Chiefs vs. Chargers: Casey Wiegmann Takes Early First Team Duties At Center

I think DJ/Demorrio will be used in the same way TJ/Charles will be on offense.

DJ is a logical choice to start against Antonio Gates. Maybe we’ll see him fighting Gates off the line. Free releases can be killers against the SD offense. Instead, take away all the timing stuff from Rivers when we blitz him.

I’ve noticed Williams isn’t talking about “I think I’ll be number 1” and all that crap. I think he is a little more mature and knows he’ll see the field no matter what label he gets.

IMO, if we get good production out of them, and they both see about equal snaps (as looks likely), no one’s going to care who is starting.

I’m just thanking the Lord that Belcher is listed as a starter, not Mays.

just makes me wonder

This happens all the time and is more about player preference than anything. Not like we have a plethora of qbs to take the number from him.

And looking at how Vrabel played at WILB, it looks like the role is more about keeping bad things from happening than it is about making plays. Somebody has to keep their feet and keep their eyes open, especially on that weak side. Dorsey’s kind of doing the same thing. They’re not looking for gap-shooting so much as for a player or two to close the deal if the other guys flying around lose contain or whiff on a tackle.

This might be total BS, but you see Dorsey lagging behind on the pass rush, and at first it appears like he’s struggling, and then you realize that if the QB DOES squirt out of the pocket, Dorsey’s squarely in his path. When Vrabel was at that WILB spot behind Dorsey, sort of the same thing was happening with him. Not gettin’ all he’t up to fly to the ball, but staying in position to attack the HB filtering out into the weakside flat for the potential dump-off pass. Vrabel looked late to some of the tackles on that weak side, but he was preventing the big play by staying at home.

I can see DJ starting to learn that, more, and as the d-line and whoever’s blitzing get their act together (and it looks like they ARE), the fewer breakdowns I expect from DJ. It’s not like the last few years where doing something stupid was KC’s best chance of actually making a stop with a fundamentally unsound group of players. Now there’s much more emphasis on just doing your damn job and trusting your teammates to do theirs. I see a LOT more trust this year than I’ve seen in a long time. It’s not like every guy playing out of control, because he thinks he has to do something heroic.

Pardon the pun, but KC had too many Chiefs and not enough indians. Now I think there’s a much more solid team concept, and DJ’s IQ is going to seem quite a bit higher this year, as are numerous others, who were also good players in a crap situation.

At the same time, with everyone focused on doing their damn jobs, the guys who SHOULD be pinning their ears back are actually making plays (or blowing up plays for cooler heads to mop up). I’m likin’ it.

Chicks always brings the sunny cheerfulness to our Chiefs

However, in this case, I agree that there may be some risk that Weigs could be this years Goff. There is, or should, always be that concern when bringing in an aged veteran. I think that this point may be the real reason they are keeping both Cs. Just some smart caution. Also, to platoon both of them will keep them in better shape for whole season. I tend to fall to the optimistic side on Weigmann but who knows.

I welcomed Weigmann big time and wanted us to draft a stud C because I thought that Rudy sucked last year. However, with the similar current debate about TRich I am falling on the cautious side of bringing him back at 38. We don’t have any significant problems in the backfield at this time and think we can do fine with the guys we have.

I think most of the concer in with his inability to power block….which we won’t ask him to do very often. I still think Wiegs could be this years Goff.

But it was blockquoted. I understand they were asking an old dog to learn new tricks. The fact remains, he’s still an old dog. Will he be better this year? Possibly…he acted stoked to be back with the Chiefs, but I think there is an equal chance he reminds us all of Goff. We’ll see.

And if he’s out, doubtful, questionable, or probable.