The Kansas City Chiefs Lose to the San Diego Chargers in Typical Fashion

by Chris Thorman on Dec 2, 2007 3:01 PM CST in 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Chiefs lose their fifth home game of the season to the San Diego Chargers, 24 to 10. The Chiefs only managed ten points. Tony Gonzalez's 140 yard performance was overshadowed by four KC turnovers. The best you can say about this game was that we did not have our normal starting quarterback or normal starting running back in the game. The Chiefs starting left tackle, Damion McIntosh, went down in the fourth quarter with a knee injury, prompting backup Will Svitek to step in and get run over.

All in all, a pathetic performance by Kansas City. At best, I think we're looking at six wins this year.

My defensive player and offensive player of the game would be Jared Allen. Two sacks on defense and a diving catch in the end zone for Kansas City's only touchdown provided the few highlights of the game.

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well,

i will say, i am definitely looking forward to seeing our young players continue to play, and see what happens. if we continue to lose games then we'll have a great draft pick, and if we do win some games that hopefully will be a result of our younger players improving and starting to gel.

that's about the best silver lining i can come up with.

another disgusting performance at the end of the first half absolutely making my skin crawl. but a pretty good game from k-smith. that's all i can manage for now...sucks to have expectations reduced to nothing with several weeks of the season left.

by thehulk on Dec 2, 2007 3:29 PM CST reply actions

Yea, Top 10 pick!

Honestly, that is what I think we can root for right now.

Brodie might get killed by our O-line the remainder of the season, if he comes back.

Huard will drag D-Bo across the middle and launch a high pass that gets his head knocked off.

And, we will run Kolby into the ground.

I am afraid to want to see these 3 young studs get ruined this year. Especially since Arrowhead has been defiled. I HAVE NEVER seen 1 Arrowhead drive as empty as it was today. Disgraceful!

Tony, Croyle, Kolby, D-Bo, DJ, Donnie, and the dominant Jared Allen are all we have to pin our future hopes on, and I don't want them to get destroyed by our coaches.

ARROWHEAD near EMPTY! I have nothing else to say.

by DThomasReigns on Dec 2, 2007 4:19 PM CST reply actions

The question is

will arrowhead return to being a tough place for teams to play next season?With that top ten pick will it be a impact player we could really use a dominant left tackle that is athletic enough for the screens and sweeps.Who will be our o-coordinator.Will Clark Hunt step in and save us from another season under Peterson?(Edwards)

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 4:46 PM CST reply actions

If Solari is around next year...

If Solari is around next year, we must draft an athletic LT, RG, and RT as much as he likes to call swings, sweeps, pulls, draws, and screens.

I think we have had only 2 of all of those plays called be successful this year. With the line of 3 years ago, those calls would have worked this season.

by DThomasReigns on Dec 2, 2007 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

Surprised?

It's worse when there's not a lot to say.

Damon Huard is bad at playing quarterback.
LaDainain Tomlinson is very good.
Ty Law is old.
Our O-line sucks. Maybe drafting will help, maybe not.
Herm Edwards has enough reasons/excuses to get out of responsibility for this one.

Here's the list. Let's get it started.

Dolphins
Rams
Patriots (by way of Niners' first round pick, thanks, Goodell)
Jets
Falcons
Raiders/Chiefs (split record, split head-to-head, split division, if they hold on against the donks)

So..

QB (Brohm/Woodson/Brennan)
QB (Brohm/Woodson/Brennan)
McFadden (I hate you, Bellichek)
RB
QB
?

There's a reason the Chiefs play in MISSOURI.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 5:21 PM CST reply actions

It's looking pretty bleak

I vote LT, like Jake Long if he's around. Start with the basics.

by Joel Thorman on Dec 2, 2007 5:42 PM CST reply actions

this draft

is tackle heavy. we need a shutdown corner; i think we can find a couple good tackles maybe 2nd through 4th round that can have immediate impact. as important as O-line is, it's not necessarily something you need to spend a number one pick on, especially with our aging and ineffective corners. also, who would be better at scouting a corner than herm?

by The DBowe Show on Dec 2, 2007 5:57 PM CST reply actions

Following

a downright depressing missouri loss, and now this, and now looking at the common sense on this board, it's pretty bad right now.

