Another note, I saw that Yamon Figurs was released. He was overdrafted(3rd round?) purely because of his speed(by the Ravens, a supposed good drafting team). I remember he looked pretty good as a KR/PR. Maybe we should look at him….

Any word on Tauscher? I hope he comes to KC, he’d solidify that line for us at least this year. There are a lot of good RT’s coming out this year….

daddy-o

Throw that ball down the field, not 5 to 10 Yds behind the line. Sid Gilman understood that and he used the passing game to set up the running game and the passing game too….sometimes I do miss seeing coaches and some players smoking cigs on the sideline LOL! I think all of our RB’s have decent hands should we decide to use them….. I don’t think LJ is totally done though, just needs to be used to his remaining strengths/skills…. but as you said the play calling for LJ gets so predictable during some games…we can always throw it to the tight end too HA!!! Also; if when we need say 8 yds for a first down, why does it seem that we never throw it at least 9 yds? Just makes me crazy somtimes. Our O-line will get better. Patience, patience, patience. Out here.

Personally I want to see LJ and Charles in the back field at the same time, more often. That would help a lot with some of their tendencies, and keep teams guessing. Motion Charles out who will now be on a linebacker, you can now pass with mis-matches, or run because there are less people in the box.

They definitely need to start using formations to create space, if teams are going to stack the box, and we are not going to throw down the field, we need more 3 and 4 WR sets so it creates more space in the box.

LJ can’t block you say, go back to week 1 on Brodie’s second touchdown, he was able to make that pass b/c LJ stuffed a blitz right up the gut. He has improved. Not to mention LJ in space is not fun for linebackers and DB’s over the course of a game that wears you out, he made nice plays catching the ball against the raiders and running in space.

My question is what games have you been watching? If you wanna make theat assumption about Savage, what do you have to say for “THE BEST player hands down”, he rund into the line every play… that he does not fall down in the back field. I am not saying Larry was not good, he played good for us for three years. But get over it, he is DONE. Why keep beating a dead horse, we will get nothing out of him again. They say he needs wholes, well hell I can run through a friggin whole. Brian Waters could get his big but through a whole. The line will not create wholes, so lets put the ball in play makers hands, aka Charles, Battle, and Savage.
And something else, not to you Alex, does anyone else think that we need to throw the ball to set up the pass? Instead of the opposite. Not screen passes 10 yards behind the line of scrimage a actual pass down field 10 plus. Lets start the game with passes, for a change even if incomplete. Just not another Larry to the right, atleast go left behind our probowl guard and good left tackle.

1st- Attitude, did he have a new attitude or just faking it? My opinion…he has a new (better)attitude. No way he could fake it after 0-3 start.

2nd- Skill set, does he have significantly diminished skills from earlier years? My opinion…his skills have not significantly diminished because he was never a “get yards where there wasn’t any” back to begin with.

LJ always needed an opening or at least a crease and he could get one with Roaf, Shields, etc. Now once/if he has an opening he is just as tough a back to bring down as any in the league. This year he is also fighting for/stretching for that extra yard not seen last year.

3rd- Line play, does he need a GOOD line to get started? Yes (see #2). I have been one of those fans arguing for settling on the same 5 OL and letting them gel; however, I have been won over to getting the BEST 5 you can now (even 3-5 games into the season) and then let them gel.

I enjoyed reading almost every post so far, and thats been along time, now someone trying to ruin it all ready.

To everyone, lets be mature, okay! As most of us are…

Whereas, Retarded Rin only sees Herm’s starfish.

HA! Retarded Rin hates how I get at him!

You deserve it Retard.

Gameth…

Seteth…

Matcheth…

idiot.

There has been zero interest from any team in signing Marvin Harrison. That tells me something right there.

Brooks. Yeah, maybe. He’ll still out there, too, unsigned.

Thing is, how do we know who Pioli might have tried to sign? He sure as hell isn’t going to tell us. I’ll bet there were several players he went after, but got no interest from them because the Chiefs are a 2-14 team. We’ll likely never know.

I forgot that Jones got hurt last week and won’t play against Denver. He’d better not play against the Chiefs either!

And I’m just going to say this, at the risk of ridicule: I think that in terms of run offense/defense the Chiefs can play with the Giants. The problem is that the Giants pass offense/defense is so friggin’ good right now it cancels everything else out. If the Chiefs can’t throw on the Giants at least a little bit then they can’t be successful running the ball.

“Dallas is a team I had targeted prior to the season, but they’re running the ball like crazy right now.”

True. The Barber/Jones/Choice combo is working well, no doubt about it. If the Chiefs can stop the run and limt Witten, Romo could be had.

No problem, right?

As far as Dallas running all over Denver? That would be great. I’d like to see about a 40-3 score, myself. Broncos, 3-0? Pffhttt. It’s time they were exposed.

Dallas is a team I had targeted prior to the season, but they’re running the ball like crazy right now. I think they’ll run all over the Donks.

I think its completely possible!

JCH

By all means, let’s write the season off because they had a disappointing home loss and road losses to two of the best teams in the NFL. No, this team is not good enough to beat top-10 NFL teams – does anybody think they would be?

“To believe that some lightbulb will come on like in the cartoons, makes you a true Chiefs fan but not to realistic.”

Could’ve made the same statement about this time last season, when this team was getting crushed by the NFC South. They went on to be competitive in the majority of their games after that. This team will get better, what remains to be seen is if they get good enough to win some of the games they couldn’t last season.

