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Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli Talks Training Camp, Depth Chart

Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli appeared on 810 WHB's the Border Patrol and touched on a number of topics.

  • He was glad that training camp in St. Joe turned out well and it was nice for fans to get an up close look at the team. Tonight's practice is an opportunity for fans that may not normally get to see all the parts of the stadium.
  • He says not to get so worked up on who is No. 1 and No. 2 and who starts at running back. They'll both be contributors to the offense regardless of who starts. It may switch from week to week based on a specific player's strengths.
  • He says Tyson Jackson has been improving and it's hard for fans and media to judge him because we don't know exactly what he's being asked to do and how he's being asked to play the scheme.
  • He thinks Wallace Gilberry will be a good player for the team but, like the running back, you don't need to get caught up in who is starting and who isn't. He compared him to Chiefs defensive line coach Anthony Pleasant because he played at 280 pounds. He calls Gilberry undersized at one point.
  • He's happy with Matt Cassel's progress and mentions his accuracy. He thinks everyone on the field is communicating well whether that's Cassel communicating better or others listening.

Once I get my hands on the audio I'll go a little more in-depth.

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He says Tyson Jackson has been improving and it’s hard for fans and media to judge him because we don’t know exactly what he’s being asked to do and how he’s being asked to play the scheme.

So is Tyson being asked to NOT get to the QB? Is he being asked to NOT be nasty?

The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.

by jrcnc on Aug 25, 2010 8:48 AM CDT reply actions  

Well in essence, yes - to the first part

3-4 DE’s aren’t primary pass rushers. They’re supposed to be big strong bodies who get enough push to demand a double team so that the blitzing LB’s / DB’s have an opening to get in.

Anytime the D Line in a 3-4 gets a sack is pure icing, and not something they’re necessarily planning for.

He better be getting nasty though, dammit!

Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.

by TRSChief on Aug 25, 2010 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think we know TJax isn't being asked to pop straight up after the snap.

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 8:55 AM CDT reply actions  

Maybe it's a decoy maneuver?

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Aug 25, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

Picture

I love that Scott is immortalized on AP looking like he’s wiping BBQ sauce off his mouth.

by sayten on Aug 25, 2010 9:01 AM CDT reply actions  

Agreed

We had how many AP members bring back pictures from training camp? Next year every AP member that goes to camp and takes pictures is required to get one of Pioli and send it to Joel.

"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda

Kool Aid Rocks!!!!

by KCporkchop on Aug 25, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

Is he being ask not to make any tackles, stop the run, or pressure the QB.

Since this is only his second year, we have to play him to see if he ever “gets it”. If he doesn’t improve this year, we will have a different end next year.

by Mustang fever on Aug 25, 2010 9:22 AM CDT reply actions  

I Get the Feeling

That Pioli is already saying “Doh!” over ther Tyson Jackon pick. I’m still scratching my head over that one. Question two, does ANYONE from LSU ever pan out in their first stop? Even Eddie Kennison wasn’t fantastic at his first team. I’m trying to figure out how a guy like Dorsey can be such a whiff when he gets to the NFL and Jackson is (if possible) worse. It is hard to be a contending team when your two top five draft picks are playing so bad a glorified 4-3 rush end (268 lb) Gilberry is pushing for a starting gig. Think back to Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas; those guys were the foundation for a decade of a great defense. We don’t need them to be Hall of Famers but a pair of Neil Smiths wouldn’t be too much to ask.

by Ryan in Nixa on Aug 25, 2010 9:31 AM CDT reply actions  

LSU

Lazy
Stupid
Underachievers

Chiefs Might

by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 25, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions  

Give it up for Purple Drank U!

Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.

by TRSChief on Aug 25, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

Alright Chicks...

now you’re stealing lines from past posts!!

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2010/2/24/1324464/al-woods-could-complete-chiefs-all#31276032

2010 Chiefs are on the rise. This is the most excited I've been since 'Nam...

by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 25, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

No Worries, bro...

just had to give ya some shit…

2010 Chiefs are on the rise. This is the most excited I've been since 'Nam...

by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 28, 2010 3:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

Tyson Jackson was not supposed to go until late in the first round in 2009.

