Was Vance Joseph a good defensive back coach? Through three
games this season our once-vaunted secondary has fallen far. We are currently
25th in the league in completion % allowed
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TD), tied for 14th in interception % (% of throws that we intercept) and 23rd in
QB Rating allowed (we are allowing a QB rating of 102.2). While I know that
Vance Joseph is not the defensive coordinator or the defensive backs coach, the
question was raised in the snap count post as to whether or not Vance Joseph was
a good DB coach in the NFL. So I went looking for data to determine an answer to
this question. I looked at league rank in completion % allowed, passing TDs
allowed, passes intercepted and QB rating allowed for all of the defensive
backfields that he coached (directly or indirectly) during his time as an NFL
assistant. Below is the data - with league rank in the four right-hand
columns.So his defensive backfield stunk while he was the DB coach in San
Francisco. He had an elite unit for his first two seasons in Houston that faded
badly in 2013. He defensive backfield in Cincy was one of the best units in the
league for his two seasons there. When he ascended to the defensive coordinator
role with the Dolphins for the 2016 season, his defensive backfield was average.
My conclusion from looking at the data is that Vance Joseph can be a very
effective DB coach. If we were to apply this same method to Joe Woods, I’m
guessing that we wood get a similar result set (but I did not pull those numbers
together) - I might be talked into doing that in the comments section though.
All data is from www.NFL.com and/or www.pro-football-reference.com. Patrick
Mahomes finally experienced some adversity on Monday night in Denver, when the
offense had grown stagnant and the Chiefs trailed by 10 points with about 12
minutes to go.He answered with a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback.There was the
grinding, 12-play, 75-yard drive that Mahomes capped with a short touchdown toss
to Travis Kelce to give Kansas City a chance.Then, there was the audacious
left-handed throw while Von Miller was bearing down on him during the go-ahead
drive, which Kareem Hunt capped with a touchdown run in the final minutes to
give the Chiefs a dramatic 27-23 victory."I didn't think at all. I was just kind
of scrambling to my left, I felt Von on my back and I knew I couldn't throw it
with my right hand," Mahomes said. "I knew we needed a first down, so I kind of
shot-putted it to Tyreek (Hill)
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he got the first down and made a great play."Sure, his wide receiver made a
great play.But Mahomes had made a spectacular one.It was the first time he'd
truly faced adversity 鈥?the Chiefs had jumped out to early leads in each of
their first three games, giving Mahomes a certain level of comfort. And while he
rallied them to victory in his Week 17 start in Denver a year ago, there was
nothing on the line that day.This was different in several ways.The Chiefs'
dynamic offense had been held in check all night, and wide receiver Sammy
Watkins had gone down with a hamstring injury, depriving Mahomes of one of his
top options.Throw in the tough road environment and the fact that the Broncos
could have forged a tie atop the AFC West with a victory, and that's some heady
stuff for Mahomes to deal with."He's a confident kid. He was confident before
that," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "He's not going to get overconfident from
it. I think it tells you, it tells everyone: You're within striking distance you
have the opportunity to make plays. The guys around him made plays too. This
wasn't just Patrick."But it was Mahomes who was getting most of the credit
Tuesday for his late-game heroics."He's pretty fast. He'll run all day, buy time
and especially to the right, deep," Miller marveled after the game. "I'm talking
like, 20 yards deep, and then he'll throw the ball 40 yards. He's a great
quarterback. He did a great job tonight."Mahomes' ability to extend plays while
constantly looking downfield may have been the biggest reason the Chiefs managed
to rally late.In fact, the length of time he made Denver's defensive backs work
in coverage left cornerback Chris Harris Jr. downright exhausted."He made us
cover for a long time. I had to go inside and get an IV. I had to get two IVs
and I was just done
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times, he made us scramble in coverage the whole game. We couldn't sack this
man. He's a hell of a player. He's a hell of a quarterback. He made plays with
his feet and I can't wait to play him again."Well, the Jaguars' stingy defense
gets that treat next when it visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.Already, the
Chiefs could be facing some adversity when they play just their second home game
this season. Kelce got banged up against Denver, and Watkins and pass rusher Dee
Ford (groin) did not return to the game after leaving with injuries.All three of
them have been crucial to the Chiefs' early season success."We just keep on
battling, man. NFL football, there's going to be a lot of games that come down
to the end," cornerback Kendall Fuller said. "So each drive, you've got to be
locked in. Each play, locked in. You've just go to keep on finishing."Notes:
Reid said during a conference call Tuesday he's confident in Demarcus Robinson
filling in should Watkins be unavailable this week. Robinson had two catches for
31 yards against Denver. "D-Rob had a couple nice catches and actually had a
chance for another, a touchdown," Reid said.