“Sir, your Cup.”

“Thank you mr. gubnor.”

Recaps this morning from the mighty Gubner’s Cup win are focused mostly on the two offenses. Fine. Makes sense. LJ got a TD and the O-Line put some fears to rest - even if the big O did get a little undisciplined with the penalties. But the real story here, what excites my inner Chief fan the most, is the Defense.

The D put good pressure on the Rams offense, keeping their first team from scoring at all and intercepting Bulger’s pass early on in the game. Their performance included 2 sacks, the INT mentioned earlier, two other turnovers, and a forced fumble. Not bad for a preseason game.

Look at the individual lines in the boxscore though. Hali got a sack, something you like to see from your first round pick DE. Bernie Pollard might have earned a starting job, or at least a lot more time on the field with the Bulger INT and a forced fumble. He’s a turnover machine…at least through one game, one preseason game. This secondary could be much improved over last season, how can it not be, and could really add an interesting element to the Chiefs defensive presence on the field. THank God. Maybe those touchdown tradin’ matches are thing of the past, something for Dicky V to remember his time in KC by.

Can’t fault Croyle too much for his performance, but this game did confirm something that the pundits have been pointing out all summer: there’s not much depth behind the first team offense.