Comments on: Chargers Blast Drowning Chiefs 43-14

By: big vess

big vess — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:27:03 +0000

I have a feeling team PROCESS is going safety first in the draft and free agency . Bob if you could I know that the season is not over yet. Who will be available in free agency at the safety position after this year? Pioli and Haley has to understand there are some talented hidden gems on other rosters. Not just the Pats,Cardinals, and Dolphins they did not try to seek from other teams. Offensive line is next for the draft and free agency .Although I hate to say it but if the Nebraska NT is sitting there when team PROCESS is ready to pick even though I think he may be gone before then take him . I think he is your middle motor that can open up opportunities for Dorsey and Jackson. Although I am not happy about Jackson”s play this year. He reminds me of Neil Smith ala 1988 when the Chiefs chose him he came back the following year with a splash because of Derrick Thomas , Dan Salamaua had took on some of the blocks and he was awesome and never looked back since. Thats what I am saying about Jackson he needs a compliment pusher in the middle. No knock on Magee but I see him as a back up. With a change of defensive coordinator and assistant coaches he could become a monster! Dick Jauron is out there lets try to grab him after the season is over. And as far as Matt Ca$$el goes I think with a upgrade on the offensive line and a quarterback coach and a homerun wide reciever he could be the next Len Dawson but right now he is a replica of Steve Bono and Elvis Grbac all roll up in one.Man I just get bothered that Aaron Curry would have gave Antonio Gates a fit if we would have drafted him but oh well we have to give Jackson a chance. Team PROCESS knows whats better for the team so could of should of does not work here.

By: colby

colby — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:41:59 +0000

ED says:

“Colby chill out Dorsey is having his best season so far this yr.”

As opposed to his one other season where he was also invisible.

“Jackson will get better.”

I’m sure you are right, but I highly doubt he will EVER be worthy of the third pick of the draft. Pioli reached big time and he should have taken Curry or Monroe.

“And anyone hating on Cassell isn’t watching the actual game.”

I totally agree. Cassel has missed on some throws, but his receivers are leading the league in drops. Chambers is helping, but he can’t do it alone.

By: ?????

????? — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:13:26 +0000

ED, we can hate on Cassel if we want. Not everyone thinks he’s the second coming of Tom Brady. It’s funny how you’re quick to defend him by saying he doesn’t have enough talent around him, buy you can use that same arguement for any of our QBs the past few years. He gets paid to win, just like everyone else, and if he’s playing like crap, then maybe he needs to take a seat and see if someone else can do better. This season is over, lets see what we have on the bench. We’ve experimented with every other position this year, might as well go for broke and experiment with QB as well.

By: findthedr

findthedr — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:57:40 +0000

I am convinced that the weakest position on the ENTIRE team is center.

By: ED

ED — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:45:05 +0000

Colby chill out Dorsey is having his best season so far this yr. Jackson will get better. And anyone hating on Cassell isn’t watching the actual game. Clearly the guy gets know time to throw the ball and he’s the main reason why this team has won 3 games. Because he continues to rally the troops regardless of the score.

By: ED

ED — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:42:33 +0000

This game just proved what I’ve been saying wrong all season with this team on both sides of the ball. Offensive line can’t protect Cassell and not allow any runs up the middle forcing Haley to go to shotgun on 3 and 1 instead of lining up in an i-formation and pounding it up the middle. One of the fumbles cam on a 3 and 1 play where we clearly should’ve pounded the ball up the middle to get a yard, but we lined up in shotgun which led to a bad snap by a below average center. Next receivers couldn’t get open except for Chambers and sometimes Long. Clearly Cassell needs more playmakers.

Defensively. Haley needs to start Page and Morgan next year. McGraw and Brown clearly lack the speed you need to cover the middle of the field and help protect over the top especially on deep balls. Guys like Flowers were on an island on too many deep passes. Haley need to put Morgan back in at free safety immediately because McGraw is just too slow. Next yr start Page back at free safety and Morgan at strong draft a couple safeties in the mid to late rounds in the draft. Next couldn’t get any pressure on Rivers. Just proves we still need another pass rusher opposite Tamba. He’s getting double and tripled team because of the lack of pass rush on the other side.

We got 4 picks in the first 3 rounds of the draft. Take a couple of o-linemen, a receiver, and a outside linebacker in no particular order. Just take care of those 3 positions and you should see a different team next yr.

By: truefan_inTX

truefan_inTX — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:45:09 +0000

Cassel looks pathetic. When he does get the ball out of his hands it doesn’t even come close to a receiver or hits a D-lineman. He has slow reaction time, slow delivery and is inaccurate as stated above. One of the snaps over his head he was already moving to his left, so I place that one on him as well.

On a different note, its too bad JC fumbled…he is an electric running back. He is the next Chris Johnson guaranteed!!! He doesn’t even need an all pro O-line, he hits the holes hard and is quick to make cuts and then is gone. If he had better blocking…watch out!

I’m glad I watched the Steeler game four times, at least I had a week to relish something positive from this group.

By: colby

colby — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:43:51 +0000

So many things went wrong in this one that it’s hard to know where to start.

Positives (not many) include:

Jamaal Charles continues to look good. His fumble hurt us a lot but that was more of a great defensive play than a gaff by Charles. I find it hard to fault a guy for trying to make a big play. He had another nice kick return as well, and a long reception. Charles is gradually developing into a star. Chambers had yet another nice game. Pioli needs to make a note of this: SPEND MONEY on good players and you get results. Flowers also had a nice game with several breakups and a turnover on the goal line.

Negatives were many so I won’t go into all of them, but the worst ones were:

Niswanger is an absolute disaster. We haven’t been able to run up the middle all year in large part because of him and now we can’t pass out of the shotgun because he can’t snap the ball. This has been a problem all year, not just today, but today it boiled to a head. Niswanger should be on the bench for the rest of the year and GONE in the offseason. He is the worst center in the league by far. Our ILBs and Ss are as bad as we’ve seen in pass coverage in the history of the franchise. We’ve given up over 400 yards to every team we’ve played except the Redskins and Raiders. Pendergast needs to go, but he doesn’t have much to work with.

Finally, everyone wants to pick on Cassel because he got paid big bucks. Granted, he had another bad game against the Chargers, but we have over 100 million invested in Dorsey and Jackson and they could not be any more invisible on the field than they’ve been. On the year, they have combined for 4 passes defensed, 1 tackle for loss, and zero sacks! I know 3-4 lineman aren’t paid to put up huge numbers, but these guys are overpaid disasters. Dorsey was one of Peterson’s final major gaffs and Jackson is quickly becoming Scott Pioli’s first. I am highly disappointed in both of them.

Pioli, you have your work cut out for you in the offseason. SPEND SOME MONEY! Bring in some talent so we can actually compete in these tough games. I’m sick and TIRED of this team being 30 plus million under the cap! This goes for you too Clark!

By: ThunderChief

ThunderChief — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:26:49 +0000

If this was a game to measure where the Chiefs are at present, the returns are shouting the team has loads of improvement and work ahead before they can claim to be a highly competitive squad to be reckoned with by the better teams in the league.

Fix the Oline first and foremost, then work on the other shortcomings. There won’t be the lack of projects and personnel decisions to cause any boredom among the coaches and GM.

This game and performance was a step backward, to say the least.