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The Kool Aid Drinker’s Manifesto

2009-11-08T06:26:55Z

I stumbled across AP just about one year ago. I was a big fan right away. Originally I was way too intimidated to even create a user account because I had never “blogged” before and didn’t think I was worthy of putting anything out there on such an impressive sight. I witnessed and was part of the huge “boom” that happened here when the new regime came in. I was so impressed with the passion and excitement that us Chiefs fans had for a team coming off a 2-14 season. I expected things to come to a stand still between the hirings and the draft, but the enthusiasm just kept coming. I again expected a let down between the draft and training camp, but once again AP just kept bringing it. I wrote about this awesome dedication in a previous post (The Love).

We are now 7 games into the new regime and for the first time I’m starting to see a chink in the enthusiasm armor. Posters are bashing Pioli left and right. The main complaints are that he didn’t do enough to help the team this season and he can’t do anything on his own without one of the “Bills” helping him. There is even more negativity surrounding our coach Todd Haley. I’m not going to take the time to list all the current complaints. Let’s just say people have serious problems with his leadership style, roster management, and in game coaching.

This post is in no way intended to bash anyone for stating their opinion. My opinion is no more valid then anyone else’s. The debates that go on here are what I love the most about AP. However, I do feel like the negativity is growing. I also believe that there are a lot of people, like myself, that are still optimistic about our team going forward. I feel there are several well thought out, logical reasons to keep the faith in Pioli and Haley. Around here it has become common to refer to anyone with these beliefs as” Kool Aid Drinkers”. This implies that we are not forming our own logical assessment of things. We are just lapping up whatever Arrowhead gives us and taking it as law. At first I was offended by this. I have now decided that I am not going to fight it, but embrace it.

If looking at the state of the Chiefs and still seeing hope for the future makes me a Kool Aid Drinker, then fine, I’ll own it. I’m a Kool Aid Drinker. I’ll warn you that the body of this post is even longer then the intro. It includes several points that I have made before in discussions around here. I have combined them here with the purpose of making my case for why you too should be a Kool Aid Drinker.

Part I – A Kool Aid Drinker’s Stance on Scott Pioli

When Scott Pioli was first hired I was excited by his reputation as one of the top GM candidates on the market. However, I was even more excited by what Pioli said about his plans and vision for our team. I was not the only one. AP was filled with people singing his praises. There were some that took a “I’ll wait and see” attitude, but I don’t remember anyone saying that they did not like what they were hearing at the time. So let’s take a look at some of him comments and see where we stand now.

In an interview with Sirius NFL Radioback in August, Pioli was asked about his new job responsibilities:

“You prepare for the job and part of what you do in the preparation for a general manager job is you look at the roster, the coaching staff, and all of the football aspects. Deep down inside you know there are things that affect the football operation but you can’t see or touch until you’re immersed in the situation. No matter how prepared you are for any job in life, I’m convinced you can be as prepared as you want to be and there are things that are unknown that you have to deal with that impact the job. And that’s the case here. It’s not just rebuilding the roster. It’s changing the culture of a lot of things of the football operation itself and things that affect the football operation.”

The Kool Aid Drinker’s response: This doesn’t sound like a guy that is in over his head. This sounds like a guy that understands how big of job this turnaround really is. It definitely doesn’t sound like something that one would think would be completely finished by the seventh game of his first year.

Around the same time Pioli did an interview with 610 Radio and gave this quote about what they are looking for in players.

“One of the biggest things we’ve gotta find from an evaluation standpoint, can these players do what they’ve been taught to do? And we want to find out who’s willing to do what they’re being told to do and also just execute and be smart football players………….If someone doesn’t know what they’re doing they won’t be given an opportunity and they can’t complain about not getting an opportunity.”

The Kool Aid Drinker’s response: This same discussion will carry over into the Haley portion of this post, but in general I would just say that I am 100% behind this approach. If a team has to be on the same page to be great, the coach and GM have to be the one that decides what page that is. If you leave it up to the players, most of them will pick the “page” which suites them best as opposed to the team as a whole. Once the coach and GM say this is how it needs to be it is the players’ job to do it. It’s their job. I may not agree with everything my boss asks me to do, but I am only looking at it from my perspective. He is looking at it from the big picture.

Prior to the game against the Giants Pioli gave an interview with WFAN out of New York that had a very good quote (via kcchiefsblog) about this season and the type of players he is looking for:

“The intent was not to go through pain this year. We are three games in and we’re 0-3. You have to find good players and those good players have to be the type of guy that can respond to the coaching of the leader and Todd is our leader here. Unfortunately when there is a dramatic shift in the culture, like is happening here, it’s going to be a little more painful than some places. It’s not a fun part, but it’s the NFL and even though we are going through a change here, we still expect to win every single Sunday. There are no excuses in this game. These guys are professionals, I’m a professional, the coaches are professionals, the players are professionals. We need to find a way to compete. Are we where we need to be in terms of having the right fit for the head coach? No, we’re not. We all expect to win games along the way. I just don’t believe in writing things off and saying we don’t have the right guys, that’s a loser’s attitude and we’re just not going to have that.

One of the things I’ve learned along the way is that just because a player can’t fit here or can’t fit the program you’re in doesn’t mean they are a bad player or a bad person. It doesn’t mean any of that. It just sometimes means it’s not the right fit. There are going to be players that leave here and have left other programs where there has been significant change, they go to another situation and they are successful. I’m a firm believer in fit.

Everyone talks about Parcells guys. Who were the Parcells guys? The Parcells guys were the ones that fit who he was and could fit into his style of coaching. Same thing with Belichick. Part of Bill’s brilliance is having guys that can be motivated by the way that he led. To me it’s an important part of the team building and winning. Anyone can go out and find good players. You have to go out and find good players that can respond to the leadership. I might be the general manager here, but as soon as I hired the head coach my job is to serve the head coach and bring him the players he can be successful with. That’s the job, finding the right guys with the right fit.”

Kool Aid Drinker’s response: Pioli and Haley are clearly working as a team. Everyone that has said Pioli should fire Haley doesn’t get how these guys are going about building this team. Pioli hired the kind of coach he wanted and is now building this team for that coach. Firing Haley would literally be starting all over because Pioli believes in finding players that fit the coach. It is the Kool Aid Drinker’s belief that Pioli has been targeting so many NE and Miami players not because he is some “lost little puppy” that follows the “Bills” around looking for table scraps, but because those are the two other teams that are built in the image that he is modeling the Chiefs. The players that were with Miami and NE were scouted and brought in because they seemed like good fits for their type of team and we are now building the same type of team here in KC.

The last link for Pioli is one that I hope everyone that reads this post will check out. It is an interview with KCTV5. For anyone who has said that Pioli mislead Chiefs fans with what they were trying to do this year, you need to check out this link. He talks about wanting to win but how they need to go about building a long term consistent winner. The entire interview is good but please take one minute to go to that link and listener to what he says at the 6 minute mark.

Kool Aid Drinker's Preemptive Strike: We Kool Aid Drinkers know what some people will say after watching the clip above: "If he is building for the future why is he bringing in all these over the hill players?" I debunked this myth in a previous post, but for those that missed it here's the numbers to prove this statement false.

