Chiefs Training Camp: Chris Chambers Tired Of Talking Drops
by Joel Thorman on Aug 6, 2010 7:52 AM CDT
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PrintKind of the default question out here at Kansas City Chiefs training camp for receivers is usually something related to the drops last season. The Chiefs led the league in drops last year so there's always a question about overcoming that, if last season affects this season and so on.
Chiefs receiver Chris Chambers is ready to pull a Drew Rosenhaus and say: Next question.
"Last year is last year. I’m really sick and tired of talking about dropped passes," Chambers said after Thursday’s afternoon practice, according to Nick Draper of St. Joe's News Press.. "That was last year’s team. That was last year’s group. Receivers are going to get the brunt of that even though it’s a team thing with running backs and tight ends. They all were involved in that. This is a new year. Of course, there’s an emphasis for us to come out here and make plays and catch the ball."
That's the topic of conversation for the receivers this offseason. I don't have a problem talking about it because all the drops kind of came out of nowhere (other than Dwayne Bowe).
In year one with Todd Haley we learned he was big on details and he was a former receiver coach. That's why it was a little bit of a surprise that all the receivers had drops problems last year.
So while Chambers is sick of talking about it, talking about how to fix the problem comes with the territory of leading the league in drops.
(H/T Arrowheadlines)
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Don't want to talk about drops?
Hold on the the damn ball then.
"The dirtier the sound the best I breathe, I tried to do it all for you and you didn't do anything for me"
They are in camp aren't they?
I get that they had a poor year last year but 2 out of the 3 biggest offenders are gone. And it sounds like Bowe is not having nearly the issues in this camp as last year. I remember Haley talking about drops and catching technique in last year’s camp and thinking “This is going to be a long year if the coach is talking about stuff theses guys should have perfected much earlier in their careers.”
he does have a point though.
Go talk to LJ, Sean Ryan, and the 15 other movable parts that came in at TE and WR last year
" It was great for me to get out of that city, because it was just a lot of jealousy, envy and hate that came with being a part of that city."
- LJ, after taking denial lessons from our current President
by chief Stevie_k on Aug 6, 2010 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree
However, his drop in the Bills game was the most glaring drop of the entire year because it lost us the game. So, he would be better served to NOT try to deflect blame.
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Aug 6, 2010 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
you can keep beating a dead horse, but at some point you're better served just to stop and make glue.
which is ironic, because our receivers need some for their hands….
" It was great for me to get out of that city, because it was just a lot of jealousy, envy and hate that came with being a part of that city."
- LJ, after taking denial lessons from our current President
by chief Stevie_k on Aug 6, 2010 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Im sure the majority of the team feels this way
Cassel: “i’m tired of talking about holding onto the ball to long”
Defense: “we’re tired of talking about how we can’t sack QB’s”
It comes with the territory when you are a 10 win team in 3 years, so while they are tired of it, the only way it stops is making it stop on the field.
This is our year.
by jrcnc on Aug 6, 2010 8:32 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Chambers had that one drop that probably cost us the Buffalo game
And in tern, allowed us to draft guys like Berry & McCluster.
I’ll forgive him.
Predictions:
This year will be better
by jmcgoblue on Aug 6, 2010 8:33 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
yes we would of won that game if he made that catch...
I was there it would of been the first game I attended that we won since 1998…its been a long time..
Sounds like you need to stop coming to games tomahawk
You’re bad luck.
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by Scaryclouds on Aug 6, 2010 8:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
haha could be...
they have all been close..the last game we won that I attended was the 34-0 beatdown of the Chargers :)
hahaha
That’s the last game I ever attended! (Moved to Atlanta soon after that)
If you’re going to the Sept 13th game then maybe I need to go as well, get some karmic magic going
Predictions:
This year will be better
that was a fun game! it was my first game as well
I was like 10 and I have not experienced any arrowhead magic since that day..so get your butt up to arrowhead for MNF!
And Atlanta promptly began a losing streak?
Just messin with ya
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Aug 6, 2010 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
no joke man
Arrowhead will be rockin ..I have a good feeling that we will win this one
by tomahawk44 on Aug 6, 2010 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ive been
listening to all the old football music on youtube and changed all my ringtones on my phone back to NFLprimetime music! Now if the damn heat would stop here in Oklahoma and the wind would shift in from the North, and the leaves would start turning colors that is when I hit Football fever. I’m ready to start making Chiefs gameday chili again!
This is our year.
Im so ready for the summer to be over as well
Im tired of the heat ,the mowing, the bugs and the boredom..bring on the falls and football season :)
agreed!
Im sick of mowing my damn yard, and for some reason we are having a cricket invasion this year in Oklahoma.
This is our year.
Actions speak louder than words my friend.
…and “sick and tired” never sounds good when coming from a player.
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re:"sick and tired"
Yes and no.
Maintaining a positive and confident attitude goes a long way for players. Frustration works against that. Media telling you 100x / day how bad you sucked last year, and asking if you’re going to suck less this year can add up and work against keeping that positive attitude.
I understand you have to soldier on through it – and these guys are professionals, they will. But I can completely understand where he’s coming from. Haley and Co. are trying to build these guys up – and half the time it seems a lot like the media is doing all they can to tear them down. The cumulative effect can be counter-productive.
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
Beside that
There really isn’t anything they can do to atone for the drops of last season until September 13th.
Predictions:
This year will be better
I can see where he's coming from on this.
They’re trying to install a winning attitude and everyone wants to talk about what happened last year. This is a new team and they seem to be WAY more prepared than last year. Also, it is well known that teams who have serious drop issues tend to correct them the following year. Hopefully that will happen for us as well.
by Chiefsfan1970 on Aug 6, 2010 8:47 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Wow, we were saying the same thing.
I should’ve read down farther before responding – would have just +1’d instead.
And I still think I will.
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Aug 6, 2010 9:41 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Make Me Know It...
but I can agree with him about not wanting to talk about it anymore. That would be like banging a fatty well over ten years ago, yet your friends refuse to let it die. I’m sure we’ll hear about the dropsies for well into the season…
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If the above photo
is from the dropped pass play, I wonder why the reciever is all over him before the ball arrives? Hmmm?
Good.
Because I’m tired of talking about it too. Hopefully they realize the only way for us to stop talking about it is for them to stop talking and do something about it.
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by Red N Gold Beast on Aug 6, 2010 10:51 AM CDT reply actions
Bob Fescoe: Chris Chambers just dropped a perfect throw from Cassel on a flea flicker and was booed by the crowd
i guess he’s not so tired of it that he is willing to stop doing it. _
I saw that. Chambers did a great job getting free, but didn't finish.
I didn’t boo because I’m not a mean person. But I did document the aftermath. Looks like he’s thinking about his next interview.
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