As a fan, it's difficult to watch your team go down in defeat, especially when you are 3-12, and your season has been over for nearly 6 weeks now. Being ranked in the bottom 5 in defense and offense isn't helping, and knowing that your defensive change, didn't really help much, doesn't exactly heal all wounds.
So what can you take from this season as a Chiefs fan? One thing is unity. Take a look at the roster. Your offense consists of running backs who are solid backs, but nothing more. Your wide receivers depend on Dwayne Bowe, who misses 90% of the season because of injury, suspension, and other off-field activites. Then what do you have? An offensive line with a lack of depth, by any means, and a quarterback who's only season in the league wenty from throwing to Two Pro Bowlers, to [...]
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This week marks the first time in weeks that the Chiefs have been able to have their Pro Bowl caliber WR Dwayne Bowe in the line-up. Prior to the match-up against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bowe was suspended by the NFL for use of an illegal substance. Now that his suspension is up, Bowe is allowed to return to the field.
The question that rises from this is simple. Should Todd Haley let Dwayne Bowe play? Personally, I vote for "No", and I don't think twice about it.
Let's just see for example, where trouble within the locker room has gotten teams recently. Cincinnati Bengals never had that kind of issue.... Oh wait. Well hey! What about Jacksonville... Oh wait. Upon further thought, lack of discipline hasn't gotten any team, anywhere. For those who don't recall, Bowe isn't exactly on [...]
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Why do I get this sudden feeling like no one cares? Maybe its because they probably don't, and I can't say I blame them, at all.
On monday, the Chiefs released the former Pro Bowl back, who was just 75 yards short of breaking Priest Holmes team record for rushing yards. Johnson found himself in the doghouse yet again after his recent debacle with the media, where Johnson publically threw out several homosexual slurs towards head coach Todd Haley. Johnson, since joining the Chiefs, has been arrested four times, and twice been suspended by the team for his detrimental conduct.
My first thoughts are thus, why did they even put up with him for so long? Johnson had two good years(the second which many fans say Edwards "destroyed" by having Johnson run as much as he did) and other than [...]
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October 25, 2009 by
Tom Buckley |
Adam Schefter,
Antonio Cromartie,
Antonio Gates,
Dwayne Bowe,
Kansas City Chiefs,
San Diego Chargers,
Scott Pioli,
Todd Haley,
trade rumors,
Vincent Jackson
"Will the real Matt Cassel, please stand up?"
For those on the Chiefs football team that didn't stand up, congratulations, you were on the trade block. I wish I could have made this up.
The last week of the NFL has been one of the most exciting that the league has ever had around the time of the trade deadline. The Chiefs themselves even made a move, dealing nose tackle Tank Tyler to Carolina for an undisclosed draft pick in 2010. By the looks of it, it doesn't seem like Tyler was the only Chief who was wondering about where his home will be next week.
As the old saying goes, "Peace Sells, but Who's Buying?" Apparently, Todd Haley and Scott Pioli sure aren't. There was no secret to Haley's minimal stance for misbehavior by his newly acquired team during training camp this past [...]
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October 14, 2009 by
Tom Buckley |
Buffalo,
Chiefs,
cover-2,
Derrick Johnson,
Dwayne Bowe,
Glenn Dorsey,
Jason La Confora,
Patrick Willis,
Scott Pioli,
Tampa Bay,
Tampa-2,
Todd Haley
From the moment Todd Haley was hired, I speculated that he and Scott Pioli would be making a few changes around Kansas City, but I certainly didn't expect this many.
As I mentioned in another article, I mentioned that rumors were flying around that Dwayne Bowe could soon be "bleeding" another color other than red. Apparently, he's not alone.
Over the last 36 hours, rumors started going around that two former first-round picks Glenn Dorsey and Derrick Johnson are on their way out as well. Dorsey(2008 first round pick) and Johnson (2005 first round pick) were both said to be in the "doghouse" with Haley from day one. Johnson has reportedly "not worked up to his potential", and effectively didn't even start game one of the season. Glenn Dorsey, who many considered a bad fit for the 3-4 [...]
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Seeing as Training Camp just recently started up around the NFL, what more would anyone want to know than some training camp notes! I just thought I'd pass along some news, notes, and other information worth mentioning that I've managed to dig up from the Chiefs.
First and foremost, the good. Rookie DE Alex Magee showed up for practice, and early at that. (Sounds like nothing much, but it is good considering Tyson Jackson was late and showed up to camp still unsigned!) From a Chiefs fans standpoint, there was good news from division rivals camps. Broncos 1st rounders Knowshon Moreno and Robert Ayers were both unsigned still until Ayers signed around monday night, and Moreno is still unsigned. Two thumbs up for having your rivals players unsigned and not showing up for training camp? I [...]
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This coming NFL, we will see the Chiefs make a major change in their style of defense. Kansas City, along with the Green Bay Packer and the Denver Broncos, are making the switch from a base 4-3 Defense, to the 3-4. But unlike the Green Bay Packers, the Chiefs just may not be ready yet.
In order to have a successful 3-4 defense, a team utilizess 3 defensive lineman, and 4 linebackers. In all cases of a 3-4, the defensive line requires two defensive ends, who are around 6-3 to 6-6, and at the very least, weigh about 275 pounds, up to about 300. Then, come in the middle to the "anchor" of the defense, the Nose Tackle. A Nose Tackle is a "special" kind of defensive tackle. These players are usually short and stout, players around 6-0 or 6-1, but are around 320 pounds. A Nose Tackle [...]
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So many Super Bowl matchup features this week will breakdown how Ben Roethlisberger compares to Kurt Warner. Or how Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin compare to Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes. The problem is, none of these things matter. The Cardinals don’t care how Fitzgerald stacks up against Ward. They care how Fitzgerald stacks up against Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor.
Here is Part I of a breakdown of the actual personnel matchups we’ll see on the field come [...]
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