MFJ Preseason #3 thoughts

[Mother****erJones]

Disclaimer: This was against Tennessee. But we also won't be playing AZ or Seattle

Offensively this is the best they've looked. Not unexpected really considering this is considered the dress rehearsal for the week 1. Glad the rain held off til the end. We got some good work in.

Oline was solid. I'll re watch the game and look at each olineman separately.
Opened up some nice holes for our backs. Kush had a nice downfield block.
Only a couple penalties. The one on Grubbs in the red zone sucked because we ended up settling for a field goal. 0 sacks is always good to see.

Alex Smith was solid. Couple misses. The Kelce one was bad. Would've been a TD likely. Overall he was really good. He looked confident and stood in the pocket for the most part. No panic and that's what I wanted to see. Made some nice throws. Especially to Maclin on his TD.
RBs looked pretty good. I ****ing love me some West. This kid can play. Has great hands, good speed and vision. Has some deceptive power running the ball. I liked what I seen from Reeves also. Couple nice short runs. Good power.

TEs were solid also. Kelce is going to be a beast. Awesome speed for a TE. Love this kid. Ryan Taylor had a couple catches. Between the WRs and the TEs they caught the ball really well. Have been all preseason.
WRs were good again. Tough cuts upcoming. I really like Fred Williams. He's got nice hands and speed. I'm hoping he makes the team over Avant. Hammond sealed his spot IMO. His special teams play locks him in. I'd like to see Maclin, Wilson, DAT, Conley, Hammond, and Williams. Cut Avant and he'd be available as a free agent later if need be. Not sure there's a ton of teams eyeing him.
I liked what I seen from Conley. I like his deep pass ability because his unique speed and size will cause problems. You saw it on the DPI. I look for him to get plenty of snaps next Thursday.
Wilson had a nice catch. Glad he's ok.

Murray looked alright. Bad INT on a play that wasn't to be made. Made some nice throws but some bad ones. To be expected with him. Like his upside. Had some short passes that were too low and he was bailed out. The 3rd and goal play call I didn't like. I'll look at it again but I would've liked to see him throw it in the end zone. I know there was pressure that may have had a lot to do with the decision to throw it to a back. Great to see him bounce back after the INT and finish with 2 TDs. One of which was absolutely gorgeous. The TD throw on the run to Williams was nice. He's got a long ways to go if some think he's a "QBOTF." Look forward to next weeks game for him. I was saying to myself, "Man, I hope Andy puts him in the rest of the game and one drive with the ones." Glad Andy obliged lol.
8/10 on third downs (?) was great to see.

Defense: Solid again. This group has a chance to be special. Not saying '85 Bears or '00 Ravens, but really good. Run d is improving without Poe and some vets back. Man I ****ing love Jaye Howard. (Get this man re-signed ASAP Dorsey). Howard had some flash plays. The one in run d was Poe-like. Couple guys I don't know names so I'll use #s. #93 had a couple flash plays one which looked like he was held. Not for certain though. Nick Williams flashed on some QB pressures. DJA had a flash play on a run stop. Can't remember if he made the tackle but know he was in the backfield.

Ramik had a pretty solid night. He's getting better each week. I like his potential and glad he's getting reps with injuries to the ILB core.
The run d overall was ok they did give up some runs. Can't wait to get Poe back. The run d TD was weak. Miscommunication going on there. Wasn't very good but overall they were ok.
Pass rush was solid overall. Ford flashed yet again and drew the face mask. His first step and burst off the edge is really something to be excited about.
Secondary gave up some plays but they'll be ok. Liked Cooper and had a nice pass breakup. Branch had a couple break ups.
Peters had the pass break up on the under throw but wasn't playing the ball. He's going to be really good. Just hope he doesn't get beat deep too much early. I'm really high on him.
Zombo had the nice INT. Nice seeing him make a play.


Special Teams coverage was good yet again. Couple nice sticks by Williams, Brown and #47. Williams also came close on his punt block attempt late.
Santos was a little shaky. I'm not worried about him yet though. He started slow last season and finished strong.
Hammond with a good PR.

Overall this was the result I wanted to see and hoped for. Kicked the shit out of a bad Tennessee team that kicked our ass last season. Offense was in control all night. Defense held their own against a kid I like in Mariota. Got to him early and often.
Now I'm not scout nor know all about technique and schemes and shit (though I'm trying to learn) so I'm sure I'll get ragged on some for my analysis. But I'm curious in regards to input. I stayed up all night to watch this and make my first ever write up or half ass attempt to

To get out of this week with minimal bumps and bruises is also. Wilson has 2 weeks to heal that shoulder.
This team has some tough cuts to make. All props to Andy, John and their scouts. Waiver seven still has a few here and are contributing. ****ing Dorsey is running laps around Pioli as a GM IMO right now. This team has a great feel and are tight. Love the chemistry we seem to have on and off the field. Hope our injured guys heal, rest up and come back strong.

