The Cut List...

The five players list; 3 lists consisting of 5 players that should be one of the following:

- Players that will be cut...

- Players that need to be cut but won't...

- Players that may get cut that shouldn't ...

5 Players that WILL be Cut

1. Bobby Greenwood: 6-5, 274 (DE/OLB) Tweener type in body only. Greenwood has seen little to no game time in any of the Chiefs preseason games and reports out of camp confirm the reason why. While brought in to camp to provide depth at a relatively shallow position (in terms of depth and talent) at either DE or OLB Greenwood has failed to impress and aside from having an ideal body type is destined for the chopping block as second year man out of Wheaton Andy Studebaker seems to have secured his depth position.

2. Jackie Bates: 5-10, 180 (CB) destiny is what happens to most UDFAs who come to a team. It was unlikely from the start that Bates cracked the opening day roster (or even the first cut) when he came to KC. Aside from the fact that KC has a promising young crop of DBs already with a year under their collective belts the Chiefs also deemed it necessary to draft Donald Washington of Ohio State to provide immediate depth and development to the budding corps.

3. Londen Fryar:  5-11, 192 (CB). Read above...

4. Darryl Harris: 6-4, 300 (G) Another victim of circumstance and in this case talent. A young guard brought in to provide depth has been unproductive in what little game action he's been in. While the Chiefs offensive line is far from commanding any sort of respect in terms of depth Darryl is just a victim of he 53 man roster limit. WIth the addition of Alleman and Ndukwe his spot was taken.

5. Dion Gales: 6-5, 259 (DE/OLB) Outside of the ideal physical attributes to play in the 3-4 system Gales is simply in the same boat as Greenwood. Camp fodder.

5 Players that NEED to be Cut but won't: 

1. Terrance Copper: 6-0, 207 (WR) Copper is a hard working, blue collar type of WR that Haley seems to like. Aside from his connection with the HC and his stint in Dallas there is nothing else noteworthy about Copper. A 6 year journeyman WR Copper has proven in consecutive games he doesn't have the guts to go over the middle nor the hands to be a consistent possession WR. Stone hands Copper has been anything but consistent in games and his play has killed more then one drive and drove fans to scratch their heads and wonder what it is the Coach sees in this guy.

2. Sean Ryan:  6-5, 260 (TE) Ryan is of the same mold as Copper. All work eithic and no results. With sub par blocking skills, lead feet, and brick hands Ryan is the equivalent to nothing more then wasted space and time on the field. His poor play has resulted in drive killers attributed due to his poor blocking skills or his poor hands. Another head scratcher as to why this guy is starting.

3. Thomas Gafford: 6-2, 250 (LS) When you're the only LS on the entire roster you've got to be solid. Gafford muffed a snap and seeing as how Haley and Pioli have said, competition against the whole league, well...Lets just say he won't be cut now but I can't believe that Pioli isn't scouting for someone else to fill the void. Safe for now but should be cut.

4. Mike Cox: 6-0, 252 (FB). One of two sub par blocking FBs on our current roster his spot is safe save only because his incumbent is just as terrible. When you get the QBOTF injured you're obviously going to end up in the dog house. The blame falls on the O-Line first but had Cox finished his block Cassel would've never been hurt in the first place.

5. Damion McIntosh: 6-4, 328 (T) Do I need to say more then the name for shudders not to go through the collective spines and migranes to form in all Chiefs fans? Damion McIntosh is the poster child for this entire group. Unmotivated, slow, and the biggest yo-yo player on this team McIntosh the once touted solidifier of the right  side has gone bust after his flaws were exposed last season. The only reason he stays is his contract and depth purposes. One of the few cases where a player's worth to the team is by doing nothing at all then being on the field in any capacity.

5 Players that MAY be cut that shouldn't 

1. Matt Gutierrez: 6-4, 230 (QB) This is an assumption. Going by what Adam Schefter (one of the last reliable sources of info in big media) the opening day roster shake up should have Croyle and Thigpen playing behind Cassel at QB. Seeing as how teams don't keep more then 3 QBs on the roster at any given time that only leaves the G-man as the odd man out. Only time will tell if Schefter was correct in his report that the Chiefs had no plans to shop Thigpen, but if it is true the Chiefs are letting go of a solid 3rd man.

2. Kolby Smith:  5-11, 219 (RB) The 3rd year man out of Louisville is as versitale as they come when he's on the field. Yet therein lies the probelm...when he's on the field. Smith has been fighting injury carrying over from last season and has yet to set foot on the field to display what it is that makes him so dynamic. With the increased performance of the RBs in front of him (Battle, Charles, Savage) it is becoming more and more apparent that the Chiefs will part way with the injured back.

3. Rodney Wright: 5-9, 181 (WR) Being an arena league vet did him well to get him this far but being a 30 year old rookie in the NFL may attribute to management being able to part ways with Wright. Wright is a quick and shifty arena league standout who just doesn't have what it takes to crack into the the upper echelon of WRs on this team (which isn't saying much). With little upside and an apparent decline in ability predicted in the forseeable future its only natrual the Chiefs part ways with Wright.

4. Corey Smith: 6-1, 225 (LB) In all honesty the College standout from Cinncinati never really had a chance which is a shame considering the potential upside he posses. Playing behind the likes of DJ, Demorrio Williams, and the re-accquired veteran in Monty Biesel who turned in a solid performance on Saturday left little else to be said in favor of Corey Smith. He's got a good future ahead of him just not with the Chiefs.

5. Ashley Lelie: 6-3, 193 (WR) Maybe a victim of circumstance and favoritism when it comes to his position. The speedy WR from Hawaii posesses and uncanny knack to create space between himself and the defender and always seems to put himself in a good position to make a play. Yet his inconsistency in the past and the apparent love affair the coach has for Stone Hands Copper almost instantly axes Lelie from roster spot contention. A shame really, I think he could have been something special for this team and provided a decent size target down field for Cassel.