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Harbaugh gets many kudos, deserved, for the work and changes he has done with this team. We all love the hire, thats not in question.
But to keep balanced I would say the one chink in his armor has been game management ina few games this year.
Last night, why did he punt from the Chiefs 39 yard line? I dont think you beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead by going conservative. Make a first half statement and go for it to set the tone, or give your outstanding, strong legged kicker a chance to make a 56 yard field goal for a very valuable 3 points in a close game.
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Originally posted by sonorajim View Post
Your 8 or 9 win prediction is in serious danger. 10 or better is close to a lock. We lost in the last second to a FG vs the best team we'll play the rest of the season. We're the favorite to win in the next 4.
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Originally posted by CanadianBoltFan View PostHarbaugh gets many kudos, deserved, for the work and changes he has done with this team. We all love the hire, thats not in question.
But to keep balanced I would say the one chink in his armor has been game management ina few games this year.
Last night, why did he punt from the Chiefs 39 yard line? I dont think you beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead by going conservative. Make a first half statement and go for it to set the tone, or give your outstanding, strong legged kicker a chance to make a 56 yard field goal for a very valuable 3 points in a close game.
The last thing you want to do is give Mahomes a short field. We saw exactly how that worked out when we messed up the kick off on their last drive.
You punt and give the D a chance to get the ball back. Which on that occasion was exactly what happened.
The thing you cannot do is score 0 points in the first half and expect to beat the Chiefs.
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Originally posted by CanadianBoltFan View PostHarbaugh gets many kudos, deserved, for the work and changes he has done with this team. We all love the hire, thats not in question.
But to keep balanced I would say the one chink in his armor has been game management ina few games this year.
Last night, why did he punt from the Chiefs 39 yard line? I dont think you beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead by going conservative. Make a first half statement and go for it to set the tone, or give your outstanding, strong legged kicker a chance to make a 56 yard field goal for a very valuable 3 points in a close game.
Punting and hoping for a TO was a more intelligent move.
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Originally posted by dmac_bolt View Post
saying he missed a throw is just stating a fact. thats not all you posted and you know it.
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Originally posted by charger1_sj View Post
Disagree. At that point the direction the game was going was not clear. What was clear was that our D was playing well and keeping the Chiefs in check.
The last thing you want to do is give Mahomes a short field. We saw exactly how that worked out when we messed up the kick off on their last drive.
You punt and give the D a chance to get the ball back. Which on that occasion was exactly what happened.
The thing you cannot do is score 0 points in the first half and expect to beat the Chiefs.
Dicker is 8 of 9 over 50 yards. Well within his range.
When you are having trouble scoring points, I dont think you get conservative when in range to do so, not to get a rare win in Arrowhead
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Originally posted by richpjr View Post
Herbert does have to be just about perfect for us to win and last night showed it. He missed one pass and we lost.
I also really hate this "throws franchise QBs should make" argument - Mahomes missed more passes last night than Herbert did. Josh Allen missed passes. Every QB misses passes every game. Herbert played with backup level skill players and still got us the lead late, which the D could not hold. Is he perfect? Nope, but some of the takes here - SMH.
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Originally posted by Maniaque 6 View Post
With this OL, I think it's very dangerous to go for it on a 4th down, especially against the Chiefs.
Punting and hoping for a TO was a more intelligent move.
With the leg strength, reliability and cool under pressure Dicker has shown repeatedly you dont let him kick a 56 yarder?
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Originally posted by SDBORN View PostBy the way, did anyone else see that super cringy ad right before the game, basically challenging other teams to do something about Chiefs constantly winning close games? LOL
Who comes up with this shit? #WWE NFL approved
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Originally posted by CanadianBoltFan View Post
Well as I suggested a FG would have been 3 points in the first half, not zero. We lost by 2 points.
Dicker is 8 of 9 over 50 yards. Well within his range.
When you are having trouble scoring points, I dont think you get conservative when in range to do so, not to get a rare win in Arrowhead
made the right decision. We punted, KC got the ball back and punted back to us. Unfortunately our offense was crap in the first half. That pretty
much tells the story of the game.
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Originally posted by CanadianBoltFan View Post
I was actually meaning using your stud kicker who is 8 of 9 over 50 yards to get some points in the half would have been my move, not punting.
With the leg strength, reliability and cool under pressure Dicker has shown repeatedly you dont let him kick a 56 yarder?
If the IOL was not so dreadful, I think this team would go for it more often. But man, they are dreadful. Pipkins' PFF grade has to be pretty low from last night's game.
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