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Again, I'm not one to base my life savings on preseason games. But some of the things I saw tonight worry me.
Offensively...
-Wow, the first team offense looked confused out there. First of all, the offensive line. I think I could count on one hand the number of times I saw adequate blocking either for a pass or run play. We really miss Pace, and it doesn't look like anyone is really stepping up. All anyone has to do is blitz and the line folds like Swiss.
-Bulger looked bad. He was lucky to actually have time to throw most of the time, but some of his throws just looked off-target. He and Isaac couldn't hook up on the first drive (although I liked that 17-yard out later in the half), and he gunned that slant to Looker a bit too hard. He looked out of synch and rattled, understandably because of the pressure but still... and held onto the ball too long on some plays. Looked like he didn't even see Barber coming from midfield on that interception.
-Faulk showed a cutback here or there and looked quick, but didn't do much that I could see. With this line and the blocking we have, Jackson looks much better at this point. He can shed the first guy and gain a couple after that. Given what this line has showed us so far, we may be forced to depend on that.
-Chandler looked okay but not as sharp as he did against the Bears. Nearly got picked twice on two bad throws (one was probably penalty worthy on the Chiefs DB). Looks like he was suffering from some of the same O-line problems Bulger faced in the first half, but I don't think Chris was being blitzed as much, though.
-Kevin Curtis looks like he's answering McDonald's performance last game. He's had some nice grabs and has me optimistic about our depth at wide receiver.
-Just saw the line give up a sack on a three man rush, and not because Chandler was holding onto the ball too long. This is embarassing. SIGN PACE NOW!!!
-Smoker fumbled the snap. Ugh. Smoker's pass gets stolen by a KC defensive back. Double ugh. Smoker throws into double coverage and would have been intercepted had the DB come down in bounds. Ugh to the third power. On the bright side, I saw Smoker hit a number of guys... that were wide open. I guess that's better than whiffing on some.
Defensively...
-We can't stop the run to save our life. It's that simple. I don't know what they have to do, but it seemed like our lineman couldn't get off their blocks, and I saw Tommy Polley being taken out of a play by Dante freakin' Hall. DANTE HALL!!! He weighs 100 pounds wet. No wonder Polley's been demoted.
-Our defensive line has had some problems tackling the quarterback. Little looked like he was in a practice mindset by whiffing on Trent Green early in the game. When Tyoka did get to the QB, he was called for a bogus penalty. Other than that, the D-line hasn't impressed me that much this game.
-I thought Lovie Smith left the Rams after 2003? It looks like we're running the same pass defense. Sit back in a zone and let them complete pass after pass hoping for a turnover. I lost count of the number of times I saw a Chiefs receiver grab a ball and no Ram was around him because their zone spot was a ways away.
-Travis Fisher broke something in his arm/wrist. Yay, preseason!! At least Garrett and Groce have been getting some experience. Looks like they'll need it this season. I wouldn't be opposed to trying to fit Aeneas back at corner if Jason Shivers is adequate covering half the field beside Arch.
-Gotta love watching Tom Knight get dragged for five yards on the back of Omar Easy. Great pick-up!!
-I think Brandon Chillar had a fairly good game, as good as one can have in this contest. It looked like he was making some nice tackles and was around the ball.
Hopefully all this gets cleared up in the upcoming weeks. I'm trying to take a "wait and see" approach since, again, this is the preseason. But still, it's hard to ignore something that bad.
Offensively...
-Wow, the first team offense looked confused out there. First of all, the offensive line. I think I could count on one hand the number of times I saw adequate blocking either for a pass or run play. We really miss Pace, and it doesn't look like anyone is really stepping up. All anyone has to do is blitz and the line folds like Swiss.
-Bulger looked bad. He was lucky to actually have time to throw most of the time, but some of his throws just looked off-target. He and Isaac couldn't hook up on the first drive (although I liked that 17-yard out later in the half), and he gunned that slant to Looker a bit too hard. He looked out of synch and rattled, understandably because of the pressure but still... and held onto the ball too long on some plays. Looked like he didn't even see Barber coming from midfield on that interception.
-Faulk showed a cutback here or there and looked quick, but didn't do much that I could see. With this line and the blocking we have, Jackson looks much better at this point. He can shed the first guy and gain a couple after that. Given what this line has showed us so far, we may be forced to depend on that.
-Chandler looked okay but not as sharp as he did against the Bears. Nearly got picked twice on two bad throws (one was probably penalty worthy on the Chiefs DB). Looks like he was suffering from some of the same O-line problems Bulger faced in the first half, but I don't think Chris was being blitzed as much, though.
-Kevin Curtis looks like he's answering McDonald's performance last game. He's had some nice grabs and has me optimistic about our depth at wide receiver.
-Just saw the line give up a sack on a three man rush, and not because Chandler was holding onto the ball too long. This is embarassing. SIGN PACE NOW!!!
-Smoker fumbled the snap. Ugh. Smoker's pass gets stolen by a KC defensive back. Double ugh. Smoker throws into double coverage and would have been intercepted had the DB come down in bounds. Ugh to the third power. On the bright side, I saw Smoker hit a number of guys... that were wide open. I guess that's better than whiffing on some.
Defensively...
-We can't stop the run to save our life. It's that simple. I don't know what they have to do, but it seemed like our lineman couldn't get off their blocks, and I saw Tommy Polley being taken out of a play by Dante freakin' Hall. DANTE HALL!!! He weighs 100 pounds wet. No wonder Polley's been demoted.
-Our defensive line has had some problems tackling the quarterback. Little looked like he was in a practice mindset by whiffing on Trent Green early in the game. When Tyoka did get to the QB, he was called for a bogus penalty. Other than that, the D-line hasn't impressed me that much this game.
-I thought Lovie Smith left the Rams after 2003? It looks like we're running the same pass defense. Sit back in a zone and let them complete pass after pass hoping for a turnover. I lost count of the number of times I saw a Chiefs receiver grab a ball and no Ram was around him because their zone spot was a ways away.
-Travis Fisher broke something in his arm/wrist. Yay, preseason!! At least Garrett and Groce have been getting some experience. Looks like they'll need it this season. I wouldn't be opposed to trying to fit Aeneas back at corner if Jason Shivers is adequate covering half the field beside Arch.
-Gotta love watching Tom Knight get dragged for five yards on the back of Omar Easy. Great pick-up!!
-I think Brandon Chillar had a fairly good game, as good as one can have in this contest. It looked like he was making some nice tackles and was around the ball.
Hopefully all this gets cleared up in the upcoming weeks. I'm trying to take a "wait and see" approach since, again, this is the preseason. But still, it's hard to ignore something that bad.
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