Chiefs Fans, It's Time to Fill Arrowhead
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 12:29 PM CDT
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This weekend the Kansas City Chiefs will kick officially kick off the preseason against the Houston Texans on Saturday night, 7:00 PM, in the best stadium on the planet.
This isn't just another preseason game. It's the dawn of a new era. New President, new GM, new head coach, new quarterback and the list goes on and on. That's enough change for a five year span, let alone a few months. So, to celebrate the occassion we want you there with us.
Chris, who resides in Austin, TX, is making the trek to Kansas City this weekend. He'll be tailgating with his Arrowhead Pride t-shirt and we want you there to do the same. But this game also marks another special occassion and a big first for everyone who makes up our wonderful community.
Drum roll please.....(Make the jump. It'll be worth it.)
Arrowhead Pride has been granted press credentials for Saturday night's game.
The good folks at One Arrowhead Drive have been reading AP and were kind enough to grant us a little more access to feed your insatiable hunger for Kansas City Chiefs info.
We're not promising anything special. In fact, we're just learning the "press" ropes ourselves.
But what I can promise you is that we'll be covering the Chiefs' games in ways nobody ever has before. We're just not sure how yet.
We've love to hear your ideas about how we can deliver info to you in innovative and exciting ways. What do you want to hear and see from Arrowhead Pride's seat in the press box?
Pretty cool, huh? We're excited.
And one more thing. THANK YOU to the Kansas City Chiefs organization for making this happen.
I'm liking this new regime.
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Oh, and to actually respond to your question...
I can’t imagine trying to cover an NFL preseason game live, much less one that opens a new regime like this. Talk about a cluster. I, sadly, will not be there, so I urge you to focus on what the camera won’t show:
The look and feel of the new Arrowhead (God forbid it has a "corporate" vibe… if I read the words "like the new Yankee Stadium", I will vomit)
The energy of the crowd (please, please, please tell me the 12th man will once again be a factor)
Sideline interactions, particularly who gets extra instruction (be that actual coaching or Haley just ripping someone a new poop hole)
Anything cool/funny that happens during a commercial break
I’m sure your astute powers of observation will serve you well. Good luck!
by chiefstatnut on Aug 12, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Just Wanted To Say Congrats
You guys work hard on this blog. Constant updates just don’t happen by themselves. So to Joel, Chris and the rest of the gang, Congrats. Hopefully the press pass isn’t a one time thing.
Consistency is only a value if you are not a screw up.
Congrats...
… and I couldn’t be happier for the well-deserved credentialing of the #1 site for Chiefs news on the web!!!
TD
Congratulations!
I don’t post much but I read AP every day, and you guys are awesome. I know you’ll bring us all kinds of good stuff.
Holy Wow!
This is Awesome! You guys did it!! Congrats!
Wooooo!
Can't wait to put my pads on a Raider, My Helmet on a Hater. I'm the Arrowhead Gladiator!!
by ArrowheadGladiator on Aug 12, 2009 12:35 PM CDT reply actions
It's about time.
You guys do great work here.
Honestly, who else could take a Steelers fan who likes the chiefs and turn him into someone who doesn’t know which team to root for in November.
It’s been a fun offseason with everyone and hopefully this is a sign of great things to come!
Predictions.
1. Tank Tyler will end up surprising everyone and be the anchor of our line.
"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"
Exactly -- it's not a 3 TV network world any more
The web is a legitimate source of info, and AP (not the old fashioned Associated Press) is on the cutting edge. And it’s not “overnight.” Three years of hard work, Chris, Joel and others. Very happy for your recognition, Chris. You are an excellent spokesperson and ambassador!
My phone call worked!
I am so happy they have taken Chris and Joel serious! AP deserves every positive thing it gets. Anything you guys do with the credentials will satisfy me. :)
"But what do I know, I'm AP's new assclown and I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
This is awesome
Congrats to you guys for the hard work you’ve put in to make this site THE premier place for everything Chiefs. Getting press creds brings a recognition of how legit this site is and how important the respect that we all have shown for each other and the Chiefs really is. The posting and commenting on here is of the highest quality I’ve seen anywhere online, and it is time for the powers that be to recognize just how powerful a tool the internet can be.
