Morning Update (Inflated #1 Pick Edition)

by Chris Thorman on Mar 10, 2008 7:19 AM CDT in KC Chiefs News

Here is an interesting idea -- draft players from fictional sports teams. Of course the Chiefs got an offensive linemen. "I don't want this pick!" Okay that was terrible.
Steven had a few random thoughts over at Arrowhead Addict. Random thoughts...the blogosphere owes everything to them.
The Raiders would take Jake Long just to piss of the Chiefs.
Meet the newest member of the Chiefs' ring of honor -- Curley Culp.
So the Tennessean says the Chiefs are one of many teams interested in Pacman Jones. Pretty sure this is 100% speculation.
Now this just makes sense but I bet he gets his butt kicked -- Ray Lewis could be headed to the UFC.
Get used to seeing Kent Babb's name in the Chiefs section of the KC Star -- Croyle sticks around KC to show he wants to stick as starting QB.
If you're not reading Home of the Chiefs everyday, you should be.
SI.com floats the rumor that Raiders' QB Jamarcus Russell could be close to 300 lbs.
Free agent guard Jake Scott is off the market And that about does it for the free agent o-line market.

In that link to the Croyle story by Kent Babb, QB coach Dick Curl had something interesting to say:

We’re really at a crossroads right now," Chiefs quarterbacks coach Dick Curl says after thinking for a long time about Croyle’s future here. "We’re at that point that we still need — this won’t sound good, maybe — a little bit more time to see where we’re going to go. He’s certainly shown he has the ability to play. But this is a bottom-line business, plain and simple. It’s not about doing good things. It’s about winning. And he needs to win."

That is first time I've heard the Chiefs express any possible doubt about Croyle as the Chiefs QBOTF. I'm sure the Chiefs' brass has had this talk in private but what does it mean if they publicly mention their equivocation of Brodie Croyle?

Eh, not much. The draft is quickly approaching and the Chiefs, like every other team in the NFL, are going to be throwing around so much BS in the coming weeks that it will be difficult to discern truth from fiction. Brodie has next season and only next season if he plays poorly. The QB doesn't always take the most heat in KC when things go poorly but with Croyle's expectations, you can expect that he'll be the focus of the ire of many Chiefs' fan if the season doesn't start well.

Tweet Comment 11 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Ray Lewis

He's got some 'street cred' so I would watch out...

by Joel Thorman on Mar 10, 2008 7:58 AM CDT reply actions

First

I agree with the Raiders comment about pissing off the Chiefs. If they do pick Long then I hope he and his agent take Big Al for all he has left of his fortune, since he signed a 7 game played DT for a gazillion dollars.

Second, I don't give any comments Dick Curl makes about anything, any credibility. I do not think he has earned the right to voice his opinion on any subject yet in the NFL. He is past his prime and contributes nothing to the Chiefs team. If we wanted father time to coach the QB's then why don't we bring back Marv Levy? He is at least familiar with the streets of KC.

Last, I hope Ray Lewis does go the UFC. Nothing would make me happier than to see Tito or Lidell smash his face.

by Lanier63 on Mar 10, 2008 8:54 AM CDT reply actions

Why the anger against Dick Curl?

I admit I know nothing about the guy, but its like chewing out the wide receivers coach... whats the point?

Only thing I know about Dick Curl other than that he is Herms timekeeper is that he wanted Croyle to be the starter from the very beginning last year rather than Huard.

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Mar 10, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

if he's Herm's time-keeper

then that alone is reason enough to give strong consideration to firing him. I'm a big Herm fan except for his horrible, HORRIBLE clock management. And if that blame is incorrectly directed at Herm, when it should be at Curl, then I can say I'm a 100% Herm fan, and would like to take Curl out back and shoot him.

Other than that, just like Croyle, Curl needs another year to see whether he can help w/ Croyle's progression w/ him behind a functional line. I'm also curious to see what our other young qb's will look like (Printers, and whoever we pick up) and see whether, w/ Curl's instruction, they can make any strides to improve. He needs another year or two, just like Herm, and then we can have a more level-headed, informed opinion.

by thehulk on Mar 10, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Printers is long gone

They cut him from the team last year and offrered to put him back on the practice squad but he declined and went back to playing in Canada.

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Mar 10, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Tito and Chuck are past their prime Lanier.

I wanna see Silva tear him up. Does anybody here follow MMA? I love it and have been training for 2 years now, but I don't want to fight.

by Tom Bahali on Mar 10, 2008 10:56 AM CDT reply actions

Anderson Silva

has got nasty knees, elbows and they come from weird angles. I follow it as much as the wallet will allow.

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Mar 10, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Good point, I forgot about Silva

although I don't watch it regularly. I have seen Silva fight and hes a beast. But maybe they should put the two that have an NFL connection together and let them pummel each other until neither wins just falls out. I am talking of Ray and Brock Lesner.

by Lanier63 on Mar 10, 2008 1:01 PM CDT reply actions

Croyle

I've been one of Croyles biggest supporters and I think that he has the opportunity to be a very good QB. But that being said, a QBs job IS to lead his team to victory and Croyle hasn't done that yet.

I know there are tons of reasons why Croyle wasn't in a position to succeed when he came in last year, but the fact is the Chiefs were hoping Croyle would provide a spark and, well... he didn't.

Maybe the odds were just too much for him to overcome, maybe the offensive playcalling was too incompetent. I'm just hoping that its not that Croyle cannot inspire his guys.

I'll keep my fingers crossed in 2008.

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Mar 10, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions

did you read the article on croyle

in the star (chris linked to it) and how he's hanging around kc? I really liked the line in there about how he's basically keeping his mouth shut. i think it was herm, can't remember exactly, who essentially says in a quote that until Brodie starts winning he has no right to say anything, and has to basically keep a low profile among the players. Basically a "shutup until you produce" statement.

I definitely agree with you, that w/ his laid-back demeanor he might not be very inspiring, but Eli eventually got it done in NY, and he was the same way (or worse) his first couple years.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed too, and I feel pretty hopeful. On those few 4th quarters where the offense opened up, I thought he moved the ball pretty well. So I, for one, am pretty excited to see some long bombs or medium cross-routes to d-bowe, off of play-action. It's going to be a beautiful thing.

by thehulk on Mar 10, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions