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Originally Posted by Detoxing
The problem with this defense is penalties. Plain and simple. They're not as bad as their stats indicate. They've been atrocious at times and very good at times.
The problem is the penalties. How many times have seen a team convert a 3rd and long, after the Chiefs made the stop, via penalty? Think about all the excessive yardage that has come AFTER a penalty extended drive?
The best thing about the Playoffs thus far is that across the board it seems that refs are letting the teams play. Historically we've seen that, and we saw it again this past weekend.
If the Refs let the Chiefs play, we win this game.
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No doubt penalties have been a major issue but bad scheme and bad tackling have also killed this defense.
When it is 3rd and 6 and you are playing in a soft zone, 5 yards off of the WR, you are basically giving up a free first down.
And even when the zone works and the Chiefs defenders are in a position to make tackles/get stops, they fail at tackling.