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Which way to the Super Bowl???


Most of us Kansas City Chiefs fans know how to get to Arrowhead Stadium, but not all of us know how to get to Lucas Oil Stadium. Home of the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Certainly, the Chiefs haven't figured out how to get to the Super Bowl in 40 years.  So, here is a little help everyone:

Arrowhead Stadium
1 Arrowhead Drive
Kansas City, MO 64129-1651
1. Head northeast on Red Coat Dr towardChiefs Way
0.6 mi
2. Turn left onto Blue Ridge Cutoff
279 ft
3. Take the Interstate 70 E ramp
0.2 mi
4. Merge onto I-70 E
222 mi
5. Take exit 232A-232B to merge onto I-270 N toward Chicago
Entering Illinois
30.9 mi
6. Merge onto I-70 E
Entering Indiana
220 mi
7. Take exit 79B to merge onto S Illinois St
0.9 mi
8. Turn left onto W South St
0.1 mi
9. Take the 1st left onto S Capitol Ave
Destination will be on the right
0.1 mi
Lucas Oil Stadium
500 S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225

Thank you Google Maps.

Now that we have that established.  It is time to talk Super Bowl in Kansas City.  I am tired of talking about the NFL lockout.  So for today only, the lockout is over.  The players are in their pads practicing already, which appeases everyone, and NFL Football is on the horizon.  Congratulations everyone!!!  You made it through a superlatively tumultuous offseason.
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(Announcers voice) 
Tell them what they have won Blinders!!!

Kansas City Chiefs fans, you have won the most formidable Chiefs team of the past four decades.  A team destined to win it all. A team that will defy all logic, reasoning, understanding, and implausible schedules.

How did this happen?

Well it all started in 2009, when our owner Clark Hunt set off on a mission to build a winner.  I envision it like this, with Clark Hunt going team to team asking this question.

Clark Hunt to the Pittsburgh Steelers:  Do you Have any Super Bowl seeds?
Pittsburgh Steelers: No, but we do have these 6 Super Bowl victories if you want to watch them?
Clark Hunt:  Sure, why not.  Call me if you hear about any Super Bowl seeds.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Yeah, we will get right on that.  Hey Clark, you want to smell our Lombardi Trophies?

Round and round the league Clark Hunt traveled until he reached the New England Patriots.

Clark Hunt to the New England Patriots: Mr. Kraft, do you have any Super Bowl seeds?
Mr. Kraft: Well, if it isn't little Lamar...
Clark Hunt: I am not little Lamar, I am Clark Hunt.
Mr. Kraft: Whatever... Super Bowl seeds?  Well heck son, if I had some of those, I would use them.  No, all I have is this guy named Scott Pioli whom thinks he can win championships without wearing a hoodie.  It is bothersome really.
Clark Hunt: I'll take him.

And so it began. Scott Pioli came to the Kansas City Chiefs and turned a 2-14 mess into an AFC West Divisional Champion in two seasons. Defying all logic, reasoning and understanding.

Can Scott Pioli do it? 
More after the jump...

Star-divide

First off, Scott Pioli brought in this man:
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Todd Haley was a Coach just coming off a Super Bowl loss, after an improvable season as the Arizona Cardinals Offensive Coordinator.  Looking back, it was a great hire by Scott Pioli, and a sign that he was going to do things his own way. A winning way. The Chiefs Way.

As a tandem, Scott and Todd have changed the culture in Kansas City. A team that was decimated by the Herman Edwards lackadaisical Football era.  Having won just six games in 2007 and 2008 collectively, they went on to make about a million roster changes.  It gave the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs a completely different look from a team that had just won 2 games and produced an NFL team record low: 10 total sacks in 2008.

It wasn't all bad for the roster that Scott and Todd were working with.  During the Herman Edwards era, the Chiefs also received some legitimate talent through the NFL draft.  In fact 2008 was one of the best drafts in Kansas City Chiefs history.  Take a look from here:

Six starters, and two of best players in the NFL: Brandon Flowers and Jamaal Charles.

Scott Pioli ran into a team that has drafted at least one starter every season since 2005, and turned their 2004 Fourth Round Pick pick Jared Allen into a great trade which produced Branden Albert and Jamaal Charles.

