Give Me That Old Time Religion

[Stout]

JJ Watt - consistently injured guy Keim gave big money to.
Mullen - was injured when Keim actually traded for hk
Rondale Moore - ALWAYS hurt in every season he’s played football college or pro

When you decide to build around guys who consistently can’t stay healthy or are already injured, the flaw isn’t with the injured players. It’s with the flat out blind stupidity to keep depending on them.

And should we really be surprised Pugh is already hurt? Keim apparently had to beg him to comeback out of retirement. His body didn’t look ready for football when he reported to camp so his getting injured not a surprise.

You beat me to it.

 

[BritCard]

Yeah, I want to hear from the very vocal minority disdainfully mocking the realists for being concerned over this ish-show of an offseason. Yinz know who you are, and yinz need to own up. Keim crapped the bed, period.

lol it's been one game and you want to be crowned already. Jog on.

 

[cardpa]

It all starts with the GM whether we like it or not. I know, we are stuck.

He is the one that puts the team together and is responsible for hiring the right head coach.

I believe this is a shared responsibility as I believe both Stevie and Michael contribute to this decision.

 

[BritCard]

You are not going to get it. You will hear a lot about injuries, it’s only one game and we are tied with the Rams and 49ers( maybe Seahawks).
Some of us saw this train wreck coming and got chastised by some for saying so.
At this moment it looks like this organization has made a huge mistake extending Keim and Kingsbury compounded by caving in to Kyler’s demands before he deserved it.
And now we are stuck.

Keim isn’t good. He’s not. His drafts are terrible which forces him to fill holes with sub par talent. He is forced to trade for name players which drives up the salary cap. He consistent hamstrings his staff with players that don’t fit the system creating “ hybrid” players that never seem to work. He fails to anticipate positions of need. I.E. let Jones walk without preparing for that two years ago. Same with Peterson. He lets players like Reddick, Devonte Campell walk.

Kingsbury. It has become shockingly obvious his offense is designed for college. Every play seems like hard labor. Nothing seems easy. We should have someone running a crossing Pattern EVERY pass play. We never move the pocket. He seems to worry more about distributing the ball around instead of finding a weakness, exploiting it and forcing defenses to adjust.

KYLER: He will continue to wow us with a highlight play but in the face of adversity he withers. He seems to be very weak knowing where his hot reads are. He is weak finding open receivers. Whether he’ll admit it or not he hates to be under Center and that hurts us. It hurts play action. It hurts disguising runs and DESIGNED roll outs. Worse thing? He’s been rewarded WITHOUT having learned the ability to do the above mentioned.
Sorry to say we are in for a very long dry run.

You wasn't "chastised for saying so". You were chastised for the constantly miserable chirping from the sidelines.

Anyone can say "this sucks" to literally everything that happens. Let's not pretend you guys had some glorious insight into the complex dynamics of roster building. You simple complained about everything in the hope at least some of it would be right.

Frankly, I find the "I told you so's" after one game to be pathetic.

 

[Stout]

lol it's been one game and you want to be crowned already. Jog on.

There he is, owning nothing. Acting as if I'm happy we suck again. Vintage.

 

[BritCard]

There he is, owning nothing. Acting as if I'm happy we suck again. Vintage.

Own what? That we lost? Where did I say we were going to beat the Chiefs? I said to you just recently that this is a 7-10 to 12-5 team and could be anything.

Do you think had we won I would be on here today baiting posters about "How I was right" after one freaking game?

I'd rather start the season 3-4 and finish 8-2 than the reverse. I'll wait until more of the season has been played before deciding what this team is. Like any sensible person would.

You might be right, we may suck. But certainly nobody knows that now.

 

[Garthshort]

Harry, it's always great to read a post that includes the word, buttonhook. Don't remember the last time. When I was young it was in every game story.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

It's all on Kliff and the staff. Even Romo said during the broadcast something like, one team looks like well-prepared well-oiled machine. The other looks like it's their 1st pre-season game.
KK isn't even running a college offense. It's a high school offense.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

It's all on Kliff and the staff. Even Romo said during the broadcast something like, one team looks like well-prepared well-oiled machine. The other looks like it's their 1st pre-season game.
KK isn't even running a college offense. It's a high school offense.

That’s revolutionary high school offense, sir.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Own what? That we lost? Where did I say we were going to beat the Chiefs? I said to you just recently that this is a 7-10 to 12-5 team and could be anything.

Do you think had we won I would be on here today baiting posters about "How I was right" after one freaking game?

I'd rather start the season 3-4 and finish 8-2 than the reverse. I'll wait until more of the season has been played before deciding what this team is. Like any sensible person would.

You might be right, we may suck. But certainly nobody knows that now.

The problem is...this team has finished poorly 3 years in a row.

What happens when they start poorly and finish poorly?

 

[Mainstreet]

I believe this is a shared responsibility as I believe both Stevie and Michael contribute to this decision.

I believe in shared responsibility as well. I wish Keim and Kingsbury were not given five-year contracts.

The reason I didn't mention Michael, fans can't do much about ownership. However, a GM can still have success within the limitations of ownership.

 

[BritCard]

The problem is...this team has finished poorly 3 years in a row.

What happens when they start poorly and finish poorly?

Then we lose a lot? I said "I'd prefer" not "we will".

 

[FB94]

Harry, it's always great to read a post that includes the word, buttonhook. Don't remember the last time. When I was young it was in every game story.

I think Kingsbury is using the playbook I drew up in the dirt as a kid. I told Bennie to go long straight down the field. I called that a Go Route. I’m sure AJ ran that. I had another one I called Down & Out where I told Bobby to take 7 steps down the field then break to the sideline. If you see any receivers do a quick turnaround, that’s my buttonhook. When Kingsbury got here I was expecting complex crossing routes and pick plays. Instead he’s just using the ones from my youth. They seemed to work quite a bit better then.

Buttonhook and go, great route!!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Own what? That we lost? Where did I say we were going to beat the Chiefs? I said to you just recently that this is a 7-10 to 12-5 team and could be anything.

Do you think had we won I would be on here today baiting posters about "How I was right" after one freaking game?

I'd rather start the season 3-4 and finish 8-2 than the reverse. I'll wait until more of the season has been played before deciding what this team is. Like any sensible person would.

You might be right, we may suck. But certainly nobody knows that now.

You absolutely would have. You did it nonstop last season and into the postseason.

 

[CardLogic]

Buttonhook and go, great route!!

Great route, that will result in. . . wait for it. . .


QB sack! Way too slow developing for today's game.

 

[Garthshort]

Great route, that will result in. . . wait for it. . .


QB sack! Way too slow developing for today's game.

Even with our pass rush?

 

[MadCardDisease]

I think Kingsbury is using the playbook I drew up in the dirt as a kid. I told Bennie to go long straight down the field. I called that a Go Route. I’m sure AJ ran that. I had another one I called Down & Out where I told Bobby to take 7 steps down the field then break to the sideline. If you see any receivers do a quick turnaround, that’s my buttonhook. When Kingsbury got here I was expecting complex crossing routes and pick plays. Instead he’s just using the ones from my youth. They seemed to work quite a bit better then.

Me and the neighborhood kids used to play football on the street during NFL Sundays back in the early 80s. I used to play QB and in the huddle would usually just tell everyone to go deep. Then I would just chuck it as deep as I could to my friend who was bigger than everyone else. Hell I'd take that over Kliff's offense right now. At least it would be exciting to watch.