Harold, if you read this, which is what you wrote, it seems to be implying that the offense has rookies that could improve…

Interesting thoughts. Will Bowe get opened up to catch passes or will he get extra double teams and various exotic pass defense schemes since the BrainTrust traded away our #1 safety valve Mr. Gonzalez? Who’s going to be a threat besides D-Bowe?

“…with the addition of O’Callaghan, the O-line has gotten better.”

Is it truly better or are we hoping against hope that Cassel, Brodie, and LJ won’t spend 1/2 the season on IR? This has been a very dangerous game that Pioli and Haley have played, knowing what they did about last year’s carryovers (or what they should have known).

I do like the fact that Pioli did finally take action to try to shore this up. I’m a bit concerned he waited until August to start addressing this problem.

There’s only one Real Rin ® daddy-o… can tell Him from the rest by the content – accept no imitations nee poseurs (like that one just above talking about Clark Hunt… heh heh heh)

No one can blog like Rin – NO ONE

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On putting together a leadership group with Scott Pioli:

“The sports business is largely a people business. I feel, to be successful and have a chance to reach our goal of realistically competing for a championship, the most important thing I could do is have the best leadership group in the National Football League.

“The first move in that regard was bringing in Scott Pioli as our general manager.

“At the time I hired him I think I said I felt he was the finest executive in the National Football League. And now, eight or nine months later, I feel exactly the same. He has more than lived up to my expectations.

“He’s somebody I would describe as all substance. One of the most hard working individuals I’ve ever been around. Somebody who is extremely knowledgeable.

“He truly is an excellent evaluator of football talent. He’s somebody who doesn’t push all that responsibility on someone on his staff. He seeks input from his staff but at the end of the day relies on his judgment.

“The changes I’ve seen on the roster over the short period he’s been here tells me we’ve got the right guy.”

Hmmmm.. I’m having second thoughts.. maybe I should stop being such a cock bite and see what a doucher I’ve become and apologize to the good Lord for all the wasted months of my life spent accomplishing absolutely nothing I set out to in the first place. Somehow I’ve not managed to convince one person to change their opinion and I now realize I’ve got to get a life. Man what a waste!!

- then the season began and hint became a bold statement – 0-4. September 13, Act 5 continues:

“I can take ANY 22 guys from off the street and… go 0-5.”

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

BE THERE!!!

daddy-o

In other news:

Herm who? There is no Herm here.

you heard me

Nope by your own analysis, those weren’t Herm’s men (not even worthy of a nice try). Apparently you do claim Sackintosh – who you can have. However, as Haley hinted…they did have a nice punter.

- as the old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial sometimes a train wreck produces something good -

“Hey – you got peanut butter in my chocolate!”

“Hey – you got chocolate in my peanut butter!”

Alas, KC version being more so an ‘test market’ – “Hey, you got your sticky fingers in everything ‘search’ !

“Hey, that’s ‘Hailme’ to you! I came here to win & win now!”

Find howe’er, that what we as Chiefs fans have in fact stepped into with him nee wherefore tis that he an latter day Erkel’s led us to date be not so much “nougat on our shoes” as ….

“I can take any 22 guys from off the street and… go 0-5.”

Did I say that arrowhead1978? Did I specify offense in my statement? My comment was:
“But there is always the potential for growth…rookies that improve faster than anyone anticipated…players gelling together better than anyone dared think?”
I didn’t specify offence or defense in that statement. I did cover everybody though….rookies and veterans.

That’s why they protest against you so much, they know you’re right.

I don’t think many of us realize just how bad this team was last year. Personally, I think they were probably worse than their record showed.

But I truly do believe in what Pioli and Haley are doing. It takes time folks, to rebuild and entire organization from the ground up. Keep your heads up this season, next season will be more fun to watch, and the following season will be really exciting! I betcha!

Man, Peterson and Edwards really left our team in a mess though, didn’t they?

You are not a blogger.

You are commenting on a blog.

See the difference?

“Rin”

- yes you old woman, what is it now?

“who are your “Herm’s Men” Chiefs that are all these starters?”

- already enumerated elsewhere more than once… let your fingers do the walking through the blog (remove same first from self, aft)

“I hope you’re not trying to claim LJ, Waters, Derrick Johnson, since they were there long before Herm was.”

- willst your hopes be dashed? Be, nee are. As Herm was here before will have to give any/all wins ’09 to Herm then, as such… yes?

“Technically wouldn’t those be “Verm’s Men” Chiefs or Gun’s Men Chiefs?”

- technically is a football coach, but in reality he’s just a failed golf pro an handicap – a football coach sans the knack – as in 0-4.

“You however can claim Pollard who’s no longer with the team and Turk McBride, the 2nd rounder who’s now trying hard to be a backup linebacker. You can have Wade Smith, Herb Taylor, B-Rinch, guys who weren’t good enough to start for a group graded as “Poor.”

