Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 1/15

by NJ Chiefs Fan on Jan 15, 2010 6:26 AM CST

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On this day, the Chiefs and Packers met in Super Bowl I. Today's dose of Kansas City Chiefs news from across the internet. Read, and learn.

Consider the Chiefs franchise like one of those hyphenated universities. It’s not Patriots or Foxboro West.
It’s actually the University of Parcells-Kansas City campus.

With the formal addition and introduction of Romeo Crennel as defensive coordinator on Thursday, the Chiefs believe they have the big pieces to their coaching puzzle in place. And while there’s a definite look of the New England Patriots to the picture these days, it really has more to do with Bill Parcells, the Big Tuna, the two-time Super Bowl winning coach and current czar of football with the Miami Dolphins.

Call them the Kansas City Tunas.

It’s The Parcells Chiefs … Friday Cup O’Chiefs from Bob Gretz

The Chiefs have tried this before. They’ve hired respected defensive coordinators to come to Kansas City to help fix their forlorn defense.

It didn’t matter. Through Greg Robinson, Gunther Cunningham and Clancy Pendergast, the Chiefs have been unable to play consistently good defense, or at times avoid playing horrendously bad defense, the last nine seasons.

Still, coach Todd Haley was insistent that this time, things would be different with the latest Chiefs defensive coordinator, Romeo Crennel.

Haley confident Romeo Crennel will help Chiefs’ defense from KC Star

One of the problems of being what amounts to a one-man business is that there are items that sometimes don’t get the attention they deserve.

That would be you the readers of this site and your questions to me.

With that in mind, I’m opening up the question box on the Chiefs and NFL football in general. Starting Thursday evening at 5 p.m. through noon on Saturday, attach your questions to this post and I will sift through your questions or comments and provide some answers by Sunday evening, Monday morning at the latest.

ANSWER BOB IS READY from Bob Gretz

The year was 1997.

The Spice Girls were still spicy, Family Matters still mattered, and every guy I knew couldn't stop talking about Kate Winslet—whose tastefully displayed tatas made the Titanic one of the highest grossing films in box office history.

We all Mmmbopped along with Hanson, well, except for Monica Lewinsky who bopped on something else. The Cleveland Browns had turned black in Baltimore and Brett Favre stood atop the football universe (some things never change).

Despite all of the history and nostalgia , 1997 was an important year for several NFL franchises, but none more so than the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs Future Depends on New York Jets Past from Bleacher Report

Teams without a member on the All-Pro team include the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 2009 NFL All-Pro team was announced today from National Football Post

Player Tweets

almighty31 http://twitpic.com/y4xzj - Jus got home. @djlazyk @murdahbaby wish I could of came but in the meantime. We sip grand cru owww!!!!

almighty31 at the crib playin spades Broadcasting live now! See me at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/almightyallstars

Media and Fans

WhitlockJason This Haiti disaster should put everything in perspective. We are so blessed here. It's not perfect but we r blessed. Remember that.

Adam_Schefter Raiders owner Al Davis and HC Tom Cable will meet again today, according to team official -- apparently they have a lot to discuss.

kentuckychrome: Covered in KC BBQ stank, courtesy of Stans in Issaquah. Any place out here that is covered in Chiefs gear and serves Blvd Single Wide is ok.

The610Cowboy: Its official. The Chiefs are slowly becoming a member of the AFC east. 3 Super Bowls in 4 years, let's hope results are the same

KrisKetz: @greghall24 Romeo was in the building yet does a newser by "phone." Just when you think Chiefs PR can't get stranger...

Kj1974: @SI_PeterKing After Crennel and Weis landed in KC did the Chiefs contact the spygate sideline camera operator for a possible position?

jerrywalker: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl|On this day in 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers .. http://oohja.com/x4Rwm

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Hey that's cool about the Green Bay Chiefs matchup being today. See it's destiny.

We were once NFL royalty. It’s our destiny. We represented the AFC in the first ever SB!! Went back two years later and won it. The stars are lining up for us. This is another historic year in the making for us. Not a SB year. But an offseason and a year to remember for sure.

p.s. I can’t believe Whitlock said something positive. You sure it was really him?

by krayfish on Jan 15, 2010 7:20 AM CST reply actions

Leggett's brother is passed out on the floor in that video link

With what looks like a bottle of vodka in the foreground.

Do these guys not know they are broadcasting and tweeting to the world?

Founded Arrowhead Pride 7/26/2006

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by Chris Thorman on Jan 15, 2010 7:41 AM CST reply actions

No kidding! That's not how I would want the world of my fans to see me!

by krayfish on Jan 15, 2010 7:54 AM CST up reply actions

His NFL gig is already tenuous, at best

It’s probably not a great move to be showing ‘this’ side of himself to the world, and his coaching staff.

Predictions:
This year will be better

by jmcgoblue on Jan 15, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions

It's probably also not great to call yourself 'Almighty' ...

… when your actual range is ‘sub-par’ to ‘underachieving.’

I get that you can’t play from the I.R., but when your year prior to the injury consisted of getting burned and costing the team games by giving up big plays, you might want to tone down your self-ascribed monniker.

by JacinB on Jan 15, 2010 9:30 AM CST up reply actions

I am not too high on Mo Leggs

Doesn’t seem like his head is in it.

by Nick Britt on Jan 15, 2010 10:19 AM CST up reply actions

I dont care what they are called

As long as they are called winners at the end!

Toby J. Neal

by chiefs24 on Jan 15, 2010 7:48 AM CST reply actions

The Chiefs have tried this before. They’ve hired respected defensive coordinators to come to Kansas City to help fix their forlorn defense.

It didn’t matter. Through Greg Robinson, Gunther Cunningham and Clancy Pendergast, the Chiefs have been unable to play consistently good defense, or at times avoid playing horrendously bad defense, the last nine seasons.

This statement is kind of a reach. Greg Robinson wasn’t brought in to “fix” anything. Our defense had been decent up to his arrival. Gunther definitely was brought back to fix it, I’ll give you that. Saying Clancy was a “respected” DC we brought to fix our defense is quite a reach though. He had just been hired, AND – as we all know, now – was pretty much just a stop-gap.

I’m just calling out that paragraph because it’s more of a reach for evidence to validate everything else said, than the other way around.

My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:

1. Todd Haley will still be the Chiefs Head Coach up to the 2011 season.
2. Clancy Pendergast won't make it to the 2010 season and was never intended to. Last-minute hire for a position that needed to be filled.
3. Todd Haley will not be the OC at the start of the 2010 season.

by jbj8609 on Jan 15, 2010 8:11 AM CST reply actions

dammit, it's too early

re: Clancy: *he had just been FIRED

also, I used the word “reach” three times in about 30 seconds, which I never like to do.

My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:

by jbj8609 on Jan 15, 2010 8:13 AM CST up reply actions

if you refer to the word reach three times within thirty seconds....

…you must be jerkin off! :)

Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!

I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.

by Lanier63 on Jan 15, 2010 8:25 AM CST up reply actions