For the past six seasons the Chiefs have added a few starters through the draft. Producing the likes of:

Starters

Drafted

Derrick Johnson

2005

Dustin Colquitt

2005

Tamba Hali

2006

Dwayne Bowe

2007

Glenn Dorsey

2008

Branden Albert

2008

Brandon Flowers

2008

Jamaal Charles

2008

Brandon Carr

2008

Barry Richardson

2008

Tyson Jackson

2009

Ryan Succop

2009

Eric Berry

2010

Javier Arenas

2010

Tony Moeaki

2010

Kendrick Lewis

2010


Followed by the 2011 Draft, again borrowed from here:

Between Scott Pioli's last two drafts there is a lot of Potential.  Players like Dexter McCluster, Jon Asamoah and Cameron Sheffield still may come on and become regular starters.  While the 2011 draft is looking like a gold mine so far.  Jonathan Baldwin should start from day one, unless Todd Haley decides to be tough on him.

Building through the draft is how you win in the NFL. So what do the Chiefs have?

On Offense
The Chiefs have the foundation, and are coming off a stellar season that saw Jamaal Charles produce one of the finest seasons a running back can possibly have.  They had a Pro Bowl QB for the first time since the exciting "offensive circus" Dick Vermeil teams were led by QB Trent Green years ago in Matt Cassel.  As well as a Pro Bowl WR that led the league in Touchdown receptions in Dwayne Bowe.

They have an offensive line that led the league in rushing last season, and will be getting some youthful injections this season with G Jon Asamoah and C Rodney Hudson likely seeing playing time.   

Tackles, Barry Richardson and Branden Albert are both going into their fourth years and underrated in the NFL. Almost everyone wants them to be replaced or moved to their 'natural position' to see them succeed.  The Chiefs did not draft a tackle in 2011, and what they do in Free Agency will soon show how much they believe in these two young men. They are both outstanding run blockers whom struggle with pass blocking at times.  However, with the addition of Jon Baldwin and a healthy Dexter McCluster.  We will see Pro Bowl QB Matt Cassel not need as much time to find the open man.  Which by default, will make these two look better in their pass blocking abilities.

This is a Super Bowl Caliber Offense, the addition of Jim Zorn should help Matt Cassel improve even more this season.  Get ready for a show.

On Defense
The Chiefs have three of the best players in the NFL at their position: Eric Berry, Tamba Hali and Brandon Flowers. Everyone of them is dominant in what they do.  Eric Berry should step up and be the leader of this defense in 2011, his improvement and comfort alone will change the face of this defense.

Eric Berry is special!

There are three other players on this team that borderline great in the NFL.  All of them are underrated for what they bring to the table and should really come together as a unit this season.  Those players are Derrick Johnson, Brandon Carr and Glenn Dorsey.

Derrick Johnson quietly had an All-Pro caliber season last year.  He makes plays all over the field and for the first time since he was drafted was a consistent force in every single game.  If he can keep that up in 2011... look out.

Brandon Carr needs to be re-signed.  If the way he utterly dominated Brandon Lloyd last season is any indication of the future, then he will be making plays all the way to the Chiefs Super Bowl Party.  Great job Brandon Carr, way to turn your head.

Glenn Dorsey is a beast.  I don't get how people don't see it (the media.)  One of the reasons for Tamba's success is because of the way Glenn Dorsey approaches each play.  He plays with a Silent Rage that Chuck Norris would be proud of. When the Chiefs win the Super Bowl it will riding on this guys shoulders.

Romeo Crennel, Emmitt Thomas, and the Chiefs Defensive coaching staff can't be underestimated.  They have finally taken a Chiefs defense and turned it into a tackling force.  I can't wait to see what they do when they have new weapons: Jerrell Powe, Allen Bailey, and Justin Houston on the field with all of those other legitimate stars in the NFL.

I see this defense taking a big step this year.  A "Super Step" if you will.  If you look at the difference between the 2009 defense and the 2010 defense.  It was immense, if the Chiefs can make a similar jump against some of the best teams in the NFL in 2011.  That will mean one thing...  This team is scary good.













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Will the Kansas City Chiefs win a Playoff Game this year?
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Not only will they win a Playoff game. They will win the Super Bowl.
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Awesome post.

This is what I’ve been thinking all off season. And this doesn’t even include what potential free agents we will sign before the season. I really do think we will repeat as division champs.

