2010 Kansas City Chiefs Predictions
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 8:38 AM CDT
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These are my prediction for the Kansas City Chiefs in coming season. Now that we've seen our boys in action, albeit in a pre season game, we should all be able to make some smart prediction as opposed to blind, ambitious ones.
Brandon Flowers becomes a Pro Bowler
This prediction is tossed around a lot amongst Chiefs fans and I have to agree. Flowers had a great season last year and showed all the makings of a shutdown CB. Last season he played with an injured shoulder and missed a game. Imagine what he can do when he's healthy and plays in all 16 games. I'm saying he has 6+ interceptions. If the Chiefs pass rush can continue to improve he will find more poor, intercept-able passes thrown his way.
Dwayne Bowe has his best year. Possible Pro Bowl appearance
Forget last season. Remember 2007 and 2008. Then you'll remember that Dwayne Bowe has a lot of potential. 2000 yards in his first 2 seasons as a pro is quite impressive. Plus there is another factor to take into account; Todd Haley. Wherever Haley has been as a coach he has had a Pro Bowl WR; Keyshawn Johnson in New York, Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona and Terrell Owens in Dallas. Todd Haley knows how to get WRs to play to their potential. Todd Haley in Kansas City will be no different. I'm saying Bowe has 1200+ yards and 7-10 TDs. The reason I say possible Pro Bowl appearance is that the league's best WRs are in the AFC; Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker, Reggie Wayne, Chad Ochocinco, even Anquan Boldin could go to the Pro Bowl at Baltimore.
Dexter McCluster is a strong contender for OROY
McCluster plays that highly popular position of OW (Offensive Weapon). McCluster proved in the pre season game against Atlanta that he has the ability to be a dynamic runner and receiver. He should be the Percy Harvin of this year draft class; the dynamic playmaker. I'm predicting around 400 yards rushing, 600 yards receiving and around 5-7 total TDs. He will prove all the doubters wrong in regards to his size and speed.
Matt Cassel still WON'T be the $60 million player Pioli envisioned
This isn't a "start Croyle" thing but I'm still not sold on Cassel. Dwayne Bowe is not a Randy Moss. Dexter McCluster is not a Wes Welker (yet). Brandon Albert is not a Matt Light. And Matt Cassel is not, and probably never will be, worth the money he is earning. With due respect, last season his stats were affected by poor play around him. While those drop balls are a thing of the past, one thing remains; he has weak arm strength, and will not have the players he did in New England. I'm predicting around 3300 yards, 20 TDs and 15 INTs. Improvement, but still not enough to warrant his salary.
Linebackers outside of Tamba Hali still prove to be poor
Outside of Tamba Hali, this LB core is pretty average. A true pass rusher outside of Hali has yet to be found. DJ is in a make or break season, he's playing for that contract and will need to put in some serious efforts cause behind him it gets worse. Demorrio William is a tackler, nothing more. Corey Mays is a backup LB who finds a way to be on the first team. Andy Studebaker, has some promise but lacks a strong pass rushing ability. Cameron Sheffield is a fifth round pick that isn't anything special. The rest aren't really worth mentioning. In my view I think there will be some changes across the board with the LBs. DJ has to start. Mays must be put where he belongs; the second team. The OLB spot not filled by Hali will have a revolving door. One must think that at by season's end Mike Vrabel will hand over the starter job to either Sheffield or Studebaker. My prediction is that our run defense will improve, but that it will be because of improved play from our defensive linemen. Our LB will need some drastic improvement heading into next season. There will be a little more of a pass rush from the LB, but nothing to be excited about. Tamba Hali will go to the Pro Bowl
Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jackson prove themselves while Derek Lokey becomes our NT
Romeo Crennel will do what he does best; get 3-4 defensive lines working. I say Tyson Jackson becomes somewhat of a pass rush threat while Dorsey become a key run stuffer. Derek Lokey will do his job of commanding the double teams just fine. I'm predicting TJ has 3-4 sacks while Dorsey has 60+ tackles and a couple of sacks. This is my prediction that will surprise most.
