Daboll...we are getting good at something

My biggest criticism of Todd Haley was that the Chiefs had no offensive identity.  From game to game...half to half...I never knew what I was going to see from the Chiefs offense.  One game it would be power running, the next would be screen passes and draws.  The thing I like about Daboll is this team is getting good at something offensively.

Through 5 games one of my biggest concerns was the development of the offensive line.  Part of that anxiety was relieved in the Arizona preseason game, only to return in the following weeks.  But as week 5 has past, this offensive line unit has gelled.  Personally the best unit the Chiefs have fielded in years...both in talent and execution as of late.

Subtle things like that is important when building a team, and make no mistake...this team is still building.  With Daboll although not pretty but it's consistent.  That consistency in my opinion held this offense back with Todd Haley.  Sure Charles made plays...Cassel and Bowe connected for big numbers...but in my eyes it was random.  To me it never appeared to compliment, never was very consistent.

What's happening now is ugly offensively, but there are positives within the mayhem.  In the past players have excelled with this team offensively.  For the first time in a long time I see a unit excelling together.  Unfortunately the Quarterback is and should be the story, but a largely unspoken one is the development of every facet of the run game.

As a fan I take pride in the fact that the Chiefs offense lined up toe to toe with the Ravens and punched them in the mouth.  That doesn't happen a year ago.  For that I give credit to Daboll.  I may not agree with the game plan all the time but he's building something that is sustainable.

Cassel is temporary while I believe that Daboll and Crennel are going to be around a lot longer.  Personally I rather Daboll develop the line play, no need to fix a Quarterback on his last legs.  Improve the pieces that the next Quarterback is going to come to rely on.  Cassel is all but gone, this running game is going to be around for a long time.

When I see this team a part of me gets it.  Daboll doesn't do it in the prettiest form, but the ground work he's laying is something that will benefit this team no matter the signal caller.  Obviously this isn't the only perspective to look at him with.  But it's a positive one with not that many positives on a bleak year.