We spend most of the games hollering “Throw it to the tight end!”….it matters not to us who is playing tight end, but it seems to me after all these years of watching football at all levels, that a quick pass or 3 to a decent TE can back the LB’s up and give you some more room to work the run…..and they should try to throw to LJ some more…..I think he has done pretty well when they have used him as such….. We just plain old like Dantrell Savage, and coach Haley can’t call his number enough for us…..he is fun to watch! On a lighter note; The Mrs. and I will be attending the Broncos game on 06DEC09. We have not been to Arrowhead in 6 years….I bought club level, front row, seats# 1,and 2… the ticket master ticket exchange thing is pretty cool…..I can’t think of a finer way to celebrate our anniversary……..yes sir, she is a mighty fine wife, and she can shoot very well too! Make this a great day and remember; “Throw to the tight end!” Go Chiefs!!! Out here.

I’m betting that the o-line gets lots of attention by Pioli between now and the start of next season, I think that’s apparent to all. What I don’t think will happen is too many high draft picks being used to sure it up. Unless they decide that Albert needs to be moved inside, at most they might use one of the 2nd round picks for the o-line. I’m thinking Pioli will rely on free agents and 3rd and 4th round picks to build a line.

Just my 2 cents.

So what does being negative and pessimistic get you? Do you feel better about this team by tearing them down? I read what “This Fanbase Sucks” said yesterday, and I agree. Look at the fanbases of perinnial stinkers. The Phillies have the most losses EVER in the history of ANY professional sport. They won the World Series last year and are on track for a repeat performance this year. The Patriots were an NFL laughing stock until Pioli and Bill took over. Nine years later, they’ve been to the Super Bowl four times and gone undefeated in the regular season. What do those two examples show us? Pioli’s right. Patience of the fans WILL be rewarded.
I understand frustration. I am a die-hard Royals AND Chiefs fan. I have been since I was old enough to watch TV with my dad. I have had my heart broken by these teams too many times to count. Am I frustrated by the fact that we haven’t won yet under this regime? Yes. Is this regime the answer? I don’t know. I’d like to think so, and I’m not willing to write them off yet. Herm had THREE YEARS to make something of this team. What did he do? Gutted it like a fish and left the filets on the cutting board to rot in the sun. I think we can all agree that his experiment didn’t go as planned. What this regime is trying to do is take those pieces or rotten fish and figure out a way to make a meal out of it. Chances are, they’re probably going to have to thow that old fish out and start over with a brand new fish. I’m okay with that. I’m tired and frustrated with quick fixes. This team is bad, yes, but they’re improving. The Eagles are a great team. I’d call them a NFC Championship contender. The first half our schedule is horrid. The second half is where you will start to see improvement. Stay the course!

I don’t know about the “extended preseason” thing. I think they want to win now, but are also looking down the road.

Cassel had it right with his statements yesterday. If the Chiefs can eliminate the stupid mistakes and stupid penalties, the wins will start coming. This is the NFL. If you don’t play smart football, you won’t win many games. The Chiefs are obviously not a very good team right now. Part of that is those mistakes. A good team can afford to make a mistake here and there. A bad team can’t. The Chiefs are not good enough to help the other team out, and still win.

We have beat it to death but the Chiefs are rebuilding and really, really bad. Pioli/Haley have made it apparent that this is just an extended preseason for all of 09. To believe that some lightbulb will come on like in the cartoons, makes you a true Chiefs fan but not to realistic. “Patience of the fans will be rewarded” should be the slogan for the next few years.

It happened to Sayers and it happened to Okoye – happens to those that knew a Bo Jackson & those who did not the case Larry Johnson. Eventually, unless the name is marked Brown or Sanders, all come to know via a device other than their own. Johnson now knows…better late than never – or was is just later than he thought?

Whether due to normal wear & tear, injury or as victim their own device, the life a runningback is measured via Haley’s Comet ra’her dog years. Some comets are brilliant – others just, well… treading water – found wanting after a brief burst on the scene.

Rin wonders – as He wanders – et tu Lar? Wonders He that is me Rin no more. Lar’s seen the light, and his Head Coach Herm Edwards w/a little help from his friends Carl and Roger by way a thinner wallet & smaller self context.

Set to the music ‘Smile’, we change a few words and “Run, tho your line is jaking – run, what’s the use complaining… as your career nears the end, you’ll append”…and so he has.

Larry’s become a football conformist; having ones career flash before the eyes helps. Too, running into walls be they public opine or offensive line your own tends to make awareness go up as average per carry same drops.

Unlike his new coach who keeps trying to force a square peg into a round hole and when it doesn’t work blames the wrong ‘hole’ as it were, Lar has seen the errors of his ways…soon enough so too the 0-7 other who screams alot, yet says nothing really & accomplishes little too.

Very soon now the public will grow tired s act too, just as the players already have, Rin is certain of it!

daddy-o

Charles had more yards on 5 carries than LJ did on 12. Get the ball in someone elses hands!!
Example.. Charles, Savage, and where has Battle gone to? Had a good preseason.

Yeah, that might have been an extreme example.

JCH

phred—-the mascott dosen’t seem to get up this early , 10:00——>

As far as LJ himself I have eatin my crow and he will have to prove to me that he still has it. I’m back to the lets get rid of LJ wagon. There’s a trade I’d like to see this year heck why wait until the offseason.

JCH