There are 26 players on the active roster that were signed or drafted by Pioli. Of those 26, only 5 are over 30 (Brown, Chambers, Goff, K. Smith, and Vrabel). The average age of the players brought in by Pioli is about 26.4.

If you take out the draft picks and only look at FAs the average age becomes 27.2.

If you include the eight players on the practice squad (all brought in by Pioli) the average age becomes 25.7.

Kool Aid Drinker's Final Thoughts on Scott Pioli: Scott Pioli is widely respected around the NFL. He was a part of building the biggest dynasty in the modern NFL. He told us how he was going to go about building this team and he is following through on that plan. Not every move he has made has panned out, but even the best GMs miss on a lot of players. Plus, part of the reason you can make such a long list of guys that Pioli has brought in that haven't panned out is because he is always churning those bottom roster spots in hopes of finding players that can help our team. This has brought us some solid young players that could be a part of this team for several years to come (O'Callaghan, Long, Belcher, Mays, etc.). I have no problem with people debating or questioning individual roster moves, but if you were on board with his plan in the beginning I just don't think you should abandon ship yet. Simply put, the Pioli Kool Aid has passed our taste test.

Part 2 - A Kool Aid Drinker's Stance on Todd Haley

Nothing divides us AP brethren quite like our head coach. Some (like myself) really love this guy. Others are ready to drag the guy into a back alley and beat him with a golf club (get the iron-y, sorry :P). Unlike Pioli, Haley did not have blanket approval when he was hired. Some have questioned his experience and temperamentfrom day one. Again, there are no right and wrong opinions about Haley. People on both sides have some valid points. The people I am really talking to in the next few sections are those who liked the Haley hiring in the beginning and have now "jumped ship". The official Kool Aid Drinker's stance on Todd Haley is that it is too early to call him a success or failure. I do think Haley has been consistent in his message (which ironically is usually about being consistent) and like Pioli, has followed through with his plan for the team.

In his press conference on September 10thhe had this quote about expecting consistency and how it affects playing time:

“You stay consistent in your approach of what you want. That’s what I’ve learned as a coach. You don’t go up and down. You be consistent in what you ask the players for and then you play with those players that are doing it the way you are asking them to do it and doing it well enough.”

Kool Aid Drinker's Response: Like I said in the Pioli section, the team has to be on the same page. That means the same page in effort given (100%), same page scheme wise, and the same page in putting the team above the individual. I like all these things. The problem comes when one of our favorite players fails in one of these areas and is benched, cut, traded, etc. Nobody is happy when this happens. Haley is simply sticking to his plan. Pioliand Haley are both set on building a team of players that will do things the way they want. The critics claim that this makes them "ego maniacs". I have some questions for those critics. Do you think the team should be on the same page? If so, aren't the coach and GM the only ones that can set those guidelines? If you have those guidelines shouldn't the players be held responsible for following them? I also think it is ridiculous to say we don't know why Haley hasn't been playing DJ. I don't need someone to punch in the numbers on a calculator to tell me that 2 plus 2 equals four. (If you want to hear an even better analogy on this that involves a cookie jar and an 80 lb. basset hound check out my comment at the bottom of this post by Red Shadow.)

Here is a great quote from Haley's August 11th press conference where he describes how he pushes players to get better:

“I am always pushing and prying, trying to instigate a little bit and get some emotion out of guys and get some passion out of guys. That is the way I have done it. There are a lot of different ways but that is what I have done more than anything, just try and press them every day and not give them a whole lot of time to breath. Usually in the end you have a decent group that plays, works hard and is mentally tough.”

Kool Aid Drinker's Response: This is where I flat out disagree with those that say Haley's in your face style isn't right for this team. We have become a team that is used to losing. We are sloppy and have showed no heart at times and that is really hard to take as a die hard fan. I think it is going to take somebody getting in these guys' faces to snap them out of this losing cycle. Has it happened yet? No, but I still believe that it will. This is why it is important for Piolito fill this roster with guys that "work hard and are mentally tough". It's amazing how players like Warner and Fitzgerald loved Haley and credited him with making them better. I said this just the other day, but I believe it 100%. If you don't want your coach yelling at you then don't be lazy, don't take plays off, don't get stupid penalties, don't miss blocks, don't drop passes, don't miss tackles, don't blow your coverage assignment, don't get drunk and get in a pissing contest with fans on Twitter.

Kool Aid Drinker's Acknowledgement: Even us KoolAid Drinkers can admit that Haley has made some mistakes this year. Saying that you will play the players that do things the right way and do it "well enough" while starting Mike Goff sets you up for ridicule. Running draw plays with Larry Johnson time and time again when they never work looks really foolish. Not realizing that he and Chan weren't compatible before training camp was a huge set back. Not realizing that "the sign" would work the media into a frenzy (regardless on where it came from and when you decided to hang it) was ignorant. I am sure that there are more that some of you will be happy to list, but I still say that that none of those are big picture problems that can't be fixed. If you look at the four super bowl winning head coaches from the last 20 years that most resemble Haley's coaching style (Parcells, Johnson, Belichick, and Coughlin) they had a combined record of 15-48-1 in their first years with the team that they took to multiple Super Bowls. That's a winning percentage of about 23%. If Todd Haley can win three games the rest of the way and finish at 4-12 he would have a winning percentage of 25% in his first year. One season is simply not enough time for a coach to get his style, attitude, and system up and running 100%. If we go 4-12 next year, then talk to me about firing him.

Kool Aid Drinker's Final Thoughts (FINALLY!!!!): Every one of us on this site loves the Chiefs. I take losses as hard as anyone, but it is important to keep a level head. We have to be able to look beyond a few horrible games and look at the big picture. As bad as the start of this season has been, I haven't seen anything that proves to me that the plans that Pioli and Haley laid out when they took over can't work. They aren't working yet, that is true. I just think that those that are screaming for their heads on a platter are drinking too much "Hate-er-Aid" (How do you guys like it?). So to all those that like me, can still see a light at the end of the tunnel, the next time someone says you are "drinking the kool-aid" instead of getting mad about it just quote the OG of Kool Aid Drinkers and say "OH YEAH!!"

PORKCHOP OUT

Better Half

2009-11-08T01:30:14Z

Whats are better half

I was just wonder if are line will give up +4 sacks tomorrow are if they will block the way they need to block every bodys going around saying Matt is going to have time and this and that well you will never know there have been times I seen are line men sack Matt i mean we have some linemen with more tackles then are 1st round pick which is a very bad thing.I really hope the come out the game tomorrow with their heads up and all smiles because we won the game.I hope are D can make some big plays my high school coach tells me be4 every game to take there play maker out the game so if there are any Chiefs on AP take MJD out da game if we can get that done i feel as if the game is done and mark that as a W for us but then again we have made Miles Austin an all-star.But please pull this one off Chiefs i have faith and any other real chiefs fan has faith to.Do it for the town J-Charles do your thing baby every damn body do your thing it's game time LET'S GO CHIEFS

Let's Go Jamaal (and the rest of the Chiefs).