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by WezKC on Jul 23, 2011 3:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Thank You Wez

I agree, Free Agency is going to add a whole new dimension to this team. Though, even without it this team is going to be epic.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Way to go CBO

You bring up a point that scares the bajeezus out of me though. The Super Bowl is being played in Lucas Oil stadium. I wrote something about the Chiefs and that Stadium a while back. Now ya got me thinking that if we can’t pull a win out in October when we face Mr. Football, it does not bode well for a Super Bowl appearance. Damn Gypsies. What say you oh prescient one? :)

"You gonna pull them pistols...or whistle Dixie?"

by Aiken_Drum on Jul 23, 2011 3:55 PM CDT reply actions  

There is some sort

Of evil hidden black magic there. Thus explaining the ghost calls that won it for them last season I mean my god I’ve never seen such clean plays lose a game

by Kmillz2525 on Jul 23, 2011 4:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Meh...

The little things can’t get much worse then the big one has seemed to be for forty years.

Last season this Chiefs out played the Colts… Tamba Hali was tattooed on Manning’s ass like Roy Orbison. The Chiefs line handled the mild pass rush of the Colts with ease.

Had Dwayne Bowe and the Chiefs not made a few mistakes. They would have walked out with an easy victory against the Colts.

The Chiefs didn’t play that well last season against the 3-4 defenses of the NFL. However, they played very well against everyone else, including the Colts. I think the Chiefs coaching staff is good enough to make the scheme adjustments needed to play better against the Ravens/Raiders type of team.

Defensively the Chiefs showed the could hang with anyone on a good day, and no one can look at this defense and not see that it is going to get better. Our weakest links on defense was Mike Vrabel against his old age and Jon McGraw trying to cover. With the added speed of Jalil Brown and Justin Houston in those spots it should spell improvement “S-P-E-E-D.” Not to mention Andy Studebaker, whom should do really well in his job whether he wins the starts or not.

Stadiums don’t control anything, and it is not like we can play Mr. Football Cop in the Super Bowl.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pride

Will be key this year because I see us losing some hard games so we are going to have to come out the next week with pride and play to win every game like its the playoffs. Because jesus if we have 10 wins this year we should make it to the super bowl just on the pure fact we played every team that will make it to the playoffs

by Kmillz2525 on Jul 23, 2011 4:00 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

well written and full of good cheer and stuffs like that ...

sadly I can’t see us winning even one playoff game this year, due to the team not going to the playoffs this year (it does kinda make it easier to dance at the prom when you have a date to the prom, know what I mean?)

now, tell Little Lamar to scoot along and keep looking for those seeds … and remind him NOT to talk with that rascal Jack about “magic beans”

Winner: 2009 Nostradamus of Arrowhead Pride Award
"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
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Jul 23, 2011 4:13 PM CDT reply actions  

fanshot..............

receticification to be done at training camp looking like a vote on monday

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by LadyChief on Jul 23, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

nice!

pretty much what many of us figured (angelic smile)

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"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
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Jul 23, 2011 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ha!!!!!!!!!...................

and what does this angelic smile look like???

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by LadyChief on Jul 23, 2011 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

btw ...

how, in the name of all that is holy, did you forget about OREOS?

Winner: 2009 Nostradamus of Arrowhead Pride Award
"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
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Jul 23, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

i don't know............

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by LadyChief on Jul 23, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like this LC

"You gonna pull them pistols...or whistle Dixie?"

by Aiken_Drum on Jul 23, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

ya got me

Winner: 2009 Nostradamus of Arrowhead Pride Award
"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
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Jul 23, 2011 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

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by LadyChief on Jul 23, 2011 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

thanks Ups

I don’t expect you to get on board with the Chiefs potential for success.

You are the definition of a Missouri resident.

Missouri: “Show me”
Everywhere else: “They did show you.”
Missouri: “Show me again, my beard was in my eyes.”

It is all good though Ups, just like last year with Matt Cassel, you will come around, and your smile will be just as big as mine when the Chiefs win it all.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Great write up Blinders.

The Chiefs can win right now with the players they have on the roster. If we should be so fortunate as to acquire an exceptional talent or two from either the free agency pool or the undrafted pool of talent so much the better. All that is needed for the Chiefs to go to the Super Bowl this year is for someone on the roster to step up and put in a stellar season unexpectedly or for that missing piece or two to fall into place from the outside. It should be a GREAT season.

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Jul 23, 2011 4:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Thanks G.L.

The Chiefs will have heroes this year, they could be the same heroes as last. However, I expect it to change a little bit. There will be people that step up whom we have even considered yet. It is one of the wonderful things about the NFL, you can’t even write the real drama that unfolds.

It just happens.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

269 votes in...

and i’ve discovered at this point that 143 people are optimistic, 86 people use past experiences to tell them what may happen in the near future, and 40 people are either smoking crack or incredibly delusional

Eric Berry + Brandon Flowers = a pissed off Phillip Rivers

by fivehead on Jul 23, 2011 6:37 PM CDT reply actions  

40 Votes to win the Super Bowl?

86 Votes to not even win a Playoff game.

You 123 people should really be hashing this out, that is an extreme difference.

