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I could have done without the Coleman basketball history. Does he have any football clips to show?

There are a lot of things mahomes does well and you can argue about his and Allen's relative merits. However, there is nobody that is in the same country as Allen with falling out of bounds 15+ yard conversions. The announcers didn't even try to compare it with mahomes. The only example they used was Ben, and I'm not even sure that makes sense.

6.5 now, let's keep updating "big picture" stats every play and see if it helps us understand what is happening in the game.

Did you prepare this public statement after their 1st play that was clear to weigh this average high for the rest of the game?

I was being more critical of play call there, not the decision to throw it. Something underneath for 6-7 yards gave us 2 downs to keep it moving. Maybe there was a read they had which made it make sense, but in general I would have preferred a safer call in that specific situation.

I'm not sure why we had to take deep shots that series. It made sense to give it a shot on first down, but 2nd down should have been for yardage. We had 1 minute and 3 timeouts, there was no pressure to score there.

Offense has been okay. Clean up a couple of the protection communication issues and we should be fine. We are one of the best adjusting defenses in general. No guarantee it happens that way tonight, but we still have a decent shot at this game.

That was Bishop missing deep coverage. He was a half hour late to catch what was happening.

You would have gone for it on your own 30 at the start of the 2nd? Chargers might still be looking to add to their coaching staff.

I actually think Fitz would be better now than he was when he played. He was always a more cerebral quarterback than the guy that had the most athleticism. He also had that "try hard" gene that sets some quarterbacks apart from others and can singlehandedly win games. He also struggled with risk evaluation and could singlehandedly lose games (as has Josh at times). With the way our line is playing and the whole offense is bought into doing their jobs and being in the right place at the right time he would absolutely have a winning record with us this year. I'd see Fitz as a 9-12 win team this year with Allen a 10-14. Floor is closer than ceiling.

I've never understood the level of hate that most have for Wright. As a Chiefs "homer" he certainly overrates them at times(most of the time) and he sometimes is antagonistic for media intrigue. I find both of these annoying, but I would likely to do the same (with Bills) in his spot. However, the guy is an absurd sports nerd. I find I agree with most of his non-antagonistic takes and usually learn something about what is happening in the league now or historically. He does his research and always had data driven reasoning. I don't always agree with him, but he's not the same dummy that many others in the media are. Honestly, I'm surprised he stays on First Things First when he pretty clearly researches, comprehends, and analyzes on a level beyond his colleagues. I'd like to see him in a different setting where he doesn't have to add theatrics for ratings.

You do realize that his post was from last year when we did actually lose, right? Not that it makes his take any more reasonable, but Josh was coming off of a bunch of turnovers and Trevor hadn't turned into a pumpkin but that point.

I'm not at practice to see what is happening. In regular season he looks much different this year than he did last year. He has a bad season, kickers do. Many come back and are fine. Many don't. I stand by my comment that he is not proven to be close to the worst kicker in the league and there are not a ton of definitive upgrades. Try and make a list of 20 kickers that unequivocally are better. Try to do that while putting kicks into context of stadium and conditions. I'm not trying to argue that he is a top 10 kicker, but most of the league is not in a clearly better position than us at kicker. The basis of the thread is that there are available kickers out there that are an upgrade and I don't see it. He may be in his own head, and it may not pan out this season, but there aren't a ton of better options. We may bring someone else in as security if he falls off a cliff, but he is likely our starter all season barring injury.

Bass is still a starting kicker in this league. Despite his struggles, he is not a bottom 5 or maybe not even a bottom 10 kicker. There are not that many definitive upgrades from him, and very few (if any) that would both be an upgrade and not have playoff hopes. I share the trepidation that he is not what he was, but he has looked good so far this season and there is no reason to think we need to (or can) upgrade at any cost.

Thank you for sharing. While I had heard of the rip exception before, this was educational and helped clarify some questions for me.

The right answer is to pull Allen, but feel bad he didn't have the chance to maintain his 2 passing TD streak against the fish with how this game went.

Is von back, should he have got credit on that, where does that play fall between decent, good, winning his rep, and "classic" Von?

Should have waited 30 seconds before posting

What kind of scale are you measuring them on? The first drive would have been a punt if not intercepted. They just forced another punt. Stopping scores on 3 out of 4 drives against a top offense is a good performance by my measure. Not necessarily dominant, but nowhere close to ********.

Allen came down with his right elbow in his left hand. They taped his left hand and he seemed slightly uncomfortable (the word wince was used). He went back in with no drama, but Mitch started warming up just in case he got more uncomfortable.

They look at where it lands and draw a line to the kicker.

I don't really get calling out McD here. Wouldn't you start with the 2 confused players, or Allen for not clearing them up in time, or the O coaching for either calling in the play late, making it challenging to communicate, or not reinforcing the communication? None of those really make sense though, so it must be McD's game management.

I see 13 and I'm expecting a different result

Offense looks great. Defense is... Rusty? Yeah, going with Rusty

A quarter is a stupid measure for this and very unlikely the metric that coaching is using. It changes based on who gets the ball first. They have things they want to try. If the offense has a 8 minutes drive to start, they are likely to not even complete a second series. If the offense sputters on drive one they are likely to complete a second series and potentially a 3rd. Ceiling on about 15 plays for the complete 1st offense, depending on flow. Likely that O line plays more to try a few combinations.