2009-11-07T23:00:00Z

Jamaal Charles may do a good job this weekend splitting time with the other Chief backs. But, a brief Flashback

Perhaps a shifty and agile back bodes well for the Chiefs offense with our speckled offensive line. Based on the recent O-line analysis posted by fellow APers, driving blocking isn't our strong suit. Charles may excel with the zone blocking scheme and make that one guy miss to get a solid 4 yards per carry. If we get that, his added threat as a receiver out of the backfield will give the Jaguars defense some trouble.

With the season in limbo (I'm hoping for 10-6), Haley should open up the playbook, and let Cassel loose. Passes of 10 yards or more are our only hope of stretching the defense. Otherwise, teams will stack the box and strangle our rushing game. To do that, Haley should let Cassel have some freedom, read the defense, and pass it down the field. If not that, then short slants to the PlayMaker Dwayne Bowe. I was impressed with Bowe's tenacity and aggressiveness after catches the last game.

Tamba Hali is our impact player on defense and they need to scheme him to get more pressure on quarterbacks. Pressure up front determines how our defense will perform, but I'm hoping we get an offensive explosion to outscore the Jags. That's a long shot, but we really have a developing D.

Here's to wishful thinking and a great Sunday. Let's go Chiefs!!!!!

Everyone Else is Talking About the Draft...

2009-11-07T22:13:38Z

Everyone else seems to be putting up draft predictions, so I decided I'd jump on the bandwagon.

Here's the guys I think we should target in the first three rounds..

Eric Berry – S: Tennessee

While my first instinct is to get the best OL available, passing on a talent like Eric Berry is just too hard. Russell Okung isn’t Jake Long or Joe Thomas, and tackles of his caliber come out every year. Guys with Berry’s playmaking ability come out once every 5 or 10 years.

Berry shows just how far the strong safety position has evolved over the years. Gone are the safeties that squat near the line of scrimmage acting as another linebacker. Guys like former Cowboy and current Bengal Roy Williams just aren’t in demand anymore. Berry is the epitome of a playmaker in the secondary; he can lay somebody out as well as getting the crucial interception, and be effective at either safety position.

Adding to the possible choice for this pick, as you guys know Jarrad Page was placed on IR Wednesday, ending his season, and maybe his stint with the Chiefs

If Berry happens to be off the board by the time the chiefs pick, the best OT (now Russell Okung) should be taken.

Sam Young – OT: Notre Dame

Pioli made a big deal over the summer about bringing in the "right 53" players to the Kansas City Chiefs, and Young could be one of those guys. He has been extremely durable through the years, as he has started every game of his career at Notre Dame, which is the first time in its history.

Young is a big time tackle in every sense of the word. He’s 6’7" and 320 lbs, and could immediately step in as right tackle for this team.

It was reported on AP earlier this week that Scott Pioli himself was at the Notre Dame practice scouting players, and this was more than likely one of two players he is really considering drafting this April (WR Golden Tate is the other one). There is a very good chance the Chiefs will grab him with their first pick in the second round.

Dezmon Briscoe –WR: Kansas

Coming into this year, it was predicted by some that if Briscoe had another year like last year, he’d be a first round pick. Unfortunately for KU fans, he’s not having as productive of a year, and the KU team as a whole is struggling. Because of this, he is not in the limelight and his draft stock will slip because of it.

Does that mean that he’s going to be less of a player in the NFL? No. Does it mean whoever ends up drafting him will get a better value? Absolutely. Instead of being a late first round pick, it’s looking more and more likely that he’ll be a late second round pick (ESPN’s Scouts Inc. oddly enough doesn’t even have him on their long list of draft eligible WRs)

He is a big, imposing wide receiver at 6′3″, 210 lbs., and can beat press coverage with ease. He, like Dwayne Bowe, is not a burner down field, but is deceptively fast and can get over the top of coverage when given the chance.

Briscoe displays excellent body control when going up for a reception, able to contort his body which ever way is needed to make the catch. He also does a very good job of timing his jump and high-pointing the ball (pic) much in the same way Larry Fitzgerald does (pic). Last year, he set school records in both receiving yards (1407) and touchdowns (15) for a season.

Nabbing him in the latter part of the second round (where the Atlanta pick will more than likely be) would be a steal for this organization and will help Matt Cassel tremendously. If the Chiefs don’t get Eric Berry with the first pick, I wouldn’t be opposed to picking up another KU kid here, safety Darrell Stuckey.

Zane Beadles – OG/OT: Utah

Beadles, like Young, is a very smart football player; for the past two years, he has been academic all-MWC and made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. He played right guard his freshman year before switching to left tackle for the past three years and has missed one game thus far in his career. At 6'4" and 305 lbs, he's the ideal size for either tackle or guard, but could be especially effective inside at guard.

Being smart is very advantageous for a lineman – he can recognize stunts and blitzes and can pick up protection schemes very easily. What you wouldn’t realize from talking to the kid or reading his quotes, is that he’s a monster on the field. He’s got a nasty attitude on the field and pushes guys around whenever he wants. He’s very adept at both pass and run blocking, and would immediately be a huge upgrade over Mike past-his-prime Goff.

Being able to get him in the third round of April’s draft would drastically improve this team, and give Cassel more time in the backfield to locate his receivers.

TJ Gerrity

Fanhuddle.com/KansasCityChiefs

Photoshop Fun

2009-11-07T22:09:23Z

Hey guys thought it would be fun to see what kind of pictures we can come up with using Photoshop. I personally do not use it but I have seen some of the stuff you guys have made and its pretty freakin entertaining. So lets see who can make the most entertaining picture and the winner gets some bragging rights. Remember to Rec your favorite ones. Here or a few I would like to see shopped.

via nbcsportsmedia3.msnbc.com

via www1.pictures.zimbio.com

via nfldotcom.files.wordpress.com

You guys can use any pictures you want just have fun!

"PLAY LIKE A PARADEPION TODAY!!!" & Other Motivational Sign Ideas...

2009-11-07T21:56:50Z

via c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com

Okay, Randy. I shouldn't do this, but I'm willing to wipe the slate clean and forget about this. I want you to get your priorities straight, quit hanging out with those hoodlums and sign your commitment to your team. Have you done that yet?

"Winners is a term 'winners' don't use (we just say "we" or "us")"

Losers often put too much time and effort into passive aggressive signs.

"Relatively speaking, "winners" apparently knock out their assistant coaches!"

"Also relatively speaking, wearing abnormally large crosses seems to help with "winning" as well!"

"Winners. GO. TO. KINKOOOOOS!!!"

via www.kcchiefs.com

awwwwww

"Fuck passive aggressive, we're aggressive aggressive"

"THIS SIGN IS AWKWARDLY WORDED FOR MOTIVATIONAL PURPOSES!!!!!!"

"What have YOU done for PARADEDOM today?"

"YOU, YEAH YOU, GILBERRY! WHAT THE SHIT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? GET BACK TO WORK"

(ed note: somehow the idea of Haley arbitrarily singling out Wallace Gilberry is hilarious to us, sorry if you don't agree)

"Yo Redskins! I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish but... the Chiefs are having one of the worst seasons OF ALL TIME!"

"LAMINATION MEANS BUSINESS!"

"We have your phones tapped, no, seriously."

