Chiefs Having Most Positive Offseason In '14 To 15 Years'

I am definitely in a much happier place this offseason than last. The moves I think have been solid and addressed needs that we had and the draft, while unexpected, I think was great and will really bring much needed athleticism, leadership, and just breathe new life into this team. We still have needs, who doesnt, but we are a long ways away from last years team during the offseason and I for one am very excited to see the product put on the field this year.

You are right at first it can be hard to get a grip on the new regime. Right now, it is exciting times. We can feel the wins starting to come. We see the change for the good. We are a few seasons of being a constant playoff team again. We might even get a wildcard this spot with the schedule being dull compared to last year. We need this as Chiefs fans and soon we will see our team winning again.

I think the Chiefs have pretty much done everything right from my perspective.
I give the rec for the editorial opinion from the Piano Man
The Chiefs have brought in some good Assistants for Haley to rely on.
The Chiefs drafted some 2010 playmakers for the 2009 Beef to rally around.
Nothing is more disheartening to bust ass and then you got nothing to take advatage of it. This draft will give not only Berry and Arenas but some KICK ASS defense to put the game into Cassel and Charles and McCluster and Jones and Moekis hands to win for us. A decent O-line. A fantastic Special teams and a coaching staff to make those adjustments. I think I will be Sitting on the dock of the Bay enjoying this 2010 season

the coaches were a HUGE addition
the draft was interesting, but should make this team MUCH more fun to watch

Honestly, I think they’ve addressed EVERY “hole” except for ILB, NT (no offense to Shaun Smith), backup OT and LS… and I expect at least 2 more moves to help out those positions. (a veteran OT like Matt Light, and an UDFA at ILB and maybe NT)

Wouldn’t it be amazing to see KC drafting in the teens or twenties of the first round next year, and to hear the “pundits” saying that KC’s team needs are only 1 or 2 positions? (this year, they couldn’t stop talking about “holes all over the field” and “too many needs to fill”)

Even before the draft I have been saying this. Great offseason, the most promising we’ve had in 20 years. Excellent coaching additions, superb free agency pick ups… and they were signed at value prices.

And then we drafted some new players. Eric. Berry. Yeah. I’ve been pulling for this guy since November, so that alone has me brimming with excited expectations. We needed at least one guy that could break open with a big play… and we got THREE. One for D, one for O, and one for ST. Our team speed improved tremendously.

There’s a lot to feel good about this year. I haven’t been this stoked about the Chiefs upcoming season in many years.

As a fan I can feel it. In fact, its stronger than the year we went to the playoffs on the backs of our old dogs. I’m not going to dog on herm and king carl, but I get this vibe from our current organization that losing is not an option. There was no hang on while we rebuild. Now, we have made what I feel like are hugh strides, and we are positioning ourselves for a great future.

looking at the games from last year. We could of easily won the raiders, cowboys, jags, bills and Bangs. That 5 more games that we should win over the 4 we had last year. I smell at least 9-10 wins this year boys. I feel it. We’re moving up. GO Chiefs

I haven’t felt this way about the direction the Chiefs are going in since the best season of Dick Vermiel. Even then we knew our defense wasn’t that good, but the offense was a blast to watch and we won at a pretty darn good clip. Since that time, we haven’t entered a season with that much excitement and overall hope in reality.

I don’t think we are entering this coming season with the hopes of a deep playoff run, but it is more along the lines of hope for the future. Chiefs fans finally see a lot of progress. This is still a very young team, but there are some major building block players in place only looking to improve.

The way the team is being structured is very impressive. We are starting to load up our squad with tough, smart, character guys, with high football IQ’s, and have the love for the game. We no longer have the malcontents roaming the sidelines. As the Chiefs new saying goes… the RIGHT 53! This team isn’t being built with a lot of superstar names, but players that fit the overall team setting (not to say we don’t have some potential superstars here already). We are also not killing ourselves with bad FA contracts… we are playing it smart with proper value and contract years.

Basically we aren’t building a team to be 9-7 every year, but to be a consistent winner for many years. Call it the Patriot Way or in the mold of the Pittsburgh Steelers… in time it will be known as the Chiefs Way!

Well which is it 14 OR 15 years? No wonder why we’ve been so bad for so long!

Propaganda is a bitch, you should get it right before you start trying to sell it,

GIVE me BACK those damn CUPS!

last year wasnt a reaction to a new regime. It was boneheaded drafting and cutting starting players (granted, I realize they probably weren’t long-term guys) before an adequate replacement was in place. This year’s off-season is a 180 from last year, which is great.

I was talking to a diehard knowledgable bills fan and he is not looking forward to the upcoming season! And why should he? Browns too. Bucs also. These teams that had 4-5 wins (like us) don’t seem to be much better after free agency and the draft. I still think we add 1-2 more players to this roster with cut vets in june. A ilb and/or slot reciever, nose tackle.

Just because Russell was released from the Faiders all of a sudden their fans are saying they are playoff bound. While most of the Dolts fans already have them going to the Superbowl. Me, I just try to be realistic about it concerning the Chiefs. Which can be a hard thing to do for me because of what I’ve seen and heard up to this point. I believe that The Don and Haley have righted the ship that had capsized a few years ago. There are still things to fix to get us sailing again and in another year we’ll have a full blown USS Missouri Battleship that our opposition will be signing surrender papers on the deck.

all I know is that our offense look’s 2 good not to mention we have some playmakers on D 2… I don’t Know but I think the Chief’s find a way 2 the Playoff’s in the upcoming 2010 Season Chris Chamber’s & Dwayne Bowe on the Outside Dexter Mccluster in the Slot and Jamaal Charles & Thomas Jones in the back field then Branden Albert, Jon Asamoah, Casey wegiman, Ryan Lilja, Brian Waters on the O-line & TE Tony Moeaki & Matt Cassel to operate the Ship O YEAH for our D Eric Berry, Brandon Flowers, Javier Arenas, Kendrik Lewis or Jarred Page, Branden Carr, Mike Vrabel, Derrick Johnson, Cameron Sheffield, Tamba Hali, Tyson Jackson, Glenn Dorsey, Shaun Smith, Andy Studebaker so umm yeah I can see us in the PlayOff’s lol

and just in the nick of time….is hope for the future. It’s a gift directly from Clark Hunt to the fans.

And even then, if they win some playoff games or an AFC Championship, they outdo Marty. I’m excited. And while I completely understand that some may feel a bit underwhelmed about the Chiefs’ moves in free agency and draft picks, I think almost all of them were very positive, even if not exactly the moves and picks I would have thought best.

That’s the thing: even in areas where I think the mgt. hasn’t made the ideal moves, I haven’t seen the moves they’ve made as bad ones. While I wouldn’t have drafted McCluster in the second round, let alone #36 overall, I still consider him an extremely positive addition to the team, and likely to make a big difference. This is a huge departure from the days when I watched KC actually make bad moves, like drafting LJ, Siavii, Bartee, Downing, Sims, etc. I not only thought they weren’t the right moves, but criticized them as actually being bad moves. I can’t spot a single move this off-season that makes me feel that.