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The refs in mid season form. Chiefs tackle starts 4 seconds early, no call........ By the way, he looks every bit as much lined up in the backfield on every play as the Ravens tackle was.....

Jackson not even looking for Andrews is starting to tick me off. Not just for fantasy reasons, but for pure football reasons. I have absolutely no idea how people, especially voters for MVP, can think this guy is the best player in the league. Blows my mind. He's talented for sure, but to say he's among the best QBs in the NFL is just not true. I get he won it last year because the Ravens won a lot of games, but statistically speaking, he was among the worst MVPs ever to win.

Is Mark Andrews even on the field?

That may be true, but the problem is the guy we drafted would still be trying to get passed the line of scrimmage...... (Because he's slow......)

UH OH..... Here we go....

Thoughts so far.... 1. Most teams are just going to kick the ball out of the end zone until the penalty for not putting the ball in play becomes more severe. If they move the ball to the 40 instead of the 30, teams will kick the ball in play. 2. The illegal formation calls could be rough. Just hope the refs keep that same energy when the Chiefs are on offense and their tackles are lining up 2 yards back in the backfield. 3. Pretty good opening drive by the Ravens. Chiefs had several chances to get them off the field and couldn't do it. Not rooting for either team, but actively rooting against the Chiefs. 4. We're 1 drive into the season and the ball washing of the Chiefs is already too much to take.

And you wonder why so many have said he can't create separation..... I mean you can just see how slow he is compared to everyone else.

You know what......he goes on and on about the last 10 games and what was different. I don't give a crap anymore about what was different. The only thing I remember, and what most everyone remembers, is that a perfect deep ball hit you in the hands against the Chiefs that likely would have won us that game and you dropped it. Yes, maybe you didn't have a ton of opportunities coming down the stretch, but you had the THE BIGGEST opportunity to send us to the AFC Championship game last season and you let the ball slip through your hands in the most important moment of the season. In fact, outside of like 1 playoff game, you got owned by the Chiefs and Bengals DBs (yes, I know they were holding on every play) but once again he came up small in the biggest games. Look, I like Diggs a lot as a player. I think he is fantastic and he was great for us more than he wasn't. But he needs to stop talking.

I'm watching both regardless, but the teams that are playing are really the only thing that truly matters. Some games are just going to be better than others. I can always mute the TV if I don't like the commentary although it sticks to have to do that sometimes.

Last I heard, his trial date isn't until December. I have heard sever people say it's likely the discipline will come next season and not this one. If they wanted to, they could just suspend him indefinitely. They could say that if you put yourself in these situations, you shouldn't get to play. Pay can be different. Maybe he should still get paid until the league determines discipline, but playing could be different. They obviously won't be doing that but these are the types of situations I don't think anyone besides Chiefs fans and their organization would care.

He's better than Trubisky for sure. I fully expect him to end up our primary backup once he learns the offense. I mean, depending on Trubisky's health, it could be as soon as week 1. He's not great, but one thing I will say is that he's one of the toughest QBs I've seen. The Bills basically broke him in half, but the dude never quit in that game. He earned my respect in that game after the beating he took.

As of right now, I think Andreeson is someone who they would like to keep, but may be forced to release due to a numbers crunch at other positions. I think they believe they will be able to still get him on the PS because of his undrafted status, etc. That said, if he comes out today and puts another game on film like the one he had last week......well, they will be forced to keep him if they want him because one of these lesser talented rebuilding teams will gladly put him on their 53. Of all the players on the bubble, I think he legitimately has the most to play for today. He will start and probably get 2-3 quarters of playing time. If he plays well and they pull him before halftime, I think we will all know that he could be our backup MLB this season. This game today will be a pile of garbage in a lot of ways, but I am super excited to watch him play. I don't know if Solomon is going to get to play because of the injury he suffered, but if he does, he's another guy that is absolutely playing for a roster spot today. He has flashed quite a few times this preseason and if he plays and has another solid game, I think they keep him as well. It's going to be very tough for the offensive guys to make an impression, especially with the QBs we will have playing. Guys like Shavers, Hamler, etc. are going to have to go out there and just win their routes as much as possible whether they get the ball or not. They will also have to show a willingness to block in the run game. If they put on tape that they can win their match ups and block, they will make an impression and their case to stay regardless of whether they catch a pass or not. But, if a ball does happen to come to them and it is catchable, they better make the play.