"DAMMIT GIIIIIIILLLLLBERRY!"

"Golf & Kinkos ... ITS WHAT WE DO!"

"Have you apologized for getting drunk and twittering nonsense and being oddly homophobic while insulting fans today?"

"I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH THOSE 'OFF THE STREET' GUYS!"

"Winners have names that don't rhyme with 'HAUL ASS DILLBERRY!!!'"

"I'm with WINNER - See that? None of you, none."

"I'M NOT AFRAID TO LEAVE A STRONGLY WORDED POST-IT IN YOUR LOCKER SON!"

"Get out there and call those cart path violations!"

"I'mma 2 sport coach, what are you, a one sport athlete?"

"YOU'RE ALL WINNERS IN MY BOOK! (Does this make up for the last one guys?)"

and finally....

via blogs.dallasobserver.com

Realistic Expectations?

2009-11-07T17:09:15Z

When is it too much to ask?

Going into this season there was a lot of optimism, and for good reason. We watched a young team compete, arguably, in all of but three games. With a top new GM, and a fired up young coach, we expected to start seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. After a bad start the optimism is starting to turn to worry. Are we headed in the right direction?

There seems to be a consensus that this is going to take time. No one can argue with that. As the old saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day, but neither was Detroit. ( Sorry lion fan, but I'm sure you've got thick skin too.) My point is this; Time doesn't guarantee success. The only guarantee time gives you in the NFL is that if you're around long enough, you will be fired. Winning is the culmination of many things, and time isn't one of them.Time is a constant. Time dictates that you should be a .500 team if you just compete! That is the average winning percentage of all the teams combined. That is a fact! ( Sure, I'm dumb enough to have done the math.) The winning-est teams of all time ( Dallas/ Chicago) are a mere .079 above .500

So, what does that mean? History tells us that if you just compete you should be average, or win half your games. Knowing that, how many should you expect to win? As a player, or coach, or fan, you should expect to win all of them. If you don't believe that you should find something else to do. Naturally, we don't expect as much from our rivals. The real question is; at what point do you become disappointed? For me the only important game is the next one, (or current). The wins and losses should take care of themselves. The biggest disappointment is when your team fails to compete to the best of its abilities. You never give up on a season before it starts, regardless of the changes. Here is a list of worst to first teams since 99'

99-00 Saints 3-13, 10-6 00-01 Bears 5-11, 13-3 00-01 Pats 5-11, 11-5 02-03 Panthers 5-11, 11-5 03-04 falcons, 5-11, 11-5 03-04 chargers 4-12, 12-4 04-05 Bears 5-11, 11-5 04-05 Bucs 5-11, 11-5 05-06 Saints 3-13, 10-6 06-07 Bucs 4-12, 9-7 07-08 Fins 1-7, 11-5 Note: 6 out of 11 played .500 over the two years.

How do you turn it around? In 03 Pitt went 6-11, add big Ben and the following year they go 15-1. IN 99' the Pats went 8-8 under Pete Carrol. In 00' Bill Belichick comes in and goes 5-11, followed by a 11-5 season and the start of a dynasty. ( Maybe all that losing they used to do finally paid off. They are barely over .500 all time) In 98 the Colts went 3-13 again, with a new QB named Manning. The following year they go 13-3. In 99' a new coach named Andy Reid goes 5-11. A year latter, and with a new QB named Mcnabb, they go 11-5. Rarely in the NFL is the talent so bad on a team that it takes wholesale changes. Typically it takes the right coach, and a few key players. Why? Because great players make everyone else around them better; and, in a similar manner, coaches aren't great from applying pressure on players, but by knowing how to take it off. They build on their teams strengths, and exploit other teams weaknesses, all the while protecting their own weaknesses. A great example of this IMO is Andy Reid. Granted, there are a large number of factors contributing to a teams fate; chemistry, trust, attitude, injuries, dedication, cheating, and so forth.

So, what do I expect from KC. this Sunday; A WIN! I expect the team to compete. I expect them to improve. I expect them to have a game plan. I expect them to adjust. I expect them to play intelligent, fear-less, hard-nosed football. If I don't see this, win or lose, I'll be disappointed. Coming off the bye, this is a big week for this staff. If things keep declining I expect wholesale changes next year. What do you expect?

Game Time For Herm Guy

2009-11-07T17:02:29Z

Put Up Are Shut Up

I been thinking like we will go and to this game with out 2 of are starters Larry Johnson and Jon McGraw.Instead we have 2 of are 2 year players filling the role of the 2.Jamaal Charles filling the role of Larry Johnson and Dajuan Morgan filling in for Jon McGraw.I was wonder if either on the 2 will come and to this game and put up.Im really hoping they both have good games there for we can keep playing both of them and that 2 spots we want have to go and to the draft wonder about.Im saying that because if Dajuan have a good game im sure he will get the start again next week looks like Jon Mcgraw want be back for about 2 weeks so if he can play and get the job done week and and week out he will become are starter and we all know the story with Jammal Charles i think all of AP hoping he has a good game.But who think this guys will put up tomorrow and this might not be the best post I was just off the top of my head.

List of 2010 FAs. As of now anyways.

2009-11-07T05:14:34Z

I stumbled across a list of the premiere 2010 free agents, all by position. There are more than a few players on this list that will be resigned before we even get a chance to talk to them, which makes this list kinda pointless, but it's interesting to speculate anyways. KC has a lot of cap space as of now, but also has a fair number of players in their contract years. Let's take a look at the list after the jump.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/freeagents.html

QB:
Kyle Orton
Jason Campbell
Tarvaris Jackson
Kellen Clemens

RB:
Ronnie Brown-Restricted
Pierre Thomas
Cadillac Williams
Darren Sproles
Lendale White
Leon Washington
Jerious Norwood
Chester Taylor
Ricky Williams
Willie Parker

WR:
Vincent Jackson
Brandon Marshall
Braylon Edwards
Terrell Owens
Antonio Bryant
Steve Breaston-RFA
Miles Austin

TE:
Owen Daniels
Tony Scheffler

T:
Marcus McNeil
Winston Justice
Chad Clifton

G:
Jahri Evans
Logan Mankins
Daryn Cooledge

K:
Neil Rackers
Stephen Gostkowski
Shayne Graham
Sebastian Janikowski

DE/3-4 OLB:
Julius Peppers
Elvis Dumervil
Aaron Kampman
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Leonard Little
Adewale Ogunleye

DT/3-4 DE:
Richard Seymour
Vince Wilfork
Casey Hampton

LB:
Barrett Ruud
Shawne Merriman
Karlos Dansby
Demeco Ryans
Thomas Davis
Kirk Morrison
Scott Fujita
D'Quell Jackson

CB:
Carlos Rogers
Tramon Williams-RFA
Dunta Robinson
Marlin Jackson

S:
O.J. Atogwe
Nick Collins
Antoine Bethea
Darren Sharper

A lot of these guys aren't Pioli guys. Which is why we can most likely cross Braylon Edwards, T.O., Marshall, Merriman, Ricky Williams and Julius Peppers off this list. I don't see any of them getting along with Coach Haley (except for maybe Ricky Williams, but I don't believe he'll be on our radar for his marijuana problem a few years ago).