The offensive line looks sharp with Ryan O'Callaghan a weak link
I believe Branden Albert will come into his own this year and play to his potential. Brian Waters will start to slow down a bit but will still be good. Rudy Niswanger will be the starter and will show some improvement. Ryan Lilja will give the pass protection that was so very much lacking from last season's RGs. Ryan O'Callaghan will remain average causing Scott Pioli to draft a RT in the draft. Overall, good pass blocking and great run blocking.
Jamaal Charles goes to Pro Bowl as the best AFC RB
Jamaal Charles is a beast. I'm prepared to go as far as to say he's as good as Chris Johnson this season. Charles will just pick up where he left off last year and dominate the league. I'm predicting 1600+ yards and around 8-10 TDs. Charles WILL be in charge.
Chiefs go 8-8
I've been leaning to the 8-8 record for a while now and I'll stick with it. The ceiling is 10-6 and the floor is 6-10. Anything outside of that is either unrealistic or not realistic enough. The easy schedule helps but I'm kind of hoping we don't go 10-6 as I think that it will be a result of the easy schedule and not actual improvement. We don't want to overachieve in the regular season then get smashed in the playoffs
Let me know what you think of my predictions
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Great post
I can’t disagree with anything here.
4 to the pro bowl, and the ROY
on a team that finishes 8-8 is damn near an impossibility.
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynicism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
I said Bowe was a possible pro bowl and DMC a strong candidate for OROY
My prediction on the record still is a bit iffy to be honest. Some deviation may come depending on how our opponents turn out. Denver is not the team it was last year, not by a long shot. Seattle could either be good or bad in my view and thats a game that could go either way
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Plus in 2006 we had 4 pro bowlers and went 9-7
plus had a good rookie season from Tamba Hal. so it’s not as impossible as you say
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Four pro-bowlers on a .500 team isn't that unrealistic
Denver had 5 selections, they were 8-8.
Tennessee: 4 selections, 8-8
49ers: 5, 8-8
Carolina: 4, 8-8
NYG: 4, 8-8
You have to remember, everybody makes the Pro Bowl nowadays! :)
by JonasVenture on Aug 17, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Not bad
If your D-line predictions come true we’ve got an outside shot at being better than 8-8.
I hope you’re right about Lokey. He looked pretty good last night. Granted, it was against 2nd and 3rd teamers, but I’d like to see what he can do against 1st teamers.
Edwards played poorly, and Lokey ought to be given a chance to prove that he can do better.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I saw Lokey get moved around by one guy consistantly
not something the NT can afford to do in this scheme of the 3-4
Very true, but I saw him hold his own more than Edwards
To be fair, that’s not saying much…
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Chiefs predictions
The coordinated effort from blue collar players will show overall team improvement .@trentchiefsfan no one thought the Saints were going to win to Super Bowl . In the playoffs anything can happen .After watching the refs. call the game against the Chiefs in ATL ; the refs owe the Chiefs @ least 2 favorable calls.
by 65tosspowertrap on Aug 15, 2010 11:27 AM CDT reply actions
Hali will get in the Pro Bowl before Flowers.
He is easily the best player on the defense and the 2nd best player on the entire team. Plus, the AFC is loaded with great CBs but, most of the great pass rushers are in the NFC.
It’s a travesty that Hali didn’t get in last year and many pundits have said the same thing.
I'm not that impressed by Hali, if he's the best we have, we are in trouble.
I’m going to play Devils Advocate:
Is it the play calling last night, that made Cassell look so bad. Can he ever learn to step up into the pocket, come on now who many years does it take to realize this, even if most of it was spent on the bench in college.
After watching that game B.Croyle seems to have more pocket awareness than Cassell. He makes quick decisions and get the ball out fast, to the other team. Are we always going to have QB’s who can’t get the job done. Is this my hell, am I to suffer thru one crappy QB after another.
Why in the world, would our coaching staff try a power blocking scheme for our o-line? I thought we had that figured out last year( Haley that dog, aint goina hunt). It seems pretty simple to figure out to me, if your a opposing DC which side of our o-line are you going to attack?
