Former Chiefs WR Lance Long Gets A Tryout In New England
by Joel Thorman on Sep 16, 2010 6:10 PM CDT
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PrintThe Kansas City Chiefs signed WR Lance Long about a year ago from the Arizona Cardinals. He came in on the practice squad and within a few weeks was being called up. He started off well but fast forward a year and Long was released from the Chiefs during roster cut down week at the beginning of September.
As a free agent, Long's generated at least some interest from the New England Patriots.
Aaron Wilson of National Football Post reports Long was one of a few receivers that got a tryout in New England this week.
Anyone else not surprised the Patriots took a look at him? Chiefs coach Todd Haley said at one point, "I'll take 53 Lance Longs," as a nod to his attitude and work ethic.
It seems that the Patriots and Chiefs tend to like the same attributes in players so Long's workout in New England doesn't surprise me.
By the way, I wouldn't forget about Lance Long. The Chiefs could very easily have a receiver go down for a week and someone like Long can step right in.
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Based on what I saw from Chris "Lead Shoes" Chambers last week....
They can just bring him back right now.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
On behalf of physics, nature, Charlie Weis, and the turf at Arrowhead
We’d like to say you may have just prematurely exaggerated that last statement
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Sep 16, 2010 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Like I said before....
Trying to win in the NFL without a passing game, is like trying to wipe your butt with a box of Q=Tips.
You may be able to win, but it’s going to take a hell of a lot longer and the process is far less rewarding.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
by TheK-man on Sep 16, 2010 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Scoreboard = Free Cheese
And like I said before….there’s always a little in a mousetrap.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Just keep eating it up though Tukas.
If we don’t come up with a passing game this Sunday….our running game will disappear, and then what? Win with ST alone?
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Make all the excuses you want to. The Chargers didn't have many problems on the same field
and under the same conditions. Compare Rivers stat line to Cassel’s before you say we weren’t watching the same game. So predictable.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
You mean 14 points on offense...
7 of which were gift-wrapped, by the team that had gone 21 straight games scoring at least 20 points?
Yeah, they didn't have any problems on the same field.
by Tarkus on Sep 16, 2010 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably felt like his feet were encased in lead under Monday night's conditions.
He wasn’t the only receiver not up to 100% on that field. SD had some key incompletions that would likely have been completions.
Nothing about KC’s passing game was particularly sharp, with the much-criticized Cassel probably holding it together better ’n any of ’em, considering what the other 10 guys were giving him.
Kinda makes me think running the ball all night was their best chance. It was very tough to execute in those conditions by all parties involved, and with the easy TD off the turnover and the ST TD, KC was sitting on a comfortable 2 TD lead, because SD couldn’t score in that crap, either, and were forced to throw, because they couldn’t run.
"I ain't lyin' 'bout nothin'."
"Oh? So what exactly are you lying about?"
yes it totally was. as haley said, he would take 1/11 and a win instead of 5/11 and a turnover in there that equals a loss
we were ONE more mistake from letting them win that game
I wish we would have maybe thrown a screen or two to the halfbacks…but there is probably a reason they didnt
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Team Colquitt
but instead of Lance Long we have Urban ... so much for 53 Lance Longs ... or even one Lance Long
"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
Come back, Jason!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Urban is out for the year already.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
I will finally pay my AP membership dues...
if you promise to not mention this bum for a year.
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
But I thought he was part of some combination of a paint color and a number we can't seem to recall?
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Sep 16, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I will finally pay my AP membership dues...
If you stop whining and contribute.
by Nick Britt on Sep 16, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cause we're much better with insight like that...
Boi, stick to what you know, “FIRST”
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 16, 2010 8:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Question to my KC brothers...
The fuck happened to the 630 Simpsons? Did Everest/Sure West drop 38 Family Greats? Christ, you spend a few months working late and come home to madness.
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
Who cares?
Everybody Hates Chris reruns is that new hotness.
Eh, 7-9... To be revisited during the Bye week.
Worth recording?
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 16, 2010 6:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely
Terry Crews and Pam from Martin are comedic gold.
Eh, 7-9... To be revisited during the Bye week.
Simpsons at 6pm
but they showing season 15 garbage, instead of season 4 gold
I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave
Long could be a nice asset for them, same as us.
Thing with Long is he can’t make a bad offense good. But I bet he can step on the field at any point and make a good offense better. As others have pointed out, he’s probably one injury in KC away from getting a phone call, as it is. I’d throw AZ and now NE into that mix.
"I ain't lyin' 'bout nothin'."
