Just One Change to the Chiefs Depth Chart

He’s usually around the ball on coverage units… and that’s been the strength of the team so far this year.

So… good work, TC :)

No reason to call him a dumbass. Let’s stay away from the personal attacks.

Seemed like right after Goff went out we got a great push on a running play up the middle.
Plus some better blocking on a few passing plays right about then.

He’s the WR version of McGraw… special teams beast, makes you cringe when he’s on the field otherwise.

are down 2 LB’s for the season, i could see DJ heading east,what they get in return i dont know

That I think it should be a legitimate concern for him. People will only put up with an asshole for so long…and if he’s not getting results patience runs out quick.

That’s not MY style of dealing with people. I figure they already feel bad enough without adding a tongue-lashing, which I figured out around age 40 was more about the ego of the guy doin’ the bitchin’ than about fixing a problem with the guy on the receivin’ end. But I ALSO know that when I’m in the heat of the moment and just statin’ the facts, I come across like a ton of bricks. Never saw myself that way until I saw a band rehearsal somebody recorded and MAN what a vicious little bastard!

OTOH, I spent a fair amount of time growing-up back East before moving out West, and back east and in the cities, there’s a viciousness reserved ONLY for guys you respect. There are unwritten rules in these exchanges, and Haley’s “meanness” might just flow from his being a part of that ultra-competitive culture.

I’ve heard Haley’s smart mouth and I’ve heard Cunningham’s smart mouth, and it seems to me that Haley gets it, whereas Cunningham WAS just a big-mouthed egotist.

So we speculate when we see Haley gettin’ into Bowe’s face. And what burns guys like Shitlock on stuff like this is they keep it in the family.

And when people try to bait Haley into calling-out DJ, he deflects the whole issue by talking about Demorrio. But remember, just last week, Haley was talking about how DJ clearly has all the tools to start @ LB, but he has struggled with injuries and Demorrio has played very well in his stead. What part of that did everybody not get the other day?

I think maybe too many people are into “Reality” shows, where we see all KINDS of drama between essentially well-fed and healthy people without a real problem in the world! There’s PLENTY of drama in real life – death, sickness, war, famine… Makin’ a soap opera outta FOOTBALL? sigh…

I can see situations where his savvy gets the Chiefs D off the field, too. He’s mainly in there (imo) to help coach up the other guys and get the D playing as a unit. But his lack of speed is an exploitable weakness, to my eye, too.

He’s just a little bit slow or not quite strong enough to finish the play on the ball or the receiver. Will he develop? Hard to say. He has an intriguing skill set.

But with the outside leverage, he’s expecting help to the inside and, as the trailer on the crossing routes and slants, he should be tryin’ to make a play on the ball. But he should also make the tackle when he can’t get to the ball. Like Pollard, he failed to do either one. This isn’t an attitude or just “tryin’ for the INT.” I think it’s just a failure in execution and he mightn’t be good enough to execute at the NFL level. He came into the leage a long-shot with some real upside in terms of quickness and leaping ability. And now Pendergast is puttin’ his feet to the fire, saying, in essence, “We’re done dying a death of 1,000 cuts. We’re gonna shut ‘em down or we’re gonna get burned.” And he rolls the dice.

I don’t know WHAT the hell the deal is with Alleman-Ndukwe-Goff. I just know that things ain’t working with Goff in there, and when things are bad, change is good. For that reason, I’d be in favor of trying Charles or Savage as the starting RB, and Alleman/Ndukwe at G. @ 0-5 it’s hard to argue that you need to take your time on those kinds of changes for continuity’s sake.