Why won’t the Chiefs win a Playoff game?

Is it the schedule… awwwe that is cute. You are afraid of a little schedule. :)

Why will the Chiefs win the Super Bowl?

It is the talent? Jamaal Charles? Jonathan Baldwin? What do you got AP?

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 6:39 PM CDT reply actions  

math skills...

I changed the numbers based off Fiveheads numbers minus me.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

They will repeat as AFC West Champs

I think this team has massive talent. I didnt vote that they’d win the Super Bowl for a few reasons…

1) I want to see what they do in FA. If they add a guy like Franklin, I’ll feel really good.
2) Injuries. You just don’t know. The Packers had a ton and still won, but that’s very rare.
3) Luck. People don’t realize how much luck factors in. Think about this: If Haley doesn’t call that timeout in OT to freeze Lindell, the Chiefs don’t make the playoffs.

The difference in teams in the NFL is insanely small many weeks.

We're the same team as last year, except incredibly better, and with new players.

by Flowers24 on Jul 23, 2011 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Unfortunately, the Chargers had a horrible special teams unit and untimely turnovers last year. Those are things that are likely to correct themselves. The Chargers scare me as long as they have Rivers, not to mention a top ranked offensive and defensive unit. I’m hoping the loss of Rivera as DC and possibly losing some FA’s will keep them at 2nd in the division.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Solid nose tackle play (be it from a rotation of Edwards, Smith, and Powe or a free agent) plus continued improvement from Jackson

Could put us top 5 in run defense, which is basically a requirement for success in the AFC postseason ;-)

Ryan Succop will be the kicker for the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl

by PVChiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 10:02 PM CDT reply actions  

I don’t see the Chiefs ever being in the top 5 run or pass defense with Romeo. It seems as he goes into a game with a game plan to either let the other team have the run or the pass. For example, look at the second Broncos game last year. It was pretty apparent the Chiefs let Knowshown run all over us, even though he has limited succes in his young career. However, giving up a large amount of yards on the ground did lead to a win for the Chiefs, which is all that matters.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jerrell Powe could very well be the biggest addition to the Chiefs this season.

this season. He is a football talent… He has a rep for not being the brightest bulb, but a lot of that has been blow out of proportion by various reports. Because he tried to lie to the police by playing the dumb, I can’t read card.

I think the Chiefs will bring in some new blood on the DL in FA, and couple that with Jerrell Powe rotating in.

Some people want to see Edwards re-signed and I am not 100% against that. However, I think it would be nice to see him out of there, so that Jackson and Dorsey have to step up their veteran Chiefs presence on the line.

That is something that needs to eventually take place… Other leaders have to step up and bring this team into their own. Like with Mike Vrabel leaving, someone will have to fill that role, and that is important in creating a winner. New leaders taking on bigger roles.

In the 3-4 safeties and OLB can make or break you, and we have two of the best in the business. This is very important to the growth of this defense. As Tamba and Eric play well, the Chiefs defensive rankings go up.

Defenses don’t need that many super stars to be great, and the chiefs have a handful of guys that are ready to bloom… like Flowers.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

6th Round

Counting on a 6th round pick to be the biggest addition is very optimistic. There is a reason he fell to the 6th round, and any thing he adds on the field has to be seen as a plus, but surely can’t be counted on going into the season.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

that is exactly what I am talking about...

He didn’t fall because he can’t play football in the NFL. He fell because of other issues. Granted I wasn’t in the 32 team NFL war rooms for why this guy was skipped, but I positive it wasn’t because the guy can’t play NT.

If he would have declared in 2010. He might have been a first round pick. This year he was pegged to go in the second or third, and amazingly he fell to the Chiefs.

Does that mean he is less talented then before the draft? No.

If the Chiefs had picked him in the second round, would Chiefs fans be clamoring for this guy to start from day 1?
Yes

Do you see my point?

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Leinart

If Matt Leinart would have came out after his Jr. year, he would have went #1. Amazingly, he fell to #10 and hasn’t done squat in the league except for a preseason game against the Chiefs. Also, Donald Washington had the skill set of a first round pick according to draft experts a couple years ago. He amazingly fell to us in the 4th round. What has he done for us? There is a reason these players change draft stock from year to year. As a Chiefs fan, I really hope Powe is a difference maker on defense. As a 6th round pick, the only thing I EXPECT out of him this year is a few snaps a game and hopefully improvement throughout the year.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Well played sir. Props.