"Oh? So what exactly are you lying about?"
Should have signed Houshmendazah when I told them too.
If only they would listen to me…this team would be just fine.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Gotta be illegal to have two Wes Welkers on your team.
Eh, 7-9... To be revisited during the Bye week.
with edelman thats 3
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Team Colquitt
Brady can make just about any receiver in the NFL good or great depending.
I like Lance Long anyway. He was not the answer we were looking for here in KC, but he will end up somewhere playing good ball.
I wish him all the best.
53 Lance Longs?
Isn’t that the same as 53 guys off the street?
by saskwatch on Sep 16, 2010 7:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Sammie Parker > Lance Long
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
Now all they have to do is coach Ricky Proehl out of retirement and they can just cut Moss.
"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda
hell yeah
Good luck, Lance!
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 Sep 16, 2010 8:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
The really sad thing is....that the MNF game has everyone thinking life is grand
and everything is “up-to-date” on the Chiefs, and that we actually have a chance to win this Sunday against the Browns.
Well, I hate to be the one to disappoint all my Kool-aid saturated friends…but someone has to do it.
Wake the F up! We got BIG problems in the passing game. If we can’t get our S together this Sunday throwing the ball, our running game will suffer immensely.
I hope what I witnessed was Weiss and Haley making a conscious decision to not throw the ball for fear of turning it over, just like Haley said in his presser.
But It’s hard to trust based on what I saw. For me, it was code for “we don’t trust Matt Cassel to throw the ball”…..
We can’t keep playing football like a bunch of T-partiers….and expect the D and ST to keep bailing us out.
We need to throw the ball and keep throwing it, until we learn to do it right and during the games.
If we turn it over, we turn it over, we’re not gonna be able to win a playoff spot without a passing game anyway…..so we might as well, start throwing it now….and hope we get proficient now, before it’s too late.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Question
If I made a fanpost about the price of eggs in China, would you still find a way to complain about Matt Cassel in the comments?
"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda
I like the Matt Cassel haters
It gives me something to laugh about when I wake up in the morning!
I love Matt Cassel. Where do you see anything to suggest otherwise?
In fact, I’ve been saying in these comments, that we need to turn him loose with a passing game now and stop playing so damn conservative.
I said that it appeared to me that the coaching staff didn’t trust him to throw the ball.
I’m said, that they need to TRUST him and start throwing the ball, to get the work in in the passing game, before it’s too late.
You guys, see what you want to see….because your bloodthirsty towards your fellows.
Read it again.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
I'm not sure
they would trust ANY QB to pass in that monsoon monday night.
The most important thing you can do in life is help other people.
Me too!
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Matt's a big boy
with a big contract. He can take it. As far as I can tell he’s made a career out of proving his detractors wrong. But I’m with you KC, you could say grass is green and the complainers would find a way to blame Cassel.
I don't know when or if you guys will ever really understand why I say what I say....
When a father disciplines his children…..it’s because he loves them.
It’s just the love man….just the pure unadulterated love.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
I just read Whitlock's column on the Chiefs win....and his predictions for Sunday....
and it’s making me pretty nervous….since he’s basically cloning my comments in here about the passing game and the QB.
I may have to re-evaluate. The problem is, seeing is believing, and seeing is not believing.
Eyes tell no lies.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
It's the way Matt is being handled that I'm not liking....Not Matt himself.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle............victorious. ~Vince Lombardi
Bingo
You don’t handle thongs carefully unless they’re fragile
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 16, 2010 9:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Things thongs same difference
Damn you iPhone
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 16, 2010 9:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Because everything Whitlock has said
has been so accurate. One of the things I loved about Monday’s game (my first without streaming or listening on the internet) was seeing Haley and Waters together on the sidelines. Sure it’s just business, but Waters would never buy in if there wasn’t something good going on. While I like Whitlock’s take on certain things, I think he just has/had his boxers/briefs in a twist about the Chiefs. Just bidness.
Or maybe it is the coaches dont trust our receivers and thats why we didnt throw the ball
Im not sure why people seem to ignore this simple fact, our receivers are horrible. Bowe and Chambers can not get separation and can not find a way to get open and if they do then they drop the ball. I have a feeling Moaeki is gunna become Cassel’s favorite target
by badassz1987 on Sep 16, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Horrible?
I think you are overstating it a bit. The weather dictated the game plan monday night as well as us being up Two td’s.
Bowe and Chambers both have been well above average in the past. Let’s not give up on them yet.
The most important thing you can do in life is help other people.
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