Yeah. Glad we will not have to endure that. Unfortunately, that means we have to watch 2 other QBs flounder out there instead...... Man, this backup QB situation is just awful. With what QBs? There are no QBs on this team that will be playing in this game that can throw the football. I doubt we see 10 completed passes the entire game.

Maybe it's because the 3 highest cap hits for this team this season are Diggs, Milano, and Miller. One isn't on the team, one is probably out for the year, and nobody knows if the other one who is 34 years old coming off a major injury will be able to even be a fraction of what he once was...... Maybe it's because out WR room is nothing but a big question mark with injuries mounting by the day. Maybe it's because the safety position which has never been in question for the last 7-8 years suddenly is completely turned over and the guys we were relying on to try to hold it down with have had more injury time than practice time. Maybe it's because we have the most physically gifted QB of all time who does everything in his power to throw this team on his back week in and week out doesn't get the proper help he deserves. Maybe it's because our head coach has yet to prove that he is ready for "the moment" and has made some of the worst coaching decisions of all time in the biggest games at the most critical times. Look...... I get it. It's frustrating to see the negativity around here. But, the fact is, a lot of it is warranted. We as a fan base want to win a Super Bowl so badly that it tends to consume us at times. Going into the last 3 seasons or so, we knew that we were good enough to win the thing and whether it be because of bad coaching, unfortunate injuries, or several other factors, we didn't get the job done even though I truly believe we were the best team in probably 2 of those seasons. I think the other part of the frustration is, while we will always have a chance to win the Super Bowl as long as 17 is healthy and playing for us, that this season just doesn't feel anywhere near as certain that we can compete as we have the last few years. Who knows.....maybe everything turns out OK and come January we will all in on this team. Maybe we somehow turn the injury luck around and go into the biggest games of the season fully healthy. Maybe this WR room by committee actually works and Allen has the best year of his career because defenses can't shift their focus to stopping one particular player or concept we're running. Maybe McDermott finally learns from his mistakes and coaches with common sense in the big moments. And maybe in the first season in a long time we have more questions and concerns than answers and belief, turns out to be the one where we achieve our ultimate goal. But, right now, I think it is understandable if everyone has a bit of negativity when it comes to our injuries and lack of true star power to help our unicorn QB win the last NFL game of the season. Hopefully, though, in about 18 days, we come out firing on all cylinders and turn some of these negative thoughts into optimism for the rest of the season.

First of all, I want to say I am as big of a fan as anyone of the old K-Gun no huddle offense. However, there are a couple of factors at play here. First and foremost, we have no idea what this offense is truly going to look like. For all intents and purposes, Allen hasn't played with the starters this preseason outside of a couple series and you can't learn anything from that. On top of that, they are not running their offense. They probably have 15-20 plays that they are running out there and none of them offer any sort of inclination of our philosophy on offense this season. We are basically running a high school offense right now as are most teams in the preseason. So, until we actually see what this offense is going to be, we have no idea if it needs help or not. Secondly, as much as I love me some no huddle up tempo offense, the days of running that for extended periods of time I think are pretty much over. Defenses are just too fast and too good these days. Also, all of these players today are pretty much elite athletes and take care of their bodies to such an extent that keeping up with offenses isn't as hard as it used to be for these guys. Back in the day, you wanted to use the no huddle to wear guys down and tire them out so they had nothing left com the 4th quarter. That isn't a thing anymore. So, I think if any team wants to try and run it as their base offense in today's game is going to be in trouble. That said, there are absolutely times to use it and it could be very effective. Use it as a one-off on a series in a game...... Catch a team off guard and try to take advantage of some confusion that may result because of it. You can use it to try to keep a personnel mismatch on the field. For example, if you have Kincaid absolutely abusing a LB down after down, get to the line and don't let them substitute that LB for another safety or CB. If you find yourself absolutely mauling a defensive line in the run game, absolutely get to the line to make sure they can't substitute. I am also a fan of not necessarily running a true no huddle, but just getting to the line quickly as to have more of an opportunity for Allen and Brady in this case to look at the defense and try and decipher what they are in. Brady can talk to Allen until like 25 seconds left in the play clock, so if you can have 5-10 seconds where Brady can talk to Allen and let him know what he is seeing up in the box, that could help too. So yeah.....all that said, don't panic yet. Let's see what our offense looks like before worrying. By all accounts, we are using a ton of motion and eye candy with guys lining up in so many different positions in practice that it is hard to keep up with sometimes. We have seen none of that so far in the preseason and I'm sure we won't. We all want this offense to be great, but worrying about how bad it is looking in preseason, especially with Allen not really playing, is not what anyone should be doing. But yes......during the season, we can absolutely use it in spots. It still has a purpose and can help at any point we decide to use it.

