Always good to read your post game thoughts, Bullseye.  I have visited the board for a long time, but don't post much.  I'll share some random thoughts here on what was an eventful game.

I have to agree that half of our poor defensive performance was just going up against an extremely talented and well coached team and I expected the Chiefs to have success.  However, what little resistance we showed was disappointing to say the least.  Blown coverages, missed tackles, bad angles, and far too often soft and conservative play calling.  If not for the injuries to Hill and Mahomes, they surely would have hung 50 or 60 on us.  The defense is still the strength of our team and if they don't get right, it will be a long season.

Jack had arguably his worst game a pro and threw a temper tantrum to top it off.  You could see the ref was already throwing the flag for the dirty hit and if Jack had kept his composure it would have ended there.  I know its early, but I was not a fan of his large contract because of the position he plays and because I am doubtful he can play at the level to warrant it.  He's a good player, but not a great player.  We didn't learn much from the Telvin Smith extension.  I'd love for him to prove me wrong though.

I don't know how much of the Chiefs explosive plays had to do with our young safeties, but as of now it is a concern for our secondary.  It doesn't help that our two pro bowl corners looked average today as well.  I thought the defensive line played well at times, but we did give up a few too many big runs for my liking and some of that has to be attributed to them.  Allen, while not in any way dominant, had some nice plays and Bryan even flashed once which hopefully he can build on.  Quincy Williams flashed a couple of times, but hard to tell how he did in coverage.

One more thing about the defense.  It seems we are almost begging for personal fouls on every play after the plays are over.  It's disgusting and has to stop.  I get that the other team may be provoking some of it, but if you show it gets to you, you'll likely get provoked even more.  I want to assign the blame solely to the players, but considering it is a number of different players, I have to put some of the blame on Marrone for the lack of discipline.  Last year, I chalked the lack of discipline up to having a losing season and players not taking it well, but to have that start this early in the year is inexcusable.  Is Marrone too easy on the players? How does a hard nosed guy like Coughlin tolerate this?  How is this not eating at him?

Offensively, I wish we got to see more of Foles.  Very hard to judge him on a small sample size, but certainly dropped a beautiful dime on the touchdown pass.  I feel bad for him as I'm sure he feels like he's letting the team down, but considering he's never played a full 16 game season, it was always a possibility.  As far as I'm concerned we roll with Minshew.  The names of available QBs do nothing to excite me and Minshew has shown enough to think we have a QB that could develop into a quality backup.  He threw for 12 straight completions I believe and almost broke the team record.  I liked his poise and he throws a pretty ball.  Hopefully we can be competitive during Foles absence and while in no way am I predicting this, how could it not be a good thing if he played well enough in Foles absence to at least create a little QB controversy?  Foles is the guy and if he's healthy, he's playing, but a QB controversy in this case would be a positive thing.  Minshew certainly gives me more hope than a Henne or Kessler ever did.

As for the rest of the offense, Fournette does look quicker this year.  If he can stay healthy, he could have a productive year.  Our receives looked better than anticipated with Chark showing big play potential and Conley looking like a solid addition.  We still need play making at tight end which hopefully Oliver can provide.  Our OL was decent especially with two rookies at tackle, but we have to cut down the holding penalties.  They kill drives.  But, I do have to reiterate what Bullseye stated, they do seem a little one sided.  They say there is holding on every play, yet where are the holding calls on the Chiefs against the strength of our team, our Dline?

Next week will tell us a lot about our team and how this season will play out.  Are we overreacting to a game against what I think is the Super Bowl favorite or was it a sign of the chaos yet to come?  I would love to see them respond with some pride and go get a divisional win on the road, but who knows what to expect with this team.  I'll be watching because I guess I just can't look away.

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