Well folks, the 2020/2021 NFL season has finally gotten underway, and I want to offer my thoughts on the game, and what all the take-aways are from it. Without further adieu, let's get started!
1) The crowd. There was somewhere between 15,000 and 17,000 in attendance for last night's match up at Arrowhead Stadium, which was only around 22% of the 70,000 or so that would normally be there for game day. This was due to the pandemic of course, but seeing tarped off areas and sparse fans kind of took away from the game, as we're all used to camera angles from all over a stadium during the game.
2) Andy Reid, and masked personnel. I have no idea what the hell Chief's coach Andy Reid was wearing around his face, but it was completely ridiculous, as were the masks being worn by personnel on the sidelines who were all OUTSIDE. I can understand wearing masks indoors, inside cramped rooms, but not outside. The cameramen also didn't need to focus on this.
3) Broadcast team. While normally I never have a problem with NBC's broadcast team, I was a little miffed due to how they kept reminded viewers throughout the game how rich Patrick Mahomes and DeShaun Watson are. A lot of us watch football to get away from that kind of thing, but it kept being shoved down our throats last night, and that is unacceptable.
If anything, the amount of money being given to both QBs is beyond ridiculous.
4) Uneven matchup, or done purposely? The game wasn't very good, with the Chiefs seemingly having the answer to almost everything that Houston was doing. Personally, I don't think Kansas City is that good, and with a schedule that puts them against a Texans team that is missing key personnel from last year, it makes you wonder if this match up came about to make the Chiefs look better then they really are.
One thing is for sure: We'll all have a better picture of this new season once all of Sunday's action comes and goes.
-TTS
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