The Kansas City Chiefs announced they have signed unrestricted free-agent C Eric Ghiaciuc (Bengals). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Another signing.
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Premature mainpagination corrected.
The flaky links were making it interesting to us.
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 30, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions
Just so you know
It doesn’t happen to every guy and it is a big deal!
by Chris Thorman on Apr 30, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
mainpagination?
whew…had to read that twice. Thought for a second it was mangina-ation. Doesn’t make sense, I know. Just go with me on this one Parade. I need a vacation :)
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
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Why dont we just put a booth up on the street and start signing guys that way?
by MasterBlaster7 on Apr 30, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Herm tried that, 2-14 result.:)
Now hopefully this team is fun to watch again! Thanks Scott, Clark!!
YES!!!
High fives all around
Attn Todd Haley: "DO U WANNA FIGHT ME!?"
by KansasCityShuffle on Apr 30, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions
Rudy a guard,
or goodbye Rudy? Bye Waters?
Now hopefully this team is fun to watch again! Thanks Scott, Clark!!
Dude
this guy is gonna be bringing towels and bottles of Aquafina to Rudy & Waters. He won’t make it past pre-season, if that
Attn Todd Haley: "DO U WANNA FIGHT ME!?"
by KansasCityShuffle on Apr 30, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Fiji water
Just because the bottles are cool!
Don't blame me, I voted for content of character.
by paratrooper on Apr 30, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
No No
You can only have Dasani, Evian, SmartWater, or Vitamin Water…..Coca-Cola only please. You trying to get me to lose my job?
Pain is Temporary ~ Pride is Forever!!
Sorry, meant to include
That there isn’t a 27 year old, healthy, OL 16 game starter from ‘08 in the NFL that couldn’t make our team. Our offensive line was terrible last year. Terrible. One of the worst in the NFL. For some reason, many around here have tried to convince themselves that it wasn’t a weakness.
If someone wants to debate this, I’ll go get stats, right now I’m just hoping people stop and remember our QB’s (yes some more fragile than others) crumpled up on the ground…or our lackluster conventional running game.
Center?
If he stays on and since Niswanger just re-signed, what, a week ago, I wonder how this bodes for the line?
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
I wonder how versatile this guy is
If he maybe he can play backup guard or something as well.
This won’t be the last of the off season o-line additions either.
by Chris Thorman on Apr 30, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point Chris, I hadn't thought of that
Maybe we’ll keep both and just make some moves on the line depending on their strength(s) in camp.
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
IIRC, he's playged guard before for the Bengals.
I would assume he’d be a candidate to be our interior offensive lineman backup.
Let's play the pronunciation game.
GHIACUIC = gee-a-cue-ic?
would if this were hockey
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Apr 30, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
This is what Kiper had to say when he was drafted:
“The kid I like on that panel, Eric Ghiaciuc, the center out of Central Michigan,” Kiper said. “Ghiaciuc is athletic, he’s got that wrestling background. He can play center or guard. That’s a real good pick for Marvin Lewis and the Cincinnati Bengals.”
Looks like he could play either C or G, so I’m also curious how this will shape things. Maybe Rudy will move to 2nd string? From what I’ve heard this guy’s nothing too special though.
The weak link on the offensive line for the Bengals is center Eric Ghiaciuc. Ghiaciuc was the team’s fourth round pick in 2005 and became the starter in 2006. He struggled with injuries last season and should improve this season but his lack of strength is a huge liability in the running game. Ghiaciuc is not particularly small for a center but needs to improve his technique and find a way to use his agility to his advantage against much bigger but slower defensive tackles. He is still pretty good in pass protection but remains a below average center in this league. There is little depth at the center position so the team is relying on Ghiaciuc to step up his game this seasonultimateffstrategy.com
Hopefully we can coach him up.
So he works well against slow tackles?
NT’s aren’t exactly burners. I’m still betting on Niswanger for the starting position unless we sign a player soon to be released
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
I think it's the opposite.
He’s not very strong, so big strong DTs give him trouble. He needs to find a way to use his agility to gain an advantage over them.
It doesn’t sound too great, although he is supposedly a much better pass protector than run blocker, and I expect us to be passing a lot more than we run. Maybe he is a good fit for our system.
Awesome
Afte rplaying Madden many many times haha I remember picking this guy up in free Agency. I know it sounds funny but he’s a great young center. He complements the line perfectly
I think this probably fits the "right 53"...............
You’ve really got to have two guys that can play each position well and not have a
huge dropoff in performance. Depth.
I think its training camp competition fodder
Niswanger didn’t exactly set the world on fire last year. There’s no reason NOT to bring in other Centers and have a competition to see who will be the best guy.
Digging thru the archives
found this old video of Primetime interviewing our newst Chief:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTfYC4PoauU
Attn Todd Haley: "DO U WANNA FIGHT ME!?"
by KansasCityShuffle on Apr 30, 2009 8:12 PM CDT reply actions
Rudy is moving to center
All last year Tim Grunhard called for Rudy to move over to guard because he is too big to play center and this move pretty much locks that up..
Waters will be traded and rudy will move over..
South Side D
Why do you think that
Cassel is taller and not the size problem he was with Thigpen
you don't have to win and you don't need to fight. Supertramp
by Steve_Chiefs on Apr 30, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I've always been a fan of Ghiacuic.
I liked him coming out of Central Michigan, and think he can be a super backup, or a passable starter at either C or G.
Most likely, we trade Brian Waters for like a 3rd round pick next year, and slide Rudy over to G. Now, I highly doubt that either Rudy or Ghiacuic are longterm answers, but they should provide some time and mostly decent play for Pioli to get “his guys” in here.
pioli will ban Whitlock from the building
before we trade waters away. Seeing how Whitlock took it upon himself to become waters mouthpiece and all.
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
No Way He Improves The O-Line
I live in Ohio, and had to endure week after week of lousy football from the Bungles whenever I was looking at network TV on Sunday afternoons. I think Ghiacuic was a primary reason they were terrible this year. Time after time on pass plays he would be pushed back into the quarterback’s face by the opposing D-line: he just cannot hold the line of scrimmage against a strong defender. The Bungles were also one of the worst rushing teams in the league, and again Ghiacuic frequently was pushed off the point of attack. I don’t have the statistics, but I expect that Cincy had just about the worst offense in the league for 3rd-and-short running plays. The Cincy offense has been deteriorating since 2006 and I attribute poor center play as a significant contributor. I expect if you could check out the pro personnel files from most every MFL front office, he had to rank as one of the worst starting centers in the league last year. If this guy has to play against a good defender, KC will have big problems on offense.
Just one Parade?
Update: I was thrown off by the fact that The PARADE knew how to use the FanShot function. His original FanShot on this story is here.
I believe you meant “Their original FanShot on this story is here.”
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Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
This is depth and that's all
Please remember that Rudy hasn’t been able to stay healthy for a full 16 games season yet.
Our O-line is gonna suck this year.
Jones gave up one sack… Goff gave up 4.5
Niswanger gave up 3.5 sacks… Ghiaciuc gave up 4
Waters gave up one sack… he may be gone.
D-Mac gave up 7 sacks. Let’s hope SOMEONE on our OL is better than that.
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