The Chiefs might not be very good on defense, but Tamba Hali is a great player. He has only 6½ sacks this year but faces constant double-teams and chips on every pass play. Imagine how good he could be if the Chiefs hadn’t traded Jared Allen and had both players racing off the edge.
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oh man...Jared Allen and Tamba Hali
would have been a sick combo.
"Gonna gallop all over the Chiefs. Cleat prints on the chests. Mud in the face masks." - 2.7* *Yes I know it was changed to 2.9 but f*ck the statisticians.
by Kristospherein on Dec 7, 2009 10:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What crazy fantasy land is this guy from.
You can’t have 2 speed rushers!
"I’d go to battle with him every day of the week." Todd Haley on Matt Cassel
This statement is why I am on the Cassel train, drinkin the Kool-Aid!
by KC4Life on Dec 7, 2009 10:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If Allen were still here, Tamba would still be an undersized DE gettin' run over on the strong side in losing efforts,
despite accruing a fairly good number of garbage sacks off of Allen’s pressure from the back side.
This is a better situation for Hali long-term. He’s playing at a better weight for his frame, and isn’t confronted by RT and TE on every down.
"Ow! You knocked my tooth out!!"
"Yeah? Well, Colt makes a heavy firearm. That's a fact."
by hmills110 on Dec 7, 2009 10:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
agreed, once again
Allen wouldn’t have a position in the 3-4
Get another pass rusher at OLB, and watch the sacks pile up
* "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 Dec 7, 2009 11:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tamba is becoming what I wished and wanted Dereck Johnson to be!
by readANDgold58 on Dec 7, 2009 11:07 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Derrick Johnson is a MLB
so why would he want to be an outside rush LB?
by Throw Up The X on Dec 7, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's comments like these
that make me depressed…
I thought the Jared Allen trade was a good idea at the time…
by bwelch37 on Dec 7, 2009 11:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Me too...
:(
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by woodman212 on Dec 7, 2009 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think it was a good idea - I thought it was a bad idea that was inevitable
He or Carl had to go and the wrong guy went.
-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken
by Big Chief on Dec 7, 2009 11:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
dont forget
that because of that trade we got Brandon Albert and Jamal Charles. I think it will work out pretty well. Besides, would this team really be that much better if we still had Jared Allen. I love the guy but I think it worked out well for all parties
by DBOWESHOW on Dec 8, 2009 2:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't like the Jared Allen trade
and didn’t like the Gonzalez trade.
It is nice to see the development and outside recognition for Tamba though. Now is the time to get the second OLB to support Tamba, and a monster nose tackle. If we have a pocket crushing , QB smothering rush, then the Interceptions will increase dramatically as well. It’s all about the pressure.
by TXChiefan on Dec 7, 2009 11:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not as bothered by the Tony G trade
He was great for the club, but he was getting desperate for a shot at the a ring. But there’s a big difference between trading a standout DE early in his career and trading a TE, even a HOFer, at the end of his.
-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken
by Big Chief on Dec 7, 2009 11:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He will be good still...
When we get another good OLB…and when TJ and Dorsey develop and we get an actual NT…
Takes a while to switch defensive schemes…
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by woodman212 on Dec 7, 2009 11:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
not a Clancy fan
but I’m afraid another DC would delay any more progress/development……..unless the schemes were very similar
by reedeasy on Dec 7, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm...
I think it is a risk worth taking. lol
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by woodman212 on Dec 7, 2009 11:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we need another DC also.
87 points in the last 2 games is unacceptable.
When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
by NJChieffan16 on Dec 7, 2009 11:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure about Clancy's status for next year
I don’t think he can be blamed for everything that’s happened. But I’m also not sure he’s the guy Pioli and Haley really wanted. He may have gotten the job because he was the best 3-4 DD available at the time. Whether or not Clancy stays, I think we are committed to the 3-4 for the next couple of years at least. Haley was pretty clear about that being the D he wants, and I think Pioli is in the same place.
-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken
by Big Chief on Dec 7, 2009 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Should be "3-4 DC" avaialble
-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken
by Big Chief on Dec 7, 2009 11:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still not on the Romeo bandwagon
Hoodie is, was, and always will be the real DC in NE. Romeo’s Browns D’s weren’t much to talk about.
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by Big Chief on Dec 7, 2009 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pendergast...
He got outcoached by the Chargers and Broncos in back-to-back games. These are teams that we are going to have to play twice a year going forward. Clancy needs to find a way to at least put up a fight.
I wasn’t a Pendergast fan from the beginning, but I wouldn’t mind him staying on to help out maybe as asst. defensive coordinator to someone like Crennel, who I was pulling for as DC last offseason.
by Nick Britt on Dec 8, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not sure that with this regime, it has to be about a "blame thing"
pioli and haley have pretty much shown that they’re willing to upgrade any position possible. it may not be that pendergast is “to blame”, and more that Canidate Fill In The Blank is more qualified.
the schemes could be identical, and there just might be a better person out there to run it than clancy. it’s entirely possible. he might not even be anyone we’ve ever heard of —>insert shocked, slack-jawed smiley face
if rhymes were valiums, i'd be comfortably numb
by christoffer on Dec 8, 2009 5:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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