Champions In The Far North; Possible Help For Chiefs?
A couple of former members of the Chiefs are champions today in the Canadian Football League.
The Calgary Stampeders beat the Montreal Alouettes 22-14 Sunday evening in the CFL’s Grey Cup Championship at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
Members of the winning team included former Chiefs second-round choice (2002) DT Eddie Freeman and rookie WR Jabari Arthur. Freeman is a starter for the Stampeders and finished the season with three sacks. Arthur signed with Calgary after he was released by the Chiefs on the NFL’s mandatory cutdown to 53 players before the first regular season game. Also on the roster for the Stamps is former KU running back Jon Cornish.
The Alouettes were coached by former NFL assistant Marc Trestman.
On the Calgary injured list are CB Julian Battle (3rd round-2003) and CB Lenny Walls, who spent the 2006 season with the Chiefs.
The winning effort against Montreal was led by QB Henry Burris who was named the game’s MVP. He threw for 328 yards and ran for 79 yards.
To read more about the Grey Cup, click here.
Now, as for help for the Chiefs in the CFL, at the first of the year, the best defensive player in the CFL will become a free agent. DE Cameron Wake (left) has won back-to-back defensive player of the year honors. This year, he had 23 sacks in 18 games for the B .C. Lions. That’s coming off his ‘07 season when he had 16 sacks.
Wake played linebacker at Penn State under the name Derek Wake. When he went to Canada, he decided to use Cameron, his middle name. Back in 2005, Wake signed as a college free agent with the New York Giants but did not make the roster.
As for his NFL future, Wake is a tweener at 6-2, 241 pounds and in the CFL he saw left tackles that wouldn’t be considered even average blockers in the NFL.
Wake’s agents have told Canadian media that there are 21/22 NFL teams that have contacted them about their client and are interested in talking to him.
Will Lewis, the Seattle Seahawks’ director of pro scouting and a former CFL player said of Wake and a transition to the NFL: “I don’t think he’ll be as productive but, athletically, he’s improved himself.”
The most recent defensive end/linebacker types to come out of the CFL and sign with the Chiefs were R-Kal Truluck and Vaughn Booker.
Truluck (6-4, 255) played 20 games over two seasons (2002-03) and had 5.5 sacks.
Booker (6-5, 295) played in 56 games over four seasons (1994-97) and finished with 6.5 sacks wearing a Chiefs uniform.
Sign him up! We can’t have too many backup quality players on our roster.
; Possible Help For Chiefs?”
Untel we Change the Leaders/Teachers, more commonly known as GM/Coaches, this team is going no where.
We do need all the young good players we can get, but they too need the correct Leaders/Teachers to show them “How To Win!”
They got dancers in Canada
Congrats to all the Calgary Stampeders for winning the Grey Cup this year. As for the help to come down from the CFL there is 2 players for sure that would probably be very good NFL players and both are from the Stampeders. The first one is the reciever Brett Ralph, he reminds me of a little bit smaller Wes Welker type reciever, excellent hands and yac and tough as nails.Very impressive in the middle of field with good speed and blocking.
The second one is Sandro DeAngelis the kicker for Calgary also. Very accurate and a good strong leg…i think his career stats line is a bout 88% or so for the last 3-4 seasons…nails long 50+ kicks consistently in bad weather and is very competitive.
I would love to see Ralph go to the Chiefs if at all possible next year. (not sure if he is a free agent this year or not and same with DeAngelis)I think he could pan out better then Marc Boerighter who unfortunatelly i think would have been a great reciever for many years in the NFL if he had not gotten the injury bug.
As for the current state of the Chiefs….nothing good about it obviously but i will still continue to cheer them on every sunday hoping for a victory for all the guys working so hard but not being able to buy a game due to injuries,bad calls, and what ever else gets thrown at them.
Heres to a better 2009 season.
GO CHIEFS GO
Bryan in Calgary #1 Chiefs fan in Calgary Alberta Canada
A Canadian Championship, one Clark’s Crew too – but what Chiefs fans want most next Christmas aft, is but one of our own don’t you know!
So, on Boerigter, on Casey on Zenon Andrusyshyn! On R-Kal, on Freeman on- WAIT A DOGGONE MINUTE, RIN CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT!
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A one, a two…
“The Night Before Christmas” – an adaptation, by Rin Tin Tin (subtitle: “Tis Always Darkest Afore The Dawn”. . . working title: “Comes A Superbowl Season”)
Twas the day after Sunday, when all through KC
Chiefs fans were not happy “˜cause their team had played c….y.
The uni’s were hung in the clubhouse with care,
Hopes a fandom they pled “comes reward ours…next year?”
Defeated they whined all snug in disillusion
With visions off-season of a talent infusion!
And Carl in ‘kerchief, and Herm in his cap
And as usual the media…head start winter’s nap.