A few of our biggest needs can be addressed in free agency this season. Wide reciever, offensive lineman and linebackers are all plentiful. I personally believe that we'll be looking for a new starting runningback come febuary also, but while there are a nice selection I don't see KC going after any of them. None of them (except for Ronnie Brown) screams franchise runningback to me.

Out of everyone on this list, there are several that I think Pioli and company should target:

Vincent Jackson- Plain beast. I like this guy a lot, and I'd love to steal him away from San Diego.

Miles Austin- Ripped us a new one a few weeks ago, then did it again a week later.

Steve Breaston- Former Haley WR, doesn't get a lot of recognition behind Fitz and Q, but still a playmaker.

Logan Mankins- You already know. He plays for the Patriots.

Elvis Dumervil- A longshot that we sign him, just because I'm sure he's going to clamor for a nice fat contract.

Vince Wilfork- Another Patriots player. KC needs a NT. Desperately. If we sign him in FA we can look forward to the draft without worrying about another defensive lineman drafted.

Karlos Dansby- Cardinals LB. KC will be needing linebackers more than ever next season with DJ most likely leaving.

Demeco Ryans- One of my favorite players personally; I'd love to see him wearing the red and gold.

Marlin Jackson- He'll be coming off a season ending injury, which may keep some teams away from him. I'd like to have him on the squad for extra depth.

Owen Daniels and Tony Scheffler are two other names I'd like to see KC going after, though I don't believe Haley will be working with a premiere tight end in the future. He'll slowly be working an offense together that doesn't include LJ, and will focus more and more on the passing game.

Landing only a few of these players will make me happy. Will it happen? Who knows. But this is the first offseason where Pioli and Haley know all of our needs. The offense and the defense will be set. Hopefully the coaching staff will be stable. I see no excuse why we shouldn't be active in free agency this offseason.

Nostradamus of Arrowhead Pride Pt. 8.9 (DOUBLE A EDITION)

2009-11-07T01:14:47Z

Leafdamus has return to you to deliver the wisdom that he holds. Week 9 is upon us and you seek to understand that which eludes you. Will the Chiefs bounce back after a humiliating home lose to the product of Zeus's left hand just before the Bye Week? Fear not Leafdamus has this answer and the answers to all your NFL week 9 questions. If Leafdamus' brand of truth is not to your liking, feel free to the lies of others. It's you money, what does Leafdamus care.

Unfortunately, due to reasons Leafdamus wishes not to divulge mainly because he wishes not to take credit for preventing the utter collapse of the known universe, it was impossible to bring you his knowledge of last week. Safe to say Leafdamus saw the truth, as he always does. Yes, yes, like he always does. Because Leafdamus was unable to enlighten you last week, his friend Ashley will definitely enlighten you this week.....twice.

The number of brave souls willing to dive into the unknown continues to grow. Week seven saw our largest group to date as well as the return of some of those thought to be lost to the void. Welcome back brothers. Leafdamus' alter ego still is still incompetent when it comes to computers so Week 7's results show only who participated. All others are still kept for posterity.

	This Week			Season			Championships
	League Games	Percentage	KC Game	League Games	Percentage	KC Games	AFC	NFC	SB
51CMaysStays	6-7	46%	71	6-7	46%	71
big_Scott	9-4	69%	63	36-20	64%	131	?	?	?
Bolan21	10-3	77%	66	10-3	77%	66
chiefsandcigars	10-3	77%	29	58-28	67%	106	Pittsburgh	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh
chiefsfan85	9-4	69%	73	34-20	62%	191	Pittsburgh	New Orleans	Pittsburgh
cpa913	?	?	61	21-7	75%	146	?	?	?
dgoddard	9-4	96%	67	22-21	51%	121	?	?	?
Fourstrike89	8-5	62%	67	21-19	53%	104	?	?	?
idahochieffan	8-5	62%	75	18-8	69%	91	?	?	?
Jay 23	9-4	69%	66	39-20	66%	161	New England	New York Giants	New England
kcchiefsfan72	9-4	69%	70	16-13	55%	70	?	?	?
KC Nate	8-5	62%	74	39-15	72%	103	?	?	?
Leaf	9-4	69%	76	62-40	61%	251	Baltimore	Philadelphia	Baltimore
SDChief			53	?	?	53
Steve_Chiefs	8-5	62%	62	66-36	65%	217	Indianapolis	New York Giants	Indianapolis
ttownmikey	9-4	69%	69	43-27	61%	178	New England	Minnesota	New England
upamtn	9-4	69%	23	37-19	66%	67	?	?	?

During Week 7's peode tripping ttownmikey accused Leafdamus of having a dirty crystal ball. This is utter garbage as Leafdamus does not use a crystal ball. Crystal balls are for gypsy winches trying to steal your money. Leafdamus will admit that some information was missed. Staring at Ashley's areola while is a mescaline induced stupor will do that.

Week 7 was by far our most inspired week, as only one was unable to ubtain the 60% mark with 63% of us just missing the 70% mark. Only two of us achieved that greatness. Due to fact that chiefsandcigars was closer to KC that week he edges out new comer Bolan21 and became only the second returning member to accomplish this. Coming back to our only failing member from Week 7, 51CMaysStays' inability to reach the 60% in a week that the gods were obviously favoring us shows us his true nature as a false prophet. Leafdamus is feeling compassionate this week, so find a new supplier my friend or you may be the next gift to our gods.

Washington at Atlanta - Atl

Arizona at Chicago - Ari

Baltimore at Cincinnati - Cin

Houston at Indianapolis - Ind

Miami at New England - NE

Green Bay at Tampa Bay - GB

Carolina at New Orleans - NO

Detroit at Seattle - Sea

Tennessee at San Francisco - SF

San Diego at New York Giants - NY

Dallas at Philadelphia - Phi

Pittsburgh at Denver - Pit

Kansas City at Jacksonville - KC 21 - 13

For those who still haven't yet want to attempt to prove their connection to the gods is greater, feel free to be embarrassed and then ridiculed. The rules are simple. Look into your crystal ball, play Tarot, smoke some peode, or sacrifice the Brett Farve goat to the gods for some inspiration then pick who you think is going to win this week. and to make sure your connection to the Almighty is authentic you have to actually predict the score of the Chiefs game. The vail has dropped and no longer can you peer in to the unknown and predict the AFC/NFC Champs and the winner of the SB. From no on only weekly games will be known to you. Any predictions for the Championship games will be view as false. You can join in at any time but will not get credit for games already played. May the gods find your sacrifice to be unacceptable and they send a thousand and one plagues your way.

AP Power Rankings Week 9: Better Late Than Never Edition

2009-11-06T21:06:59Z

Welcome to Week 9 of your AP Power Rankings. We are a little late in the posting this week due to the fact that my boss demanded I actually do a little work. Sorry for the delay but what better to spice up your Friday afternoon than a subjective, collective opinion of 10 guys you’ve never met about the NFL? We have a lot to talk about this week but first we would like you to read the following;

AP Power Rankings

Winners have girlfriends.

***Arrowhead Pride***

Losers get together in little groups

with folks they met on the internet

and make arbitrary rankings of

professional football teams.

