Will KC kick it into another gear after the bye?
 

Team should be the healthiest they've been all year for the Raiders game.

Clark is turning into Clark. The gang's all here on offense.

Monday night was subpar but the field and altitude had a lot to do with it.

Is this when the Chiefs start blowing teams out?

I have no other option but to say hell yes.

Our team has been limping into the bye week. They are gassed. Not just physically, mentally too.

They will look like a different team after the bye. And you can bet Andy will go for the throat on this one.

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We are going to pound the Patriots.

Going to be fun!

Getting healthy is the most important obviously. Our schedule from here out is pretty blah besides New England. I would not be surprised to go 4-1 down the stretch, or worst case 3-2. Hell, 5-0 is even possible.

We need our defense to keep improving against the run.

We need our WR's (besides Hill) to start to assert themselves and do something.

We need our OL to play better and be more physical in the run game.

We need all of our offensive skill guys to take better care of the ball.

That's a lot of if's, but I like our ceiling if we do all those things.

our wideouts not named hill seemed to have fallen off a cliff, possibly mahomes injury has a little to do with it but damn they looked good the first four weeks.

It is time for us to assemble.

Dr. Schottenheimer is going to open portals to Arrowhead and Municipal...

Mahomes just threw for 440 against the Titans and all weapons were balling.

This is strictly an issue related to the "field" in Mexico.

The bye week has awakened a sleeping giant.

But it seems like Watkins and Robinson haven't hit that other gear in awhile. each had a week or two where they looked other worldly. I give Hardman a pass hes a rookie and i fell like hes done well for his limited role. against the tits Sammy seemed very lackluster.

We only have 5 games....3-2 should get us in....Raiders game is a must win

We are going to blow out the Raiders. The Patriots game will be what decides our playoff seeding

5-0. Here we come.

Your lips to god’s ears

5-0 get them a bye?

Need help

Contrary to my recent behavior and posts, I'm actually feeling quite good about the team...

I think the bye is coming at the perfect time, if Frank Clark continues to play like he is and this defense continues to gel, I think the last 5 games will go quite well.

Not worried about the offense at all, I think Monday was more down to the God awful field...

I'm optimistic for once! LMAO

at least 20 Chiefs right now are still asleep after pounding shots last night so let's pump the brakes for a few days

when was the last time 12-4 didnt get someone a bye?

We need Baltimore to lose two games. I know we could beat New England and also have them lose two more games on top of that, but I'm not counting on that cupcake schedule of theirs doing shit for us.

Baltimore has: @Rams, 49ers, @Bills, Jets, @Browns, Steelers

That's our best shot, and I don't know about the likelihood of that happening. They probably have one loss in that mix, but I don't know about two.

I don't see another loss this season, and that includes in Miami in February.

Nope. What you see is what you get.

Chargers last year???

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NY Times playoff predictor puts the Chiefs at 84% chance of getting a bye if they run the table. It's the running the table thing that's the problem.

Veach, Sppags, and Andy need to take a hard look at the DE position. If they don't think Okafor is going to be back at or near 100% they need to shore that up. I'm not sure if Jones can fill that spot for 3 downs and I like him on the inside better.

Other than that, most of our wounded should be OK and in shape by the Faider game.

And the Bears... and the Raiders a few years ago... and the Bengals the year before that... and the Cowboys the year before that.

It needs to.
On 1 Dec, KC needs to unleash hell on the Raiders; a statement game that puts the league on notice that KC's half-assing is over and that our end-state is the SB. Make an example of the Raiders with an epic, total dominance beat-down the likes of which hasn't been seen in a decade.

Do it.

Should be interesting... during Andy's tenure in KC:

2018, KC played @ OAK after the bye week and won.
2017, KC played @ NYG after the bye week and lost in OT.
2016, KC played @ OAK after the bye week and won.
2015, KC played @ DEN after the bye week and won.
2014, KC played @ SDC after the bye week and won.
2013, KC played @ DEN after the bye week and lost.

Andy is 4-2 in KC after the bye - all road games.

So, this will be the first home game for KCC under Andy after the bye week.
Chiefs are 2-3 @ home this year after losing the AFCCG @ home in January.

OAK is a better team now than they were in week 2 and KCC has been inconsistent and injured, so this will be an interesting one for sure.

