Morning Update (Go Brodie Go Edition)

by Chris Thorman on Dec 28, 2007 7:28 AM CST in Article Updates Comment 3 comments

Mr. Wendler touches upon Larry Johnson and the "Curse of 400" carries at WPI. Also, some nerd with a computer wrote an article about Brodie Croyle's injury history over there too.
Arrowhead Addict wonders if the Chiefs next general manager could come from within the organization.
Chris at KC Chiefs Fanatic gives us his rankings of the top college prospects at each offensive position.
Click here to see which NFL games you'll be getting in your area this weekend.
Good news. It appears that Brodie Croyle will start this weekend against the Jets, after injuring his hand last week against the Lions.
Remembering Priest Holmes, because nobody outside of Chiefs fans will.
Eddie Kennison is out this weekend with a rib injury. Donnie Edwards didn't practice yesterday with a sore hamstring. And Nap Harris and Damion McIntosh were both limited yesterday in practice. They will more than likely play this weekend.

We may be quietly saying goodbye to Eddie Kennison after this weekend's game. Kennison probably has another year in him but after a 2007 season where he was continually hampered by injuries, I could see him hanging it up after '07.

Kennison is in his 12th year in the league. He's played for the Rams, Bears, Broncos, Saints and Chiefs. Never a true no.1 receiver, Kennison played out his role fantastically for the Chiefs. In his five full seasons with the Chiefs, he went over 1,000 yards receiving twice while closing in on 1,000 yards in the other seasons. The quality isn't great on this video but check it out anyway. It's the clip of the Trent Green to Eddie Kennison bomb in OT against the Packers in 2003. Gotta love it.

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Kennison

has had some good seasons, but I agree. He needs to call it quits. He wasn't the fastest guy before the injury in week 1 and it seems that he never fully recovered from that. The result is that now his good route running is not enough for him to get open so in the games he has played, he has had mediocre production at best.

by PVChiefsfan on Dec 28, 2007 9:50 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Brodie

after reading that he seems to be resilient enough to over come injury and a bad o-line, the question is what will he be like with a good o-line? Hopefully the line is the first thing addressed in the draft. We all see what happens to a solid defense with a horrible offense. Hey good job this year Chris, and again thank you!

by Eric on Dec 28, 2007 11:20 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed, O-line must be first priority

The O-line is the most critical part of any offense. Look how many years the Chiefs used retread QBs and won games because they had the best O-line in the league protecting them.

I was watching NFL network replay the Patriots game, and my wife, who knows little about football but likes to watch the Chiefs with me (and ALWAYS watches Tom Brady....) kept asking why Brady wasn't getting pressured like Huard and Croyle do.

If my wife, who is a complete football novice can notice how much more time a good O-line gives a QB, it should be obvious to us all.

by DJ on Dec 28, 2007 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs