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It wasn't all bad with Larry Johnson (via i449.photobucket.com)

I find it entertaining that Larry Johnson is the big Chiefs news topic right now, when all he did was basically repeat what he said after the final game of the season. Albeit, he did play Scarface clips and made himself out to be more of a victim than his final season press conference. I'm much more interested in finding out who the next head coach is than talking about Larry Johnson and I suspect most of AP's readers are too.

Keep in mind that the Yahoo! Sports article yesterday on Tony Gonzalez said that TG expected to know who the new head coach is by today. That doesn't necessarily mean that the public will know but it's certainly a step closer.

I've got a strange feeling that we're going to find out today or tomorrow who the new head coach is. And if you've noticed, these big announcements almost always come in the afternoon, usually around 4 PM central time. Here are some links to tide you over.

Chiefs News

In breaking news, former Chief safety Greg Wesley's half brother committed to Arkansas yesterday. Wesley is currently a free agent. Also, it was Wesley's half brother that was the one who actually purchased a house in KC with Bill Cowher.

Here are a few Larry Johnson mentions in the KC blogosphere: Upon Further Review- Larry Johnson: A Divorce Made in Heaven and Arrowhead Addict is all over yesterday's comments, complete with photoshops and videos. Gotta give Adam props for admitting he was wrong on the guy. Not everyone does that.

We wish him the best but it was too ironic not to mention that Brodie Croyle's dad injured his shoulder in an skiing accident. H/T Chiefs Planet.

This picture reminds me of my greatest college achievement- Beer Plinko.

WPI is talking about drafting quarterbacks.

Other News

New Raider coach Tom Cable: "The Oakland Raiders are back." I, I don't know what to say.

Raiders RB Justin Fargas in a hip hop video (VIDEO)? Those Raiders are confused.

I have to say that since moving to Austin, I can't blame college football recruits for wanting to go somewhere warm.

Remember when it was so obvious to us fans that the Chiefs should have drafted Mason Crosby over Justin Medlock in the 2007 draft? Well the Packers are now bringing in competition for Crosby, who ranked 28th last year in field goal accuracy.

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It's not your fault Adam.

We ALL wanted to believe in LJ. If even with nothing more than a shot of Ol’ Crow and a spoon, he’s a cancer that we have to dig out of the gut of our organization.

by ChiefMedic on Feb 5, 2009 8:20 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

nice

Chan Gailey is the only guy with the balls to draft Tebow as a HB/TE/2nd QB and actually USE him that way -- alongside a pure passer to help bring on the future of the NFL. It sounds absurd but I swear if you saw my chalkboard....

REMEMBER: On average, a professional team should win the championship about 1 time in 30 years. So how demanding should we be of our college head coaches?

by nayjevin on Feb 5, 2009 8:47 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not a good look

for Fargas. He’s in a video representing a smoke-a-thon? At least he said he doesn’t smoke himself, but still looks bad.

by GHOST OF DT on Feb 5, 2009 8:26 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

On drafting a QB

or more particularly, on drafting a QB who has entered the draft early.

I have to ask myself, why are they entering early?

The only answer that comes to mind is that they look at the other QBs in this year and conclude it is a weak class but when they look at their own year it is stuffed with much touted talent. Their conclusion is that they can’t compete with the players in their own year and would be better coming out early and grabbing the money.

They don’t even have enough confidence in their own abilities to compete with their peers!

It is a money grab. I have much more respect for people like Tebow, who in a sense know their place and what they are good at. Besides which, they need to finish growing, put on muscle, gain experience, finish their degrees and live their last few years of innocence.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Feb 5, 2009 8:27 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I can agree with you to an extent
The only answer that comes to mind is that they look at the other QBs in this year and conclude it is a weak class but when they look at their own year it is stuffed with much touted talent. Their conclusion is that they can’t compete with the players in their own year and would be better coming out early and grabbing the money.

Others, however, see guaranteed money in front of them vs. the risk of getting injured in college and losing their career (or millions of dollars in draft position).

by Joel Thorman on Feb 5, 2009 8:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.

Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Feb 5, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

after listening to LJ on the radio....

I have come to the conclusion that he is the biggest wanna be and possibly the biggest pussy in the NFL. My god the guy just doesn’t have a clue how dumb he sounds.

by rustdog on Feb 5, 2009 8:34 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

After seeing LJ'S true colors

does anyone think he could have made a name for himself anywhere else? Imagine if he did not have Roaf, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Welbourn to run behind, would he even have made it this long in the league?

Welcome to KC Scott Pioli, home of the most rabid football fans in the NFL!

by Eric Allen on Feb 5, 2009 8:56 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

That being said...

would he be the big name back he is?

