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rlando Scandrick’s Saturday performances After Saturday’s 27-20 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys Stitched , Kansas City Chiefs fans weren’t yet carrying torches and pitchforks, but it would be safe to say that after the Chiefs defense appeared to play so poorly against the Bears second-team offense during the first half, they were at least putting them in their Amazon shopping carts.Head coach Andy Reid even offered some fairly mild criticism of the defense in his postgame remarks — which, for the low-key Reid, is roughly equivalent to a full-blown cray-cray rant from most of us.“So you’ve got to, you know, you can’t let your guard down at all you’ve got to continue to challenge, you’ve got to tackle. Those are the things I was looking for. We’ve got to do better on that.”In his weekly defensive trends and tabulations review, our own Craig Stout was blunter.But for a man who is likely on the hot seat in 2018, Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton was remarkably serene during his appearance before the press on Monday.When asked if he had enough time to fix defensive issues to his satisfaction before the season opener against the Chargers, he was quite matter-of-fact about the whole thing.Bob being Bobsitive again.Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports“I don’t know that I can ever get it to my satisfaction,” he said. “But we have enough time to do it in. There’s a lot of things in there that from a coaching perspective I wouldn’t consider that difficult to fix. Some of our coverage has got to be a little tighter — ‘You’ve got to get a little closer to this guy on this coverage.’ Again, it’s not, ‘I didn’t know who to cover, I just have to move closer in this type of coverage. I need a better break when the ball is thrown.’ Or, ‘This is pure zone coverage Rashad Fenton Jersey nfl draft , so I need to do that.’ Or, ‘It’s man-to-man coverage. I need to get my eyes out of the backfield and strictly on my man.’“Things that I know seem basic, but that’s usually what gets you in trouble. From a technique standpoint, I always think it’s your eyes and your feet that get you into trouble the fastest — you’re not looking at the right thing, or you can’t get your feet going where you want them to go, and then you have that third step that you have to make up all the time.That’s really hard.That’s all part of the technique thing that you just keep drilling on all the time.”Just another day at the office for Sutton — even when our own Pete Sweeney asked him directly about two players being vilified by Chiefs fans on social media after Saturday’s defeat: David Amerson and Orlando Scandrick.Amerson struggling against the Falcons.Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports“Obviously these are two different scenarios,” he replied. “David has been here for what seems like a long time — compared to some of the other guys — and Orlando just got here. I think David didn’t play as well as he is capable of playing on Saturday. But he’s still got the ability to do this thing and get it done — technique, good eyes, all that — that just has to keep going. He’s a player that’s played enough snaps that he can make that improvement and get that back.“Orlando is just learning the system,” Sutton continued.“He’s a veteran guy who has played in a lot of different systems. It’s terminology and those small adjustments. There’s nothing you can do but keep playing. There’s no way to get him past that without playing, and meeting with him. And keep doing that.”And while Sutton — like his head coach on Saturday — acknowledged poor tackling by his defense, he did think there were some positives on Saturday, including having Anthony Hitchens and Reggie Ragland on the field together.“I liked the fact that we got a couple of these guys out there that hadn’t played a lot together. The organizational part of getting the calls, the checks and the alignments were good for the inside linebackers.“Obviously we didn’t play as well as we wanted to. We didn’t convert on third down, which was big in that game. We had some scrambles that got out that hurt us early in the game. On two of them we got into pretty good position to have a shot at a sack. On most scoring drives, you’ll usually find a big play and/or a penalty in the drive Womens Rashad Fenton Jersey , and that played true in Chicago. Eliminating those will be big for us.” Jamal Adams gathered the New York Jets' defensive players before their game against the Denver Broncos and spoke from the heart.They were about to take the field without Kacy Rodgers, the defensive coordinator sidelined with what coach Todd Bowles says is a "serious" illness."Jamal gave a great pregame speech to the defense," defensive