Chiefs Scouts Staying Busy Attending College Games Today
by Joel Thorman on Nov 21, 2009 12:06 PM CST
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A few days ago we passed along a story from Chris Steuber of Scout that a Kansas City Chiefs scout attended Wednesday's matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and Miami (Oh) RedHawks.
Well, the Bulls won convincingly 42-17.
Today, the Chiefs scouts continue to look for talent. Here are a couple more games the Chiefs scouts will be at.
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According to the law of sports, a trap game can occur when a good team (Pittsburgh) must travel to play a team with a much inferior record (Kansas City) right after going head-to-head with a rival/top team the week before (Cincinnati), with another difficult team looming the next week on the schedule (Baltimore). In this case, the trap result would have Pittsburgh overlooking Kansas City due to concentrating their efforts on Baltimore.
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Pregame Zone Blitz: Steelers at Chiefs - Behind the Steel Curtain
This is good stuff from the Steelers side of things.
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Chiefs Facing the Best 3-4 Coach in the Business
by Joel Thorman on Nov 21, 2009 11:03 AM CST
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One of the reasons I'm anxious to see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend is because it's a chance to face the defense the Chiefs are trying to be. Led by Dick LeBeau, the Steelers defense is near the tops in the league year after year.
LeBeau is largely considered one of the greatest 3-4 defensive minds in the NFL. He created the zone blitz and has attracted the admiration of players and coaches across the league.
"I'm gonna tell you right now, guys," former Chief Bill Maas told 610 Sports yesterday. "The best I've ever seen coaching up a 3-4 -- and I've been in a 3-4, Marty was really good at it, Bill Cowher was good at it -- but the best guy is in Pittsburgh. Hands down. He is unbelievable."
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Some Wondering if Chiefs Coach Deserves Blame in Bowe Suspension
by Joel Thorman on Nov 21, 2009 10:11 AM CST
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In light of Dwayne Bowe's suspension earlier this week, I noted that I had received several responses from folks wondering what Todd Haley's role is in all of this. In fact, I spoke with two former players, one with the Chiefs, who also expressed some concern over the standards applied in the offseason.
Yesterday on 610 Sports, former Chief and two-time Super Bowl champion Mark Collins also wondered what Haley's role was in all of this. I was interested in his thoughts because his viewpoint is unique as a former player himself. Naturally, Collins aligned with the player on this one and articulated an argument that I think would resonate, whether good or bad, with a few players who have experienced offseason programs under similar conditions.
Per Collins, Haley shares in part of the blame for not preparing Bowe with the ability to meet the club's weight standards.
"If your coach is telling you to basically come in shape, be ready, don't be overweight," Collins said, "some players don't know how to work hard to lose weight, and I'm not saying that's Dwayne Bowe, but maybe he doesn't because he took a diuretic to do it quickly."
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Five Good Questions on the Chiefs and Steelers Matchup
by Joel Thorman on Nov 21, 2009 9:02 AM CST
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As we continue to prepare for the Kansas City Chiefs 10th game of the season, we're bringing you five good questions with the good folks at Behind the Steel Curtain.
Blitzburgh, the man in charge at BSTC, answered a few questions I had for him on this weekend's game.
If you have any other questions about the Steelers, there's a post at BTSC if you have questions and there's one on AP where the Steelers folks are asking us questions on the Chiefs.
The game is one day away and here's our Q&A (nice rhyme). Definitely read the part on Charles against the Steelers run defense and definitely check out BTSC. The game preview is currently on the front page.
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Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 11/21
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Nov 21, 2009 6:56 AM CST
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Studebaker will step into the starting spot that for nine games has belonged to Mike Vrabel. For the Chiefs defense, losing the veteran linebacker is a big blow; he’s been one of the unit’s most consistent performers and he provided on-field leadership that is impossible to replace.
When you put the numbers down on paper, it’s quite a change going from Vrabel to Studebaker:
- NFL games played — Vrabel 184, Studebaker 15.
- NFL games started — Vrabel 110, Studebaker 0.
- Total tackles — Vrabel 722, Studebaker 6.
- Sacks — Vrabel 56, Studebaker 0.
- Interceptions — Vrabel 11, Studebaker 0.
- Fumbles forced — Vrabel 16, Studebaker 0.
- Fumbles recovered — Vrabel 7, Studebaker 0.
- Passes defensed — Vrabel 35, Studebaker 1.
"He’s a great linebacker," Studebaker said of Vrabel. "I just have to go out and be in the right places and do the right things. Maybe over 13 years I can match his production."
Studebaker Gets Rolling … Saturday Cup O’Chiefs from Bob Gretz
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