Beyond this season...
by TheChefs82 on Nov 20, 2009 1:58 PM CST
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Please get somebody....that can tackle, catch, throw, run, block and play football.
I just want to put some stuff out there that seems to be a glaring need for the Kansas City Chiefs in this upcoming off season. I feel like we used to have a defense that could keep us within reason in most of these games, and when we play the teams such as the Redskins, Raiders Browns and Bills, I think this is no lie. However, to be successful in this league you have to be competitive against more than 4 teams in a 16 game season. The question is why is our defense so swiss cheese? Lets start in the secondary. I know Mike Brown had a good game...kind of against the Raiders, but lets look at the rest of his season, he has done nothing but flop around on the ground and miss tackles this entire season, he is washed up and a horrible pick up, why we got rid of Pollaard I will never know, but I am sick of seeing our secondary get torn to shreds because Haley and Pioli think that some of these guys aren't a good fit. A good fit? If they can play better than who you have they should fit. So, that being said, we need to make a free agent pick up/trade this off season and bring in an experienced/proven Safety. And I don't mean washed up like Brown.
Next lets move to the linbackers, DERRICK JOHNSON should be on the field, all he does is make plays on the ball when he is in, and I believe that is what we are lacking, we need tacklers/playmakers, not just guys that can get blocked. Most of us could go out there and knocked around for 60 minutes, but that doesn't mean we should be playing in the NFL. Also, Corey mays is our young stud I think, keep him healthy and keep him in the game. I think if Mays and DJ were on the field together we would see more tackles/plays being made on defense, either way, wwe need an outside LB, pick a side, Hali is going to be great back there. I just think we aren't suited for the 3-4 just yet.
Defensive line, young and learning, I have nothing to say except, get more pressure.
Offense....oh boy. Contrary to popular belief, Jamall Charles is going nowhere behind our offensive line, so if we think he is the next guy, then we are needing OL badly, Albert can stay, but I think and free agent pick up/draft pick needs to be a stud OL. Not to mention that Waters is probably done after this season. So OL, gotta have it.
Next, now that none of the TEs that were backing up TG have become anything but just a guy on the field, it is time to find that next gem TE. I don't know where, but we need to.
Love it or hate it, we need to seriously consider getting a running back with some meat on his bones and some power, Charles can't run over anybody. Love it or hate it, Cassel may be a good QB, but he isn't going to be great for years to come, there is a reason why he has been a back up his entire football career after high school. We dropped 24 points on the ravens Defense with Croyle at the helm, when did we drop 20+ since week 1? Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?
Thats all.
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I will comment first.
I know I said nothing about the coaching staff, this is more personell, but obviosly we need and OC, and maybe a real DC.
We got 24 against the ravens because we blocked a punt for a touchdown and an interception return to like the the 5. Not because Brodie was just slangin it all over the field.
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by JrGrayson on Nov 20, 2009 2:40 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
This is just getting silly.
Brodie was the butt of all Chiefs fans jokes after the last two seasons. Then the guy has one good drive against the Ravens and people are in love with the guy.
DJ has been an underachiever since he came to KC. Every year Chiefs fans say “this year DJ is going to break out and become the pro-bowl LB we drafted him to be.” Then he gets benched for being an underachiever and suddenly “all he does is make plays”.
Bernard Pollard was a HORRIBLE coverage safety who missed a lot of tackles because he wouldn’t stop trying to make the Sports Center highlights. Now we have Brown who has been horrible in coverage and misses a lot of tackles because he’s washed up. Now suddenly Pollard was this future pro bowler.
Our team is bad right now. We need to upgrade the talent big time, but come on Croyle, DJ, and Pollard aren’t the answer.
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I disagree
With Brodie in i think we score more points,he doesnt take as long to make up his mind where he’s going with the ball, and the ball gets their alot faster than when Cassel throws it.
DJ has not lived up to the hype when we drafted him,but if you have watched any of the game’s you should know he has been around the ball more than some of the other’s and IMO is the second best LB we have, which at this point is sad to say.
OK I agree that B.Pollard does get beat, but at least he did cause some fumble’s, and when he get a clean shot…….oh boy. I would rather have a young guy that gets beat than a old one. Stupid move IMO by the coaching staff. I know these guys might not be the answer, but they are better than some of the other options.
by CPT.Caveman on Nov 21, 2009 12:18 AM CST up reply actions
Let Pollard go. He can spread his wings in Houston.
But he wasn’t the answer in KC. Brown can at least play some smart zone and capitalize on QB errors with SOLID ball skills. Hate to see him stranded in space against speed, but he makes the front 7 better, rather than racking up stats off their mistakes after the fact. Uhhhh. Dead horse.
