Old Coot

We can agree to disagree on this. After all, social media would be incredibly boring without disagreement. You are more of a risk taker than I. I would prefer to burn a TO and get in a play with possibly more chance of succeeding than the formation they were in with that KC look. If they make the first down they don't have to worry about getting the ball back from a KC offense that had been getting first downs allnight against our D.

I'm not sure this is on Babich. No NFL DC will design a play with one of his DEs crashing down inside without having someone in the back 7 covering the edge, particularly against Mahomes, who, when it runs likes to run to his right. Either Groot isn't doing what he is supposed to do or the back 7 isn't doing its job.

As I said in another post, that play was hugely risky against that KC look. They are showing an overload blitz to our weak(right) side and we have no RB in to block. Also, when chased, Josh is known to run to his right and that's what he did on this play. Fitz says, it did not matter which way the OL shifted against that look. This is THE crucial play of the game. If its not successful, we go home for the year. You cannot take the risk that they will blitz from our right. Josh should have audibled out of that play or called a TO to talk things over, if a suitable audible wasn't available. Don't blame Brady for the play call. Remember, Brady calls down the play and any audibles to Josh. Brady is blocked from communicating with Josh when the play clock reaches 15 seconds. The D will wait to lineup until after that So, it's the QB's job to evaluate the D formation and decide whether to go with the called play, the audible(s) or to call a TO. This is constructive criticism. I love Josh; he's an excellent QB but his game is not perfect. He can improve and to say so, isn't bashing Josh, or on this play, trying to excuse Kincaide's flub. In the offseason, a coach would be remiss to just let this go without comment to Josh (privately). Hopefully Josh learns from his mistakes, he'll be a better QB for it. WE all learn more from our mistakes than from our successes. On the positive side, I think Josh made great strides this season. He was more active pre-snap -- pointing at the D to set its strength, sliding protection, tc. plus post snap he seems less likely to lock onto one receiver. That shows growth.

Well, we went 0-4 vs the Chiefs in PLAYOFFS with the white helmet. I'd rather pick the other poison at this point Actually, we did go 0-4 with the red helmet. Those were our SB years.

Bring back the red helmets. We didn't go 0-4 with them.

I heartily agree but if he has an out in 2025 there is a complication. Josh's wife-to-be is an actress. Her career might cause them to move west to LA. Josh might then sign with the Rams. Stafford is 36. Note: this is all speculation. I pray it does not come to pass.

When we drafted Bishop he was said to have a grest head for the game. If that's true maybe he just needs some experience to get better.

The tush push is a play where the D knows exactly what you will do but you plan to out execute the D. Successful tush push plays work when the OL gets a surge forward against the DL. On our tush plays that failed our OL did not get the surge forward. The announcers said KC was trying to time the snap to they get the initial surge. If that's the case the solution is for Josh to vary the snap count to draw the DL off sides or to at least make the DL hesitate do the OL gets that forward surge.

Interesting stat: KC D played nickel and dime for 93% of the game. Is this typical for KC this year?

It's hindsight but also foresight. Look, its THE crucial play of the game. KC has numbers to our right; we have numbers to our left. Either KC will blitz from from our right or from our left or not blitz. You HAVE to get the first down, no question. When you assume that KC won't blitz from our and shift blocking to the left right because KC hasn't blitzed from that look all game, you take a HUGE risk, especially since Josh is known to prefer running to his right when pressed. Is that the kind of risk you want to take in this situation? I think not. Josh needs to audible out of the play or at the very least call a TO and talk things over. Now I'm not blaming Josh, he made a helluva throw under the most adverse circumstances. But someone has to get that play changed to a less risky play.

Another view angle of Kincaid's drop, this one from behind the defense. During the game I thought the ball hit Kincaid in the hands and he dropped it. This angle shows that the ball hits him in the arm away from the ball. Kincaid apparently misjudged the spot at which the ball would come to him. Note: I'm not a Kincaid homie but this shot shows it to be a more difficult catch than I realized. Nevertheless a pro must make that catch.

This is what coaches do. They set things up during the game so at the end of the half or end of game they spring the set-up play on the opponent. Both O & D coaches do it.

When McD was asked before heading into the lockerroom at halftime he was asked about Benford's injury. He immediately got a deer-in-the-headlights look but recovered quickly. That tells you all you need to know re what he thinks of Elam. One could argue that Elam single-handedly lost the game for us. How many times did Mahomes take off running to his right when he saw Elam's very soft coverage on that side.

That last gasp pass is not an easy catch. He's diving at right angles to the pass. Its not like a low pass coming directly at you. I can't see when he leaves his feet and whether KC defender interferes with him. Remember there was a flag that was picked up. A WR with better body control may make that catch but not most TEs. I'm not sayong that a pro TE cannot do it but its not an easy catch.