Does Rebuilding have to look this Stupid?

There has been a constant theme on the talk radio shows around town since the Chiefs played two days ago: fans say they want to rebuild but are they patient enough to handle it. The hypocracy of those douche bags questioning our patience really set me off last night. I love the fact that one Kansas City Talk Radio Duo spent the first three days of last week blaming the problems from the New England loss on Brodie Croyle and discussing the fact that he can't stay healthy. I understand that he's the poster child for the rebuild, but when he's not in the lineup they don't discuss how much worse things look without him being there.

I would like to see Neil and Marty from 610 Sports, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Cal Ripken, or even a UFC Champion stand still for about two seconds and let Adalius Thomas run through them like a freight train through a Geo Metro stranded on the tracks, and see if any of them hold up any better than the Metro. If any of those guys got picked up and slammed to the ground the same way Brodie did, they would have a separated shoulder now as well.

The NFL is set up to do one thing really well, and that is pass the ball. I watched the San Francisco 49ers throw the ball all over the Seattle Seahawk defense with JT O'Sullivan at QB. Come on, it's not hard if you're not a complete idiot. The league has moved toward zone defenses because you can't man up on receivers and not get interference calls. Well, all of it except Herm Edwards.

This will probably be the only time you hear me elaborate on the great coaching job done by the 49ers, because it's not that great. It's just what the average fan should expect, because the 49ers are an example of a bad team who played a rational game. If you don't have a good offensive line, then you leave a couple of guys back to block when you pass. Out of 11 offensive players, you have a QB and 5 lineman who stay back no matter what. So, you have 5 players left to be either blockers or pass catchers. You can also motion a receiver toward the line to "chip" the defensive end so he has to stay inside before leaving in route (I know these are technical terms, hopefully Herm can keep up here).

I watched the 49ers keep two extra players in to protect, and three guys ran slants and hook routes into holes in the Seattle zone. O'Sullivan/Mike Martz read the zone, open receivers were found. Now, San Francisco has a head coach on the hot seat, because he's stupid. He can analyze the game at about the same NFL IQ that I can, and that was good enough to win a game. What does that say for Herm Edwards?

If some individual from Argentina or Brazil or India who is used to 'futbol' instead of football were to watch the game, with no knowledge about what is going on in the game, eventually the following question would arise: "Why does the other team keep throwing to those fast guys, and why does the red team keep running into the wall of players? Do teams alternate throwing and running quarters in the game through some sort agreement with your opponent?"

It's easy to throw in the NFL. The Chiefs seem to leave 8 blockers in to run the ball and only leave 5 in to pass it. Well, if once in a while you leave 8 blockers in and pass the ball, opponents realize that it is possible for you to pass in that formation. Or, we could run a toss sweep every once in a while with only 5 blockers in to make them realize that it's possible to run out of that formation. We do such a great job at telegraphing our plays that the only time we run with 5 blockers is when the practice squad WR is taking snaps as our QB. If that's not bad coaching, I don't know what is.

It starts to make you wonder; was the foreigner right about some agreement in place? Maybe we are content with being the cupcake dessert on our opponents 16 game buffet. Teams like the Patriots, Chargers, Broncos, Colts, Cowboys, Eagles, and others choose to be a steak containing a lot of gristle that you can't really bite through. Teams like the Chiefs look like they could take some ingredients and make at least the potatoes or vegetables on the side, but they choose to turn them into jello pudding......

Sorry this was just about looking stupid, tomorrow I'll discuss why the word REBUILDING is not the excuse for our problems right now.