Monday, October 11, 2010 2:23 PM
After the Kansas City Chiefs lose yesterday to the Indianapolis Colts 19-9, why does everyone think Matt Cassel was the problem? I am no Cassel apologist and he did not play a good game, but there are many reasons why a team wins and why a team loses. Here are a few points on why KC lost and Indy won:
- Failed on-side kick to start the game. This wasn't the kiss of death, but I like our chances of holding Manning and Co. to 3 or less from 80 yards rather than 37 or 38. We held them to 3, but by the end of the game the D was pretty tired. Maybe one more stop and an ensuing 3 or 7 on the board from us changes things if we start in the lead rather than the hole.
- 4th and 2 from the 8 and we throw a pass into triple coverage (or at least double coverage). I understand the play. Indy ran it to perfection the second half. Me personally, I'd kick the FG, but if not that, then I'd run since we were running it down their throats when JC held onto the ball.
- Speaking of JC (Jamaal Charles), hold onto the ball. One fumble lost and one damn near lost. The one damn near lost set up that 4th and 2 on the previous point.
- Cassel is really accurate when hurrying, but not when trying to set up a play. Get him going in hurry up and faster snap counts.
- Dwayne Bowe's initials are DB, which is the same I would abbreviate Dropped Ball. Get better hands or get out! Dropping a TD pass in the middle of a games with no TD's! You kidding me??? You can't do that. Idiot! I can't be all mean here, DB did block well except for one run that he got our back killed.
- Too many 3 and outs. I put that a bit on coaching but a lot on execution. The 2nd half was a mess on offense until hurry up. We should have been pounding the ball instead of trying to run a sweep with Thomas Jones. Not his forte at all.
That is enough for now. Oh wait, I said I'd say why the Colts won. Simply put, on that day, Indy was better.