Take
a Memo:
Examining another loss
11/30/2001
by
CK Rairden
Landmark columnist
What was the reason for bringing back these greedy Union
refs?
•Here’s something a Union ref can go over in
his 4-hour conference call—an onside kick must travel
10 yards.
•Here’s one they can watch during their 20
hours of film study—a pass that bounces off the ground
is incomplete.
•Didn’t a brilliant Landmark columnist suggest
that the Chiefs hire someone to monitor the game and give
instant replay suggestions?
•How could the Chiefs not challenge the initial
kick off that obviously didn’t travel 10 yards?
•According to ESPN, even when the Chiefs attempted
to challenge an obvious incomplete pass it is denied because
the wording is wrong.
Eagles 3-0
•What good is having a kicker if you don’t
have enough confidence in him to allow him to attempt
a 49-yard FG?
•Four, count ‘em four, missed tackles on the
36-yard TD screen pass to Duce Staley.
Eagles 10-0.
•There was no need to abandon the run game at 3-0,
10-0.
Eagles 13-0.
•The Chiefs clock management is so bad—
•How bad is it?
•They need four minutes to run a two-minute drill.
Eagles 13-3.
•Can someone teach our cornerbacks to read the opposing
receiver’s eyes and turn around when the ball is
in the air? Another pass interference call.
Eagles 20-3.
•Dante Hall—untouched, hits the crease and…is
tackled solo by the kicker. Explain to me again why he
is on the roster?
•The TD pass from Green to Alexander was a thing
of beauty. Is it fair to call Alexander a tease?
Eagles 20-10.
•Perhaps use a spy on a running QB like McNabb.
Eagles 23-10.
•All Bartee had to do was make a tackle and the
drive is stopped with a three and out. He couldn’t.
•The Eagles get four more plays and burn two more
minutes off the clock.
•Nice start to a drive for a chance to cut the lead
to six…fumble. Priest Holmes’ first mistake
of the night.
•Priest Holmes makes some great moves on a 37-yard
screen pass and instead of using a timeout the Chiefs
rush to the line of scrimmage.
•The result, Trent Green throws his league leading
17th interception on a desperate heave into the endzone.
•Chiefs defense holds——score is still
23-10.
•A 16-yard run by Holmes shows he absolutely won’t
quit.
•Trent Green takes the hardest hit of the season
to his right knee and gets up.
•The Chiefs turn the ball over on downs.
•A 3-8 record. Playing out the string and it's time
to find out who can play when the games are meaningless,
starting with the Raiders game in Oakland.
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