offensive line performance in more than a decade, IMO. Solid from left to right. The second team offensive line did pretty well, too. Fulton was solid and Sterup looks like a guy that could become a solid swing tackle. I'm not sure they slip him through waivers now. The 3rd teamers were pretty rank.

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The bottom line for me is that there's a HUGE dropoff between Smith to Foles and Murray and even steeper from Murray to Bray & Hogan. The second team line was good enough. The TE's look like a strength and there's depth at WR, although it's hard to rank them at this point because they haven't all played with Smith but at this point, Maclin and Streater look like the two best receivers.