Wow, this thread isn’t exactly hoppin. No chiefs fans in the Shark Tank?
Yeah, there aren't too many of us around here.
As for the Chiefs, they are a mess for a lot of reasons. These are just my opinions so take that for what it's worth:
1. Their offensive line is young. It's going to take some time for them to develop a chemistry, especially with 5 new starters which include three rookies.
2. Andy Reid is doing them zero favors in my opinion. It looks to me he is trying to run a normal offense, but the way teams are playing with the two deep safeties he hasn't adjusted enough to compensate for that. They have had some success in running the ball, and this past week he ran it more, but they offense is just not in sync.
3. Mahomes is still not trusting this offensive line. He's still afraid to step up into the pocket. He is so guilty of trying to pull off the big play that he's not willing to take check downs. But they have had to keep an RB in to help block, so sometimes that check down isn't even available. In the meantime Reid still is calling a lot of downfield routes instead of getting creative with crossing routes and screens.
4. The lack of another wide receiver to take pressure off of Hill and Kelce is a major problem.
5. Defenses have figured out the Chiefs offense. They are only rushing 4 and playing zone everywhere. This is the Chiefs kryptonite and it's been 4 games in a row the Chiefs have seen this.
6. Despite all that mess, they have scored over 34 points twice and then 24 yesterday despite turning the ball over 4 times. Which leads to:
7. The defense. Oh my what a mess this is:
a. You move your All-Pro Defensive Tackle in Chris Jones to defensive end. Why?
b. Because your GM wasted a ton of money and draft capital on Frank Clark who is a big turd.
c. Your GM trades valuable draft capital every year to trade up to pick guys in later rounds. Why would you do this?
d. Our GM has really had some poor drafts overall since he became the GM. He hasn't really addressed the wide receiver position, and we have no depth on defense.
8. I think we are seeing breaks starting to even out. Mahomes has had this magic touch the first 4 years of his career. It always seemed he was able to pull out ANYTHING even when the team played like crap. Well, they have had these types of games for the last 4 years. Maybe this is the year all those lucky breaks start to even out.
9. I have a hunch this Britt Reid thing is still casting a major shadow over Andy Reid, which is understandable. Andy just doesn't look the same to me ever since that happened. There is a weird mojo hanging over this organization right now. As there should be coming off that terrible accident for that poor girl.
I thought that Ravens loss would wake this team up. And to be honest, the Chiefs were moving the ball all over the place yesterday. 3 straight turnovers is a killer for any team to overcome. And the Chiefs were still in it at the end.
But they have a mess on their hands for sure.