Now that we’ve got the new signage out of the way onward we go. The Saints have a strangle hold on our top spot sporting a shiny 1.2 average vote with all the panelists except Banksy giving them the nod as the best team playing. Banksy likes Payton Manning and his Colts in the #1 slot and really, what is not to like? The Colts could very well meet the Saints in the Super Bowl but we get ahead of ourselves. There are a few teams that may have something to say about a Saints, Colts Super Bowl. The Denver Donkeys finally touched down to earth but they are still a formidable opponent. Many still don’t believe the Donks are for real but they will have a chance to silence all critics when they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday. Until then, they are #4 in our rankings. Rounding out the top 5 are the Vikes at #3 and the Pats holding steady at #5.

Biggest jump this week went to the Ravens and Titans leaping 4 spots and the Epic Fail Award goes to the Cards tumbling 6 slots after their loss to the Panthers.

Enjoy the return of the Chiefs folks and enjoy the rankings.

1. Saints (1.2)

Another week, another win and based on their upcoming schedule now the first would be loss may not be for another three weeks.

2. Colts (1.9)

The D is under rated and they always seem to find a way to win the game. This is a balanced, strong team.

3. Vikings (2.9)

Brett Favre after the game:"I said beating the Packers wasn't about revenge. Well I changed my mind again…People of Green Bay, you can drink my warm Mississippi ball sweat"

4. Donkeys (4.7)

The Broncos finally fall and return home for a Monday Night challenge, the Steelers of Pittsburgh.

5. Patriots (5.1)

Week 8 was a bye week and they are looking good. They play the Phins next. Can they stop the wildcat this time?

6. Steelers (6.4)

If Big Ben keeps up this pace the rest of the AFC should be very, very worried.

7. Bengals (6.7)

The return of Palmer has been huge for the Bengals.

8. Eagles (7.6)

Big win last week. They own the toughest division in football.

9. Cowboys (8.9)

Miles Austin has proven to be a stud. Roy Williams is looking like a goat in Dallas.

10. Ravens (10.5)

The Ravens have put the Steelers and Bengals on notice. This is a 3 horse race.

11. Giants (11.9)

Think they miss Steve Spagnuolo now? Or maybe they just miss competent players in their secondary.

12. Falcons (12.4)

The Falcons are finally ending up around where they belong in the Power Ranking. This is a good team but there are still a lot of holes and they have been able to beat elite competition this year.

13. Texans (12.4)

They will miss Daniels but this team will be in it all the way to the end.

14. Packers (14.5)

Classy move Lambeau. Boo the best player any of you have ever seen because your GM's ego got in the way and he went and found a new gig. Maybe he should have worried less about pissing off Favre and built an O Line

15. Cardinals (14.8)

Whisenhunt to Warner, "WE HAVE BIRDS ON THE SIDE OF OUR HELMET!!! for the fifth %$&# time!!!!

16. Chargers (16.3)

Can San Diego sneak into the Big Apple and do more harm to what seems to be the sleeping Giants? They still have Norv Turner, so no, probably not.

17. Bears (17.1)

Interesting fantasy football stat. This week the Bears Defense netted 33 points. Last week they got -1

18. Dolphins (17.5)

Beat their division rivals the Jets again. Now they head against another division rival, the Pats.

19. Jets (18.4)

Apparently Sanchez forgot to eat his lunch again. Or the Jets just couldn't capitalize against the Dolphins.

20. 49ers (19.3)

Give credit where credit is due. It took the mighty Colts whipping out the green notebook to beat them. The NFC West is within reach.

21. Panthers (21.6)

Power running game once again leads them to a win. Without Stewart and Williams this team would be challenging division mate Tampa for worst team in football.

22. Jaguars (22.1)

Tough loss to the Titans. This tea needs a new coach.

The Following teams belong to the newly formed AP Power Rankings "Pittsburgh Pirates Division" In a tribute to the most consistently bad baseball team ever, these bottom 10 teams are so bad that none of them have a single player that Dan Snyder would over pay for in free agency…well except for #24.

The Pittsburgh Pirates Division

23. Bills (22.4)

At least they can't lose on their bye week coming up.

24. Seahawks (24.1)

If St. Louis can beat Detroit, so can we...can't we?

25. Redskins (25.6)

I don't even need to change this comment…it should just permanently be "Team in shambles."

26. Raiders (26.7)

Going into their bye week, Tom Cable meets with Al Davis to "discuss" Cable's past history of domestic violence. I'm sure the overhead projector is ready to rumble for another press conference and JaMarcus Russell will blame someone, for something, somewhere.

27. Titans (27)

Dynamic back with Chris Johnson. This team could still win 6 or 7 games.

28. Chiefs (27.5)

Coming off the bye week, will KC be able to find their rhythm with a new starter in the backfield, wearing their whites for the first time all season? Jax seems to be a good place to find out.

29. Lions (28.1)

I thought this team was going in the right direction (And maybe they are) but a loss to the winless Rams doesn't prove to me they have turned the corner yet.

30. Rams (30.1)

Do you think Steven Jackson was imaging running through the members of his own team last week? Congratulations to the Rams on their first win of the season.

31. Browns (30.9)

Derrick Anderson made the Pro Bowl 2 years ago and now he looks worse than Jamarcus Russel. Mangini is destroying this entire team.

32. Bucs (31.7)

Its permanently garbage time now in Tampa for the rest of the season and their rookie QB should get a good look for the rest of the year. Winning doesn't appear to be coming soon.

Poll

Who do you think should be #1?

Patriots Release Kendall Simmons OL

2009-11-06T20:10:02Z

Former First round pick of the Steelers was relased by the Patriots today.

He suffered a Achilles tendon injury last year in week 4.

Just want to look at the possibility of the Chiefs maybe signing this Veteren. I personally expect it considering hes coming from the New England Patriots. Turns out that has been the trend and we do need Offensive lineman who are good. Not to mention our Offensive line has been riddled with many injuries, so it cant hurt right?

Poll

Should we go after him?

Jamaal Charles, Lose Yourself!

2009-11-06T20:02:03Z

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

You better lose yourself in the music
The moment you own it you better never let it go, oh
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
Cuz opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo

Lose Yourself - EMINEM

I just wanted to start this off by sharing some of the lyrics to my all time favorite motivational song. These are dedicated to Jamaal Charles.

I want to say I am now a stern Jamaal Charles supporter. I have been defending Larry Johnson on AP for some time now. It seems to be a lost cause. I will stand by my opinion that LJ is still the most talented RB on our roster. He has the experience, strength, and still enough speed to be a factor. Production doesnt always determine talent...a lot goes into being productive on an NFL football team. A lot of guys can be blamed for our rushing black hole. I will not cast stones at anyone in this post. This is a positive look at Jamaal Charles.

