(12-18-2018, 02:42 PM)hb1148 Wrote:

(12-18-2018, 02:29 PM)old_man Wrote: Chiefs game was the game that this team became unglued.

The defense was proven they were not elite, Marrone tried going for it on 4th down twice,  when on the first he should have just kicked a field goal to make it a one score game 10 - 7.

And Blake or most any other QB should not have thrown it 60 times in a game.

2 of the Ints were garbage ints.

Marrone could have shown more leadership in that game IMO.  He needed to slow the game down and not allow the pass happy approach.

The defense had had some breakdowns last year too that should have been a clue that they weren't as good as they were getting credit for.  The losses to the tacks, 49ers and Cardinals were games in which the D was allowing big plays and even in some of the wins there were times where coverages were busted and explosive plays were given up. The big difference last year is they were putting a ton of pressure on opposing QBs and getting scoring plays. Now, with the lack of big play turnovers and an offense that regressed to 2016 levels of incompetence, it's no wonder we've regressed as much as we have.

Also the Jets Last year the defense gave up over 200 yard rushing. The one thing about those games as bad as the defense played Blake brought us back. A holding call negated a TD in the jets game would have won it for us. And Lee's Droped pass at the 20 to set up game winning FG in arizona. In SF we were driving to win the game and yes Blake threw the INT that one was on him. But people say he has no skill to bring us back from being down is just not correct. Even this year he brought us back in the first Indy game after the defense spotted them 29, If not for geens fumble not a fumble play we would at least tied or maybe even won that game.

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