Chiefs-Broncos Connections Include Kyle Orton And Casey Wiegmann

by Joel Thorman on Dec 28, 2011 9:00 AM CST

The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos will meet this weekend and one of the biggest differences in this connections versus the one from the first meeting between these two teams is of course QB Kyle Orton, who comes from Denver to KC.

Others include Casey Wiegmann, who spent time in both Denver and KC, Joel Collier, whose father worked with Denver for 20 years and then the Colquitt brothers.

Check out all these connections and more (courtesy of the Chiefs' game release):

Kansas City GM Scott Pioli and Denver director of pro personnel Keith Kidd, national scout Adam Peters and DT Ty Warren worked together with the New England Patriots.
Chiefs assistant GM Joel Collier is the son of Joe Collier, who served 20 seasons as an assistant coach with Denver (69-88). The younger Collier played collegiately at Northern Colorado.
Kansas City QB Kyle Orton played with Denver (09-11).
Kansas City P Dustin Colquitt is the brother of Denver P Britton Colquitt.
Kansas City DL Amon Gordon spent time in Denver (07).
Kansas City assistant strength and conditioning coach Brent Salazar worked with the Broncos (05) and is a Denver native.
Chiefs C Casey Wiegmann (08-09) played in Denver.
Denver head coach John Fox was an assistant coach at Kansas (83).
Chiefs CB Jalil Brown played at Colorado (06-10).
Broncos CB Chris Harris played at Kansas (07-10).
Broncos DT Jamal Williams played at Kemper Military School in Boonville, Mo.
Chiefs LBs coach Gary Gibbs and defensive assistant/assistant LBs coach Adam Zimmer were on the same coaching staff as Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen with New Orleans.
Kansas City WRs coach Richie Anderson and Denver assistant secondary coach Sam Garnes were teammates with the NY Jets (02).
Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen worked alongside Chiefs director of pro personnel Ray Farmer, director of college scouting Phil Emery, special teams coach Steve Hoffman, DBs coach Emmitt Thomas and LB Demorrio Williams while with Atlanta.

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what???

Kyle Orton used to be with the BRONCOS?!?!?!?

holy guacamole, Batman … who knew?

(walks away stunned at the news)

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by upamtn on Dec 28, 2011 9:11 AM CST reply actions

Reasons WHY Kansas City Will Beat Denver, AND How Denver Will Still Make The Playoffs...

Here is how I see it…The Kansas City Chiefs will beat Denver based on motivation and anger…

1) Kansas City Chiefs have a stronger defense, and will be better prepared to break the Tebowner. There is more film on how to beat this offense. Liability: R. Langford; Shitty Piscetelli, & Donald Washedup. If Jon McGraw can go…We will have better coverage.

2) Romeo Crennel knows this is his last chance to make a case to be the Chiefs H.C., and the players know it as well. This is a ‘prove it’ game.

3) The Green Bay hangover is gone and the Oakland Raidtards have us pissed off, and the Chiefs want to end the season on a positive note.

4) The Kyle Orton Factor…Wait, what?!?!?! Yeah, the Kyle Orton Factor. Ol’ neck beard wants to piss all over Tebow’s playoff dreams. The Denver fans never appreciated Kyle, and this is a statement game for him. He knows their defense and he will be ready to exploit their injuries and weaknesses. This could be his last time to leave a bad taste in the mouths of all Broncos fans.

5) We have nothing to lose….Similar to the Green Bay game. So why not just show up have fun and play your hearts out!!!!

6) The Broncos are banged up on offense and on defense.

The Broncos will still make the playoffs…WHAT?!?!?!?!? The way I see it…The Broncos will lose in convincing fashion to the our Chiefs, but the Raidtards will be beaten by Nick Novak and the San Diego Chargers which will undo everything we did and allow Tebowner into the playoffs. And they will be distroyed in the first round, similar to us last year…

O’Well…Here is to 2012 be a better year and starting off with a win in Denver on day 1.

Clark Hunt & Pioli, get some KING KONG BALLS and move up to draft a QB in the 1st RD of the 2012 NFL Draft: RG3, Luck, Jones, or Barkley.