Welcome to KC Scott Pioli, home of the most rabid football fans in the NFL!

by Eric Allen on Feb 5, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait a minute

Explain this “Beer Plinko.”

by JComp11 on Feb 5, 2009 9:25 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant idea

So, the idea is that you’ll drop the ball and it’ll land in one of the slots at the bottom. In that slot you put a card like “Take 1 shot”, “Shotgun a beer” or (My personal favorite, likely because I never had to do it) “Snort a bottle cap of rum”.

by Joel Thorman on Feb 5, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Never been a fan of drinking games...

becasue they turn drinking into a punishment, something it should never never be.
/counting down the hours till my weekend bender back in the Old Peublo.

by HIV 2 Elway on Feb 5, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

for postin the picture and rules. Something similar will be under construction in my garage shortly!

by JComp11 on Feb 5, 2009 11:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Medlock v. Crosby
Remember when it was so obvious to us fans that the Chiefs should have drafted Mason Crosby over Justin Medlock in the 2007 draft?

Well, let’s see…the Packers got a full year out of Crosby and we got one game out of Medlock. Crosby hit over 78% of his kicks in a down year and was outstanding on kickoffs. Medlock hit 50% of his kicks (shanking a 30 yarder), struggled to hit his kicks in practice and once cost us a preseason game because he couldn’t get the kickoff past the 15. Crosby cost the Packers a 6th rounder, Medlock cost us a 5th (and Dante Hall, who we traded to get that pick).

Yeah, I think I’m going to stick with my initial position and say that the Chiefs really screwed up by grabbing Medlock instead of Crosby. Although at least it opened a spot for Connor Barth, who I’m happy enough with for now (although I’d love it if Barth could put it in the endzone on kickoffs as consistently as Crosby).

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 11:22 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

By The Way

Crosby’s 2008 season was really no different from his 2007 season. There was a .1% variation between them on field goal completion. His only downside was that he missed 2 more kicks from the 30-39 range (which should be almost automatic), but he offset that by hitting 5 out of 6 from 40-49 yards (a major improvement over 2007 where he went 9 of 14). From over 50 yards, he hit the same percentage in 2008 as he did in 2007, as well as the same from 20-29.

As long as he doesn’t make a habit of missing 30-39 yard shots in the future, he’s an excellent kicker for the Packers.

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 11:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Mortenson is reporting that Medlock is being brought in to challenge Crosby

had to, I just had to :)

We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.

Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Feb 5, 2009 11:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally Understandable :)

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think

Barth will be back next year. As much as I’ve liked him, I believe Pioli will bring in competition and if he couldn’t beat out Novak last preseason (yes, I know it was a crock) I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t win the job next season

by KansasCityShuffle on Feb 5, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Barth Didn't Lose To Novak Because He Wasn't Good Enough To Be An NFL Kicker

He lost to Novak because Mike Priefer was a fucking moron who chose to pretend that Novak’s entire crappy pro career didn’t matter when he showed up here. The results of that competition were meaningles…Barth hit 83% of his field goals last year, only missing 2 (one from over 50 yards). He’ll be the kicker unless Pioli can find someone with that kind of accuracy who can drill them into the end zone all the time. Barth hit over 90% of his kicks his last two years of college and he’s been great here…that’s all Pioli will need to look at.

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You have a valid point

Crosby would have been a lot more useful for the Chiefs relative to Medlock. I guess I was saying long term it doesn’t matter.

I’d be curious to know how many kickers spend their entire career with one team. Anyone??

by Chris Thorman on Feb 5, 2009 7:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Matt Stover

He’ll have spent almost 20 years with the Ravens (going back to their old Cleveland days).

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 8:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And Jason Hanson

He’s been with the Lions for his entire career. It’s actually pretty rare.

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

Neither will Mike Shanahan.

by UCrawford on Feb 5, 2009 8:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That AA video was amazing

Normally we find video blogging to be a bit cheesy, but AA stepped through the looking glass on that one. Total commitment, respect. Chris we believe the gauntlet has been thrown, AP fight club?

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Feb 5, 2009 12:55 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Might want to watch out for the Fight Club with LJ

He seems pretty passionate about beating the crap outta people out of a football jersey. He sure doesn’t do it to people in a football jersey. You might be ok if you don’t cross-dress.

by Ren on Feb 5, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ill

tuck it between my legs and take him on….

by paratrooper on Feb 5, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Why I stick to HOF Jerseys

Ok, I cheated a bit and bought the DT jersey early—-but hell, we all knew he was goin.

by Ren on Feb 5, 2009 1:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

I dont buy jerseys untile they retire a chief. I almost bought a tony g jersey now this is happening good thing i saved my money in case he leaves . I need to buy a marcus allen jersey and a priest holmes jersey for sure .

by sexassassin on Feb 5, 2009 6:55 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Back in the day

You’d see jerseys like Allen and Holmes on sale after the season for like $30 or something.

by Chris Thorman on Feb 5, 2009 7:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

What? Did he run into some air or something?
We wish him the best but it was too ironic not to mention that Brodie Croyle’s dad injured his shoulder in an skiing accident.

Feb 13!!

by kabrink on Feb 5, 2009 9:58 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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