MLB is a position of a lot of responsibility in our defense.

We are looking at this season under the prism of each and every game and are suffering with each loss, but there is no reason for snap decisions when you are looking at the big picture long term.

If they had said that after the Atlanta game Thigpen didn’t deserve another chance this year because he had played so horribly, we would have never found out that he’s much better than he played in that game.

He went up against their backup left tackle. There was another one too…can’t remember which team but it was about the same timeframe.

He’s on pace for 44 tackles this year (continuing his clear pattern of regression since his rookie season). I can’t find stats for tackles for loss but I’m willing to be they’re pretty underwhelming (they’re out there somewhere because I found them once before when pointing out that Hali’s TFL numbers had also regressed).

As I’ve expressed to you several times before Hali is the ONLY one on the line generating penetration.

So what? He plays on the worst pass-rushing defensive line in NFL history and he’s supposed to be one generating the pass-rush. If you want to make the case he’s not getting manhandled, compare him to the average starting defensive lineman and see how he stacks up.

Hopefully we got a franchise LT and DT in the deal.

But I agree with you he should be gone and that it shouldn’t be too tough to replace him with someone who can do a better job.

not to mention the plague has hit the team

Are you saying that Arrowhead Stadium is infected with lice-carrying rodents? :)

Seriously, though, if you’re talking about the injuries I question how much of that has to do with the strength and conditioning program Herm’s running. The injuries combined with their tendency to fade in the second half of games makes me think that this is not a team that’s well-prepared physically to succeed in the NFL.

The Giants are participating in the same drafts and signing out of the same free agent pools we are…the difference is that they find players who fit what they’re trying to do and utilize them in a fashion that helps their team win. The Chiefs don’t.

Because they’re not happy with his performance at outside linebacker, because they think he lacks concentration, because their middle linebacker position has no talent and he might be able to play it, and because they’re trying to figure out if he’s worth a new contract after 2009.

When your first round pick has got that many question marks surrounding him in the fourth year of his career, I think it’s fair to say that he’s been a disappointment.

He would be one of the biggest names if he were a free agent. I would bet his contract would be pretty nice too.

there would be nothing wrong with Carl remaining as Team CEO and/or President, just let go of the football operations.

That was the goal behind hiring him after all. How many Super Bowls did he get to? How many playoff games did he win with the teams Carl built?

I liked Marty as a coach and think he’s great, but the fact remains that Peterson hired him to win a championship and he never even made it to a Super Bowl (and only came somewhat close to doing so in one year).

So while we can debate about whether it was Marty’s fault for mismanaging the talent he had or Carl’s fault for not providing enough talent to begin with, Carl Peterson was still the one responsible for the team falling short because he was the one responsible for the player acquisitions and because Marty was his hire. And Peterson demonstrated that despite his stated goals the closest the teams and coaching staffs he’s built could get to a Super Bowl was getting blown out in the AFC Championship game, 15 years ago.