Good afternoon AP

Well after the dreaded bye-week, Chiefs are back in action against the Jags who were recently thumped by the 0-6 Vince Young led Titans...Me thinks a 2nd win will come this weekend. Call it a gut feeling.

So, here is the next installment of the Chiefs Power Rankings...they moved up in some publications and down in others even though they haven't played a game in over a week. Lucklily for us there are teams like the Bucs and Browns out there to keep us out of the basement.

Anyhoo, on to the rankings...

CNNSI - Don Banks - 29 (Previous Week 28)

Do the Chiefs really have any intention of playing Larry Johnson again? Are they going to let him get those 75 yards and become the franchise's career rushing leader, bypassing the beloved Priest Holmes? Would anyone in K.C. have the stomach for a mid-game ceremony to honor L.J.'s accomplishment? I wouldn't advise it about now at Arrowhead.

ESPN - Paul Kuharsky- 28 (Previous Week 28)

The Jaguars' limited pass rush could give Matt Cassel time to find some big plays

FOX Sports - Adrian Hasenmayer - 29 (Previous Week 28) 

Todd Haley's hard-nosed approach is in the midst of a gut check. The Chiefs are 1-6, coming off a bye week, desperate for a win and with a star RB suspended for once again being a knucklehead

CBS Sportsline - Pete Prisco - 26 (Previous Week 26)

They come off their bye with the Larry Johnson saga hanging over their heads. Something they need more of: Better play from Matt Cassel.

WalterFootball -  28 (Previous Week 30)

Good news for the Chiefs. They'll actually have a talented running back carrying the ball this Sunday in Jamaal Charles. Larry Johnson has been suspended, and hopefully he's done playing in Kansas City for good.

By the way, I loved Todd Haley's analysis of Charles and why he's finally going with the superior runner:

"He's starting to get it."

No, Todd, you're just starting to get it. What sort of a coach benches his good players and continuously goes with his crappy ones? It makes no sense. I'm just upset that I can't root for Haley to go 0-16. Stupid Redskins.

SBNation - Matt O'Brien - 28 (Previous week 28)

The Chiefs claimed former Chargers wideout Chris Chambers off waivers, at least in part to gain whatever insight they can into San Diego's offensive playbook. Somehow our bloggers doubt this will be the difference between who will win in their upcoming rematch.

So I have a funny feeling the Walter Football post will once again dominate the discussion of the Chiefs Rankings. Love them or hate them, Walter Football definetly offers a fresh take on sports "reporting". Maybe its because they aren't a major publication, and aren't afraid to piss anyone off and lose ad dollars, but its usually a good read.

I can't say I disagree with them though, and am excited to see what Jamaal Charles can do against the Jags after Chris Johnson dropped a 200 burger on them last weekend. I appreciate what Coach Haley is trying to do to motivate his team, but this team needs to learn how to win, and the NFL is so competitive that its almost impossible to win your best players sitting on the bench. Just my take anyways...

Update: Walter Football's Exclusive Interview with Larry Johnson

The Lions just lost to an 0-7 team, so I'll use this space for my exclusive interview with Larry Johnson:

ME: Hey Larry, thanks for joining me. Sorry to hear about your suspension. Maybe you shouldn't call your coach out like that next time.

JOHNSON: "Why? My dad played for the coach from Remember the Titans! Tom Haley never played for nobody! All he played for was his golf coach."

ME: So? Bill Belichick and Jon Gruden never played in the NFL. And if your dad is so special, why is he not coaching in the NFL?

JOHNSON: "I have Denzel's autograph! Tom Haley sucks! I'm an East Coast Cat!"

ME: It's TODD Haley, but I'm more curious about your infatuation with calling yourself an East Coast Cat. You've never lived east of Penn State, which is more than 200 miles away from the East Coast. What makes you an East Coast Cat?

JOHNSON: "I'm an East Coast Cat! Don't believe me, just ask any of my friends! All I have to do is give them $500 each for hanging out with me every night, and they say they can call me whatever I want them to as long as I got the dough! East Coast Cat in the house!"

ME: Wow, only $500 a night? I guess you can afford it when you've been stealing money from an NFL franchise for years.

JOHNSON: "You know what? You a f*ggot!"

ME: What an insult. What is your problem with gays, Larry? I know a few gays and they're mostly decent people.

JOHNSON: "Ha! Only gay people know other gay people, so I was right! You a f*ggot!"

ME: You know, I think studies have shown that most homophobic people are actually homosexuals because they're insecure with being gay.

JOHNSON: "I am not gay! OK, a few times at Penn State they asked me to participate in a gay porno and I did cuz I was curious. But then they measured my wang and said it wasn't big enough. My measurement was 2.7 inches that day, but I swear it can be bigger! It was all the producer's fault! My dad played for the coach from Remember the Titans! This producer never played for the coach from Remember the Titans! He's a faggot!"

ME: I think I'm sensing a pattern here.

Thanks again for reading,

Craig in Calgary