Week 11 Kansas City Chiefs Round Up
by Chris Thorman on Nov 22, 2009 9:38 AM CST
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Over 60 front page posts. 54 FanPosts. 65 FanShots. All since Monday.
We forgive you if you didn't catch them all.
That's why this week I've categorized all of the front page posts and listed them for you after the jump.
If you don't get a chance to read as much during the week, this is a good time to quickly scan the content after the jump and figure out what you missed. I think I had forgotten about the Chiefs signing former Cardinal running back Tim Castille earlier this week.
I've also added the most rec'd FanPosts of the week for good measure. Thank you to all of you who contribute to that section of the site.
Let's get to the news. The big stories of the week were:
- Larry Johnson to the Bengals
- Dwayne Bowe's suspension
- Lots of depth chart movement, unofficially and officially
- The famous "22 guys off the street" quote
It's all there, after the jump.
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Keyshawn Defends Chiefs Coach Haley
by Joel Thorman on Nov 22, 2009 8:39 AM CST
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Former NFL player and current ESPN broadcaster Keyshawn Johnson defended Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley. The two are familiar with each other as Haley's father, Dick, drafted Johnson in 1996 while the younger Haley was his position coach with the New York Jets and years later with the Dallas Cowboys.
"Todd grew up around football," Johnson said via John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "He coached me to two Pro Bowls. His father drafted me with the Jets,'' said Johnson.
"Here's a guy that (supposedly) doesn't know anything about football, but I got two Pro Bowls out of him."
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Injured players are pressured to play. They’re treated poorly by the coaching staff. Players who get away with circumventing rules relating to PEDs and excel on the field are rewarded with accolades and huge contracts.
Dwayne Bowe did exactly what the NFL asked him to do. Football demands that an athlete heal as soon as possible and by any means necessary. Football demands that an athlete get leaner, faster and stronger as soon as possible and by any means necessary. Football doesn’t tolerate excuses.
Bowe a victim of the win-at-all-costs pressure - KansasCity.com
Interesting points from Jason Whitlock.
Chiefs Haven't Won Two Straight In Over Two Years
by Joel Thorman on Nov 22, 2009 7:56 AM CST
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It's not the best opportunity for the Kansas City Chiefs to win two games in a row for the first time since winning twice way back in 2007. That's about 25 months, folks.
On October 21st, 2007, the Chiefs beat the Raiders 12-10 for their second consecutive victory. Sitting at 4-3, I don't think any of us were dreaming of a Super Bowl but, at the time, the playoffs weren't out of line to talk about.
You know what happened next. The Chiefs came off the bye week and lost Larry Johnson and the game to the Green Bay Packers. The Chiefs would go on to lose nine consecutive games to end the season. This is commonly referred to as the beginning of the downfall (though it could be argued that downfall started with shoddy drafts years prior).
The Chiefs have the task of facing the defending Super Bowl champs who, by the way, had a five game winning streak snapped by division rival Cincinnati Bengals last weekend. Yeah, that had divisional implications, serious ones for the Steelers, so we shouldn't expect a lazy team to enter Arrowhead.
The Steelers are playing the Baltimore Ravens next weekend so this game has all the makings of a trap game. Problem is, the Steelers rarely fall into trap games. They're 9-3 coming off a loss in the Mike Tomlin era. Their defense is too consistent for that to happen.
The Chiefs? Well, I don't have that kinda time to count all those losses.
We've talked about it all week. No experts from ESPN or NFL Network are picking the Chiefs, the spread is over two scores and the Chiefs are winless at home.
A win would be an incredible upset.
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Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 11/22
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Nov 22, 2009 7:25 AM CST
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Game Day!!! Steelers are in town (probably with a lot of fans). If you can, head out to Arrowhead and raise some hell for those of us too far away to make it. The team's going to need all the help they can get.
How much the Chiefs might have grown as a team is debatable. They secured victory No. 2 last Sunday in Oakland and got a great deal of help from the Raiders, who like them are one of the league’s bad teams right now. This meeting is likely to show two things: the Chiefs have grown, and they are still very far, far behind the best teams in the league like Pittsburgh.
With his black and gold roots, Todd Haley does not try to hide his admiration of what the Steelers have done through the years, maintaining their place as a contender each year and winning two of the last four Super Bowl trophies to add to the four from days of yore.
"They’re consistent in all areas – personnel, how they draft, all areas," Haley said. "They don’t panic. If things don’t go real well early they don’t panic; they’ve proven that over the years. I think that this model would be a great one to follow as would some other teams obviously; New England being one of those teams and Indianapolis, Philadelphia.
Game-Day Cup O’Chiefs from Bob Gretz
Bottom line
The Steelers didn’t become the franchise they are by losing to teams like the Chiefs. Still, it’s interesting to note that lesser Pittsburgh opponents like Cleveland and Detroit were able to hang in during their games against the Steelers. That’s probably the best the Chiefs can hope for. Despite last week’s win in Oakland, the Chiefs have too many issues to think they can realistically compete with Pittsburgh. They’ve been blown out by many of the stronger opponents they’ve played, and the game against the Steelers has a similar feel. If Pittsburgh comes to Arrowhead Stadium with its best game, there’s little the Chiefs can do to have any say in the outcome. Prediction: Steelers 30, Chiefs 10.
Chiefs-Steelers scouting report from KC Star
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Although Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles had a breakout game in Week 10, we hear that it wouldn't be surprising if RB Kolby Smith begins to see his role grow very soon. Smith has worked himself back to full health after sitting out the first seven games while recovering from knee surgery, and while he hasn't done much in game action, he reportedly has impressed in practices.
Considering how much the coaching staff praises him, it's only a matter of time before he takes on a larger workload.
Plus, Weis and Haley worked together at Jets. RT @BobGlauber Pioli knows Weis .... Chiefs need an OC ... It's not crazy.
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