The switch from 4-3 to 3-4 has payed off well too. Maybe we should let the punter be the QB, since we have a defense full of players in positions they didn’t play in college.Maybe we should start over and actually get players who play in those spots. Like CB who can keep up with WR’s so that we don’t have to play zone coverage, and the CB’s don’t have to play 10 yards off the line. Or is everyone happy with saying,( will he’s alright considering he didn’t play that spot).
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When Cassel got sacked, I wouldn't put those on him.
I’d put those sacks on Moore and OCal.
You’re right though, neither of our QB’s looked impressive.
As far as Hali goes, I have to disagree with you there. He gets after the QB, and has tons of pressures that on a team with ANY other threat to the QB would be a sack.
The switch… Well, we’ll see. I hope you’re wrong but I fear you’re right.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Yes but that's my whole point on Hali
He’s one dimensional and that’s it, he can’t cover unless it something in the flat, and really IMO it hurts our defense.
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I do agree
It would be very nice if we had some push up the middle, and pressure from the other side.
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Good point
His coverage is a weakness. He looked a little smoother to me last night, though.
If he can even be subpar in coverage I’ll take it, because he’s truly a gifted rusher.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Well Hali's only got 1 year of LB experience.
Remember, he was drafted to play DE (or was it DT?) but either way, he was supposed to be on the line. Then we switched to the 34 and now he’s moved to OLB. So maybe you can chalk his poor coverage skills to inexperience? At least I hope, I like Hali, and he’s easily our best threat to get to the QB.
Chiefs Will
This guy has sense.
The Chiefs will see a return to respectability in 2010, emerging as the front runner in the AFC West! ....And I'll quantify that however I choose. Ahem.
Well, he CLEARLY read my article...
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
predictions
Eric Berry DROY
Dexter McCluster oroy candidate not winner
Jamaal Charles pro bowl
dustin colquitt pro bowl
Dwayne Bowe has career highs in all receiving categories and low in drops
Hali has his first double digit sack season
8-8
I like those predictions
I’m not going to make any predictions on Berry until the regular season. LBs will 9/10 be the DROY. That being said, i think Jarius Byrd should of won it last year. Good call on Colquitt being in the Pro Bowl. it will be hard to get that one spot over lechlar though
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I also had a thought about practice.
I know it’s amazing but bear with me. Could it hurt our defense by getting use to J.C speed in practice and then over persueing against a slower back?
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You know, it sounds crazy
But hey, who knows?
Hopefully practicing against Jones keeps them operating at normal speed.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Did you see many GOOD runs, made into the middle???
I didn’t, but it was the speed to the outside, and misdirection plays that made this game bearable. No passes to Bowe, no Moeaki to watch, still having the “dropsies” and watching D. Williams always taking the wrong gap on the running game.I was interested to watch Colin Brown play, (because O’Callaghan doesn’t impress me) and Asomoah as well. Overall, it was too vanilla, non-risk taking, and they (except for a few) played flat.When the team doesn’t get a 1st down until very late, this tells me of a lack of execution in practice.If this is their livelihood, then they didn’t earn this weeks check, because it looked a heck-of-alot like last years squad.Rookies did impress me tho.
For the most part, I'd agree
Except at this time last year, we didn’t have those rookies, and Charles wasn’t playing like a man possessed, and Albert wasn’t shutting down his side of the line…
Other than that, it was pretty similar. So that’s at least a little improvement, right?
Hopefully they can sharpen up next week.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Couldn't agree more
I think next year in the off season or in the draft we need to go after a top dollar RT and a top dollar QB. I agree that Cassel is not living up to his paycheck and unless he throws for 4,000+ yards this season with 25+ TDs and less than 12 interceptions then the Chiefs are over paying him. I don’t see that happening though, everyone blames the drops on the receivers which a lot of them where but if you go back and look at tapes from last season he over threw and under threw a lot of receivers. A lot of the “drops” that were blamed on the receivers where Cassels’ fault. He would throw the receiver an uncatchable ball and the receiver would “drop” it while trying to make a play that wasn’t there.