Congrats and GREAT JOB.
I think if you just continue to do the excellent job of reporting what is really going on that we will be very satisfied. It might present the opportunity to ask some questions directly to players and coaches.
Chiefs go 9-7. LJ makes 1400 yards. DBowe makes 1200 yards. Defense #18.
congrats guys
how about a pod cast that would be sick. also prime i have a question. for us out in cali we wont be able to see the game. does anyone know how we can get a link to listen to the game or even watch the game on the web .
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
podcast
im with sex a podcast would be cool. some video would be even better
and CONGRATS guys thats seriously awesome
Definitely been some discussions about a podcast
Even with the PARADE included.
Chris will provide a link to listening to the game on the gameday threads. It’s from 101 the Fox.
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
oh ok great i just want to listen to the game thats cool
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
by sexassassin on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
listen live
online with the 101.1 The Fox stream. I grew up in KC but live in New Orleans now. The only way I can satisfy my Chiefs addiction is to listen live online. I think the website is www.kcfx.com if not, there is a link there for the radio station (or google it). As of now, the NFL has not blocked live online radio streams of games. If anyone knows any better way for us out-of-towners, please let me know. I cannot get enough of the Chiefs! Congrats Guys! Been reading for a while and just now decided to sign up for an account.
by chiefsandcigars on Aug 12, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
only better way is the NFL Sunday Ticket.
Either at your home, or in a local bar.
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Aug 12, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Podcast during the game is just about the best recommendation.
I've been rapping for about seveteen years okay? I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.
Hey Sex,
Go to my profile and send me an email. I will give you some information on watching games. Just don’t want to put it up here, seeing as how AP is all legitemified now…
I've been rapping for about seveteen years okay? I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.
Good call soybon
I was thinking the same thing.
by Chris Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
you can listen online to www.101thefox.net they broadcast the games,im pretty sure the games are online
by Bestofthewest on Aug 12, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Props on the pass!
Find out what the fans at the game think of the team. We get enough of the same old opinions from the normal guys.
Thanks for the kind words everyone
And keep the suggestions coming – I bet most of our ideas will come from this thread.
Nice job, you guys deserve it.
Give us some details on how you found out, and they said they read AP that is very cool.
Herm is gone things are better with that one move!!
by bringbacktheglory on Aug 12, 2009 12:59 PM CDT reply actions
Way to go guys. Your hard work is appreciated by all of us.
Don’t ban me! kthxbye
You have just received the Amish Virus. Since we do not have electricity or computers, you are on the honor system. Please delete all of your files.
Thank thee
Sideline reporting
would be pretty beneficial, also, just who is rotating in with what squad, any cool formations, anything unexpected. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this because you all are already studs at reporting camp info.
Just wondering, how did you get the press credentials? Mainly, was it upon your request or did they just contact you? Chris and Joel, this may be the stupidest question ever, but do you all hold full-time jobs in addition to this?
All in all, great work and I’m proud that your diligence and love for everything Chiefs has been noticed by the “big boys” and I know you all will represent us at AP well.
-Robbie
you know what would be awsome if you guys did
a arrowhead pride tailgate party and did some interviews with some of the bloggers . it would be cool to see some of the action in the parking lot plus hear some words from arrowhead pride guys
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
That's definitely an idea we've thrown around
Still working on the logistics of it, but yeah, that’s a good one.
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
ya it would be cool if like we could have like pictures or video from every chief
game home or away . i know we are planning to do a tail gate party in san diego . but it would be cool to see like all the arrowhead pride fans around the united states that would be cool.
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
by sexassassin on Aug 12, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
That would be cool :)
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Aug 12, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow. Nice work fellas!
Hope you guys have decent camera equipment. Video and still, capable of capturing the live action stuff.
