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• Wednesday's injury report is here.


• If you want to review all of the recent roster moves on the Kansas City Chiefs, check out the still aren't sure if Reggie Bush will play this weekend. Here's what Saints coach Sean Payton said- "We’ll see. I thought he handled the snaps he had today pretty well. It’s really just a work in progress to see how his knee responds after today’s work and see how it goes tomorrow. But he got a fair amount of reps. He wore a brace today and we’ll see how it responds tomorrow."



• Nick Athan of WPI revisits the top ten of April's draft. I did a similar post a couple of weeks ago.


• Former Chief and now Buc Michael Bennett is a San Diego Charger this morning. Bolts from the Blue has more.


• Larry Johnson was back at practice yesterday- LJ had the running-back room kind of hyped up during the meetings with his jokes," rookie running back Dantrell Savage said.


• Gretz is one of the many people giving Tyler Thigpen extremely high marks- "But he was far more than just a game manager, far more than a guy just holding the spot. The kid from Carolina exhibited skills that every NFL quarterback must have to be successful."


• Good read on the Saints battered secondary.


• A Canadian columnist traveled to Arrowhead for the tailgating a couple of weeks ago- "The scene outside of Arrowhead before a Chiefs game is like nothing I've ever seen. The sprawling parking lot is packed at 9 a.m. with tailgaters setting up tents, chairs, barbecues, coolers -- they're essentially moving their backyard patios for a day. They fly flags, blast music, watch TV, and cook everything from prime rib to sweet potato hash."


• Eh. I don't think the Chiefs are nearing a blackout any time soon. Remember when I said that talking about a blackout was the lazy Wednesday story to talk about?


• Over the Top > Upon Further Review.

What are your thoughts about how the Chiefs match up with the Saints' West Coast offense? Can our linebackers handle it? I'm getting worried about their ability to stop the Saint's offense.

When the Saints pass

Passing Offense

The Saints #1 offense is led by their #1 passing attack, which averages 325 yards per game. Drew Brees completes 66% of his passes in this efficient offense and in direct contrast to the Chiefs' passing game, ten Saints have double digit catches this year.

Brees is actually on pace to surpass Dan Marino's season passing record of 5,084 yards. The Saints run a pretty standard "West Coast" style offense, substituting short passes for a good percentage of the running attack.

Without fail, New Orleans will pass often and test the injured Chiefs' defense. Speaking of injuries, Saints RB Reggie Bush is eying this weekend for his return to the NFL after missing time for knee surgery. If Bush does indeed play, expect him to add to his 42 catches on the season and test the Chiefs weary linebackers in the flats.

When the Saints run

Like I mentioned above, the Saints employ a West Coast style of offense which substitutes short passes for a good portion of the running game. Despite that philosophy, the Saints still run 20+ rushing plays a game and average almost 100 yards a game doing it. Reggie Bush and Deuce McAllister will make up the bulk of those carries. The Saints also do a good job of spreading their runs across the field, rushing the ball almost equally in every direction.

Rushing Offense

Sorry about the downtime earlier this morning. Everything should be good now.

With the news that the Falcons signed quarterback and #3 overall pick Matt Ryan to the tune (Why does that phrase exist in connection with signing contracts?) of $74 million, with $34 million in guarantees, that naturally makes us Kansas City Chiefs fans curious as to what our own top five draft pick will garner.

Take a look at the table below, which lists the last five top defensive tackle picks and their contract information. It also lists the contract information for the previous five #5 overall picks. Remember - it's all about the guaranteed money. Also, keep in mind that these aren't exact numbers. There is no comprehensive list (The USA Today contract database is a great resource but doesn't list full contract amounts) that I can find, so I relied mainly on newspaper reports for my contract information.

As a baseline, we know Glenn Dorsey will get at least $13 million in guarantees because that's how much 2006's first-taken defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, who was the #10 overall pick no less.

Dorsey's guaranteed money probably lies somewhere around $18 million or so, which is about in line with last year's #5 pick OT Levi Brown. Offensive tackles are going to garner more than a defensive tackle, so, while adjusting for the inevitable increase, I think $18 million guaranteed is a good guess.

Dorsey's agent, Joel Segal (who also represents Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard) of the agency Worldwide Football Inc., is a major NFL agent with a large client list of mid to upper level players. Segal's other clients include Reggie Bush, Michael Vick (I guess he still counts), Alex Brown, Jerry Porter, Will Smith and TJ Duckett as a few examples.

Reggie Bush did sign at the eleventh hour (literally even I think) in late July 2006, so Segal's last major client cut it close to a training camp holdout.

What do you think Glenn Dorsey's contract details will be and do you think he'll be in camp on time?