Week 11 - Pop Warner

You know that one kid in a little football game that's just bigger and stronger than everyone else on the field? Jermaine Gresham was that kid on Sunday. In the red zone Andy Dalton hit him with a pass at the four yard line. He was hit by Eric Berry immediately and then three other Chiefs defenders. He continued to drag all of them towards the end zone like they were children and the play was originally ruled a touchdown but after review they decided he was down at the half yard line. He only had 69 yards and never scored but this one play just seemed like an example of how the Chiefs seem to play every week.

I'm looking forward to the day that we win our next game (if that day happens) so that I will have something pleasant to blog about. This wasn't meant to be a rant blog or to hate on the Chiefs. I try to find bright spots every week but sometimes it's nearly impossible. This week seemed like one of those days only being able to score 6 points on two Succop field goals and allowing 409 total yards and 28 points.

We gave up a few big passing plays to AJ Green but the run defense was the sad part. We gave up 189 rushing yards to below average running backs BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Cedric Peerman and the not-so-athletic QB Andy Dalton.

There's not many positive things to say about the game other than the fact that Tony Moeaki played much better than he has all season and was our leading receiver. AJ Green made one of the best catches of the season. Javier Arenas was overmatched with the big second year receiver and most of the game after replacing the recently released Stanford Routt. The one handed grab on the sideline, in the end zone, will be seen on highlight reels for awhile as this was the one time Arenas did have good coverage all day but he still was able to make the catch.

Players of the Game
Chiefs
Offense: Tony Moeaki - After returning from a torn ACL last year he has not looked like anything near the player he was in the past. While Jamaal Charles has returned with success Moeaki and Eric Berry have not been the same players as they have in the past. Having the same surgery twice in the past I understand how hard it can be to come back and it made me happy to see him succeed on Sunday.
Defense: Derrick Johnson - At some point I'll be able to select someone else as my defensive player of the week but I don't know when. He had another great week with 10 tackles and a forced fumble. It's nice to see him succeed after a rough start at the beginning of his career after being the 15th overall pick and not living up to expectations right away. He needs to be in the pro bowl and he is the best middle linebacker in the AFC in my opinion. He's ahead of Ray Lewis at this point in his career, he is more versatile than both of the Jets MLBs and Brian Cushing of the Texans just tore his ACL so we'll have to see how he comes back from his injury. He is my favorite Chief.

Bengals: AJ Green - 91 yards and a ridiculous touchdown. The second year wide out is quickly becoming one of the best in the league. He's a dangerous deep threat with his height and size and has some of the best hands in the NFL. There's not many that are better than him and he is now an elite target for Andy Dalton. I haven't given it a ton of consideration but the only receivers that are better than him off the top of my head are Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson (when he's not hurt), Calvin Johnson, and Brandon Marshall. That's good company, especially when it's only your second year in the league.