The Chiefs’ season so far is looking bleak after back-to-back losses. First, they suffered an embarrassing 20-3 loss against the Seahawks, and now, despite having a chance to beat the Broncos, a false start call ended their hopes. The loss isn’t sitting well with the Chiefs’ former head coach.
“The offensive movement by the right tackle,” Dick Verneil said on Starcade Media. “You know, if you watch NFL play today, there’s an offensive guard movement almost illegally on every snap. Much more flagrant than the movement of the right tackle. When they showed the replays, I couldn’t see him move, or if he did, you know.
But to determine the outcome of a football game by something like that frustrates me. It really does. And I can imagine how Andy and the team feel. Yes, you shouldn’t move at all. But my god, was it a glaring move? Was it a move to gain an advantage? I don’t know. I think we’re being a little bit over-officiated this year.”
The incident took place when the Chiefs were trailing the Broncos 28-24 with only four seconds left and needed a touchdown to win. On fourth down, Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Rashee Rice, and the team thought it had taken the lead.
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