Chiefs @ Black Hole

[Fountain City Blues]

The Raiders don't seem overly intimidating just watching them with the eyetest. Seems like if you can slow down or blunt their offense, by no means an easy task but they aren't the Steelers either, it's not too terribly difficult to move the ball on them and take advantage of the Raiders. With that being said, this team hasn't shown, at least during this year, that they are to be trusted with executing their underachieving offense.

Do we get the team that shows up defensively vs the Jets or the one that showed up for the Steelers? Went from smothering vs the Jets to swiss cheese vs the Steelers. A lot of that is DJ White, but I still don't like seeing Nelson getting burned either, regardless of if it's Antonio Brown.

Win this game and the Chiefs have a pretty strong chance to jump right back into the playoff fold and right back into the AFCW race at 2-0 in the division. 2-3 and while it wouldn't quite be time to panic with how the schedule lines up, it'd send a very clear signal this team is no better than a wild card until proven otherwise.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

 

[Inimical]

The Raiders don't seem overly intimidating just watching them with the eyetest. Seems like if you can slow down or blunt their offense, by no means an easy task but they aren't the Steelers either, it's not too terribly difficult to move the ball on them and take advantage of the Raiders. With that being said, this team hasn't shown, at least during this year, that they are to be trusted with executing their underachieving offense.

Do we get the team that shows up defensively vs the Jets or the one that showed up for the Steelers? Went from smothering vs the Jets to swiss cheese vs the Steelers. A lot of that is DJ White, but I still don't like seeing Nelson getting burned either, regardless of if it's Antonio Brown.

Win this game and the Chiefs have a pretty strong chance to jump right back into the playoff fold and right back into the AFCW race at 2-0 in the division. 2-3 and while it wouldn't quite be time to panic with how the schedule lines up, it'd send a very clear signal this team is no better than a wild card until proven otherwise.

We are going to hurl our offense at you like ice cold 15$ beer on a hot day!

 

[Black Adam]

Welcome back, JC...

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Offense looks effecient like many were hoping for to start the season. The LS to kicker situation still can't handle adversity. We're quite bluntly a dome team when it comes to the kicking game.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Chris Jones still needs more snaps, man.

 

[Black Adam]

Chris Jones still needs more snaps, man.

beginning to see that the way he was collapsing the pocket...

 

[DJ]

beginning to see that the way he was collapsing the pocket...

You lucky bastard. Claim your fucking SportsHoopla cash!!!!

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Good news is my vomiting had nothing to do with the Chiefs play. I just am sick... Woo. This win situates the Chiefs pretty square with Denver and Oakland while being the lone undefeated team in divisional play.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Pretty rich from a coach that has without a doubt the most underachieving defense in the league with tons of money invested into it, and draft picks. Denver fans were fairly happy he stayed in the division for the most part, and he's increasingly showing why Chiefs and Chargers fans shouldn't mind either.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

PFF writeup. They said mostly nice things this week.

Smith nearly mistake-free in road win

Quarterback grade: Alex Smith, 76.2

Quarterback Alex Smith had one of the most efficient games you will ever see. While you need to take into account that his average depth of target was just 6.8 yards, Smith completed 19 of his 22 passes with one of those three attempts being a dropped pass. On the downside, on one of the incompletions he nearly turned the ball over as he did not see safety Reggie Nelson who undercut the wide receiver’s route and dropped a would-be interception. However, Smith did have success downfield too as he completed three of his five attempts that travelled more than 10 yards in the air, including a beautiful 38-yard strike to Jeremy Maclin.

Top offensive Grades:

HB Spencer Ware 76.2
OT Eric Fisher 73.5
TE Travis Kelce 72.5
C Mitch Morse 70.1
WR Jeremy Maclin 68.7

Ware steals the show in Charles’ return

Although running back Jamaal Charles returned from injury and even scored a touchdown, it was Spencer Ware who carried the load for the Chiefs offense. Ware averaged 5.4 yards on 24 carries as he ran for 130 yards including a touchdown. In addition, he forced four tackles and gained an average of 2.9 yards after contact. Also, while Kansas City also schemed to protect Alex Smith with several rollout passes and play actions, the Chiefs offensive line also did its best when it came to keeping Oakland pass rushers away Smith. The unit allowed only three total pressures on 25 pass plays.

Top defensive Grades:

OLB Dee Ford, 83.3
CB Marcus Peters, 81.7
ILB Derrick Johnson, 80.4
S Ron Parker, 73.2
S Daniel Sorensen, 73.0

Dee Ford has a career day

Chiefs OLB Dee Ford was dominant throughout the game, especially as a pass rusher. Ford repeatedly beat Raiders RT Austin Howard, finishing with two sacks, five hurries and a pair of run stops. Rookie DE Chris Jones, Kansas City’s second-round pick in this year’s draft, played well after an injury to starter Allen Bailey forced Jones into a larger role. Jones finished with four hurries, earning a 79.8 grade in his 22 snaps. CB Marcus Peters also missed some snaps due to injuries, but allowed just 32 receiving yards on six targets, and added an interception. ILB Derrick Johnson was targeted four times, allowing three catches for just five yards, and blew up a screen pass to rookie HB Jalen Richard late in the fourth quarter with one of the biggest hits of the 2016 season.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Snap Counts

Smith: 64
G Parker Ehinger: 64
C Mitch Morse: 64
OT Eric Fisher: 64
OT Mitch Schwartz: 64
G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: 62
G Zach Fulton: 6
TE Travis Kelce: 55
TE Demetrius Harris: 36
TE James O’Shaughnessy: 12
WR Jeremy Maclin: 53
WR Chris Conley: 38
WR Tyreek Hill: 18
WR De’Anthony Thomas: 12
WR Albert Wilson: 9
WR Dontari Poe: 1
RB Spencer Ware: 40
FB Anthony Sherman: 19
RB Jamaal Charles: 15
RB Charcandrick West: 8

NT Dontari Poe: 50
DE Jaye Howard: 42
DE Chris Jones: 21
DE Allen Bailey: 12
DE Nick Williams: 4
CB Steven Nelson: 55
CB Marcus Peters: 44
CB DJ White: 37
CB Phillip Gaines: 12
S Ron Parker: 55
S Eric Berry: 55
S Daniel Sorensen: 36
S Eric Murray: 11
LB Derrick Johnson: 54
LB Dee Ford: 43
LB Frank Zombo: 28
LB Tamba Hali: 26
LB Justin March: 18
LB Dadi Nicolas: 2

 

[Fountain City Blues]

First big bit of very bad news on the injury front. Allen Bailey's shoulder may sideline him for the reason of season potentially. That's not the way I wanted Chris Jones unleashed at all... Nunez Roches will get promoted from the PS I'd assume. I wanted Chris Jones to start over Bailey for passrush purproses but ouch. 4 man fronts... dreams... dreams.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Roches and Ramik Wilson promoted, Nick Williams waived, and March/Bailey go on IR. Wondering if either of the last two could come back down the line if the Chiefs are fortunate to get that far.