Jamaal Charles

Height: 5-11
Weight: 199
Born: Dec 27, 1986 - Port Arthur, TX
College: Texas
Draft: 2008 - 3rd round (10th pick)

Career Stats			Rushing					Receiving								Fumbles
Season	Team	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	YAC	1stD	TD	Fum	FumL
2008-09	Kansas City	16	67	357	22.3	5.3	0	27	272	17.0	10.1	75	11.6	9	1	2	2
2009-10	Kansas City	6	23	116	19.3	5.0	0	14	120	20.0	8.6	26	8.1	4	0	0	0
Career		22	90	473	21.5	5.3	0	41	392	17.8	9.6	75	10.4	13	1	2	2

You really cannot ingnore the 5.3 career rushing average. Although he has only 90 career rushes, he has made the most of every one of them. 41 catches in 22 games also speaks volumes of what Jamaal could do if given more playing time.

Lets take a look at how Jamaal Charles made his way to the Kansas City Chiefs.....

Junior Year of HS - 2051yrds rushing with 25 TD's.

Senior Year of HS - 2056yrds rushing with 25 TD's.

Participated in the 2005 US Army All-American Bowl.

In July 2003, the summer between his sophomore and junior years, Charles won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships. He went on to win the 110 meter hurdles and 300m hurdles Texas 5A state championships with times of 13.69 and 36.03 seconds, respectively, his senior year.

Jammal Charles at Texas

Track Career - In March 2006 placed fourth in NCAA 60-meter track event. In May 2006 he won the event at the Big 12 outdoor meet. In June he placed 5th in 100 meter finals and 7th in 200 meter finals. A four time all american at Track.

Football Career - As a true Freshman, Jamaal rushed 119 times for 878yrds and 11TD's - 7.4avg.

As a sophmore, Jamaal rushed 156 times for 831yrds and 7TD - 5.3avg.

Being that Jamaal didnt get to his 1000yrd goal he decided to drop track and focus only on football.

As a Junior, Jamaal rushed 258 times for 1619yrds and 18TD's - 6.2avg.

Entering the NFL Draft -

Jamaal indicated after the bowl game he would return but had filed paperwork with the NFL to test where he might get drafted. The response, which he did not disclose, prompted his decision, he said in a statement released by the school.

"Playing in the NFL has always been my dream and when the NFL report came back, I was happy with the grade and felt like it was best for me to enter the draft," said Charles, who led the Big 12 in rushing.

"We appreciate everything Jamaal has done for Texas and want to wish him all of the best," Brown said. "He has been a great player for us and more importantly a tremendous person, student and representative of our program."

NFL Combine - 4.38/40 4.22/20yrd shuttle 6.8/3cone drill 30.5/vertical 10.2/broad jump

How could a track star/Running back that put up big numbers at Texas fall to the 3rd round, you ask....well the answer is this. He carried the fumble stigma with him from college. Here are the running backs taken before Charles in the 2008 draft. Darren McFadden, Jonathan Stewert, Felix Jones, Rashard Mendenhall, Chris Johnson, Matt Forte, Ray Rice, and Kevin Smith.

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Jamaal Charles partial interview after being drafted.-

Q: Most people don’t think you’ll be able to handle a full load as the every down-type back. What do you think?

CHARLES: “That’s just people talking – they never saw me play. Maybe its people that have never played football that say I can’t carry the ball because I’m a speed guy but I love this sport, football, so I’ll do anything. I know I’m not the biggest person but don’t bring me down. I know what I can do; I know I can carry a load. I know I can help my team out.”

Q: Do you see yourself ever being a starter in the NFL?

CHARLES: “Yes, I can see myself being a starter. I know I can be a starter because of the things I can do on the field and I can help my team out and win games. You never know when that long run comes, and we need those long runs. I know I can start in the NFL because I can break the long run and help my team out.”

Q: The Chiefs have had some pretty good luck with Texas running backs. Do you know Priest Holmes?

CHARLES: “I saw him [play] but I don’t really know him, though. I saw him end his career with the Chiefs. I’m going to come up there and try to do the same thing Priest Holmes did.”

Q: Were you the fastest guy on your team at Texas last year?

CHARLES: “Yes, I was the fastest guy.”

Q: Could anyone catch you, coming from behind?

CHARLES: “No. When I get three steps on people, most don’t come from behind me. You have to have a good angle to catch me.”

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Jamaal Charles is a guy who deserves a chance. He has proven his worth from HS to the biggest stage in college football. At Kansas City his highest amount of carries in a game is 18....then 7. He has not had the opportunity to step up and take a job that he wants. The starting RB for the Chiefs. He will be getting a great opportunity this Sunday vs. the Jaguars. Its his time to show the Chiefs brass that he is the man for the job. This is a time for Jamaal Charles to display his talents and to sieze everything he has ever wanted in one moment.

Jamaal Charles....go out there and lose yourself!

Looking Down From The Mountaintop

2009-11-06T19:43:00Z

This is my first fanpost, so correct me if I do anything wrong (but cut me a little slack). First of all, my apologies if the title is a bit ambiguous. I was originally going to title it "A Different Perspective", but I think I have seen posts in the past with that title, and I wanted something "catchy". Anyway…

I think there are a couple of things that fans are overlooking when getting down on the current state of the Chiefs:

1) This is pretty obvious, but people tend to forget sometimes. Todd Haley was brought in LATE and resultantly did not have much to pick from in terms of assembling his coaching staff. I put the primary amount of blame for this on Clark Hunt and his "slow and methodical approach" that he preached about. It would not surprise me to see two new coordinators next off-season. Which sucks, as this will cause a need for more transition time. In any case, regardless of the situation, he was, in fact, brought in very late.

2) I am not sure a lot of people realize this second point, and it is really the main reason for my writing this. If you were to speak of the Chiefs team that this regime inherited and the ONLY thing you were to say was, "they only won six games in the last the two years", you would actually be painting a picture of the Chiefs that was OVERLY FLATTERING!

Why, you ask? I will be happy to elucidate.

This team not only won a paltry six games in two years, they managed to be ON THE DECLINE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THOSE TWO YEARS WHILE DOING IT! Four games were won in the first seven games of the first season, followed by losing the last nine in a row, ending at 4 – 12. The following season was 2 – 14. This team was GETTING WORSE!

In summary, I guess my point is that the first step in getting things on the right track is NOT to improve this team, but to STOP IT FROM GETTING WORSE. We first have to put the skids on the previous path of declination. If we manage one more win this year that has been accomplished. When you also consider that, while attempting this task, Haley has a coaching staff that is not likely made up of members that were high on his list of preference, it is not surprising where the Chiefs are at currently.

Just my perspective. Go Chiefs!

Make Your Predictions

2009-11-06T17:01:06Z

(from the fanposts -stagdsp)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-6)

WEEK 8

JACKSONVILLE JAGS (3-3)

Pic Source

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How are the Chiefs going to do this weekend? Will they win? Lose? Make your predictions in the poll attached to this post and we will find out the general mindset of the KC Chiefs Fan.

My prediction is 27-24, Jacksonville. I think the Kansas City Chiefs offense will do a little bit better in this game. However, it will not be enough.

Sh%! Or Get Off The Pot

2009-11-06T15:21:20Z

My grandfather was a cranky old man, at least when I knew him. You may or may not remember a previous post where I told you that he used to tell me I didn't know sh!# from shinola...most of the time he was right. He had a funny way of being right. He always had a one liner or saying that would cut through the crap to make his point and would stop me in my tracks to wonder what the hell he was talking about. He used to tell me, among other things, that I need to sh%! or get off the pot.