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by ChiefsatWar on Dec 28, 2011 9:19 AM CST reply actions

hard to take anything from you seriously when much of your posting consists of sophomoric name calling

you’re such a homer!

by upamtn on Dec 28, 2011 10:08 AM CST up reply actions

Whoa there.

“Teboner” or any variation and/or form of it is fully copyrighted and protected and may not be used without the express permission of the copyright holder.

I fully expected the moderators on AP to remove or censor this post….

…or legal action will be taken

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by Teboner on Dec 28, 2011 11:35 AM CST up reply actions

I prefer Teblow myself

by Ren on Dec 28, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions

Can we have a retirement ceremony for Casey Wiegmann before the game or at half-time...?

It is time to move on!!!!

Clark Hunt & Pioli, get some KING KONG BALLS and move up to draft a QB in the 1st RD of the 2012 NFL Draft: RG3, Luck, Jones, or Barkley.

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by ChiefsatWar on Dec 28, 2011 9:20 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

THIS!!!!!!

Should have done this last week at home.

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by Falcon58 on Dec 28, 2011 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

Some were saying I was in the wrong yesterday

for saying Hudson should play instead of Wiegmann

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by KingChief on Dec 28, 2011 9:36 AM CST up reply actions

NO, I had your back...

Let ol’ Casey play the first snap and then pull him off the field…

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Clark Hunt & Pioli, get some KING KONG BALLS and move up to draft a QB in the 1st RD of the 2012 NFL Draft: RG3 or Luck.

by ChiefsatWar on Dec 28, 2011 9:45 AM CST up reply actions

Still saying you are lol

It’s a classless move to bench a veteran in a game that’s essentially meaningless for the Chiefs. Benching him earlier in the season when we were still in the hunt made sense IMO, but in the last game once we’re already eliminated from the playoffs?

Just let the guy retire as a starter. He gave us a lot of good years.

Todd Haley lost 7 of his last 15 games by 20 or more points. It was time for him to go.

by joplin chiefs fan on Dec 28, 2011 9:45 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed

Yes, his best years are behind him. ..and it’s time to move on. And I’ll even concede that it might even be past the time to move on. But, Casey has played his heart out for this team for a long time. The fact that this seems to mean nothing to some fans kinda’ pisses me off. I, for one, thank the man for the blood, sweat, and tears he given for the Chiefs.

Besides, Hudson spending a season watching and learning from a skilled veteran like Casey might just pay off big for years to come. I hope he’s been paying attention.

My earliest Chiefs memories are watching guys named Dawson, Podolak, Taylor, Thomas, Bell, and Buchanan. So, yeah...I'm kind of an old fart.

by Scott B. on Dec 28, 2011 10:49 AM CST up reply actions

And me, @ChiefsatWar

Live in Denver…Hate the Tebowners, but LOVE ME SOME CHIEFS FOOTBALL!!!!

All my in-laws are Donkey fans…YUCK!!!!

Clark Hunt & Pioli, get some KING KONG BALLS and move up to draft a QB in the 1st RD of the 2012 NFL Draft: RG3, Luck, Jones, or Barkley.

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by ChiefsatWar on Dec 28, 2011 9:24 AM CST reply actions

John Elway:

Denver’s most beloved QB.
KC’s most hated nemesis.

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by CatChief on Dec 28, 2011 9:25 AM CST reply actions

I think I hate(d) Shannon Sharpe the most.

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by jhiat00 on Dec 28, 2011 9:28 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed. And Romanowski.

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by Falcon58 on Dec 28, 2011 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

Oh God, I hated Romanowski.

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by jhiat00 on Dec 28, 2011 9:32 AM CST up reply actions

Still do

The guy is just a __________________

by bonesjackson on Dec 28, 2011 10:48 AM CST up reply actions

What is a roid raged nut case

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by KingChief on Dec 28, 2011 10:54 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Shannon Sharpe is head and shoulders ahead of Elway in the most despised Bronco list.

I live in Denver too. The thing is, I like a lot of the Bronco players (past and present), but collectively I can’t stand them. Hopefully I don’t get spit on in my Chiefs garb at the game.

My brother played college ball with Atwater back in the day, so he was always one of my favorites.

by Phalz212 on Dec 28, 2011 1:49 PM CST up reply actions