Originally posted by Black Samurai
I was saying it ALL during the off season. I may have said it in the pre-season thread as well. They NEEDED to add some bodies on defense. I told nuff Chief\'s fans that they were bringing back the SAME defense and the defense was going to struggle again. They told me that the Chief\'s defensive problems were due to bad coaching and that the new Defensive coordinator would turn them around. :rolleyes: You can give the San Diego Chargers Vince Lombardi as a coach and they are STILL the San Diego Chargers. Coaching is a huge factor in the NFL but it is nothing without personel.
The Chiefs need to get their offense rolling or they may be in trouble.
1. The Chargers are 1-1 and actually played the Jets relatively tough last weekend. Just thought I\'d throw that out there
2. Greg Robinson was and will forever be a horrible defensive coordinator. Let me say that right now. I will also say that there is one main ingredient missing from this Kansas City Chiefs Defense, and that\'s a proven leader. I mentioned this a trillion times last year, that Mike Maslowski was the heart and soul of that defense at Middle Linebacker, and when he went down, the entire Chiefs Defense with him. Don\'t believe me?
Chiefs with Mike Maslowski last year: 11-1, gave up 120 yards per game on the ground.
Since (Including Playoffs): 2-5, with wins against the Lions and the Bears at home last year, giving up over 170 ypg on the ground.
Along with that, the front four hasn\'t played to its\' potential whatsoever. Ryan Sims has been one hell of a bust at Defensive Tackle, unless of course he gets his shit together and starts becoming the force that the Chiefs used the #6 pick on in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Gunther Cunningham\'s system works. It worked with Kansas City in the Mid to Late 90\'s, when the Chiefs routinely had a Top 5 defense in the NFL with Derrick Thomas, James Hasty and Dale Carter. Part of it might truly be a talent issue, but I will stick with the fact that this team is a true lockdown corner and a real middle linebacker (Barrett Ruud?) away from being a good defense.
Right now, the Offense isn\'t clicking. That\'s the main problem -- The Chiefs actually hed DeShaun Foster to 80 yards on 24 carries before he broke that long run in the 4th quarter, and by then, the defense had been on the field for basically the entire 2nd half. The Offense was going 3 and out routinely during the game, and of course that could be a testament to the Panthers Defense, but another part of it is the Offensive Line -- Either they\'ve aged in a HURRY, or they\'re simply not gotten cohesive with the new body, John Welbourn. Willie Roaf is out of shape along with that (he got absolutley owned by Mike Rucker all day last Sunday), so that could be another problem. Once the offensive line gets their shit together, the Wide Receivers get healthy, and Trent Green can get his timing down with Kennison, Morton, and Gonzo, the team should be fine.
On the other hand, if this doesn\'t happen...it could very well be a truly ugly season in Kansas City.
See Yuz.