I think the other problem is in the short term..... This team still is a Super Bowl contender even with all the turnover we have had this offseason. It's one thing if Allen goes down for the season, but it is a completely different situation if he is out 4-6 weeks or something like that. Sure, if Allen goes down for the year, put a fork in this team because we're done, just as most good teams would be in this situation. However, if it is a shorter term thing, you need your backup to be able to come in and go at least .500 in the games that Allen misses. Right now, does anyone trust that any of the backups on this roster can win a single game, let alone 3 out of 6? This team will compete for a championship every year that Allen is healthy and the QB of this team. But, if he misses a few games, we will need a competent backup QB that can go at least .500 in the games that Allen misses. If we don't have that, this team can have all the talent in the world, all the Super Bowl aspirations you could ask for, but if the backup goes 1-5 or 0-6 instead of 3-2 or 3-3 and you end up missing the playoffs by a game, it doesn't matter how much other talent you have on this team because we'll be watching from home. I am not saying we need to invest 10 million in a backup QB, but man, it would be nice to have someone that inspires confidence because Mitch and the rest of these guys surely don't. The thing is, though, they were thrilled to get Trubisky back in the building. They love the way he practices and gives the defense looks during the week. Unfortunately, when forced to play, it just seems like he has no idea what he is looking at out there. The first series was such an eye opener to this. On third down, you could see what was coming on TV even before the snap. Anyone that knows anything about offense and the X's and O's of football knows that the RB leaking out there is the throw in that 3rd and short situation and yet, sure enough, Cook is wide open off the line and would have strolled for an easy first down. Instead, Trubisky doesn't see him.....not even sure he looked at him, and got buried for an awful sack. There were other plays in that game as well where he was just not seeing open guys or didn't know where to look. It was alarming how bad he was. But again, all of this is something we are seeing. I am sure they see it too. The difference is a lot of us want to do something about it whereas I think they may hope he just settles in and gets better. Regardless, I hope none of it ever matters and Allen plays 100% of the snaps this season. The only time I want to see Mitch or anyone else for that matter, under center is if Allen is in a baseball cap because we're up by 30.

Fields is going to keep it..... I knew it. This board knew it. Everyone in the stadium probably knew it. McDermott knew it. Nice play by the defense.

Unless a RB busts one, or we get a pick 6 or something like that, I don't think we are going to see another point out of our team tonight. Hoping MVS is OK.

Man, if you could ever make a team by playing a great half of a preseason game, Andreeson and Solomon would be locks. They have played fantastic football.

Maybe. I am just going by the initial watch since they decided not to show a replay. It was a bad throw, but I would like to think in a game that counts, we make that play. That said, if Allen throws the same ball, it is there in half the time and probably in a much better spot. Just would have been nice for the rookie to catch it.

That was a great route by Davidson. Coleman needs to catch that.

Andreessen and Solomon with great showings so far tonight.

Why is our starting line still out there? Come on now..... Mitch can get sacked with the backups in just as well as he can with the starters. For a guy so concerned about injuries in the field, McDermott is showing he doesn't give a crap about the line.

Groot has been a wrecking ball. Now take him out of the game, please.....

Why in the world are our defensive starts still out there? Not a fan of this. Just asking for trouble. This better be their last series.