Hell, in 1985 ... Denver went 11-5, finished 2nd in the division and missed the playoffs entirely.

Yeah it will be an interesting game. I think if KC was on the road and it wasn't a bye it'd be a tough W but Chiefs are in a good position to win this game because of the bye and being at home. Bye is key because it helps w Tyreeks injury and gives the workaholic Reid more time to prepare...

2-0 against Oakland, brah.

ando !!!!!

we love ani!!!!!!!!!d

You did this exact thing before KC / Donk this year when you thought that you smelled blood in the water. How did that work out? LMAO

Good

FYP :thumb:

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If I’m Andy and Spagnuolo, I use this whole bye week to get an extra week to prepare a complete game plan for NE. That’s gonna be a statement game. Find the most efficient way to attack them on both sides of the ball and kick their teeth in.

It shouldn’t take 2 weeks to prepare for the Raiders.

I certainly hope so.

Holding out hope that this is finally the year where the Chiefs peak at the right time.

Teams that win the SB often sputter through the regular season and then get hot right before the playoffs. See the Patriots in 2018.

We have all the tools.

Time to roll.

Next time we play the Chargers and Broncos, we will be seeing the backup QB's

That's what my systems are showing as well.

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They might...might win a playoff game, maybe two. But that's it.

You heard it here first!

I'd feel a lot better if we could get C and LG shored up.

Right. Overlook a divisional opponent half a game behind you when your coaching and execution have been so abysmal that winning the division is your primary focus instead of a first round bye and home field.

It shouldn't take 2 weeks for the raiders, just like we shouldn't need a mediocre madden player to take over playcalling and time management from Andy Reid late in games.

But, we need these things right now.

Raiders game is a MUST WIN. You dont look past that to NE, who you're going to have to play again anyway.

made me smile

Sadly, I worry if we have another gear this season.

The defense and offense have both shown top gear at different times this season.

They just haven't BOTH showed it in the same game, even though the first 3 quarters against the Ravens was pretty close - they dominated on the scoreboard despite giving up yards.

Maybe I'm just a crazy homer but I really think this team believes in itself after last year, the new guys have all bought in and it's paying dividends on defense, and Monday night + the bye will only steel their resolve.

Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are like great racehorses.

They know when it's time to go.

We gonna GO now, son.

I think there’s a good chance the offense starts lighting stuff up, IF the O line can get their shit together. I’m still concerned about the defense though and really don’t believe they can be trusted.

DVOA can

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Andy needs to break out the Alex Smith confusion plays:

Fake screen left, throw right.
Jet sweeps with all our speed guys.
Actual runs from Pat on the RPO's.

He's completely thrown those out. He needs to be prepared for when teams take away our long ball.

I imagine you get this triggering twitch when you see that I've replied to something.

Reid has un****ed some truly terrible stretches led by Smith in the past. 2016 and 2017 in particular had some horrendous stretches of games.

How about we get past the Raiders first?

Chiefs Will KC kick it into another gear after the bye?
 

Yes

Can't have Pat actually execute a designed run. His kneecap might spontaneously fall off. Or it might get hit by a meteor.

We already saw the best of the chiefs. And that was last year with Akheem Hunt. This year with no RB's and problems on Defense any wins are good, but next year will be the year they make a run.

The team is FINALLY getting healthy, and the bye week is only going to improve this. This team is on the upswing, and other teams are leery of it.

Pat's in 08 finished tied for first with 11-5 record but lost the tiebreaker to the Jets and missed the playoffs entirely.

Akeem has not played since 2017.

Hard to believe the band has never really been all together. Tyreek and Watkins have almost never been on the field together with Mahomes. Same with fisher. Defense has been bad when offense is good. Clark and Jones have been trading injured time.

We need this bye week badly. All signs point to the full crew being together again for Oakland. We will get better. I really hope all the adversity has made us better.

Team needs to get healthy and quit buying their hype. They can run the table if they do. But they have to get over themselves and that includes the coaches.

I heard Andy is working on improving the time of possession during the bye week.

There’s good and bad to a late bye week.

The good: we’re getting healthy at the right time. We get to refuel and refocus for the stretch run.

The bad: things could go really wrong early and we could be ****ed right now. Seems like we weathered the storm enough to be able to still have a very successful season.

