With Pollard's Departure, Chiefs Safety Mike Brown Even More Important
by Joel Thorman on Sep 9, 2009 5:44 PM CDT
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With the departure of safety Bernard Pollard, Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Brown has suddenly become a very, very important part of the defense. His arrival in Kansas City has been likened to the arrival of Rodney Harrison in New England.
Both are viewed as veteran leaders and both arrived at a time many thought they were on their last legs.
Following practice, Brown spoke to reporters on the defense, what he sees in the offense and the expectations of those outside the Chiefs locker room.
Video comes courtesy of Todd Feeback of the Kansas City Star. You can view that here. Below, I've taken some notes on Brown's words.
"I feel very confident in my role and my abilities. I'm just a piece of the defense. There's going to be 11 guys out there.
"Coach Haley has promised you guys we're going to play hard, be mentally tough and physically tough, and we're not going to quit.
"I think we're going to have a very good defense. We have a lot of good athletes and a lot of good football players.
"We expect to be good but talking about it and doing it are two different things. We have to prove it every Sunday and it starts this Sunday."
There's more after the jump.
On the offense:
"To be honest with you, I don't think we even think about the offense. Our job is to play defense, stop the offense and get the ball back for our offense. It's not any concern of ours of what the offense is doing.
"We just have to go out there and play consistently, play tough and phsyical and I think that's what we're doing."
As a veteran, is this still an exciting time of year for you?
"Yeah, this is the most exciting time of the year. The first game of the season.
"For us, the expectations are probably pretty low from the people outside of this locker room but inside this locker room we expect to win football games. We're going to be very confident like I said and we expect to win.
"We're going out there to play physical and play hard and get a W any way it comes.
What kind of mindset do you guys take into Baltimore with people expecting you to lose?
"It doesn't really matter what people think outside. Everyone has an opinion. You know what they say about opinions, so...
"We expect to go out there and win. We know it's going to be tough and we know it's not going to be easy. We know they're not going to hand it to us.
"We know they went to the AFC Championship game last year and played the Super Bowl champs really, really tough. We know it's a tough environment.
"Ray Lewis, the heart of their team, is going to be really pumped up. They're going to be ready to show the world they're ready to make another run but we're there to stop that. We're going to go out there, play hard, give it all we have and try to get a dub."
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No comparison
Rodney Harrison is far better then Mike Brown wished he was. Plus Harrison put together two solid seasons when he came to the Patriots and then nothing….Mike Brown will be decent….but nothing we will write home about.
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I’m very worried about the safety position. If McGraw and Brown are starting, Todd Heap will have a field day. Hopefully Page will play most of the snaps, and Morgan gets in also. I’m not nearly as worried about Brown as McGraw, who should not ever play a down of regular D.
If McGraw & Brown are starting safeties
we’re gonna get torched. Why would you NOT longball against us? McGraw & Brown are both slow…can you imagine those two having to cover a DeSean Jackson or Maclin?
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by KansasCityShuffle on Sep 9, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Because
We will hit them before they can throw it long
by Trapped in Donkeyland on Sep 9, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
How can you say that when we have been giving a 7-10 yard cushion all preseason
The safeties better be at the goal line if that coverage scheme continues
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
I have wondered the same thing
Why even run against us at all?
But, I hope teams do…we seem to be decent against the run thus far. Not sure what the answer is. Maybe put some more emphasis on stripping the ball while MAKING the tackles.
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I hope he can hold it together injury-wise for 16 games
He’s decent. McGraw has always frightened me when it comes to him actually playing defense so hopefully it won’t come down to that. I was actually a big Pollard guy and admit to being a little peeved when he was cut, but I’ve softened on that a lot since then. A decent cover man is better than a kill shot specialist. Hopefully if he is getting whipped Pendergast/Haley won’t hesitate to pull him and give Morgan more of a shot.
man please
this guy is old slow and will not make the team next ear let alone i doubt hes here all year he gets hurt too much this isnt gonna work and i cant wait till this mike brown b pollard brokie croyle thing blows up in pioli and haleys damn face you will all see
by cainsbigonchiefs on Sep 9, 2009 6:59 PM CDT reply actions
yay
Now that’s the way to cheer the team on!
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by Zodeman on Sep 9, 2009 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree BIGTIME with Z-Man
If you guys really think Harrison is so much better than Mike Brown, you haven’t watched Mike Brown play football. He is not that old although he has had some injuries but, when he’s playing, he plays well and he is much better in pass coverage than you guys are giving him credit for. Back in Chicago he was a ball hawk and it seemed like he would get a pick six every week.
McGraw is actually a pretty solid safety and he’s one of the best tacklers on the team. I have noticed him to be inconsistent though. It won’t be long and I think Morgan will be in there playing with Brown as a starter.
I love the way Brown could talk about nothing but winning. No personal goals but to win games as a team. I can’t wait to see this defense on the field.
by Chiefsfan1970 on Sep 9, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Sometimes you just might not know what you are talking about
if Brown is so terrible then why is he starting? If Pollar dis so good why was he cut?
I am going to let the coaches pick the players they think give the team the best chance to win. I am going to watch at least half the season and then maybe I can start passing serious judgment on whether or not Brown is old and slow and sucks in the defense he is playing in for the Chiefs.
Until then I am going to scream myself horse rooting for our guys. All of them. Even McGraw.
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Though I agree with you
This statement is made under the assumption coaches can do no wrong:
if Brown is so terrible then why is he starting? If Pollar dis so good why was he cut?
Which our last coach showed us is certainly not the case.
very wise
of course they can do wrong. herm did SOME good stuff. we just don’t know if haley has made the right choice or the wrong choice yet.
but we will soon…
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by Patrick Allen on Sep 9, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Slow Smart > Fast Dumb
So, we might not have the most physically gifted safety on the field on Sunday. I would rather have an intelligent player who is in the right place and doesn’t whiff tackles. I think the Chiefs would rather that be the case too.
by Trapped in Donkeyland on Sep 9, 2009 7:16 PM CDT reply actions
you know what thats it fuck pollard
im tired of hearing we shouldent have cut pollard fuck it whats done is done im moving on. heres to the new team whos with me !!!!!!!
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in the absolute mold of what we are going to start to know as the Pioli/Haley mold. Totally confident without being braggadocious (?) or egotistical. Everything was we this, & we that & we work hard & we expect to win. Excellent!
If Brown can help turn Morgan into the player we saw last week....
every week then we’ll forget about Browns injuries and Pollards waiverness.
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Too Many Injuries
Brown is a good player but he gets hurt too much. He always gives it his all when he is able to play though. If he can stay healthy this will be a great pickup for the chiefs but if he gets hurt ( again! ) then look out in the secondary. As for McGraw, he hits hard but doesn’t have the closing speed to be effective to help against the deep pass routes. He also gets caught out of position quite a bit too.
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