Will edit some things I'm sure in here as its 6:30 and I'm tired.

Don't crush me too hard lol

P.S. I can't wait for March to come back. This LB core could be the NFLs best. I'm as excited for three UDFAs as some other vets and rookies. I know Wilson and West aren't rookies but UDFAs nonetheless last season.

[penbrook]

West has a concussion!

[milkman]

Originally Posted by penbrook

West has a concussion!

So, he's out for the season?

[YayMike]

Originally Posted by penbrook

West has a concussion!

When the hell did this happen?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by YayMike

When the hell did this happen?

Just announced less than an hour ago.

[YayMike]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Just announced less than an hour ago.

Crap....dude had a great game, Hope he is ok for the opener.

[penbrook]

Do you think we should trade Davis?

[Mother****erJones]

So west has a concussion and you put an ! ?

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

They only showed one replay-so it was hard to tell. Green was pretty adamant that it was. Pretty bad miss if not. How the hell was Kelce so wide open?

The route he ran was disgusting. He literally stopped on a dime. I thought he came from the left side on a drag, but he actually came from the right side. It was almost like a post corner.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

That's true



Ware just seems to be around the action all the time, very physical too

I love Ware. Liked him in college.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

Alex Smith already trusts this receiving corp more than any of our previous ones.

I saw him pull off of a RB check down because he trusted Maclin to get open.

Truth. Also helps when they get open and everyone has been getting into space.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones

So west has a concussion and you put an ! ?

His past few posts suggest he's just discovered exclamation points.
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[Mother****erJones]

Originally Posted by -King-

His past few posts suggest he's just discovered exclamation points.
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[scho63]

Overall we played very well and dominated the tempo, jumping on them early. The only real negative I saw was too much poor tackling. Got to wrap guys up when you have the opportunity to create a loss or little to no gain.

[chiefzilla1501]

Finally watched the game. A few observations - we know the good and overall I loved wha I saw, so here were some of the concerns:

• Phillip Gaines. Maybe just me but he seems to be targeted a lot this preseason. Hopefully not something to worry about
• Alex Smith. Overall excellent game. It's awesome to see the chemistry with Maclin. Just hope he doesn't get into a habit of locking in on him
• Good to see Alex finally throwing sideline routes all preseason. He also threw a fade on a PI call. The pass wasn't terrible and being a fade, I can see why he throws off his back foot. But he seems to be putting so much touch and air on any longer passes -- his entire KC career. He wasn't doing that much before Harbaugh but it needs to be fixed
• Aaron Murray - I really like the guy and glad we drafted him. But he's not close to ready. What the **** is the deal with UGA QBs and their shitty footwork? Murray's is terrible. It's not fluid, it's robotic and lazy. He seemed fine on a 5-step drop and when moving around but man, he looked brutally inconsistent on those short dropbacks.
• Eric Kush - Murray dropped a snap. But in shotgun, maybe I'm nitpicking but sure looks like he was consistently snapping above Murray's head. Maybe it's true that he can't find the field because he's bad at snapping

[KCChiefsfan1234]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Finally watched the game. A few observations - we know the good and overall I loved wha I saw, so here were some of the concerns:

• Phillip Gaines. Maybe just me but he seems to be targeted a lot this preseason. Hopefully not something to worry about
• Alex Smith. Overall excellent game. It's awesome to see the chemistry with Maclin. Just hope he doesn't get into a habit of locking in on him
• Good to see Alex finally throwing sideline routes all preseason. He also threw a fade on a PI call. The pass wasn't terrible and being a fade, I can see why he throws off his back foot. But he seems to be putting so much touch and air on any longer passes -- his entire KC career. He wasn't doing that much before Harbaugh but it needs to be fixed
• Aaron Murray - I really like the guy and glad we drafted him. But he's not close to ready. What the **** is the deal with UGA QBs and their shitty footwork? Murray's is terrible. It's not fluid, it's robotic and lazy. He seemed fine on a 5-step drop and when moving around but man, he looked brutally inconsistent on those short dropbacks.
• Eric Kush - Murray dropped a snap. But in shotgun, maybe I'm nitpicking but sure looks like he was consistently snapping above Murray's head. Maybe it's true that he can't find the field because he's bad at snapping

Good grief guys. Gaines had one missed tackle Friday night. He played well in both of the other pre-season games. He had about 25 snaps on Friday and covered well. He is playing three different positions right now. Peters has given up big cushions but was lucky that the throws were bad. He missed a tackle Friday night as well. Gaines will be fine. Some other poster said he will be the weakness of the secondary...Based on what....one play???? I realize I'm a homer but goodness....lighten up. I know you all are entitled to your opinions....just saying. The sky is not falling.