Kansas City Chiefs: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#31)

Last week: 31 (+0)

Record: 1-9

I used to think the Chiefs were better than the Jaguars, but I don’t really think there’s any difference between the two now that Brady Quinn is going to be the Chiefs’ starting quarterback; in fact, the Jaguars might even be better if Chad Henne can establish himself as clearly better than Gabbert (he had a great game last week, but he’s known for being inconsistent). I don’t know what the Chiefs are thinking by starting Quinn. He only thing he’s going to be good for is making sure they can get a top-2 pick, which maybe answers my question. They’ll almost definitely be looking at a quarterback early, but unfortunately for them, this isn’t really a strong quarterback class.

Studs

RB Jamaal Charles: Rushed for 87 yards (26 after contact) on 17 attempts, caught 4 passes for 31 yards on 5 attempts, 1 drop

TE Tony Moeaki: Caught 4 passes for 73 yards on 5 attempts on 29 pass snaps, 6.0 YAC per catch

SS Eric Berry: Allowed 2 catches for 28 yards on 4 attempts, 13 solo tackles, 1 assist, 9 stops

FS Abram Elam: Allowed 1 catch for 5 yards on 1 attempt, 1 penalty, 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop

P Dustin Colquitt: 7 punts for 352 yards, 3 inside 20, 4 returns for 24 yards, 44.0 net yards per punt

Duds

LT Branden Albert: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback hurries on 20 pass block snaps, run blocked for 17 yards on 2 attempts

WR Steve Breaston: Caught 1 pass for 13 yards on 2 attempts on 26 pass snaps, 0.0 YAC per catch, 1 drop

CB Brandon Flowers: Allowed 5 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts, 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop

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Jacksonville Jaguars: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#32)

Last week: 32 (+0)

Record: 1-9

It’s still neck and neck for them and the Chiefs. I don’t know if it really matters. They both suck. I think it will take one team winning to show any separation between them and I don’t see that happening. Gabbert has been put on IR with elbow and forearm problems, but it really just seems like a convenient way for Mike Mularkey to get Chad Henne 6 games to show if he has anything in this offense.

He looked good against Houston’s tough defense, going 16 of 33 for 354 yards and 4 touchdowns, but he’s always been inconsistent. He’s still the same quarterback that got benched for Matt Moore in Miami and who completed 9 of 20 for 71 yards against Oakland’s terrible secondary, blowing a big lead, a few weeks ago. I guess it’s wise for the Jaguars to see what they have with him, but they’ll probably be disappointed.

As for Gabbert, you can’t help but wonder if he’s played his last snap with the Jaguars. His tenure with the Jaguars was a miserable failure from the start and a terrible decision by Gene Smith to trade up and grab a media hyped kid who never did anything of note in the conference where defenses go to die, the Big 12. This teams looks destined for 1-15 or 2-14 and Gene Smith, the architect of this disaster, could be fired, leaving Gabbert without his greatest backer and putting a new front office in charge of a top-2 draft pick.

Studs

QB Chad Henne: 16 of 33 for 354 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 batted passes, 5 drops, 99.0 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 13 of 36 drop backs, (1 sack, 2 scrambles, 4 of 10, 1 drop)

WR Justin Blackmon: Caught 7 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown on 13 attempts on 36 pass snaps, 14.9 YAC per catch, 1 drop

DT CJ Mosley: 2 sacks and 1 quarterback hit on 30 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 stops

Duds

RB Jalen Parmele: Rushed for 80 yards (40 after contact) on 24 attempts, 1 broken tackle, caught 3 passes for 3 yards on 3 attempts, allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 12 pass block snaps

LT Eugene Monroe: Allowed 1 sack and 3 quarterback hurries on 39 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 33 yards on 12 attempts

LG Mike Brewster: Allowed 2 quarterback hits and 2 quarterback hurries on 39 pass block snaps, 1 penalty

SS Dawan Landry: Allowed 5 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown on 7 attempts, 7 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle

LOLB Russell Allen: Allowed 9 catches for 83 yards and a touchdown on 10 attempts, 14 solo tackles, 2 assists, 1 stop

CB Aaron Ross: Allowed 5 catches for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns on 5 attempts, 2 penalties, 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle

RE Jeremy Mincey: Did not record a pressure on 51 pass rush snaps, no tackles, 1 penalty

DT Tyson Alualu: 1 quarterback hurry on 44 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop

LE George Selvie: Did not record a pressure on 22 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist

DT Terrance Knighton: Did not record a pressure on 24 pass rush snaps, 1 assist

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