We could have drafted Mark Sanchez and then traded him to NY Jets. Others we could have drafted were DT B.J. Raji, WR Crabtree, DE Orakpo, OLB Cushing, WR Maclin, OT Oher, OLB Mathews,

by Mustang fever on Aug 25, 2010 9:41 AM CDT reply actions  

he would have been around pick #10

Denver and others really liked him too.

and the “draft and trade” strategy is risky and not smart.

Raji I could see, maybe Orakpo…. but, other than that…

this should be the most exciting Chiefs team in years! Most major needs filled with playmakers, and the league's best coaching staff... 10-6 a possibility?

by stagdsp on Aug 25, 2010 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Could have had Sanchez and Unger

Or Sanchez and Jairius Byrd
Or Sanchez and Rey Rey

Oh the possibilities

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not sold on Sanchez

yes, I realize exactly what your reply will be

this should be the most exciting Chiefs team in years! Most major needs filled with playmakers, and the league's best coaching staff... 10-6 a possibility?

by stagdsp on Aug 25, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

You any more sold on Casshole and TJax?

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm a little more sold on Cassel

Then again, I’m a sucker for a 75% completion rate with a TD and no INT’s so far this preseason.

But then again, that’s just me. I’m weird like that.

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

If he can maintain that

I’ll buy a Cassel jersey…and I never buy jerseys!

Predictions:
This year will be better

by jmcgoblue on Aug 25, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

Now TJax?

I’d have taken Orakpo. Or Raji. But again, just me.

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

How about Raji, Unger, and sign Orton?

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

OK

You win.

I got nothing, that would’ve been a much better plan based on what we’ve seen so far from those players.

Seriously, I don’t remember the last time I got owned like that.

Well played…

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

No shit

Mack Truck was the best pick in the 1st round last year.

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Woulda coulda shoulda

“We should’ve drafted Troy Palumalu instead of 2.7” <—-translation = shit happens! =)

by KCinIL on Aug 25, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions  

LJ was dope at first

I’m in the camp that RBs are a dime a dozen. If I was a GM, I would be drafting RBs every year and dumping them when their rookie contracts are up. Why pay millions to someone who plays a position that is considered “old” at 26?

It’s all about the o-line in the NFL…you can find a decent RB anywhere at anytime.

by Another Failed Tedford QB on Aug 25, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Anyone would be dope

W Roaf Shields Waters Gonzo, etc blocking on that line.

by KCinIL on Aug 25, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yessir

Keep a pro bowl O Line

And get any NCAA senior coming out that can run fast and won’t fumble. There are still exceptional guys (a Barry Sanders appears every once in a while).

But for the most part, yeah.

Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.

by TRSChief on Aug 25, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

But we definitely

should have picked up one of those 3 ‘roid ragin’ USC linebackers.

Go back and look at USC’s defensive stats…freakin’ insane

That also lets you see how Sanchez had so much success in college.

by Another Failed Tedford QB on Aug 25, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

ah, yes... there it is.

Yeah, I’d take Cassel today over Sanchez today.

like I said above, I could see an argument for Raji or Orakpo, but hindsight is 20/20.

this should be the most exciting Chiefs team in years! Most major needs filled with playmakers, and the league's best coaching staff... 10-6 a possibility?

by stagdsp on Aug 25, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

You mean Sanchez,

Who in his second year is already wearing a knee brace “for good”?

Sanchez, of the 1.2 yards per completion his last game?

Sanchez, of the 12 TD 20 pick club?

Sanchez, who was worse than Cassel was last year (even though Cassel was just so awful)?

While your boy was passing for 12 yards and getting sacked twice behind the best line in the NFL last week, Cassel was 14/19 with a TD.

Now if you’d said Orakpo, we’d be getting somewhere…

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

He wont let it go

He’s on Sanchez’s jock and hates Cassel w a passion, pointless argument =)

by KCinIL on Aug 25, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Have never said that I hated Casshole...

that is reserved only for Lance Long. Its just that Casshole doesn’t belong in an NFL starting lineup.

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 25, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

His stat sheet....

With NO begs to differ. As does the preseason so far this year.

Remember these are the stat sheets opinions…not my own.

by Zimmy on Aug 25, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Matt Cassel's tenure at New Orleans was admittedly pretty impressive.

But I’d be happy if he just performs as well as he did as the starter in New England.

by MtHammer on Aug 25, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry

I’m in kind of an ornery mood today :)

by MtHammer on Aug 25, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

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