Waiting To Hear From The Chiefs And WR Chris Chambers

by Joel Thorman on Mar 5, 2010 9:00 AM CST in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

The Chiefs extended offers to all but two of their restricted free agents and re-signed veteran LB Mike Vrabel. Those are strong moves but perhaps the most important move -- re-signing WR Chris Chambers -- hasn't happened.

Yet.

The Chiefs are expected to be heavy suitors for Chambers but I imagine other teams will be eager to speak with him as well. Chambers, 32, isn't the ideal age but he can definitely still provide a spark.

ESPN's K.C. Joyner says Chambers ability to stretch the field should be attractive to teams.

That is a 12.8 vertical YPA, a total that would have ranked 23rd in the league if it had been posted over an entire season. That Chambers did this in the Chiefs' vertically challenged offense says even more for the performance and also says he should be highly pursued when the free-agent bidding starts on Friday.

Indeed, as Josh Looney of KCChiefs.com points out, 90% of passes 30 yards or over came after Chambers joined the team. Also, he is nearly double Terrell Owens' yards per attempt average so look for some teams to definitely be interested in Chambers.

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The Don

may be letting Chambers’ price be set by the market. I hope it doesn’t bite him in the arse.

by skunk420 on Mar 5, 2010 9:08 AM CST reply actions

No panic

What will happen will happen, it is a heavy WR laden draft they may take 2 instead of one…

by FrankPitts on Mar 5, 2010 9:11 AM CST reply actions

We have far too many needs to use two picks on WR's

Plus rookie Wide outs rarely contribute much, we need bodies for this season.

by HIV 2 Elway on Mar 5, 2010 9:46 AM CST up reply actions

Panic!

We have other needs as well. We cannot solve all of our problems through the draft. We need to get some help from Free Agency.

by dahd11 on Mar 5, 2010 9:17 AM CST reply actions

I just have the feeling...

That Chambers is wanting to see if he gets any interest from other teams before he committs to coming back here. I would bet that we’ve made him a fair offer, though.

But for a guy looking at his last chance at a big payday, you can’t really blame him for wanting the best deal out there.

by Scott B. on Mar 5, 2010 9:33 AM CST reply actions

You're right.

I’m just still hoping we’re the one’s that give it to him.

by JacinB on Mar 5, 2010 9:34 AM CST up reply actions

If we lose out on Chambers, Pioli and Haley

would need to get on their horse, and get it done. Anquan, or a early draft pick would have to be used on a WR

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 5, 2010 9:35 AM CST reply actions

git er done

Sign your own FAs
Then, start shopping

* KC now has the best coaching staff in the league
* Pioli will make at least one trade in the offseason, and 2 trades during the draft
* I'd prefer "lightning and lightning" as opposed to "lightning and thunder" when it comes to RBs
* 9-7 is a real possibility in 2010 IF the Chiefs get 4 new starters
* keep Albert at LT, upgrade the positions that NEED upgrading.C, RG, NT, S, LB

by stagdsp on Mar 5, 2010 9:38 AM CST via mobile reply actions

chambers had a good year last year

but i dont see him doing it for the next couple years it seems liek in the past he’ll start off reral good on a team then decline. . . like with the chargers

You're a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It's the top spot, kid. It's the guy who takes the fall. It's the guy everybody's looking at first - the leader of a team - who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe. That's a quarterback.
--- Any given sunday

Cassel can lead us.

by BEEf_CHIEF on Mar 5, 2010 11:32 AM CST reply actions