Chiefs-Rams Connections Few And Far Between

by Chris Thorman on Dec 17, 2010 10:56 AM CST in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Season

Courtesy of the mothership, here are this week's Kansas City Chiefs-St. Louis Rams connections. There isn't much to go on this week aside from a few regional connections. We do have Dick Curl making an appearance, as well as Ricky Price's cousin.

Check 'em out:

St. Louis asst. head coach/QBs coach Richard Curl coached (2006-08) with Kansas City and worked in the personnel department (2000-02).
Kansas City DBs coach Emmitt Thomas coached for the St. Louis Cardinals ('81-85).
Chiefs S Ricky Price is the cousin of Rams RB Steven Jackson.
Rams Owner/Vice Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke graduated from Missouri.
Rams defensive coordinator Ken Flajole coached at Missouri ('89-93).
Rams TE coach Frank Leonard coached at Kansas State (2007-08).
St. Louis OL coach Steve Loney coached at Missouri Western ('75-76) and Leavenworth (KS) HS ('77-78).
St. Louis WRs coach Nolan Cromwell played collegiately at Kansas.
St. Louis WR Danario Alexander played collegiately at Missouri.

I'm guessing Chiefs fans have quite a few connections to St. Louis as well. I went to school there (It was terrible) and still know a handful of people there. I mean, is there anything redeeming about this place that you'd even want to be connected to?

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Well...Saint Louis does have a good baseball team.

And a nice Zoo.

Nothing else about the place ever impressed me much.

Chiefs will. But...will Cassel?

10 + wins in 2010. Chiefs SHOCK the NFL!!! Mark it down.

by Scott B. on Dec 17, 2010 11:04 AM CST reply actions

and Nelly

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by ExRoyalsFan on Dec 17, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions

With as well as Bradford has done this season

It makes me wonder if Dick Curl wasn’t as bad as we all thought a few years back.

If you can sack groceries, you can sack a QB... right?
The kool-aid is now Berry flavored.

by IISaiNtII on Dec 17, 2010 11:16 AM CST reply actions

I Think It Just Goes To Show

That even the world’s greatest QB coach couldn’t have turned Brodie Croyle into much more than a terrible career backup. But yes, Dick Curl probably got an unfair dose of criticism considering.

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 11:59 AM CST up reply actions

Could be a lot of factors at work there

but I’m leaning that way as well…

If you can sack groceries, you can sack a QB... right?
The kool-aid is now Berry flavored.

by IISaiNtII on Dec 17, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

This Is True

But Cassel’s shown significant improvement over the course of his time with the Chiefs under Todd Haley (especially during this season) and yet Croyle is still pretty much the same guy that he was under Herm even with better talent around him. So I’m inclined to say it was more about lack of talent from the player than poor work on the coach’s part.

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

I agree completely

but more of what I’m thinking is Curl got undue scrutiny for that, as well as the complete ineptness of the coaching around him. Probably started at the top… the game had passed CP by, and it was only got worse for everyone.

If you can sack groceries, you can sack a QB... right?
The kool-aid is now Berry flavored.

by IISaiNtII on Dec 17, 2010 1:39 PM CST up reply actions

Probably So

There were problems all through the organization…not much accountability, horrible results and performance all around. The only thing that might salvage their legacy at the end was that the 2008 draft class seems to have been pretty stellar.

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 1:53 PM CST up reply actions

Time shall tell

I still get agitated when I hear Herm on the radio or TV anymore… that guy annoys me to no end.

If you can sack groceries, you can sack a QB... right?
The kool-aid is now Berry flavored.

by IISaiNtII on Dec 17, 2010 2:01 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, I Used To Feel The Same

But then what’s the guy really going to say? “I did a totally shitty job and should never be a head coach again.”? He liked coaching, was a decent position coach and was horrible being a head coach…I doubt he’ll ever get a chance to do it again, which is why he’s on ESPN as an analyst where nothing he says really means anything.

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions

Richard Curl....lol

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by woodman212 on Dec 17, 2010 11:18 AM CST reply actions

Hearing about their assistant head

coach is enough to make your Dick Curl.

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by G.L. on Dec 17, 2010 11:28 AM CST reply actions

booooooooooooo

hiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssssssssss

get him off stage! (throwing rotten tomatoes at GL)

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by upamtn on Dec 17, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions

they can't all be gems.................

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by G.L. on Dec 17, 2010 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

Cromwell was a nice wishbone QB at KU....

Good DB for LA Rams too.

