Jarrad Page to IR; Chiefs Sign Travis Daniels, Again
by Joel Thorman on Nov 4, 2009 7:36 AM CST
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The speculation was correct this time regarding Kansas City Chiefs safety Jarrad Page. The fourth year safety has been placed on injured reserve ending his season. Page had struggled with a shoulder injury earlier in the season but reportedly suffered another injury, this time to his calf, last Thursday.
Tough break for Page. He was signed to a one year tender prior to the season, and with Jon McGraw taking his spot last game despite Page being healthy enough to play, you have to wonder if we've seen the last of Page as a Chief.
Taking Page's place on the active roster is CB Travis Daniels. Name sound familiar? It should.
Daniels spent the offseason with the Chiefs before being released on the final cutdown day in early September.
Daniels kind of has a distant Pioli/Haley/Parcells connection. He played under Romeo Crennel when the Browns traded a 7th round pick for him. He also played under Nick Saban at LSU. Saban coached under Belichick while in Cleveland.
He's got a minor injury history, missing all of preseason and the first four games of the 2008 season. He's appeared in 47 games, with 25 starts, accumulating three interceptions, 93 tackles and 20 passes defensed.
Yesterday, Josh Looney of KCChiefs.com reported that Maurice Leggett was getting some time at free safety in practice possibly setting him up to be the emergency in the instance McGraw doesn't fully recover from his strained leg.
With Chris Chambers, that makes two new Chiefs at practice today.
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Why isn’t Morgan slated to be the first Safety in line over Daniels and Leggett??
by Arrowhead816 on Nov 4, 2009 7:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Probably Because Morgan Sucks
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Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 4, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kind Of
I’d argue that he’s more of a backup special-teamer.
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 4, 2009 8:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Joel is right... it's a different position
* "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
by stagdsp on Nov 4, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky we still have Pollard...wait a minute!
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by Patrick Allen on Nov 4, 2009 7:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
We're doomed.
There’ll be no escape for the Princess this time.
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 8:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
Daniels is an okay pickup…at least he’s not off Belichick’s or Parcells’ scrap heap so that’s something.
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 4, 2009 7:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
hey that is 2 in a row!
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Nov 4, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not Really
Chambers was right in line with Pioli’s method of signing players. Pioli’s player acquisition pattern has generally followed one of two paths. Either he goes for younger “prospects” from the ranks of the Patriots, Dolphins or Cardinals, or he signs a “proven veteran” who’s got a name recognition (e.g. Ashley Lelie, Zach Thomas, Chris Chambers, Bobby Engram, Amani Toomer). He doesn’t really seem to look at prospects from teams that fall outside his comfort zone of what Belichick or Parcells have already picked through except when it comes to players that Todd Haley used to have interactions with on the Cardinals staff.
Daniels isn’t even really that much of a departure because aside from our preseason he’s still out of the Belichick “farm system”…he played for Saban at LSU, got drafted by Saban in Miami, then went to Cleveland last year. He’s only had one season that I can see playing outside of the “family”…2007 with Cam Cameron (after which Parcells dumped him).
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 4, 2009 8:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So
Technically I suppose Daniels is from Parcells’ garbage heap.
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What percentage of the NFL player have ties to Belichick/Parcells?
At times I feel like we are playing seven degrees of Kevin Beacon. I think that if we try hard enough, we could link 75% of the NFL back to those two.
by mightykc on Nov 4, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i was thinking that too
the Pioli/Haley/Parcells connection argument is getting old…
* "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
by stagdsp on Nov 4, 2009 9:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There's something to that
And in addition, it’s completely natural and normal for a HC and/or GM to bring in players (and staff) with whom they have worked previously. Every HC and GM the Chiefs have had in this generation (OK… so there was only one GM) have done exactly the same thing.
If those players and staff can do the job, this is no cause for concern. But if they can’t… it is.
John
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
by RDOGuy on Nov 4, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why not??
With all the problems our safeties have had getting beat deep might as well put some more speed on the back line by using/converting a corner! Think this injury to Page might have sealed his fate for remaining on this team in the future. Can’t say that it hurts my feelings! Might also push the chiefs to go with ERIC BERRY in the draft!!!! SWEET!!! That dude has PRO BOWL written all over him!!
by emmy12 on Nov 4, 2009 8:12 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
man i agree that berry is a monster
but it will be a sad day if we dont draft him
A man who says he can, and a man who says he can't are both right. Which one are you?
by Bashman on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I can only hope
This will lead to us drafting eric berry
by Jew Boy on Nov 4, 2009 8:46 AM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
STUD ...
….Safeties can make up for alot of defensive woes!! ala troy polamalu bob sanders ed reed brian dawkins. i believe safety is one of the most over looked under appreciated positions in the league!
by emmy12 on Nov 4, 2009 11:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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