No doubt DJ’s talented. He brings a spark. And the farther away from his last nick he gets, the more minutes he seems to get. I have to say that he jumped out at me last week, and not for any highlight INT return nor for any obvious blown assignment. Should be fun to see Hali-Johnson-Mays-Studebaker. Be interesting to see if there’s a combo with Belcher in the mix. He also caught my eye last week.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Croyle come to the fore as the rest of the offense improves. I still think conditions for QB are not in his favor, right now, and I’d rather see Cassel play caretaker a while longer – he’s tough as old shoe leather, even though I’m seeing signs he’s not going to be the passer KC needs long-term. Let the better passer emerge after OL and WR situations stabilize. If it be Cassel, that’s fine, but I suspect Croyle might turn out to be the more potent weapon at that point.
No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.
Same could be said of Donovan McNabb when HIS O-Line is struggling.
So my jury’s still out.
No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.
Pollard
Yes sir, Pollard was young and learning. He very well could have been the guy back there. Even with a small learning curve he would have been more productiove than Brown. Did anyone see Walker Sims for the Jags, wide open, all game.
by TheChefs82 on Nov 21, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Ummmm....no
Nobody was saying that they are the answer, especially Croyle, I was simply saying that our 60 million dollar man has yet to provide as many points as our POS Croyle.
DJ has to be on the field, because his under achieving is better than some of the LBS that play instead of him.
Pollard is hands down better than Mike Brown is…now, not when he was younger, he is slow and old.
agree to disagree
Croyle was only resposible for two scoring drives totalling 10 points. Without the blocked punt and Int, nobody would be talking about that game as good offensively.
Williams has played really solid this year starting over DJ. He’s by no means a super star but he is dependable.
I don’t think Pollard is hands down better than Mike Brown and that’s not because I think Brown is any good, he’s sucked this year other then those 2 ints last game. I don’t think either Brown or Pollard is good enough so you might as well have the guy in there that fits the “attitude” that they are trying to establish in the locker room until they find the long term answer.
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DJ
Just a couple examples of why he might not be seeing as much time as some would like courtesy of GoChiefs at ChiefsPlanet:
http://uranus.ckt.net/%7Egochiefs/jags/DJ.gif
http://uranus.ckt.net/%7Egochiefs/jags/djsucks.gif
http://uranus.ckt.net/%7Egochiefs/raiders/DJ.gif
And an extra one to not seem like I’m just picking on DJ (though he’s involved):
by bh13 on Nov 22, 2009 2:12 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Pollard
was also just 24 years old. Forget his three years of experience because he is still two or three years away from enterting his prime. I’d sure like to have some guys with great physical abilities who are about to hit their prime on this team.
I'll never realize the fasicnation amongst some fans...
ability to live and harp on players of the past. I mean the guy isn’t even a Chief anymore and yet people still seem to tout him as the greatest thing since ever and cheer for him more then the Chiefs…
I dare say that people seem to miss Pollard more then they miss Tony G which I find strange in comparison.
by butchcassidy on Nov 21, 2009 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
Pollard's always had a lot of man-love from KC fans.
It’s understandable. Some people see the game differently than others.
No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.
hmmm.....i remember saying that J. Allen's best football was still ahead of him
and we gave him away to jump in front of Denver and draft Albert. Well,… Denver simply drafted Clady (who has been a stud and made the probowl last year) hmmm… I wouldnt trade Allen for 3 Alberts. A disrupter in the backfield is just too hard to find (or develop) as we can see from T. Jackson. DDT’s induction Carl quoted that a sack with a turnover is the most devistating play in football….we had white DDT w/ a mullet whose prime is still yet to come
by Sea of RED on Nov 20, 2009 4:52 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
huh?
We didn’t jump in front of Denver to draft Albert. We took Dorsey, then they took Clady, then we took Albert. Peterson pissed Allen off when he wouldn’t give him a big contract until he proved he could stay sober. Allen was clearly not going to resign because Carl had pissed him off so we traded him so we could at least get something back in return before he just left. It didn’t have anything to do with thinking his best football was in front or behind him. I’m pissed that Carl messed that whole situation up for us, but it is nothing like the Pollard or DJ situations.
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your right on the Denver situation...
I just looked it up, but i watched that draft…and i remember they were all worried “somebody” was targeting Albert… Either way, Carl should have known better…money makes everyone feel better. Jared likes to drink, well pay him enough where he dont have to drive again…problem solved.
No real (good) system in place under Peterson, imo.
I’m hoping the switch to 3-4 and the inexpensive pickups at wideout, for instance, will set a tone for the future. I’ll be interested in seeing if Pioli’s pro-active, or just sits on productive players who are locked in at the low end.
No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.
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