Chiefs defense this year. What do you expect?

[petegz28]

The first year and a half of Romeo seemed we sat back in a lot of coverage. I am not saying we didn't blitz but it appeared anyway we didn't do it a whole lot relying on Hali to be the man. Last year the NE game we started blitzing like crazy, at least compared to what is seemed we did before. Particularly DJ seemed to start coming up the middle a lot more.

[L.A. Chieffan]

top three, they won't be on the field very long.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

top three, they won't be on the field very long.

Going to be tough to be top 3 given our schedule. If Powe works out though it could be a huge boost towards that.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

top three, they won't be on the field very long.

Unfortunately the offense won't be either.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Unfortunately the offense won't be either.

uh, ST on the field for 50 min?

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

uh, ST on the field for 50 min?

That might not be a bad strategy.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

That might not be a bad strategy.

with the last 4 years MVP Colquitt and Mr irrelevant on the field how can we lose ?

[Hammock Parties]

Hard to judge last year since we played so many awful QBs.

When it's all said and done I expect us to be slightly worse due to 3 factors:

1. Tougher schedule
2. Carr > Routt
3. Huge ****ing learning curve for Dontari Poe

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Toad King

Hard to judge last year since we played so many awful QBs.

When it's all said and done I expect us to be slightly worse due to 3 factors:

1. Tougher schedule
2. Carr > Routt
3. Huge ****ing learning curve for Dontari Poe

Granted, but do you expect to see more of the coverage D or more of the blitzing D that we saw for the last half of the year?

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by Toad King

Hard to judge last year since we played so many awful QBs.

When it's all said and done I expect us to be slightly worse due to 3 factors:

1. Tougher schedule
2. Carr > Routt
3. Huge ****ing learning curve for Dontari Poe

Seriously, how much learning does it take to play nose tackle. I would think being a 380 beast with the responsibility of collapsing the pocket takes the brain function of a bag of hammers.


I don't think we'll miss Carr as much as everyone thinks and I welcome a tougher schedule, it will make us a better team and if we get a playoff spot which we will because we will beat Denver twice, it will give us a better shot to go deeper.

[Bump]

Our defense has 90's chiefs D potential. I think it all comes down to Eric Berry, if he can recover and get better, sky is the limit! Add in Houston who was beast last few games and Powe, I think we could have a borderline legendary defense on our hands.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Bump

Our defense has 90's chiefs D potential. I think it all comes down to Eric Berry, if he can recover and get better, sky is the limit! Add in Houston who was beast last few games and Powe, I think we could have a borderline legendary defense on our hands.

It's going to come down to the front 3. Dorsey has progressed but we need TJ to really take that next step. I was watching Red Zone and they had Bill Maas on talking about playing in a 3-4 and how you ask your lineman to actually not explode off the ball but to hold a gap. He said it's pretty much against everything you've been taught as a lineman but that's a 3-4.

Anyway as they were showing highlights they were pointing out how TJ still gets knocked off the ball and doesn't beat single blocks. That's where we need that improvement. Of course the NT position is a big ? but I think we are in a better situation than we were last year.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by Bump

Our defense has 90's chiefs D potential. I think it all comes down to Eric Berry, if he can recover and get better, sky is the limit! Add in Houston who was beast last few games and Powe, I think we could have a borderline legendary defense on our hands.

THIS
but they ain't gonna get much rest between series,
unless charles and hillis rack up a couple hundred yards a piece per game

[Hammock Parties]

Also, add a 4th factor:

4. Last year our offense was shit, so teams didn't have to score as much.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Toad King

Also, add a 4th factor:

4. Last year our offense was shit, so teams didn't have to score as much.

If we had any kind of an offense last year we probably still lose to NE but it isn't a blow out given how the defense started that game. We also beat the Steelers as well. Inuries and the Palko Plague really ****ed us in a few games, that's for sure.