end Leonard Williams said. "He said if you didn't have enough to play for, play for that man. I think he's proud right now."Bowles and the Jets have not detailed the nature of the 49-year-old Rodgers' illness. It also is unclear when he might be able to return to the team.In the meantime, Bowles called the defensive plays in New York's 34-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday."Obviously, to have that guy missing, there's a big hole on the defensive side of the football," Bowles said. "He's in the room every day working with those guys. I'm sure they played a lot for them, and they played for him as well."The defense 鈥?which also met as a unit Friday to be sure all the players were on the same page 鈥?was solid for most of the game, keeping Case Keenum and the Broncos' offense off balance. Williams had two sacks, Jeremiah Attaochu had one and Marcus Maye and Jordan Jenkins shared one.Denver converted just four of 14 third-down opportunities, and scored only once in four trips into the red zone.To a man, the players on defense said they drew added inspiration from Rodgers, and hoping he was happy with their performance."Life is first," Maye said. "Coach Kacy is dealing with that issue, so we all just stepped up for him and did the best that we can for him because we know that he would love to be here."Cornerback Morris Claiborne said he texted Rodgers on Saturday night and again before the game."It was just to let him know I was thinking about him Authentic Rashad Fenton Jersey ," Claiborne said. "It felt different without having him around that the time. We're praying for him."Here are some other things to know from the Broncos-Jets game:AS THE CROW FLIESIsaiah Crowell ran for a Jets franchise-record 219 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown, on 15 carries.He broke the team record of 210 yards rushing set by Thomas Jones in 2009 against Buffalo. His 14.6 yards per carry also set an NFL record for a player with at least 15 attempts, according to Elias Sports Bureau."It means a lot to me," Crowell said. "I've got to give all the credit to my O-line. I can't really take the credit. Really, it was all them. I mean, the holes were open. Anybody could've run through them. It just happened to be me. They really set the record."He simply dropped the ball in the end zone, a much tamer celebration than the one in Cleveland two weeks ago when he wiped his rear end with the football and fired it into the stands. Crowell was fined $13,369 by the NFL for the gesture and got a stern lecture from Bowles 鈥?and the running back promised it would never happen again.LEAKY DEFENSEThe Broncos were frustrated with themselves after the game, particularly with allowing so many big plays.In addition to Crowell's long run, Robby Anderson also caught a 76-yard TD pass from Sam Darnold. It was the first time the Jets have had multiple TDs on offense of 75 yards or more in the same game since Sept. 24, 1972, against the Baltimore Colts. New York finished with 512 total yards, including 323 on the ground."We're usually a pretty stout defense," linebacker Von Miller said. "Today, we weren't. We got gashed over the top two or three times today. Yeah Travis Kelce Jersey , it was a rough one."MAYE DAYMaye ended the game by intercepting Case Keenum's throw in the end zone and then taking it 104 yards before being tackled at the 1 by Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton.It was the longest interception return in Jets history 鈥?and the longest non-touchdown on an INT, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Of course, Maye took some razzing from his teammates, but he just returned last week from ankle and foot ailments that kept him sidelined for most of the summer and the first three games."Yeah, they've been getting on me," Maye said. "I just have to get in shape and I have to finish."ON THE CASEKeenum finished with two touchdown passes 鈥?to Sutton and Demaryius Thomas 鈥?his first two since the Broncos' season-opening win against Seattle.He was 35 of 51 for 377 yards, setting single-game career highs in completions, yards passing and passing first downs (19). Sutton caught the first touchdown pass of his career, and DaeSean Hamilton had his first three NFL receptions. But, the Broncos couldn't get much going consistently."We have to do better on first and second down, and not put our defense in bad situations," Keenum said. "It's a tough day."DARNOLD'S DAYDarnold finished 10 of 22 for 198 yards with an interception and three touchdowns 鈥?two to Anderson and one to Terrelle Pryor 鈥?as the Jets' offense had one of its most balanced and productive days ever."It's amazing to see the way our runners ran," Darnold said. "Our offensive line played outstanding today and I can't say enough about their efforts."