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by CatChief on Dec 17, 2010 11:31 AM CST reply actions

yeah he was

by upamtn on Dec 17, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions

He Was With The Packers For Awhile As Well As A Coach

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

I would like to put in an application to be the Chiefs "Water Boy Coach"

I have years and years of experience in drinking water, and therefore consider myself “expert” in terms of “water quality” … in addition, I have had numerous jobs where I’ve been required to “carry” something, as well as positions where I’ve helped or assisted others

I believe my vast wealth of experiences over the years make me uniquely qualifed to be the next Water Boy Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs (and they should hire me immediately!)

by upamtn on Dec 17, 2010 11:32 AM CST reply actions

Wait A Minute...

So Dick Curl is the QB coach with St. Louis after he couldn’t do a damned thing to turn Brodie Croyle into a legit NFL QB? And yet Sam Bradford’s had a pretty solid rookie year as St. Louis’ QB under his tutelage while Brodie Croyle threw for 40 yards last week?

Hmmmm…

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 11:57 AM CST reply actions

Well, in all fairness...

Bradford was the #1 overall pick in the 2010 draft.

Brodie was…not.

Chiefs will. But...will Cassel?

10 + wins in 2010. Chiefs SHOCK the NFL!!! Mark it down.

by Scott B. on Dec 17, 2010 12:09 PM CST up reply actions

But he has a cannon for an arm.

by kcgiant06 on Dec 17, 2010 12:29 PM CST up reply actions

Meh

I realize that Bradford has infinitely more talent than Croyle…I’m just sick of people finding excuses for why Croyle is still cluttering the Chiefs’ roster as the primary backup when a) he couldn’t outperform guys like Damon Huard (who was a decent but not particularly great QB) and Tyler Thigpen (who could only play out of the shotgun) and b) the team has lost all ten games that he’s started and he did nothing during those games to show he deserved to be anything more than a desperation backup.

Hopefully the Chiefs will finally pull the plug on him this offseason and find a backup QB who won’t give us an automatic loss if something happens to force Cassel to miss a game,

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 1:07 PM CST up reply actions

Denario Alexander

Should’ve been a Chief. If he ends up beating us on Sunday…I’m gonna be sick.

by kcsno56 on Dec 17, 2010 12:38 PM CST reply actions

St. Louis is the original home of the ice cream cone and toasted ravioli

They also are the home of the bands Story of the Year and Ludo. And the Cards are consistently one of the best teams in baseball.

by Vince D on Dec 17, 2010 12:48 PM CST reply actions

That being said, go Chiefs!

by Vince D on Dec 17, 2010 12:49 PM CST up reply actions

My in-laws live in STL

so you can guess how I feel about the place. :)

In all seriousness though, things I like about STL:
1. Cardinals
2. The Hill
3. Zoo
4. ….um that’s it I think

by Bonofied on Dec 17, 2010 12:55 PM CST reply actions

I lived there a bit

only redeeming thing about St. Louis is Ted Drewes. The best frozen custard place in the world.

Luckily, they have it at a local pizza place so I don’t have to go to StL to get it!

The year I worked at Arrowhead for my first job ever, the Chiefs were 8-0 at home. I think that the Kansas City Chiefs should pay me to go to the games so they always win

by hazychance on Dec 17, 2010 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

It Never Struck Me As A Bad Place

But honestly I can’t think of anything about it other than the Gateway Arch and the Cardinals that stuck out about it. Just really a non-descript place for such a large city. Don’t they have a Pro Bowling Hall of Fame there or something?

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 1:12 PM CST up reply actions

Basically

It’s the Cleveland of Missouri, only without the stink of failure and decay.

by UCrawford on Dec 17, 2010 1:13 PM CST up reply actions

Now there's a nice little slogan for the Saint Louis Department of Tourism.

It’s the Cleveland of Missouri, only without the stink of failure and decay.

Chiefs will. But...will Cassel?

10 + wins in 2010. Chiefs SHOCK the NFL!!! Mark it down.

by Scott B. on Dec 17, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

I disagree. St. Louis definitely has a stink.

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by nateforchiefs on Dec 17, 2010 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

Wait.....

…who the hell is Ricky Price?

Anthrax, ham radio, and liquor.

by KeyboardGato on Dec 17, 2010 2:47 PM CST reply actions

pro bowling hall of fame

has moved. and dont forget, not too long ago st. louis was named greatest sports city. and dont forget about the blues. up untill a few years ago the blues had the current longest consecutive playoff appearances.

by jonales1 on Dec 17, 2010 5:36 PM CST reply actions