I only use the drop balls to justify Cassel's poor form last season
In NE he had Matt Light and Logan Mankins and got sacked more than he did in KC last season. That stat proves that Cassel has to share some of the blame for his poor protection. I think that was the biggest mistake Pioli made. Not trading for Cassel but paying him a rediculous amount of money. It would have been more cost affective to trade up and get Stafford or draft Sanchez
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 16, 2010 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps our offensive linemen should grow beards
The Patriot Way
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 16, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
I wanna play
1 Flowers, Hali, and Charles make the pro bowl
2 Berry and McCluster both are canidates for ROY but don’t win
3 Studebaker, Belcher, and Lewis all step up as solid young starters by years end
4 Cassel is just okay, leaving Chiefs nation to endlessly debate if he should be the starter next season
5 The Chiefs go 7-9 looking much improved but still a year away from winning the division
"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda
Oh and I forgot
6 Dorsey and Jackson are solid enough to hold down their positions and be the anchor of our 3-4, but don’t have enough flashy statistics to get the national media to stop calling them dissapointments.
"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda
I wanna play too
the Chiefs get Zippo national press and none of the Chiefs make the Pro Bowl
we win 7-8 games and AP is content waiting on 2011 and the Draft.
Should I post my 2011 Mock Now?
Ninja Ass
by Steve_Chiefs on Aug 15, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
damnit, Steve, you know there's a thread for those silly mock drafts
but yours could be first
hmmmmmmmm …
- Berry has a very “average” year and Pioli sues his agent for a refund, citing posts by Porkchop and others on AP for Berry being overrated
- DBowe is caught using “stickum” and fined by Goodell, but Haley pays the fine and praises Bowe for his “work ethic”
- Chiefs lose a game and Pioli is quoted as saying “it’s a process”
- McCluster, seeking a shoe contract, ends up promoting a Randy Newman concert
- Weis and Crennel refuse to talk to each other after a major disagreement on the best BBQ in Kansas City
- Joel Thorman is banned (temporarily) from practice after posting a picture of a Chiefs helmet w/o the express, written consent of the Kansas City Chiefs and the National Football League
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
by upamtn on Aug 15, 2010 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
McCluster, seeking a shoe contract, ends up promoting a Randy Newman concert
Hahaha
Ninja Ass
by Steve_Chiefs on Aug 15, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm saying
McCluster is sponsered by adidas, makes them bankrupt by breaking every pair of shoes they give him
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
YES please do it:p
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by CPT.Caveman on Aug 16, 2010 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
For the love of god, NO
I thought we were over these
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 16, 2010 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks all for the comments
sorry I couldn’t join in the discussion
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
Why Not!
Here be AP live and in Color
Ninja Ass
by Steve_Chiefs on Aug 15, 2010 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
We're in color now? since when? haha
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, like a wealthy nun who falls down the stairs
black and white and red and gold all over
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
LOL
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 15, 2010 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
"We don't want to overachieve in the regular season then get smashed in the playoffs..."
That wouldn’t be my first choice, certainly, but given the choice between missing the postseason totally or making the playoffs and getting beaten fairly easily, I’ll take the latter. Besides, there’s a reason they play the game, as you never know for sure what might happen – even overachieving teams get hot in the playoffs from time to time (see Cardinals, Arizona).
by MtHammer on Aug 16, 2010 1:44 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's all well and good but I still don't think we can get hot enough to beat teams like the Pats, Colts, Texans,
Plus draft picks come into it as well. We would be getting worse picks when being those extra 5-10 picks up in the draft could prove invaluable. As I said, after this season ILB will be our biggest priority in the draft
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Aug 16, 2010 2:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Draft picks
Pioli loves them. Specifically 2nd and 3rd rounders.
If we went 1 and done in the playoffs (lol, I know right?), I don’t see it being out of the scope of reality that Pioli brokers a deal to send that draft pick to someone especially if there’s a run on a position that someone is desperate for. In return he’d get his beloved 2nd and probably another mid/high pick to go with it.
If our 2nd round next year yields another McCluster / Arenas (but in other areas of need obviously) – I’d be tickled 7 shades of pink.
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
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