Chiefs have more questions than answers again
By John McCarty
Those numbers highlight a greatly concerning trend. The Chiefs defense, again, which was supposed to be the foundation of this team and allow it to win a bunch of games, is simply not getting the job done. In fact, not only are they not getting the job done, they are getting smoked. While we pat ourselves on the back for the eight turnovers this team forced against the Jets, keep in mind, the Jets were able to drive the ball. They just continued to throw the ball at either Derrick Johnson or Marcus Peters. If this team wants to avoid a season of mediocrity, this defense must change, and quickly.
Four years into a regime masterminded by Andy Reid, the offense is unimaginative and mostly ineffective. This is now a powerful offense capable of putting up a bunch of points, and rarely is it capable of long sustained drives. There is no deep passing, perhaps because the wide receivers are not getting open down the field, the offensive line (which this regime has remade and retooled) can’t sustain the blocks or perhaps Alex Smith is unwilling or unable to throw the ball deep. The running game, based to some degree perhaps on the issues with the passing game, has been ineffective, perhaps highlighting the absence of Jamal Charles.
Currently, the Chiefs rank 20th in the league in points per game at 20.8, 23rd in the league in yards per game at 338.5, 19th in the league at 248.2 and 23rd in the league rushing at 90.2.
Hopefully everyone looks at those numbers for a moment, realizing just how awful this offense has been. Much like the fact the Chiefs defense has faced limited elite opposition offensively, the defenses this offense has faced fall into the same category. A point of reference, the Steelers do not have a good defense, and they effectively blanked the Chiefs offense on Sunday night.