- Zach Thomas, Amani Toomer & Pat Ways CJ Jones, Robertson, Jones, Redd + Tanner Purdham, Lelie & all the other 71% signee ‘BUSTS’ theirs courtesy the not so much astute as estupido lack a talent knack – Herm/Carl NEVER did it so BADLY.

“You can have the potential starter Cottam (who leads the group of TE’s graded as poor).”

- and you may have both & – who collectively were heralded – don’t get excited there Harold C – as “the best GM & Head Coach” candidates in all the NFL! Now, an off-season, OTAs, training camp and an 0-4 preseason later – “how do you like them now?”

Of all the new GM/Head Coaches in the NFL, they rank as THE WORST – poorest, only winless same.

“For fairness, We’ll all collectively disown Sackintosh.”

- his career will have proven longer than either O’Callagag or “Clippers”…

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You been looking through Hairy C’s smudged purview again? Pollard will sign with another team aft the conclusion week 1 because he is a vested veteran…

daddy-o

“Rin”

- yes talking footstool nee horsey’s patute?

“…who cares?”

- an entire extended paragraph just to deny it? Obviously, YOU care Hairy!

“Your already boring”

- but not as fast as you!

“gibberish”

- poppycock…

“has become even more unbelievably boring.”

- as far as poppycock’s go yes, would have to agree, but gibberish? Hardly…

“That is why I can’t get past more than two sentences that you write before I give up and skip to the next post.”

- each & e’ery time, like clockwork…

“You are boring even your few missguided fans”

- had wondered what e’er became of you Rex Reed…

“I don’t think”

- yes, but you don’t do it so well…

“I know you can post like a normal person.”

- only when become bored choose lower my standards that of the everyday blogger…

“Why don’t you.”

- you go first…

“People would actuly read what you say and not have the word “IDIOT” going through their mind at the same time.”

- well “actuly”, people have no idea what you’re talking about Hairy…

“I know you”

- no, you only wish you did…

“can Rin”

- alas, cannot any time soon Hairy; the adulation line mine be long where it forms to the right…

“you have done it once or twice before.”

- have, but most often prefer not signing autographs while I’m working…

“Why contiunue the stupidity? I’m just trying to help you Rin.”

- to “contiunue” as you are is not helping anyone, least of all yourself…

“No….”

- yes…

“I’m really just trying to help the rest of us I admit.”

- tell the ‘rest’ they need to appoint a new Ambassador in your stead…

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Harold C, who are these rookies you are talking about growing faster on offense?? I dont think they have any rookies on offense, other then Lawrence which I do not see breaking into the starting WR corp barring injury to Engram…

I hope you’re not trying to claim LJ, Waters, Derrick Johnson, since they were there long before Herm was. Technically wouldn’t those be “Verm’s Men” Chiefs or Gun’s Men Chiefs?

You however can claim Pollard who’s no longer with the team and Turk McBride, the 2nd rounder who’s now trying hard to be a backup linebacker. You can have Wade Smith, Herb Taylor, B-Rinch, guys who weren’t good enough to start for a group graded as “Poor.” You can have the potential starter Cottam (who leads the group of TE’s graded as poor).

For fairness, We’ll all collectively disown Sackintosh.

Without a decent line to block for him and our great set of “blocking” TE’s, are his odds higher to make the Pro Bowl…or to be injured for 4-8 games during the season? Pioli and Haley had months to address the painful lessons of 2007/2008 and…did…maybe…maybe not? Wait, we must have since we traded Gonzalez. The clock is indeed ticking.

I wonder….how often do the preseason records agree with the final real season records?

It’s pointless to grade the units right now. The team will play under an entirely new coaching staff, with new schemes. They’ve got new starters in many key areas, new veterans and new rookies throughout the team. It’s unknown at this point how all this will mess together, or how long it will take.

You never know from year to year which players will take a big step up in their development, or rapidly decline. You never know how much impact a top-notch veteran presence will have on young players, or vise-versa. Team chemistry also should not be overlooked, and that takes time to mature.

It’s just too soon.

7 on offense, 7 on defense & 2 on special teams – that proves that Herm is STILL The Man and found talented players in all 3 phases of ‘team

“he was not to far off about the fountain being set.””

If Herm is the man and found such talented players then why this:
” – no change at all!” 2009 …’cept no W’s stead of 2 perhaps. ”

You’d think such talent could win a few games.

Pollard will probably get picked up by the Lions or the Eagles since they need some depth at the position…

Rin…wow. All I can say is how sad. Poor soul, you certainly look like you had a nice long weekend too…blogging and obsessing about anything and everything that is wrong with the Chiefs.

For your own good, please realize there is more to life than getting on bobgretz.com and KCSTAR.com and ragging on the Chiefs all the time (unless it keeps you from stalking, then by all means, carry on.)

