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Here's my bold prediction: We don't lose more than 3 games during this next quarter of the season.

Nice numbers. So why were Colquitt and Todd Haley snapping at each other on the sidelines after one of his punts late in the third quarter? When Colquitt came off the field, Haley said something to him, and the punter made a bee-line to his head coach to give his two cents worth on the situation. This went back and forth for a few seconds before Haley moved on and one of the folks on the Chiefs sideline walked Colquitt in the other direction.

"I thought that was a private conversation," Haley said when asked what was going on. "I guess I was probably too loud."

He was definitely loud enough for Colquitt to hear.

At Least They Can Punt … Wednesday Cup O’Chiefs from Bob Gretz

KC Star Photo Gallery: Chiefs vs Giants Tailgating

"I’d like to think I’ve learned a ton after four games and, hopefully, that I’m able to use it better for this team," Haley said. "I’m not going to make excuses. We’ve just got to find solutions, find ways to get better and, hopefully, those experiences that we’ve been through to this point, my first four games as a head coach, that I’m able to get better."

Haley sees Chiefs’ brutal schedule as a learning experience from KC Star

I'm taking this thing a little further. I think the Jared Allen deal has firmly placed the Chiefs in the funk they're in today. It forced the Chiefs to start over on defense, abandon anything that might have been working and experiment. Last year, it forced Herm Edwards to play all those rookies to help validate a youth movement that the Allen trade brought about. Without Allen or a dominant defender like him, Edwards' replacement, Todd Haley, scrapped the entire defensive scheme and moved toward the 3-4. Because why not? There was no elite defensive end that the move would displace and no one to build around if the Chiefs had remained in the 4-3.

Revisionist history: Did the Jared Allen trade doom the Chiefs? from The Red Zone

But one area Pioli could not adequately address was wide receiver. Holdovers Dwayne Bowe and Mark Bradleyand veteran newcomers Bobby Engram and Bobby Wade share one common trait – a lack of game-breaking speed. They aren't going to run past anyone.

That allows defenses to single cover the two receivers on the flank and invest as many as nine players in run Defense and harassment of the quarterback.

Dallas Cowboys Scouting Report: Kansas City Chiefs from The Dallas Morning News

It’s been mostly downhill for the Kansas City Chiefs since a 38-31 home loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the divisional round of the 2003 playoffs. They have one playoff berth since, and in three seasons in that stretch, they had losing records.

Since the start of the 2007 season, Kansas City is the worst team in the NFL. Worse even than the Detroit Lions.

The Chiefs have only six victories in their past 36 games. They have had two general managers, two coaches and four starting quarterbacks in that span.

Kansas City seems certain to have a third consecutive losing record, which would be the first time that has happened since the Chiefs had losing records in each season from 1974-79.

Chiefs would like to be Dallas Texans of old against Dallas Cowboys from The Star-Telegram

The Kansas City Chiefs will recognize San Antonian Priest Holmes as part of “Alumni Weekend” during a pregame ceremony for the Cowboys-Chiefs game Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Priest Holmes to be Recognized from MySanAntonio.com

Strengths: Waters, who has been voted to the Pro Bowl in four of the past five seasons, is form perfect. He is strong and compact, with a natural low center of gravity. He plays with a low pad level. The Waxahachie native moves well, having been a tight end (86 receptions, 975 yards and 9 touchdowns) and a defensive end (45 tackles, 5 sacks) in four seasons at North Texas. He will catch the defender and try and use his upper body strength to muscle him. Waters rarely ends up on the ground...

...Notable: Waters was cut by the Cowboys as a rookie free agent in 1999. The Chiefs moved him from tight end to the offensive line after signing him in 2000. Kansas City originally had plans to turn Waters into a center, but that was before it signed Casey Wiegmann in 2001.

Spotlight on Chiefs left guard Brian Waters from The Star-Telegram

I promised readers back in April, when I wrote about the Chiefs pick of Tyson Jackson in my article "The Chiefs Made a Big Mistake..." I would keep everyone up to date on the status of both Aaron Curry and Tyson Jackson. So very quickly a quarter into the season, here's how the two picks break down...

...So if I were to score this first "round" meaning first four games of the season, what's my card look like? Obviously it's unanimous in favor of Curry. He's an explosive athlete and the Seahawks are just scratching the surface of what he could do. Can you imagine what he's look like as a rush OLB for the Chiefs? Instead you get Mike Vrabel. Sorry Chiefs fans, but at the 1/4 mark, the Jackson pick just isn't measuring up. Jackson is getting swallowed up by NFL offensive tackles and hasn't shown any improvement. This team high first round picks at both end spots, and so expectations are high. So far, Jackson is not delivering. I'll be back to update again, once both teams have 8 games under their belt and we'll see if Jackson is able to gain any ground on Curry.

Tyson Jackson/Aaron Curry Comparison and Update from Draft Board Insider

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Tindallbe: I'm sitting here wondering how the KC Chiefs got so bad, for so long. Can they beat the Lions record of frustration?

rcgrn43: Can't wait to see Sunday game with the KC Chiefs & Dallas Cowboys in KC it's gonna be a great game..