Random Thoughts - Thanksgiving Week

by mistamic on Nov 25, 2009 8:50 PM CST

Let's all give thanks for more random thoughts!

*The Chiefs can finish the season 7-9 or 8-8. The toughest part of the schedule is over. San Diego and Cincinnati will be the two toughest games remaining. Denver has been sliding BIG TIME. I'm optimistic that we can finish strong!

*Watching Haley smile after a win is a joy. It's a nice contrast to the yelling and scowling we usually see.

*Matt Light is in the final year of his contract. I don't see New England resigning him. If any of this is true, then I see Pioli bringing him in. (If I'm wrong about any of this please correct me)

*I can see the Chiefs drafting a quarterback next year. If they do draft one, the earliest round we will get one is in the sixth. Pioli knows the upside of drafting solid young quarterbacks in the later rounds. Cassel is in no danger of losing his starting job anytime this year (or next year), but it wouldn't hurt the Chiefs to have someone waiting in the wings in case he goes down. Brodie Croyle will be gone next year, and it would just be cheaper to draft a late-round QB. I know Cassel is our $60M man but keep this in mind: Drew Bledsoe was traded to Buffalo from New England a year after he signed his fat contract extension (it was worth over $100M). Fat contracts don't guarantee anything.

*If the Chiefs finish the season strong, then they should get at least one MNF game next year. The Raiders and the Browns both played a Monday night game this year - and they're terrible. Why not us?

Well I'm done with this post. Give me your opinions on this.Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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I thought the same thing about Matt Light

They have some young beast named Volmer or something playing LT that they seem to like.

Drew Bledsoe signed a $100M contract? I’d have to see it to believe it.

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by craig in calgary on Nov 25, 2009 9:03 PM CST reply actions

it would just be cheaper to draft a late-round QB

But we cannot spare the picks.

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by woodman212 on Nov 25, 2009 9:11 PM CST reply actions

Yeah

We don’t even have a 6th or a 7th round picks and the 5th round is a good place to stockpile interior linemen.
We don’t have the luxury of taking a flyer on a QB

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by craig in calgary on Nov 25, 2009 9:13 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks woodman I forgot about that

But given Pioli’s nature, I could see him trying to trade for some late round picks too. He did that last year.

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by mistamic on Nov 25, 2009 9:19 PM CST up reply actions

Kudos to you Woodman

For the way that you handled yourself over at BFTB site, very well said. Did you see that they shut down the comments on that thread?

by Supersport on Nov 26, 2009 1:30 AM CST up reply actions

I saw that, lol...

I was hoping I wouldnt make any of them mad but I had to defend us here at least a little bit.

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by woodman212 on Nov 26, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions

I showed em

I rec’d your response even after they shut it down!

by Supersport on Nov 26, 2009 10:18 PM CST up reply actions

My thanksgiving thought

we are going to kick some bolt a$$ this week! Go Chiefs!

Good move by the Chiefs org, glad to see LJ gone.

by Eric Allen on Nov 25, 2009 9:36 PM CST reply actions

Matt Light or Vince Wilfork would be epic off-season acquisitions

I think I’d rather re-sign Croyle than drafting a QB in late rounds though.

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by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 25, 2009 10:05 PM CST reply actions

+1

It won’t cost much to resign Croyle. His experience in Haley’s offense should be enough to keep him around…Besides the fact that he is a very good young QB and the Chiefs could use him.

Also agree about Light and Wilfork. I doubt we would get both of them but, one of those guys isn’t out of the question.

by Chiefsfan1970 on Nov 25, 2009 11:03 PM CST up reply actions

I hope they cut him.

He’s not “a very good young QB”, not even close.

It’s the same discussion APers have had about LJ over and over. They both suck, and the sooner we jetteson them from the squad, the sooner we can stop discussing them and move on with someone that actually has some future potential.

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by Texas Chief on Nov 26, 2009 10:45 AM CST up reply actions

I think if Wilfork isn't out there...Hampton will be...

Steelers don’t usually re-sign over 30…so history suggests he will be available. He could be good for a few years…

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by woodman212 on Nov 26, 2009 12:36 AM CST reply actions

yeah...

I would feel pretty good about getting a FA at Nose Tackle before the draft…

I’d be very nervous about depending on a rookie to start on the DL again

Wilfork would be amazing, but there are other options out there as well

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Nov 27, 2009 12:25 PM CST up reply actions

We have more immediate needs elsewhere

I don’t see us going after a QB at all in the upcoming draft. Even if Croyle were to leave, I could see a possible upgrade through FA, but we already have a good young prospect in Matt Gutierrez. I’d be anxious to see what he can do with some time under this offense.

by Supersport on Nov 26, 2009 1:25 AM CST reply actions

Im happy with last sundays result, but part of me still feels like its could’ve been a fluke, I mean come on, defending sb champs vs. us[uhhh… :*) not defending sb champs]. If we get the win in sd this week, man, gonna get my ’ole chiefs swagger back. YEEEAH!

by motrepip on Nov 26, 2009 1:38 AM CST via mobile reply actions

… WHEN we get the win…

by motrepip on Nov 26, 2009 1:43 AM CST via mobile reply actions

“If the Chiefs finish the season strong, then they should get at least one MNF game next year. The Raiders and the Browns both played a Monday night game this year – and they’re terrible. Why not us?”

I totally agree.. Arrowhead @ night w/ the lights… Havn’t seen that in a while…

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by GanjaChief on Nov 26, 2009 9:49 PM CST reply actions

Denver

I’m not so sure about your assessment of Denver. They are stuffed with talent and I get the feeling they are one of those on/off teams. They are either “on” and whoop the other team’s ass (NY last night) or they are “off” and get their asses handed to them (San Diego a week earlier). Home field has a lot to do with it I think, so we might halve those two games.

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by sir eccles on Nov 27, 2009 9:52 AM CST reply actions