Chief's defense overrated?!?

Who would have thought that possible, but so many people are out there talking about how improved the Chiefs defense was today in their 27-7 win over the Jets. The Jets scored with under a minute left, and so anytime you are flirting with a shut-out after being one of the worst four defenses for three years running, you have to be happy with the effort.

But let's be real here. The Jets moved the ball basically at will; they just made huge mistakes. And so many of the mistakes were not caused by the Chiefs. It would be one thing if they kept fumbling the ball because of great tackles and strips by the defenders, but there were at least three of them that were poor exchanges from center to QB. It would be great if the interior push or a charging flanker blocked the field goal attempt, but in reality the kicker slipped and may have hit his own guy.

Now, they did not allow a rushing first down the whole game, and they held Curtis Martin in check, which is a feat. But 352 yards passing combined for Pennington and Fiedler is not so hot, nor is the 27 completions in 44 attempts.

So I am pleased with the win, though I think today's game would have been a nail-biter if the Jets had not made so many dumb mistakes. Of course, maybe the Chiefs would have opened the offense more had they not held a three score lead from the beginning of the second quarter on. But I am not pencilling in many Chiefs for the Pro Bowl just yet.