Disappointing(A Season Recap)

by A26C | 4 years ago | 6 Comments

Coach Carter once again found his team missing the playoffs with an 8-8 record. Kansas City had the best division record at 4-2, a marked improvement from last year. However being .500 isn't enough in this death division. Two seasons in a row the AFC West has had every team finish with a .500 winning percentage or better. Unfortunately, we eliminate each other from postseason berths in the process.

Despite an indentical record from last season, this team is far from the same. For the second year in a row we had the #2 offense in the league. The difference is that there was a much more efficient run balance due to new acquisiton Ezekiel Elliott. Rushing for almost 2k(1,814 ryds, 21 TDs), he took a lot of pressure off of the offense having to throw all game. No conincidence Mahomes completion pct, sack rate, yds, and TD's all improved from last season.

Offense has never been the main issue in Kansas City. Finishing games and stopping teams from scoring(via the pass) once again led to our downfall. Finishing once again as the 31st pass defense and yards allowed defense in the SFL. Some of it can be attributed to how quick we score on offense. Our defense is on the field for extremely long periods of time with suspect defensive backs.

Coach Carter went into this cycle belieiving that the best defensive front in the league(on paper) could mitigate the talent discrepancy in the secondary. We were wrong. Until we can improve on defense we may never make the postseason. Thanks to smart cap casualties in Season 1, Kansas City finds themselves with some leg room to make a move or two in free agency should they see fit. We also have more than 4 draft picks this year with intentions of infusings this defense with some young talent. Slow and steady progress each year, I feel like we're on the cusp of breaking through next season. The sky's the limit for this team if we actually get into the playoffs.