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wvParticipantTravis Kelce was drafted in the 3rd round.
George Kittle in the 5th round. Not bad, eh.
Fred Warner – 3rd round.
Deebo – 2nd round.
Purdy – 7th round
49ers have 8 players on the team who are 1st rounders. (counting the backup QB)
I dunno if that is a lot or about average, or what.
Aiyuk, Armstead, Bosa, McCaffrey, Trent Williams, Kinlaw, Ferrell, Sam Darnold
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wvParticipant“The key thing is he’s just real and he’s genuine,” Gilman said. “People who have that genuine connection, that’s leadership — that’s real — that people can actually connect to. And in a team setting, that’s how you build a culture. That’s how you win over a locker room of grown men. You need that. You need someone to also to hold you accountable, at the same time be like, ‘Hey bro, I got your back.‘”
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Well that is tricky, isnt it. ‘Hold you accountable’ while also ‘having your back’
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wvParticipantteam-building article, fwiw
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/108954/how-the-chiefs-built-a-top-defense
wvParticipantThey are at a very interesting point in their ‘team-building’ challenge, aren’t they.
I got interested in the Chiefs defense this year. It always seemed to me, KC had a mediocre D and relied on Mahomes and that offense. So, this year, obviously their D has been at least as important as the O. And ive been wondering how they built this D, and what makes it good, etc.
The Chiefs, btw, have drafted edge rushers with their late-first-round-picks each of the last two years.
Interesting fact: “…Kansas City ranks fifth in total defensive DVOA and EPA/play. If the season ended tomorrow, they would be the best Chiefs defense since 2015 and just the second group to finish top-10 since 2000…..things get even more impressive when you take a look at the Chiefs’ ledgers. Kansas City has the third-least money spent on defense in the league. The two teams below them, the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals,are 27th and 31st in defensive DVOA, respectively. It’s even more impressive when you realize that Chris Jones and Justin Reid make up $39.5 million of their $83.3 million defensive spend…”
Article bout Chiefs team-building and spags follows in next post.
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wvParticipantOld interview
January 31, 2024 at 7:53 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149148wvParticipantThis is exactly what i thought when i watched the extended highlights of the Chiefs/Ravens game. First time I’ve seen a pundit say it though. Almost all the pundits just blamed the Baltimore OC for not running the ball more.
Breer says Spags clogged all of Lamar’s running lanes with a kindof fake blitz-ish-ness. They dared Lamar to beat them in the air. And he couldnt do it.
January 31, 2024 at 7:30 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149147wvParticipantAlbert Breer on an Eisen vid, quoted Spags.
Spags said this about the KC defense: “This is the deepest well of smart players that ive ever had in my career”
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January 31, 2024 at 6:32 pm in reply to: hiring/firing around the league (including Carroll & Belichick) #149146wvParticipantSeahawks new coach. (He never played football)
wvParticipantTwo centrists discussing maga, taylor swift, the effect of paywalls on news-gathering, Mahomes, Super Bowls, and other matters.
wvParticipantWell, that was startling. Astonishing foot speed by AD
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wvParticipantInteresting take by Baldinger. Sez Purdy throws INTs because Shanahan likes to attack the middle of the field ‘the way Martz did with Kurt’
wvParticipantI will be rooting for the KC Chiefs, even though I am tired of them.
Yup.
I think i saw that the 49ers were favored by a point or so. I dunno how you make Mahomes, Kelsey and that defense an underdog.
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January 30, 2024 at 9:30 am in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149131wvParticipantSo the Ravens only handed the ball to RBs six times, i guess. The pundits are all talking about the playcalling. That ‘does’ seem a bit strange. Six runs?
I dunno. Maybe Harbaugh just put the game on Lamar.
One thing i noticed that i havent seen discussed, was the way Spags’ defense contained Lamar. I mean, the chiefs passrushers got pressure, but they ALSO were extremely lane-savvy if thats a term. They were playing games that Lamar was not able to figure out. Reminded me a bit of what the Rams used to do to Russell Wilson back when he was in his prime.
Maybe most teams dont have the talent to execute what the Chiefs D did. I dunno.
But it was somethin to see.
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January 30, 2024 at 9:16 am in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149130wvParticipantGoff played well enough to be in the Super Bowl.
