Told Ya

These Chiefs are quantifiably the worst pass-rushing team ever. They have six sacks this year. That’s six sacks. The whole team. The whole year. Six sacks. . . . This year, Jared Allen has eight sacks, and simple math tells you that’s two more than the entire Chiefs team. . . .

Three years ago, they hired Herm Edwards to be head coach. Herm is all defense, all the time — he played defense, he coached defense, he lives defense. Again, the idea was clear: The Chiefs were going to start playing great, tough defense again.

In 2002, with the sixth pick in the draft, the Chiefs took defensive tackle Ryan Sims. In 2004, with their first pick (a second-rounder), they took defensive tackle Junior Siavii. In 2005, with their first pick, they took linebacker Derrick Johnson — and were absolutely thrilled he was available. In 2006, with their first pick, they took defensive end Tamba Hali and talked constantly about his never-stopping motor. This year, with the fifth pick overall, they took defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.

Do you see what I’m driving at here? For five years or more, the Chiefs have been focused — almost exclusively focused — on building up their defense, and specifically their front seven. . . .

The plan isn’t working. After five years of hard work and major investments — money, coaching hires, high draft picks — they’re on pace to set a record for sack futility.

Chiefs’ defense is nothing but a bunch of sad sacks