Bob Sutton "felt like we had to do something"

[Chief Roundup]

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I will admit—when I learned Kansas City Chiefs decided to suddenly “play some young guys” on Sunday night in their 38-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with an ability to clinch (no exaggeration) three weeks off on the line, it did not make a ton of sense to me.

Kendall Fuller could not play after he was ruled on the wrong side of a game-time decision, and the Chiefs benched Ron Parker and Orlando Scandrick in favor of Daniel Sorensen and two 22-year-olds, Charvarius Ward and Tremon Smith.

The timing couldn’t have been more odd. It was unprecedented, but the Chiefs were seeing what we all saw: something had to change.

“I think we just felt like we had to do something to get some juice going,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, the head man in charge of the league’s No. 31 defense, according to yards allowed per game, said Thursday. “We only had so many places we could have changed, and [Ward] was one of them. I think Charvarius has got great speed. He brings speed to the defense, and that’s helpful. He’s a young, young guy, and that’s a big task to ask of him, but that’s why I thought he did a good job from the competitive nature.”

It’s fair to presume the Chiefs wanted Fuller and Nelson to start with Ward as their third option in nickel looks. When Fuller couldn’t go, that plan changed.

“You ended up with two young guys,” Sutton said. “But that’s the NFL, too. You just got to roll, you know? Sometimes you don’t have all your guys.”

Based upon Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s Monday conference call, Wednesday presser and Sutton’s thoughts on Thursday, the Chiefs were pleased with their decision, one Sutton admitted Thursday had been in the works for a few weeks.

“First, the physical ability has to be there,” defensive backs coach Al Harris said Thursday. “Then they can pick up the things mentally. For young players, more than likely, the mental aspect is the bigger picture to where you can go out there and he is not blowing coverages or anything like that.”

The Chiefs felt Ward showed that trait.

Although he wasn’t perfect—he took two defensive pass interference penalties and was beaten by a veteran receiver in Doug Baldwin in a critical play toward the end of the game—he offered enough, according to Sutton, to make the Chiefs feel good about their decision.

“He had a couple tough plays at the end,” Sutton said. “Those were tough plays. They were great throws. He was about as close as you could get to a man, but you got to make the plays, too. I thought, overall, he did a pretty good job for a first time out there. Russel’s a really good quarterback, very accurate, so I thought overall, he did a pretty good job out there.”

Asked if Ward would play moving forward on Wednesday, Reid answered in the affirmative.

“Yeah, potentially,” Reid said. “We’ll just see how that goes, but yeah, I’d tell you that he did some nice things there. Some things he can learn from too. He was in position to make some plays and now you’ve got to go up and get the ball out there.”

The signs are that Ward will get another crack when the Chiefs have their third chance to win the AFC West Sunday at home against Oakland. The coaches certainly feel he will make the most of it.

It is not ideal, but everybody can agree something had to be done.


We should not forget Al Harris when we talk about this position group.
So it appears we will be rolling with the rookies at least one more week.
Glad to see that Sutton will bench players for rookies. It just seems like a horrible time to be doing that especially with the horrible play of the rookies.
Is this what Allen Bailey was really talking about in his interview where he said that about the back end?

[Blick]

This is going to sound homer as ****, but I just have a weird feeling that Ward could be a player. I've been curious about him all season. They liked him enough to trade for him. He has great size and competed his butt off in a tough situation against a great QB throwing dimes. He didn't get beat any worse than Scandrick has all year and he has upside.

I know it's extremely early and wishful thinking, but it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that Ward has a strong showing to end the year, has a full training camp and pre-season with us under his belt next year and goes into the season as a starter on the outside.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Blick

This is going to sound homer as ****, but I just have a weird feeling that Ward could be a player. I've been curious about him all season. They liked him enough to trade for him. He has great size and competed his butt off in a tough situation against a great QB throwing dimes. He didn't get beat any worse than Scandrick has all year and he has upside.

I know it's extremely early and wishful thinking, but it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that Ward has a strong showing to end the year, has a full training camp and pre-season with us under his belt next year and goes into the season as a starter on the outside.

Hopefully he starts in the SB.

[Randallflagg]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Lies! God damn illuminati paid Reid to play the rooks and in return Reid gets to eat free at Dennys for the rest if his life.

It’s them damned Free Masons........Oh wait.....I am one.....never mind.....

[Chiefnj2]

How pathetic is the secondary when you have a young guy who was beaten like a red-headed step child all game long and the fan reaction is "he can tackle", "he turned his head around", "he was closer to his man than most of the other DB's"?

What a sad job by the GM, coach and DC in the off season.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

How pathetic is the secondary when you have a young guy who was beaten like a red-headed step child all game long and the fan reaction is "he can tackle", "he turned his head around", "he was closer to his man than most of the other DB's"?

What a sad job by the GM, coach and DC in the off season.

He had hiccups like any first time starter would. I think people are just acknowledging that a lot of catches he gave up were well contested and took a pinpoint accurate pass to get there. For a first performance, it wasn't terrible and at least showed potential.

[chiefzilla1501]

Also, nobody's doing cartwheels. I think we're all just thankful to hear news that Reid is recognizing the problem and trying new things. The only goal is to be better than scandrick which isn't a high bar.

[RunKC]

Idk what you guys want from the kid. This is as good of coverage as it gets. He even turned his head at the right time and got his hands up.
This was just a perfect throw mixed with luck.

[chinaski]

Originally Posted by Randallflagg

It’s them damned Free Masons........Oh wait.....I am one.....never mind.....

Hey Brother

[ct]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Sutton never addresses the media.

Maybe some good news from this....
Sutton sounds a little helpless. Which hopefully means he knows he's part of the problem.
Reid has his fingerprints on all of this. Which hopefully means he knows the problem.
Sutton addressed the media. Which probably means hunt or Reid know the public is pissed.

I hope... God, I hope.

so philly got sick and tired of andy repeating the same line, it's on me, gotta do better. then suddenly sutton shows up to be accountable for the defense in press conference. tells me that andy reid has turned the corner in the 'its on me' game and is now looking squarely at bob sutton.

[Randallflagg]

Originally Posted by chinaski

Hey Brother

Scottish Rite my Brother!

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Randallflagg

It’s them damned Free Masons........Oh wait.....I am one.....never mind.....

Question: Do you guys have random street fights with the Shriners?

[tonyetony]

Besides Sutton and Veach, Al Harris is one of main culprits of this cluster ****. Bye Al.

[Reerun_KC]

Well god damn Bob. A few of us wanted to do something after the Indy debacle. Many still blew your hose up until this year.

You’ve over stayed your usefulness by 4 ****ing years.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

I really hope DJ takes over as the Linebackers coach next year. DeLeone has ****ed up Hitchens

[ChiefsLV]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Cause Reid won't fire anyone, don't be surprised if he's still here next year.

Hyperbole? "Within three days of that declaration, sources say Reid informed McDermott he had changed his mind and would relieve McDermott of his duties after two years as the team's defensive coordinator.".

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...sean-mcdermott