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Post by sonorajim on Jun 14, 2021 10:38:48 GMT -7
No cheating. Without looking, name 11 of KC's impact starting defense. Lamar Hunt and Lombardi ? LOL! I got Honey Badger.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 14, 2021 11:01:13 GMT -7
Lamar Hunt and Lombardi ? LOL! I got Honey Badger.
Chris Jones is a definite impact player as well. Truthfully though, I don’t believe that the Chefs have as many impact players on defense as the Chargers due ... with the big caveat being “when healthy”.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jun 14, 2021 12:47:15 GMT -7
LOL! I got Honey Badger.
Chris Jones is a definite impact player as well. Truthfully though, I don’t believe that the Chefs have as many impact players on defense as the Chargers due ... with the big caveat being “when healthy”. But the chefs defense is a freak show. The last 3 years they look average, but when they need to execute (post season) they do.
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Post by sonorajim on Jun 14, 2021 13:04:11 GMT -7
Chris Jones is a definite impact player as well. Truthfully though, I don’t believe that the Chefs have as many impact players on defense as the Chargers due ... with the big caveat being “when healthy”. But the chefs defense is a freak show. The last 3 years they look average, but when they need to execute (post season) they do. They weren't very impressive vs Bucs in last SB.
That aside, point taken. It's how you finish.
Staley's LAC D is untested.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jun 14, 2021 13:10:16 GMT -7
But the chefs defense is a freak show. The last 3 years they look average, but when they need to execute (post season) they do. They weren't very impressive vs Bucs in last SB.
That aside, point taken. It's how you finish.
Staley's LAC D is untested.
If they hadn't lost the coin flip 3 years ago to NE, they would have gone to 3 in a row. We have to find a way to unseat in our division.
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Post by moekid on Jun 14, 2021 15:23:48 GMT -7
They weren't very impressive vs Bucs in last SB.
That aside, point taken. It's how you finish.
Staley's LAC D is untested.
If they hadn't lost the coin flip 3 years ago to NE, they would have gone to 3 in a row. We have to find a way to unseat in our division. They could have avoided the coin flip if dee Ford or whomever that was didn’t line up offsides on the play that turned into a pick
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Post by moekid on Jun 14, 2021 15:24:21 GMT -7
Chris Jones is a definite impact player as well. Truthfully though, I don’t believe that the Chefs have as many impact players on defense as the Chargers due ... with the big caveat being “when healthy”. But the chefs defense is a freak show. The last 3 years they look average, but when they need to execute (post season) they do. Chris Jones, Honey Badger, Frank Clark, they got some guys
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Post by boltnut on Jun 14, 2021 19:21:59 GMT -7
Staley got it done with a lot of mid/late rounders and UDFA's on defense. It's the scheme.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 14, 2021 23:36:23 GMT -7
If they hadn't lost the coin flip 3 years ago to NE, they would have gone to 3 in a row. We have to find a way to unseat in our division. They could have avoided the coin flip if dee Ford or whomever that was didn’t line up offsides on the play that turned into a pick It was Dee Ford, and it was a VERY marginal call that hadn’t been called all day to that point as both defenses were pressing the margin.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jun 15, 2021 1:25:48 GMT -7
They could have avoided the coin flip if dee Ford or whomever that was didn’t line up offsides on the play that turned into a pick It was Dee Ford, and it was a VERY marginal call that hadn’t been called all day to that point as both defenses were pressing the margin. I just like the Iron Fist of cutting Dee Ford after the penalty.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 15, 2021 11:00:20 GMT -7
It was Dee Ford, and it was a VERY marginal call that hadn’t been called all day to that point as both defenses were pressing the margin. I just like the Iron Fist of cutting Dee Ford after the penalty. Traded to the 49ers who then advanced to the Super Bowl following the April 2019 trade to face ... the Chefs.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 15, 2021 15:52:13 GMT -7
A less than glowing endorsement of Gus Bradley’s defensive scheme.
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Post by totallybolted on Jun 15, 2021 18:44:36 GMT -7
you can't always control the match ups.
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Post by cthommes on Jun 15, 2021 19:59:50 GMT -7
you can't always control the match ups. Well... not 100%, no. But you can ensure you don't have a linebacker covering a top 5 fastest in the league receiving threat.
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Post by joemcrugby on Jun 15, 2021 20:41:53 GMT -7
you can't always control the match ups. Drue’s point seemed to be that those matchups happened way too often in Bradley’s scheme and should happen much less with the new scheme. From Popper’s takeaways from today’s practice: Tranquill, who missed all but two series last season after suffering a gruesome broken ankle in Week 1, specifically mentioned a play from his rookie year where he was covering Tyreek Hill deep down the middle of the field. He does not expect to put in similar situations with Staley. “Not an ideal matchup,” said Tranquill, who feels 100 percent healthy. “I like to think that I can compete against anybody, but he’s a little bit faster than I am. We’re going to put our players in a position to win in their matchups. I think you’ll see us a little bit more at the second level and letting those back guys handle those vertical routes. Coach Staley just keeps emphasizing, ‘Let’s let you play linebacker.’ So I think that through the communications and through his schematics, he’s able to put us into those positions that are favorable.” “There’s a lot of communication, but it’s good,” Tranquill added. “We can be very multiple and match a lot of different personnel groupings. We can match up against a lot of different offensive schemes. Whether a team wants to get into 21 (personnel, two backs and a tight end) and pound the football or spread it out and run RPOs, we have defenses that can match up against those schemes.” theathletic.com/2654200/2021/06/15/chargers-minicamp-herbert-impressing-vets-excitement-around-staleys-defense-and-perfect-attendance-on-day-1/
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