The other day I was wondering what my grandfather would tell the Chiefs. You know...I think he would say something like, "the Chiefs need to sh%! or get off the pot."

When I was a kid I remember thinking there is some truth in that statement. Either that or I just like using the word sh%! at the age of nine. Anyway, if you're going to take the time to show up, have your pants down, with your a$$ exposed...then you better sh%! or get off the pot.

The Chiefs have been sitting at the pot for seven games now. They have shown up and had their pants down with their backside exposed to all. We are around the midway point in the season and it is about time the Kansas City Chiefs Sh%! or get off the pot, put up or shut up...fish or cut bait...put their money where their mouth is or whatever saying you want to attribute to your grandfather.

By the midway point in the year the Chiefs should be doing their business by:

Protecting Cassel better...I want to see better protection.
Cassel needs to be standing in the pocket without happy feet. I know it is hard to do with the protection he has received thus far...but just get it done.
The running backs need to be finding where the hole is and not running where it should have been. Let's be versatile.
The receivers need to catch the ball every time it touches their hands. Ok...more realistic...no more than one drop total for the game. Their is no reason the Chiefs should have 3 players who are at the top in the league in dropped balls.

Chiefs...you need to SH%! OR GET OFF THE POT.

Poll

Which area do you demand the Chiefs definitely sh%! or get off the pot?

Is our Head Coach as stupid as he seems?

2009-11-06T12:30:06Z

I am losing confidence in the new regime every day. I was reading Todd Haley's press conference and the headline is what came to mind.

To me that hallway, even though you guys are in it, is still a sacred hallway and I don’t think it’s any different than you guys videotaping a guy walking down the hall naked or in a towel. So, me personally I think that stuff is off-limits.

Are you Freaking kidding me?

You cannot talk tell me that this area is sacred, akin to photoing guys nude when YOUR PR PEOPLE ARE THE ONES TO BREAK THE STORY AND POST THE PHOTOGRAPH ON TWITTER!!!

The real question is becoming, is Todd Haley an idiot, or does he just play one right now? I say that not to be cruel, but with his constant mistakes (ask if you disagree I don't want to rehash them all) and the fact that he seems to learn a new thing he was doing was unnecessary (his meticulous injury information to the press) or a misunderstanding of his roster (he had to correct himself like 3 times about when he had to decide whether Kolby was going to be activated or put on IR) or whatever else.

Look I admired his candor at first. Everyone makes mistakes, but to keep doing it over and over and over just makes him look incompetent. Can the guy really be this clueless on being a head coach? I hope to god he is faking or figures it out soon because it is going to be a rough ride if he continues to keep up at the pace he is right now. In fact, if he doesn't in 3 years we might be looking at Herm Edwards as Vince Lombardi.

Joe Delaney ... a true Hero.

2009-11-06T04:11:05Z

First things first, I want to respectfully ask for a moment from Arrowhead Pride. I hope that you don't mind that I joined only to make this one post. I am a Jaguar fan who is originally from West Monroe, Louisiana. Although I never met Joe Delaney, I use to visit my grandpa and my uncles' families in Haughton, where Joe lived. I also use to visit often Chennault Park in Monroe where Joe Delaney drown. I was 13 years old when he died. I was telling my wife about Joe the other day and was showing her a satellite map of Chennault Park and where Critter's Creek, the water park where I played as a child, had been. Just south of the golf course and northwest of the remnants of the water park is a small two acre pond. I remember the news report of three children crying out for help and of a brave man who couldn't swim well. I remember hearing of how he didn't think of himself, but of the lives of those children. Though two of those children died, one with Joe and one at the hospital, one lived on. I don't know where he may be today.... but he lived on because of Joe.

As I read the words of President Reagan, when our nation honored Joe Delaney, I wondered how often he is remembered. I sent an email to my brother with the links that I had showed my wife, so that he could remember Joe with his family as well.... so that he could show my niece and nephew the story of a true hero.

While wearing #37 on the field, he made Chiefs fans proud. While living life, he made us all proud. When going to play golf, I never went past that pond without thinking of the sacrifice he made. When I am home and I see the place where the water park use to be I think of him and I tell the story one more time. If we all continue to do so, Joe can change lives for as long as we tell the story and a truly great man will never be forgotten.

Thank you for allowing me to honor one of your greats.

Don't Blame the OL, WR, QB, or RB Blame the playcalling.

2009-11-06T02:50:50Z

I think it is time we put things in their proper perspective. After watching a total of seven games and four preseason games. I am not willing to say that any of the players we have on the offensive side of the ball suck.

The reason is simple. None of these guys over the last three years have really been given an opportunity to succeed.

The offensive play-calling on this team over the last three years has been terrible!

more after the jump

Since Vermeil left this team the offensive has been dumbed down to running on every first down, running only up the middle, draw plays on third and forever. and frankly i am sick of it.

Gone are the days of running sweep, pitch and off tackle plays, instead we get delayed hand-offs, running dive plays up the middle and draw plays

gone are the days of the deep post and deep outs and TG over the middle for 20 yards, instead we get WR screens and 5 yard slants. you want to really know why it seems our OL can't block, our RB don't get positive yards and our wide-outs can't get separation.

Its because Herm Edwards took one of the most prolific offensives in NFL history and destroyed it, Now our opponents instead of being fearful of getting burned deep, do nothing but stack the box. You see when you are so predictable and only play between the hash marks it makes opposing defenses job easy.

The worse part is Haley has continued this offensive nightmare. instead of getting the ball out on sweeps and pitch plays we run up the middle. Instead of throwing it deep every once and while, we throw it no further than 10 yards.

Did you know this team leads the league with 93 negative plays. Why do you think that is? it is because the other teams has 11 guys in the box and know we are getting ready to run up the middle. Then our wide-outs get worn out trying to block linebackers for a 2 yard gain! its stupid, throw the damn ball deep every once and while, what the hell do we have to lose, another game. Oh no not that!

I don't know about you but i want to see some God damn effort, i am tired of three and outs. Sorry for rambling on but i am tired of this impotent play calling

Question of the day.

2009-11-06T02:37:02Z

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I know a lot of us are a little hot and heated about haley and some of the torches are getting lit and the pitch forks are getting sharpend. haahah . And I dont blame any of you guys I to want to win just as bad as anyone. God knows my heart can only take so much punishment and heart break from watching our chiefs.

And I have to be honest I am enjoying the fire that Haley brings maybe cause im old school I believe in strict coaching , screaming in the face but also knowing when to back off and acknowledge good play soo far I have seen haley do both. I like haley and I pray he can take us to the next level.

The question of the day .

IF BILL COWER MAKES HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO COME BACK AND COACH NEXT YEAR DO WE MAKE THE MOVE TO GET HIM ? AND FIRE TODD HALEY .

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Don't Blame the OL, WR, QB, or RB Blame the playcalling.

Question of the day.

IF BILL COWER MAKES HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO COME BACK AND COACH NEXT YEAR DO WE MAKE THE MOVE TO GET HIM ? AND FIRE TODD HALEY .