I mean, ironically it was the rest of the team that let down Goff, not the other way around.
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wvParticipantIts a good matchup. Seems to be a consensus that SF has the most stars of any team in the NFL and maybe the most overall talent player for player.
But the Chiefs have the best defense and the best player on the planet.
Two great coaches.
I have no idea, but i lean toward that KC defense and that Mahomes guy.
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wvParticipantWould somebody please take the special teams coordinator with them
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January 28, 2024 at 6:18 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149102wvParticipantAlso eight penalties for 95 yards against Baltimore. Three for 30 against KC.
Four sacks allowed by Baltimore’s Oline. Two allowed by KC
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January 28, 2024 at 5:59 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149101wvParticipantYeah, Ravens minus 3 in turnovers. Two fumbles, One int.
Ah well. The media is gonna decorticate Lamar all week. Just like they did, Josh Allen.
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January 28, 2024 at 5:28 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149099wvParticipantEnd of third quarter: KC 57 total plays, Balt 36.
Time of possession: KC 29 minutes , Balt 16 minutes.
Total yards about even.
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January 28, 2024 at 5:23 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149097wvParticipantGood lord, its 17 to 7 KC over Ravens. Third Quarter.
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wvParticipantIts interesting that McVay loses so many coaches. I wonder if any other coaches have to replace as many assistants annually. Andy Reid? Belichick? Harbaugh? Shanahan? w v
Part of it is that McV likes young, tuned-in, “I’m part of what’s new and hip” style offensive coaches. And as it happens, at the exact same time, that became a holy grail in the league. So…the league goes, why research coaches? McVay already did that for us. (But then you wonder why Mike LaFleur didn’t get any bites as a head coach.) Anyway. The position that sells for the Rams is qb coach. So far that has produced 2 coordinators and 2 head coaches in the last 7 years. (Olson is 61 and has been around, he’s not like the others).
I would make a lousy assistant-coach-picker-outer. I mean, i can just picture myself putting together a complete mish-mash of coaches. A Defensive guy from the Belichex tree, a bit of Andy Reid here, and Harbaugh there. A dash of Shanahan. Maybe a special teams coach from the Bud Grant tree.
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wvParticipantIts interesting that McVay loses so many coaches. I wonder if any other coaches have to replace as many assistants annually. Andy Reid? Belichick? Harbaugh? Shanahan?
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January 28, 2024 at 1:00 pm in reply to: watching/reacting to/thoughts on: the conference games #149089wvParticipantI’m not sure where to put this, but I’ll put it here, i guess. They cover various things, but the part i thought was good, was the discussion of the Bills and Josh Allen. GCossell says Josh Allen ran the offense perfectly. The Bills defense was decimated so they made the decision not to attack down the field against KC.
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wvParticipantwvParticipantDotson seems like a priority, i would think.
I know they dont have much cap room, but I’m hoping they can scrounge up another really solid OLineman. A right tackle, maybe. Hav had a good year, but his body is probly put together with duct tape at this point.
We know what they need on defense. And they will either hit on their draft picks or they wont. IF they do (pass rusher, corner, repeat) they can be in the potential-NFC-championship conversation.
Hard to imagine Snead having another draft as good as the last one, but if he does….
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wvParticipantSo, how many black head-coaches does the NFL have now? Tomlin. Pierce in Vegas. Bowles in Tampa. Morris in Atlanta. 4, now. Is that it?
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wvParticipant“….Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel should be added to this list, too, although he’s not in a bullet point because it’s unclear whether he would take a defensive coordinator job after he was a head coach (similarly why Bill Belichick isn’t included in a bullet point, though McVay deeply admires the former longtime New England coach).”
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Yes, and Chuck Norris, Flipper, Anton Chigurh, and the God of the Old Testament were also not included in a bullet point.
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wvParticipantThis is the kind of thing the media will minimize or ignore, but it looks huge to me.
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“….However, there is some bad news for the Lions. Their starting left guard suffered an injury against the Buccaneers, and will likely be out.
The Detroit Lions will likely not have their Pro Bowl guard in the NFC Championship Game.
Jonah Jackson injured his knee in the first half of the Divisional Round after he tweaked his knee run blocking. Jackson limped off the field and went straight…”
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wvParticipantGood for RM, but, damn.
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wvParticipantOnly, this.
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