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Video
You plan on using video? I figured it would just be reporting on the site with the written word. Video would be really cool though! My dad and I are going up for the Raiders game regular season opener, and if possible I was wanting to connect with some of the AP guys that will be there. Do any of you meet up usually or is there a specific tent or parking area that you all meet up in? If not, we should try to coordinate something like that for these home games. I’m not sure how many I will be able to go to, but I’m sure it would be a cool thing to continue.
-Robbie
It's about damn time
AP should have had press access back in 2007
Congrats, Wonder Twins (Thorman’s)!
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
Awesome guys!...
….I figured it was just a matter of time before the Chiefs organization discovered the authority on everything Chiefs. This is truly the most informative Chiefs site on the internet, I know I’ve looked. Congrats to you on your hard work and determination starting to pay off, I think this is just the beginning of something beautiful, just don’t forget about us little people when you guys are famous. :p
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Sweet!
Awesome!
I think a Quarter by Quarter update would be sufficient. Just the main highlights after each one. What the rotation is like and some notable plays. Is Haley being drill sarge Haley or Herm Haley on the sideline…..just simple stuff….
"You can live for Nothing or die for Something, it's your call" - John Rambo
AP going to the top!
Great job, good luck. This would be a dream come true. The one thing I like to see in depth, is to watch for team chemistry, and coaching ajustments.
Thanks
So, does this mean you have
“officially arrived” and that swelled heads are in order? Way to go, men.
Madden and Michaels...AP style!
Virtus En Arduo
by carthagechief on Aug 12, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Just to get this out of the way now
I’m Al Michaels.
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Does that mean I can be
John Madden? "So Toomer runs this slant route, see and Cassell zips the ball out there to him on the dead run, and “BOOM”…………………..he takes it to the house!"
haha...so no "Tough Actin Tinactin" commercials in your future?
Virtus En Arduo
by carthagechief on Aug 12, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I wanna do one of those old commercials
where he used to bust through a paper wall and say “as I was saying…………….”
Just a thought
but maybe you guys can have like a different player guest each week or just interaction with players in general. Good luck ;)
Matt connerman
BTW. Great job getting interviews recently. It adds to the original content this site offers. Maybe the credentialing of AP will make it easier for you to get interviews.
Yes
Matt’s addition is not one to be overlooked. Definitely a factor in the “next step”
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Big difference between
collecting news and creating/ reporting it.
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Aug 12, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you need to include a webcam of the crowd....
and a real-time reading of the dB’s in the stadium would be freakin SWEET!
Because I know I will be watching the games, that I can’t go to, on cable. It would be nice to be able to open up the laptop and see the crowd and know how loud it is….just sayin
"It’s a new dawn in Kansas City. Waters, the rest of the players, and the media had better get a grasp of it, and fast. The old Chiefs are indeed dead." - Nick Athan Warpaint Illustrated
by MansGame on Aug 12, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
wrecked and a +1
That would be great. See how hard hard arrowhead is rocking
Predictions.
1. Tank Tyler will end up surprising everyone and be the anchor of our line.
"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"
lots of ideas
Good ones here. Appreciate the input from all of you. And Joel and Chris and I talked last night as well about some other ideas – should be a great and fun season!
you guys
do a great job. Awesome info. The only thing I would like more of would be videos or audio clips. Either way, keep doing what you do.
this is off topic but im watching ferris buellers day off Is it just me or does this guy look like cassel
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
by sexassassin on Aug 12, 2009 1:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Great Job Chris and Primetime!
Glad to hear this and you guys are definitely deserving.
I have lots of work ahead of me but I hope to accomplish the same feat some day.
KC Chiefs Football Blog
Go Chiefs!
Sweet!
I wish I could make it Saturday, I would be on your way up if u take the MO route, Chris. Carpooooool.
(btw…I definitely guessed what the surprise was before I made the jump)
Flying in to KC
Austin to KC is waay to long for a weekend trip.
by Chris Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Congrats!
It would be pretty innovative and exciting if I got to sit in the press box too.
by Ms. Primetime07 on Aug 12, 2009 2:00 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
lol
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Future Mrs. DTR
by DThomasReigns on Aug 12, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome Congrats
Let us know how much BBQ Jason Whitlock shoves down his pie hole up in the press box. Are you guys going to be on the sideline the entire season?