Go Chiefs!!

heh heh heh

21 starting positions eh? you mean 22, right? and I think since you are counting st’s in the breakdown, that number should be what? 25?

Not only are 64% of the Chiefs Herm’s Men Chiefs, 16 out of 21 starting positions are ‘also’ Herm’s Men Chiefs!

7 on offense, 7 on defense & 2 on special teams – that proves that Herm is STILL The Man and found talented players in all 3 phases of ‘team

“he was not to far off about the fountain being set.”

- He was, is and shall e’er remain HERM – THE MAN!

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Todd B…..I agree….I said this a month or two ago. I had a dream…..Chiefs go 8 & 8 and yet win the division anyway. Ok….so it’s a dream…..or is it?

Anyway…..going by Bob’s grades the Chiefs are poor on offense overall….leaning a hair toward average, and average on defense overall….leaning toward good. Now lets face it….lots of people grade the football teams before the season starts and nobody is ever right about it….or almost never right. What does this mean? It means either the Chiefs are going to be worse than last year…..or they will at least be average. I am betting on average…..and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if average puts us in the running for the division when it comes down to those last few games in December. Our defense is our strength right now. Has anybody noticed that we allowed the fewest points in the division during the meaningless preseason? On the other hand our offense is the worst by far….fewest points scored in the division during the meaningless preseason. But there is always the potential for growth…..rookies that improve faster than anyone anticipated….players gelling together better than anyone dared think? Possibly….possibly. Average is what I think we are in store for…..maybe leaning toward something more…….maybe.

Now… about the Chiefs.

I would agree with all the rankings excepting the WR position. In my opinion, having a top 10 receiver in the league (or 15 maybe, 10 may be generous) and 2 average receivers (Engram and Bradley) and of course the completely awful Copper would leave you with an Average grade. Add good coaching from someone experienced with WR and you have a Average receiving corp not a poor one.

Other than that I agree with everything.

OL is still a work. Do you still believe that 6-5 Niswanger is our center? Would rather see him at guard. Right side is still a big concern (center-tackle).

Herm deserves credit for starting rebuilding project. But it appears we have the right guys to get us back to the promised land. Just not this year.

I’d like to see your grades for our Offensive and Defensive coordinators.

The “Right 53″ means the Chiefs are hoping they have a bonus grade for teamwork and coaching. There is something to be said for that— if it happens.

If the Chiefs are well coached, smart on the field, in shape and fairly healthy, they can be fun to watch. After watching the first halves of the pre-season games, it appeared to my eyes that the Chiefs are more disciplined and better coached. The defense swarms to the ball and appears to be in position.

The offense is frustrating and will be until the line is solved. I have some hope that RG and RT will see new faces by Week 2. Not that we will have a strong line, but improved from opening day.

I am excited to see if Haley can have an impact on the offense with smart/creative play calling. Frankly, I’d like to see Thigpen used a little like Vick— if nothing else, as a decoy.

That being said, I’d be happy if Succup had several 5 field goal games and the defense kept us close. We’ll see.

@ Daniel H and Shakespearean crack smoker: “Get out!” …

The Chiefs, courtesy & , have done nary a thing to improve the KC team in 2009 – all they have succeeded in doing is making Rin’s team older…arranged the deck chairs on the Titanic – exchanged one set of brown shoes for another when the event called for black tux with tails.

Relics Toomer and Thomas already failed nee gave out, Goff, Brown, Engram & Vrabel are running on fumes. Draft busts too litter a Kaycee landscape, Williams & Brown. No obvious help was signed in free agency and it shows- the best they could do was succeed with 29% of their signees – failure rate as such being 71%.

Herm left the Chiefs with a fine young nucleus of talent, had succeeded in cutting out the halt and the lame, and had things on an upswing. Then, aft
but 1 year of building a foundation, had the rug pulled out from under him.

Now all hope has been lost, all progress blunted, the one question remaining: ‘how long will it be until the next ‘fresh start beginning’ new GM/HC arrive to replace ones here now. No later end of 2010, Rin’s guess.

“We want to win NOW” the refrain Egoli & Hailme – anytime you’re ready fellers. So far, has been no wins going forward – four giant steps nee losses backwards … and the meter is still running.

Missouri’s still waiting for some sign ‘Show Me’, any similarity that ‘Patriot Way’ thingamajimmy.
So far, Robertson, Jones, Redd & O’Callaghan doth suggest East Coast swang don’t mean a thang when you gots the Kansas City blues.

As Rin has said since 2008, it isn’t the coaching – though Herm & Co. were far more impressive than have and his Illuminati Clique been – it is still the players or lack thereof, more so.

Alas… to date has proven no more adept than Carl P at finding talent… so much for all the spin. Appears that it was the man the hoodie doing all the heavy lifting after all…

daddy-o