When out on the market there arose such a clatter
Free agency nigh upon us – salve for what be the matter!
Away for to meet new draft cast soon Kuharich
Thum sharpening his pencils ““ price of busine$$ his niche.
The promise of a West winning title grown rare
Sign the times something different ““ sound of hope in the air!
When what to my swollen Red eyes should appear,
But a pass rush for the defense – and linebackers o’er there!
Add a little bit “˜O’-line power, and some youthful stamina,
Thence all knew in that moment ““ we be jellin “humina! (humina!)”.
More rapid than an eagle our offense did travel,
Passes flew, runners too ““ “˜Chiefs win!’ Holtus rattles!
Now Tyler! now D-Bowe! now Gonzo and Bradley!
On Albert! on Waters! Left to right wins the battle!
To the top of the heap football world best get ready!
Now go away! go away! ghosts 40 years past aplenty!”
The memories past seasons these will not linger
New Arrowhead is ours ““ 2010 renewed vigor!
Two months past December last year won’t remember
Chiefs ‘09 hopes – better later than never.
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the news
ESPN machinating ““ “again the Chefs will lose!”
As I balled up my fists & prepared then to lose it,
Down the grapevine came word “renovation’s finished we can use it!”
Concessions now completed, drinks & snacks access there
Now an all you can eat section ““ “˜cause fat Chiefs fans don’t care;
A Gretz and a Whitlock nee a Hatfield & McCoy,
Stow that ego boys – don’t wanna hear it no more!
His eyes – how they twinkled! his dimples how merry
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up – like a bow
And the smile on Clark’s face – it was real was not faux!
The vision now realized where once was but static
As thots great did circle – no hint of pedantic;
He had a sated wallet and a happy little belly
That shook, when he laughed – he was makin’ lots of money!
Was he non plus? No, not e’er – right jolly owner there
Rin Tin Tin just watched him – yelled “Lamar!” – my error;
With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave a thumbs up – turnstiles full, off to bed.
He spoke not a word, as he turned toward his suite
Aft filling all seats, he was really quite beat,
And laying his finger aside next his nose
He gave a nod and then up stairway he rose.
As he made his way there, to his team gave a wave
And right then fans doffed him – “hooray – we’ve been saved!”
But I heard him exclaim, ere he disappeared out of sight,
“We did it pop we did it – Chiefs are Champions again this night!”
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A 242lb DE could help the chiefs?
HAHAHA!!
how pathetic has this team become? Dude would get mauled by even the crappiest tackles (i.e. McIntosh).
Dude might be worth a look at DE if he could add at least 20lbs. Other than that maybe worth a look at LB.
“Linebacker Derek Wake was one of the shocks of the 2005 NFL combine when he turned in a 45 1/2 inch vertical jump, the second highest of any player in attendance.
Yesterday at Penn State’s Pro Day on campus, he was full of more surprises, as he turned in a 40-yard dash time in the high 4.4 seconds range, appreciably faster than his combine performance of 4.65 seconds.” http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/03/03-18-05tdc/03-18-05dsports-01.asp
I wish we could say this was a joke. Former NFL castoffs turned Canadian football champs will solve NOTHING. period.
You should be disgusted with yourself for peddling/believing such nonsense.
I am not a big football fan, just the chiefs. Is it not sad the this post and the new one (comments off?) have little what is happening today with the 2008 version of the chiefs.
Comments are closed on Cup O’chiefs? WTF. Is everyone complaining too much? In the KC Star today Herm says the entire defensive staff will be back next year. You have got to be kidding. This coach and team and even the reporters that follow this team are so out of touch with reality it is crazy. By the time they play the Chargers in December, you’ll be able to shoot off a cannon and not hit anyone.
Wow! the comments have become so stupid that Bob has turned off the comments section on his latest post (not that I blame him). I hope you guys are happy.
Bob, I for one apologize for the immature nature of your audience, but then we are football fans!
Go Chiefs!
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Comments are not “closed”. Just a glich I’m sure. You don’t create a site like this and close comments. That’s what develops readers.
Not sure I understand the statement to retain the defensive staff at this point. I guess he was just trying to end those questions early. Doesn’t seem like good management though. I would think everyone would be evaluated at the end of the season. If he is believing that the coaches are doing a good job, then he may have blinders on. It can’t just be the players at this point. He needs to state that everyone is evaluated at the end, including himself.
I am trying to be good for Christmas so I have been ignoring posters like Rin Tin Tin, but really True Red & Gold do you not have a hard time going to work spending all your time on your knees. That will cost me a really big package.
Bob, I too would like to apologize – on behalf of True, Red & Gold – and too for tm1946 who will be getting only a lump of coal in his stocking, this year – and next…Herm’s comin’ back in 2009!
heh heh heh