redag06 said:
Twisted Helix said:
This bothers me. Boyd should've been released after the game. Wonder if Ross thought it was disrespectful.
We've all been saying it all season this team is undisciplined, and this just shows Ryans is the problem with that. Trying to defend Boyd here is taking being a players coach way too far!
Totally agree. If Ryans wants to take the next step as a coach he cannot allow that behavior to be acceptable. It undermines his entire coaching staff for that to not only be allowed, but defended in front of the press. He's gotta hold the players accountable, I don't think he's been able to separate the player's mentality enough yet but I believe he'll get there.
Back to the game, while the refs weren't the reason we lost, they sure as hell are part of the reason the Chiefs didn't lose. Stroud got hit too much and we couldn't stop Kelce. The defense shut down basically every other part of the offense but him and that was enough at the end of the day. This team has a lot I do like but definitely glaring deficiencies compared to the top teams. At some point this team was going to lose in the playoffs with all our issues, injuries being a big one that did us no favors. Gotta take the offseason and get better where we need to.
One big thing that this game reinforced is having a high quality tight end is still kind of a cheat code in the NFL and we don't have one. I wouldn't be mad to get a guy like Penn State TE Tyler Warren in the draft, even if it's not the biggest opportunity.