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Congrats to all who contribute to making this blog the top Chiefs destination on the web.
I've been rapping for about seveteen years okay? I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.
GREAT news...
…for all of us! Hard work and excellence recognized and rewarded. Proof positive that the new powers that be know what they’re doing. Love. This. Site.
First of all...
Congrats!
I would like to see something like a player profile…..take a series or two and solely focus on the play of one player. WR like bowe could be kinda boring, but it would be interesting to hear that bowe was pancaking his guy 8 yards down the field while LJ was breaking towards his direction.
D-linemen, pick 10 plays and focus on who they went agains, and if they were successful. Tamba…..if he dropped, if he rushed, if there was pressure, what he succeeded against, what he failed at……
Confirmation
That this is not just the the best Chiefs blog around but, the best Football blog period. Should I have used one of these!
David Logue
Good stuff, fellas
And congratz!
What I want to see:
-off-the-field shots of our defensives sets, especially the Hybrids, as top-down as possible from the nose-bleeds. I expect a full writeup from KP to follow
-Reactions to the new stadium, where the best seat in the house is, did the food get renovated also (new eating establishments worth mentioning)?
Random interviews with fans regarding the new regime and attitude around arrowhead from the general observer-not us Chief’s homers
-A total count of all the flatscreens
I could get more sacks with my sack
One more time...
-Random interviews with fans regarding the new regime and attitude around arrowhead from the general observer-not us Chief’s homers
I could get more sacks with my sack
How is this not in the rec'd list yet?
Is the new magic number 15?
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Future Mrs. DTR
Front page posts don't go into the rec list
Only if they’re FanPosts.
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
DAMN
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Future Mrs. DTR
by DThomasReigns on Aug 12, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes We Can!
Clearly this new administration is change we can believe in.
I offer my heartfelt Congrats
The only thing I think I can ask of AP covering the Chiefs games is what I’ve come to expect from AP… Honesty. Just tell us honestly what you see and hear the good, the bad and yes the ugly (but no Jason Twitlock). I’m 1,000 miles from arrowhead so I depend on AP for a real look at my Chiefs and I thank you all for that. However if you happen to get a chance to make Twitlock looks bad to his employers…Go For It!
is it me? or isn't about time the Lamar Hunt trophy belonged to His team?
Satan loves Whitlock
and will probably see him sooner rather than later
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Aug 12, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Congratulations Chris and Joel
Joel and Chris. Matt and all the AP members :)
This was a great suprise to see and I know you all will give us great things to read and pics and interviews and video and tweets and ….
Because you always have :)
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
Extra Batteries!
If you bring a digital camera, or anything else that requires batteries be sure to have new ones at the ready. There would have been more photos from the draft if I had thought of that.
I love the idea of bird’s eye view of the O and D. One of the coolest things about the NFL Matchup show is the use of coaches’ film. While I don’t think you’ll be able to use any video of actual plays, you should be able to snap multiple shots during plays (think UWRF photo gallery). Should be doable from the press box.
If you can upload photos to the laptop during commercial breaks you can get by without having to buy a bigger memory stick.
WOW
NICE GUYS! This has to be some sort of major caveat no? Testament to AP’s AWESOMENESS!
nfl is looking for that yao ming money
Does this mean you get access to game film etc.?
Can you imagine the info juggernaut AP will become if they are allowed to produce original premium content (not to disparage our contributions)?
There will seriously be no other place to go for news.
All links will lead to AP.
I've been rapping for about seveteen years okay? I don't write my stuff anymore I just kick it from my head you know what I'm sayin? I can do that. No disrespect but that's how I am.
Truly awesome guys. Congrats.
Being an average joe, I always wanted to see things behind the scenes. Please take as many pictures as you can without Pioli’s goons taking your camera away. I have always wanted to go in the tunnel, locker room, see the offices, etc, of Arrowhead. Hallowed ground for sure .Just remember when you are in the “Room of Lies” or Press Room, to watch your back. Lot’s of jealous types over at the Star. Oh yeah, what is on the tailgate menu?
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