After the first offensive Chiefs play of their first drive of the first game of the season, Mike Posey looked like he had done the right thing. More than ever this season, with so many rookie running backs drafted so high, it has become more unpredictable than ever on which guys are going to be legit or be the next Montee Ball. Mike took rookie Kareem Hunt with his 2nd round pick and with Hunt playing his first game on the road on national TV against the New England Patriots of all teams, Mike started having 2nd thoughts about playing him. Fearing the worst, a dud right off the bat, he decided to make the swap and putting in a safer play in Rob Kelley. In that one moment..it seemed like the right call. Then...THE REST OF THE GAME HAPPENED and Kareem Hunt had a HISTORIC game. The best rookie debut in NFL history, 246 total yards, and 3 TD's against the defending world champs. 43.10 points..ON...THE...BENCH. OUCH.
That's not the way you want to start a season. As bad as it is, a couple of silver linings..one..Kareem Hunt looks legit..that's good news for Mike for the rest of the season. His worries have been subdued. Hunt looked amazing last night and he got the LION'S share of the carries. The other silver lining..it's still to be determined if it actually affects whether he wins or loses this week. He still has a full team to go (though Beckham is a game day decision and it would be HUGE to not have him and a game like Hunt's could've softened the blow) and so does Albert. If Mike still wins, than it's a moot point, he just simply left points on the table. It remains to be seen, but regardless as of now, it has to suck to see that many points on your bench. Hunt's performance overshadowed another bad starting decision. Marc decided to bench Mike Gillislee for Frank Gore and Gillislee proceeded to score 3 TD's. Now I'm not a huge Gillislee guy but given the choices of him, Frank Gore, and Matt Forte, I would've had to roll the dice on Gillislee. Now again the silver lining is, Matt got one of the worst Tom Brady performances in recent memory, 0 TD's and barely 10 points, plus Marc got a great game from Tyreek Hill (7 receptions for 133 yards and a TD for 23.30 points). Brandin Cooks wasn't great but still managed a 10 point game. That Gillislee play though could've really cemented a win for Marc, but he's still in the driver's seat at the very least. The battle of tight ends for Kenny for Eugene was a dud. Both Gronk and Kelce did nothing of note, with Kelce narrowly outscoring Gronk by a couple of points. Very disappointing for both guys. Once again it seemed like all the better plays were sitting on team's benches because Kenny thought about starting Danny Amendola over Sterling Shepard but ended up not, and Amendola had a solid game with 6 catches for 100 yards before leaving the game with a concussion. The only other play was on Alex's team as he used Chris Hogan who did nothing with just 17 rushing yards and a catch for 8 yards. Bad start for Alex and gives Drew a little momentum for an upset this week. For Me, Ryan, Dad, Leland, Drew, Albert, and Mike our season officially starts Sunday at noon! Good to be back in the swing of things officially!
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