Chiefs vs. Chargers: Not Many Picking The Underdog

I could us see us winning this game, but not by much.

Above anyone else’s when there are rumors.

If he says something is going down, about 95% of the time he’s right on, not like the rest of the jokers out there.

He admitted once his fav place to see a game is kc

The one thing I want to bitch about this year is their faint attention to OT. But MAYbe, just MAYbe, they felt that Richardson was going to develop, or at least felt that one of the guys in-house (Colin Brown, Ikechuku Ndukwe, Barry Richardson) would give them upgrade. You can’t make great strides at EVERY position, and last I checked, they spent at least 6 of their draft picks on guys we fully expect will see a lot of action, and 2 or 3 that will actually make an IMPACT this year.

Besides, I think they’re getting indirect upgrade at RT with improved TE play, and blocking schemes based more on smarts (cheating?) and mobility.

Weird thing is it’s counter-MY-intuitive, because I believe so strongly in improving RBs indirectly by improving OL directly. Last year, Jamaal showed that the OL got better FAST just by adding Jamaal. So the Chiefs got HIM a backup, who’s similarly ELECTRIC with the ball, and got more talent in the slot, to boot. Just by freezing the LBs with the run threat, Jamaal bought Cassel more time to throw the ball than any two or three OL changes they might’ve made, and they DID make some significant, long-term changes with Asamoah, Lilja, and the little-expected emergence of Barry Richardson, who’s playing on par with O’Callaghan, at least, which was something I doubted until preseason.

As for Cassel, I see something a lot different from what you see. I see a vet who’s paid his dues and is close to reaping some of the rewards. Wait and see. It’s looking like at least 3 RBs are going to give Cassel a LOT more than he started ‘10 with, and there’s enough depth with those top 3 that he’s in little danger of losing those threats. Bowe looks REALLY GOOD. Chambers is looking good. The TEs are coming along.

This is a team that’s on the up-tick in NUMEROUS areas. And don’t underestimate what a DB upgrade can do for the front 7. You can already see that the LBs can pin their ears back, and NOW the DBs are allowing the LBs to be more secure in slightly less ambitious coverage duties. Even without concrete scheme change, the area that each LB has to cover is less. They mainly have to play smart, and there’s enough speed and smarts around them to make up the difference. LAST year at this time (and prob’ly later, for many), with slow safeties and young, new-to-scheme CBs, there was a lot more unpatrolled territory for LBs to account for.

Hell, now they can and will single-up in at least one more spot, and that right there is a whole ’nother BODY to throw into or at the trenches.

As an outsider with relatively imperfect information, it’s sure hard for ME to be patient. But I like the way this year’s KC team looks. They do NOT look obviously slower than the competition. They do NOT look unsure of themselves. They look a whole lot more like pro’s. Dunno why so few are picking up on this. Maybe I’ve just replayed too much preseason, analyzing the PIECES so hard, and seeing real progress. But I’m getting a strong overall sense of finally seeing a KC team that has everybody understanding the team concept.

just like Buffalo and Oakland want Leinart….

right…Schefter is ALWAYS right….just ask Jeff Fisher