However, it is all about perception.

If Jerrell Powe gets picked higher then he is a starter.

He went in the 6th round, and now he is a project.

He is a very talented athlete that can come in here and help this team from day one. We shall see. Can’t wait.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 23, 2011 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

People might be clamoring for Powe to start if he had been a 2nd round pick, but they'd be wrong.

I wouldn’t even be comfortable assuming that Phil Taylor would start week 1, had he been our pick. It’s just not a good idea to bank on rookie nose tackles coming in and kicking ass year 1.

"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan

by MtHammer on Jul 23, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

I may expect a high round pick to start, but Dline is not a position to expect a whole lot of production out of early (see previous KC draft picks).

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

true

but my point wasn’t whether or not he should start. It was the over all comfort level with Jerrell Powe as a player.

Even if we had taken Phil Taylor… he would have been in some form of rotation, not much different to what we will actually see with how the Chiefs use Powe this season.

Which will give some fans nerves because he is a sixth round pick, even though he is a top round talent.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

Perception...

If Pioli would have selected Taylor, it would have had to have been in the first round. Pioli got Powe in the 6th. There is a huge difference in expected rotation in those slots. Say we got both? Which would get more rotations? Hopefully Powe proves everybody wrong and is an excellent 6th round pick. But you simply can’t count on a rookie to produce, ecpecially a 6th rounder.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

My whole point though is that Powe isn't a typical sixth rounder

any player drafted after the third round is lumped into this project category, and Jerrell Powe just simply does not belong there.

He is not less of a force because of where he was drafted, and this will not be proven until we see him play.

The man was born to be a NT in the 3-4, and he will make this team better sooner rather than later.

If he is a bust, I will eat crow… smothered in hatorade sauce, but he won’t be.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

Donald Washinton wasn’t a typical 4th rounder either (allegedly).

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

I cant say i know much about Powe but...

I did see a few people both on this site and the ESPN afcwest blog say the Chiefs should select Powe in the 3rd round. And they obviously know more than I do about college prospects past the 1st-2nd rounds. If we got this kid a full 3 rounds later than some people thought then yes, I would say expectations should be very high for him. Same thing goes for Justin Houston. I have really high expectations for most of this class infact. Can’t wait to see how Baldwin does opposite Bowe. Hudson might be the most exciting guy IMO. We haven’t been very good in recent years at drafting great OL, so when somebody with his pedigree falls to us in the 2nd round it excites me. It finally looks like we might be building a talented young OL with Albert, Asamoah and Hudson about to tear it up. Houston might be a hell of a steal of he keeps his head on straight. Stansi just might be the first QB in my lifetime that the Chiefs have drafted who is worth a damn. And Powe apparently has immense talent but falls in the same catagory as Houston. I’d say last years draft and the circumstances of this years has created high expectations for Chiefs fans…

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 23, 2011 11:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

What are your thoughts on the center position?

I have seen a lot of people say we need CW back to teach Hudson the ropes. I am of the opinion that he should be able to learn on the go with Waters on his left and Lilja on his right right. Thoughts?

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 23, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

ideally it would be great to see Weigmann back in red for one more year.

That way Hudson could learn behind a talented veteran for a season or part of it anyways. But if he didn’t come back I think we would be fine.

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 24, 2011 12:02 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I agree 1000%

while I think Hudson or Asamoah is the future at center. You can’t argue with having CW for the beginning of the season.

It is a great plan, and I hope the Chiefs give him a contract… His streak is quite incredible and I hope he is humble enough to let it go like the Iron Man he is, when the time is right.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

Do you want CW there to start games because you don’t think Hudson would be ready? Or do you want CW there more as a mentor for Hudson?

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

What about being surrounded by BW and Lilja on the line? That seems like an ideal learning situation. With CW coming back I am just worried that him and Waters will leave the same year, resulting in Asamoah and Hudson being thrown into the starting lineup together without any starting experience. I would like to see the two young guys entrance to the starting lineup being staggered. CW not coming back would guarantee that.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

If Lilja and Waters are the ideal learning sitaution

then doesn’t that make adding Casey even better than that?

Rodney Hudson and Jon Asamoah will get their time this year, valuable time (mentored time.) Which is much better for the Chiefs than if they both just retired now (Waters and Wiegmann.)