This is the absolute best offensive 1st round class in years. And we're going to be taking either an offensive linemen that won't be quality for years, or a cornerback.

I know it's common sense. But still... such wasted potential.

There's a reason the Chiefs play in MISSOURI.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 6:13 PM CST reply actions

We could trade LJ

If it weren't for the monster contract, we could trade LJ for another 1st round pick.

I think Kolby is good, not LJ good, but young and Priest'ish enough to carry our run game with Boomer leading the way.

I would much rather have a 1st round LT/CB and another 1st rounder, instead of a 1st round LT/CB and "RocaAttitude" ruining the Offense.

by DThomasReigns on Dec 2, 2007 6:35 PM CST up reply actions

Blocking

includes the runningbacks and Lj has already proved he cannot/will not block.Kolby is a much better pass blocker.I believe LJ is a product of one of the most dominate o-lines ever,much like Denver runningbacks.He is and was a product of the system.Kolby is a team player.

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 7:27 PM CST up reply actions

Trade LJ

For more picks if you are really rebuilding then do it.We have a young running back that manages to get yards when there is nothing,imagine if there was a line in front of him.Build a young o-line so that they have time to gel and be together for a long time.Find some young corners,we may already have them.A disruptive d-tackle or two.Who knows what we have Tank and Turk,Boone is not going to be around forever.

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 6:29 PM CST reply actions

Trade Up

One thing I would like to see the Chiefs do with their ton o' late round draft picks is use them to trade up for a few higher ones.

You're not going to trade a couple of 5th round picks for a first rounder, but maybe we can move up a round or two to get a better quality player.

Its rare for the late round draft picks to make the team when there are only one per round. How many of the 8 or 9 late round picks the Chiefs got via trades and such would end up making the team if they dont trade up?

Lets cash some in and try to get a couple extra 3rd or 4th rounders where quality O-linemen for the future can still be found

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 7:38 PM CST reply actions

Late round

Jared Allen Kolby Smith,and Jarrad Page are examples of late round picks.We should really try to move a player or two to get more early round picks.(Just my opinion)

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 7:42 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah

also, the higher the pick, the more money. How high is worth it?

by Chris Thorman on Dec 2, 2007 7:48 PM CST up reply actions

Don't forget...

Jarrad Page

by DThomasReigns on Dec 2, 2007 7:51 PM CST up reply actions

True

This is true, but Im saying the ratio of very good players to players who just end up getting cut after training camp is very low the later you get in the draft.

You only get to keep so many guys anyway.

If we draft 10 guys on the second day, but only have room to keep 3 or 4, what does it hurt to try to trade up for a chance at better quality guys?

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 10:31 PM CST up reply actions

You know

I'm just sayin.

If we kept the pick, traded LJ, and packaged it with a pick, couldn't we theoretically get DMac AND Long? Wouldn't that be a pretty strong statement that we're committed to winning?

There's a reason the Chiefs play in MISSOURI.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 8:14 PM CST reply actions

Those contracts would definitely

cripple us worse than LJ after their rookie contract. Guys like this are expensive.

by Chris Thorman on Dec 2, 2007 8:28 PM CST up reply actions

Should we

try to get something for LJ,he is clearly not one that you want to build a young team around.There is no way that they should let him finish this huge ass contract.Trade him with only losing the nineteen million that is upfront in this contract and let someone else deal with him and Jay-Z.

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 8:33 PM CST up reply actions

Yet

Kyle Turley, Damon Huard, and Kendrell Bell are all making a ton of money.

Just sayin'.

There's a reason the Chiefs play in MISSOURI.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 9:18 PM CST up reply actions

That Would Be

7.13 Million off the cap next year, by the way.

There's a reason the Chiefs play in MISSOURI.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 9:26 PM CST up reply actions

Surely

With the youth movement these guy's will be gone you think?

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 2, 2007 9:56 PM CST up reply actions

Help

Before the half ended and we were going to punt, they mentioned the possibility of the chargers teeing it up and going for a field goal or something(also that it hasn't happened for a while, and something about deep in the rulebook). Could someone explain this rule. Thanks

Colquitt = Chiefs Hall of Fame

by nillaguerilla on Dec 2, 2007 9:37 PM CST reply actions