After spending the entire off season addressing the weakness that was known as Bob Suttons defense the Chiefs look like they actually might have taken a step back on that side of the ball. I mentioned last week that Frank Reich and the Colts gave the NFL the blueprint to beating the Chiefs and the Texans took that to heart by running the dang ball. Carlos Hyde took the rock and drudged ahead for over 5 yards a carry all day long and just for fun when the needed a yard or two quick outs and turn around to Deandre Hopkins were there all day. When you let the other team have the ball for nearly 40 minutes, you will lose in the NFL and that’s what has happened to the Chiefs the last two weeks at Arrowhead. I get that your two starting defensive tackles are out because of injury but it’s not like the defense doesn’t know what’s coming there way. It’s time to man up or blow up this experiment and clean house starting with GM Brett Veach. This team is too talented to be pushed around the way it has the past two weeks.
We’re on a short week going to a hostile environment against a team who has won two in a row and can run the football. I don’t have any expectations of anything good happening on Thursday night I fully expect Phillip Lindsay to have a career night in prime time with over 200 yards in 24-21 Broncos victory. I just don’t have any confidence in the line on either side of the ball in protecting our franchise QB or stopping the run. The last two weeks have been super revealing and I think this team is a lot closer to being a .500 team than a SB contender. I would love to be proven wrong.
Good thing this blog is about more than depressing Chiefs football! Our selection this week is from Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Denver. I have been leaning towards specialty and micro lots in my choices and found this Guatemalan-Gesha. This is probably the most eclectic and snobby variety that I have tried so far in this journey. On the nose out of the grinder I got big notes of oak and tobacco with fruitiness similar to new Chardonnay. Upon first sip it’s super fruity like fresh raspberries but the more you drink the more you taste and you start to get flavors of semi sweet chocolate chips and deep richness of a $40 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon but also the bite of charred oak and the the sweetness settles in again for the finish and your left wanting more and more. It’s like the last bit of ice cream in the bowl, your sad to see it go but so glad you had it in the first place. This is truly an unique brew. I strongly recommend a cup or a carafe for your late night watching experience Thursday night. I will be on a plane to Phoenix to watch Mrs. Meyer receive her masters degree, so I will have to record and watch it later this weekend. I hope to have a coffee review on location from a local roaster in the greater Phoenix area, if you have any suggestions let me know. If you want to buy this coffee or learn more about the roaster check out their site below. Have a great coffee week and here’s to the Chiefs maybe not losing. God Bless!
https://sweetbloomcoffee.com/collections/coffee/products/mario-alarcon-gesha
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