If they both get some playing time this season (Asamoah and Hudson) then that will overrule them getting thrown into the fire at the same time because they will both be prepared. It is a much better situation for the Chiefs if CW stays.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

What do you consider playing time?

Asamoah got one start last year. Also got in on some other packages. But I wouldn’t consider him as experienced. I’m just not sure on this. Waters Wiegmann Lilja with Asamoah/Hudson on the bench OR Waters Hudson Lilja w/ Asamoah backing up on the bench. I just think that if we guarantee Hudson and Asamoah enterining the starting lineup in different years we will be better off.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions  

I know Asamoah is ready

but I would rather have Lilja or Waters in their at guard.

That is why I think there will be a center competition that Wiegmann will win and then it will gradually shift. Along with Asamoah taking Waters spot if he slips even a little.

Rotating OL’s is a bad idea… as long as we see this line:

Albert-Waters-Wiegmann-Lilja-Richardson… it means they are playing good together. The moment you see a starting line up change will spell then end for Waters or Wiegmann IMO.

Eventually it will be this:
Albert-Asamoah-Hudson-Lilja_Richardson

That is assuming the Chiefs don’t sign someone in Free Agency… which I strongly believe they will.

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

I agree on rotating of the line (or not rotating). That’s why I am favor of doing it gradually. Start Hudson this year in place of CW. Start Asamoah next year in place of either Waters or Lilja.

by ilchiefsfan on Jul 24, 2011 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yes

I would prefer Weigmann comes back, starts the first part of the season and then throw Hudson out there late in games to see how he does. See if he can earn the job away from him. It would better serve us if we can get Hudson in there by late in the year against physical playoff type teams. Love Weigs but he got owned by Oakland and Baltimore in the end of the year and I think Hudson would give us a better chance in instances like that

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 24, 2011 1:26 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I loved what i saw from Asamoah in the one game he started

We had one of our best, if not the best, rushing day of the year that day too. I think he is the future at G and Hudson will be C

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 24, 2011 12:17 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

There is something about Scott Pioli and the 6th round that makes me smile. ;-)

Lets see how that 6th round pick is used/performs this season….something in my gut tells me Romeo and this guy are going to work well together.

This could be a pick that puts us ‘over the top’ on defense…that “diamond of the 3-4 NT” three years from now….if his is NOT the Chiefs only used a 6th round pick (instead of the 2nd and 3rd round like a few APers suggested around draft time). This is a no lose pick IMO.

by DivineGrace on Jul 23, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I told myself i would never go back to Indy after the 06' playoff game...

Their fans were total assfux. They actually beat out Raider fans that visit Arrowhead and the Jets fans that came back in the 05’ season opener. They cussed us out for yelling home of the Chiefs in their own stadium. They called my wife Dorothy and told us to go back to Kansas as they were handily beating us (this really angered me, I’m from MO damnit). I had a 60 year old man directly behind me flip me off right in my face when Lawrence Tynes missed the chip shot field goal. And last but not least they LOUDLY booed the poor girl from Massachusetts in the punt pass and kick halftime show because she was wearing a Patriots Jersey. Who does that really??? Of course this was before Manning had won a Superbowl and the Colts were the Patriots little bitches at that time so I guess this was their reasoning for being so hostile. But its still no excuse for being total jackasses to fans who travelled 8 hours to see their team play a playoff game. I will never forget how ungracious hosts they were And how rude they were til the day I die. But as God is my witness I will have to break my promise and travel back to Indy if the Chiefs somehow make it to the Superbowl this year. I just hope and pray I have the opportunity for some sweet redemption come February…

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 23, 2011 10:56 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

I would love to play Indy in Indy the afc championship and beat their asses a game before they become the first team to have a homefield advantage super bowl

by Risktaker on Jul 23, 2011 11:47 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   1 recs

That would be sweet

I just wouldn’t go there until the SB game. I would watch the Championship game at a party or something but not anywhere near there. Once was plenty enuff against Indy in Indy

by Chiefs08Matt on Jul 24, 2011 12:12 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I know Im def a homer but I truley think we can win it all

If we go out an get a few FA that I think we will. NT RT and even if we dont I have faith… sp much so that I’ve already put prolly to much money where my mouth is an bet a good chunk in vegas. WOOOOOO I love gambling on football.

Rodney Hudson will play Guard.
Jon Asamoah will be starting center by week 5

by Jazzy Megalodon on Jul 24, 2011 4:15 AM CDT reply actions  

When you win

that will be the best money you have ever spent…

meh...
@w_a_watts

by Chief-blinders-on on Jul 24, 2011 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

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