Post by 101mitch on Sept 3, 2012 21:19:55 GMT -5
Chiefs vs Falcons preview:
Top 5 Chiefs players to watch
5 - Jamaal Charles. Coming off his season ending injury last year, I can't wait to see him against the 6th ranked Run D from last year. I would also like to see how many carries he gets. Will it be 50-50 with Hillis, or will one of them be the #1 and it be more 65-35?
4 - Jon Baldwin. He has been hyped up all through OTAs, Training Camp, and Preseason. He didn't have the best Preseason, but he was without Dwayne Bowe, and got very limited action. I am very interested to see how he does.
3 - Andy Studebaker. He is supposed to start in place of Hali this week due to Hali's suspension. He isn't the greatest player in pass coverage, luckily Hali did little to no pass coverage. Studebaker is 4-5 notches down from a pass rushing standpoint from Hali. What Studebaker is good at though, is run D. Look for him to help shut down ATL's 2 headed monster of Turner and Snelling.
2 - Dwayne Bowe. I am very excited to see him out there playing again. Not happy that he missed camp, but he has been with Cassel for a while now. They should have there chemistry down.
1 - Matt Cassel. Obvious choice. He makes or breaks not only our season, but every single game this year. He needs to step it up. There is NO excuses. He has arguably the best rushing attack in the league, a good young line, 2 good WRs and other options, and 2 solid TEs. No reason why he can't put up great to elite #s.
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Game Expectation:
This is what Chiefs and Falcons fans have been waiting for for so long. I expect to see the Chiefs run a lot this game. The Falcons offense is dangerous, we will try to posses the ball as long as possible. Look for different, odd packages of blitzes with Hali out. I think we will see a few Saftey blitzes and some Cornerback blitzes. Romeo will do whatever it takes to keep them guessing.
Final sore:
Chiefs 31 Falcons 27