Tyreek and Mahomes have had less than 100 snaps together this season.

If we get comfortable leads in the 4th quarter in ANY of these remaining games, I want LOTS of backups in.

We cannot risk injury.

With key injuries to our best offensive players(Mahomes,Hill,Fisher, etc..) at different times of this season it hasn't allowed our offense to really get into sync IMHO. BUT it is very clear we need Hill in there PERIOD. He is such a difference maker both making plays and being the decoy so that our playbook is fully open at all times. Hill in the line up allows Kelce,Watkins and our RBs to be that much more effective.

My gut feeling isn't good going forward but I hope it is just the fact that they haven't been at full throttle sync all season.

Well, considering that Clark said Miami was the goal, and most of the media and this board all bought into the fact that could be a real possibility, despite overhauling the D....


And boom we were 4-0..then for the lack of a better way to describe it, they've been driving with two bald tires and leaky brakes.

We've seen both the O and D dominate at times, so they HAVE that in them.

I never try to hang a season on one game, but how they play should tell us if they are getting hot at the right time. Gruden has the faid on the upswing, loves beating the Chiefs, and their team actually has playoff aspirations. But this game is huge. Pre playoff pressure huge. From AFCCG to outside looking in huge.

Some say this game is mostly mental, and I tend to agree (makes me mental lol).

They've played like crap at home. I need to see some fire for a AFCC.

Simply put, they need to come out and whoop some faid hiney.

I get your point, BUT our offense hasn't played at full throttle hardly at all this season and I say get them synched up and hit the ground running into the playoffs with high momentum. With all the injuries we've had our backups have had plenty of snaps IMHO.

Couldn't agree more.:thumb:

Oh how I long for the Marty days of the early to mid 90's defense to show up. I also long for a Marty offensive line to show up and road grade when the need is there.

**** yeah! Strap in losers time to win some football games.

In a word, no.

Andy is still Andy.

The Faid play the Jets this week, so they too are on a bye week.. Yes they have to get dressed up like football players and they have to take a flight, but after that they get to enjoy a week in the Pat's high school division.

But I'm not too sure we'll see any special magic that 13 days off would provide. They still have Andy, and he isn't going to change.

I completely understand where you're coming from, but those receivers (Watkins and Robinson) were never going to be consistent "other worldly" caliber players. They have definitive strengths and are vital receivers, but "other worldly" is rarefied air that we can't expect from secondary players

where's that "get in pussy" mahomes meme when i need it

On the surface, it’s been a strange and unpredictable season. But really, none of the results have been that strange. Being held to 13 by the Colts was disappointing, but not terribly shocking, given that Hill and Watkins were both out and they dominated TOP.

Don’t care what anyone says....officiating killed us in the first half vs the Texans. That’s likely a semi-comfortable win if not for several questionable calls and a huge miscue.

Would have beaten the Packers with Mahomes.

Completely outplayed the Titans. Got a bit careless maybe. Thought they could coast in the 4th and it backfired due to some fluke occurrences.

There’s no reason the offense can’t get back to what it was doing early in the year. I think the team is overall more equipped to make a run this year than last (when healthy). Same offensive capability, improved defense. Weaker Patriots team. Baltimore, of course, could be a problem.

Not necessarily... Raiders having to fly cross country and play an early kickoff will be a challenge.

And the Jets did beat the Cowboys at home this year so they can certainly beat an overrated Raiders team.

I'd like to say yes...…………………...but Chiefs will be Chiefs, and 4th quarter Andy will be 4th quarter Andy, and NFL officiating will be NFL officiating. That's a lot for Mahomes to overcome. So I'm going into this with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Say what you want but the Patriots are still the Patriots. I keep hoping that Brady's age really starts to cost them games but I'm still waiting. And yeah, that defense has benefitted from playing some pretty weak offenses but that doesn't mean they're not good. I hope they fall off a cliff in December but I'm not counting on it.

Chiefs are normally September Champions and never peak at the right time.

A late November Bye is perfect, Ravens and Pats have tough run games and the only division games are all at home. Defense has figured a few things out too.

It's all set up for this team.

Way off topic/point, but I wonder how many people in 1970 said, "not necessarily" when they were told the Chiefs wouldn't win a(nother) SB for at least 50 years? Karma finds many ways to **** Chiefs fans.