What “key players” have the pissed off?

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Yeah I know, what players?

They pissed waters off but he is still here and he is not a key player

tony already wanted to be let go

lj should have been let go anyway

pollarrd, well who really knows there

What “key players” have the pissed off?

Glad Alleman will be starting instead of Goff from now on. If Alleman or Ndukwe can solidify the RG spot, that leaves us with one less hole to fill next year.

Too bad Chambers is already missing practice time. Hope he rebounds and plays well again. I think we may have found a gem in Lance Long. People are dogging him now, but the kid has shown that he can catch the ball, which is more than our other receivers have done.

I’m also hoping to see more of Magee, Charles, Savage, and Studebaker.

We can rename their place the SmokeHouse (where the home team gets smoked every year by the Chiefs)!

Our last “convincing” win? And by “convincing” I mean by more than one score.

Sept. 28 last year. We beat the Donkeys 33-19. Before that? Sept. 30 of 2007. We beat the Chargers 30-16. That’s the only two wins in the last 2 1/2 years that we’ve won by more than one score. (I didn’t count the Redskins game this year. They could have tied us with a TD and 2-point conversion.)

I’d really like to see that trend end this weekend. And who better to smoke than the Raiders…at their house?

Mandatory! Even in seasons’ past when the Raiders went to the Super Bowl, we beat them at least once (often twice). Even “Herm’s Men” could beat the Raiders. To paraphrase a SEC head coach recently, we need to let the Raiders appreciate “the sincerity of our contact” (e.g. hit them in the mouth and mean it).

They blitzed the hell out of the Eagles. This is apparently a no-no in the mind of Al Davis, but it certainly worked in that game. The Chiefs need to watch out for that kind of pressure.

And I agree with you; the Raiders game is a must-win. If the Chiefs can’t pull this one out it’s pretty hard to argue that they’ve made any progress this season.

With the Steelers, Chargers, and Donkeys coming up…we need to head into those games on a positive note by beating the Raiders. A convincing win would be nice. A blowout would be even better.

And a note to Todd Haley: Run the damn ball! Let’s see what our RB’s can do, when given a fair shot. You had no problem giving the ball to LJ 20+ times a game…when he wasn’t doing jack. Why not give Charles or Smith the same opportunity?

Ok, I follow you now…(coffee hasn’t kicked in just yet)…if it were someone else like Cowher, I’m not sure we would be at all satisfied. We might expect even more.

Oh, I agree 100% there. I was merely asking, based on our record, if we would be satisfied or confident at 1-7…if it was someone other than Haley at the “helm”…that things were going to improve sometime soon?

For one, I don’t perceive our current HC as having the same credibility as Coach Cowher yet (that has to be earned). For two, the war drums aren’t in play yet…but at the same time, the current season’s results IS included as part of the body of work and we don’t give him a mulligan just because he’s the new HC. His credibility is based on his body of work. Are things the current HC and current GM doing (INCLUDING the trade of the FRANCHISE TE and the action or general INACTION regarding the O-Line in the offseason) working to increase or decrease their credibility when they say “trust me, we’ll be able to actually compete for a playoff spot next season or in two seasons?”

Yes. Very. The thing some seem to forget, though…is that this is the FIRST year for Pioli and Haley. So, I’ll continue to try and be patient.

I wonder if Rams fans are calling for Steve Spagnuolo’s head…like so many Chiefs fans are calling for Haley’s? What if Cowher had been hired before this year, and he was 1-7 with this team? Would you want him gone, too?

However Bob my take is if offense stays the way it is now we’re going to win against Oak and Cle and that will be it, but if the offense improves we can win about 4 to 6 more games.

I do think Haley will get this thing turned around and next yr will result in a huge spike in wins. Once a couple things happen more talent at the offensive line and receiver. We add another pass rusher opposite Tamba. And last but not least hire a smart innovative offensive coord. that knows how to get the ball to the playmakers on the team. He’s a sleeper pick as an offensive coord. Charlie Weiss. But think about it makes sense. If he’s fired at Notre Dame more than likely he’s going back to the NFL. His former GM boss is our GM. So just keep an eye out on that.

The Pats of the past decade are a good example of this and yet, they find room for guys like Seau who can still bring something to the roster and locker room. Maintaining that delicate balance has to be a slippery slope of modus operandi.

One mis-step here and there and what results? A full blown rebuild where the 2009 Chiefs find themselves. It’s one thing to go through this rebuilding, and another to stay mired in it.

The current Chiefs, to me, are flirting with ‘mired’ status which is where the Lions have been for the past how many years?

GO CHIEFS!!!

Last season through 8 games: 1-7, 126 pts. scored, 223 pts. allowed, -97 pt. differential.

This season is bad, and in some ways more disconcerting than last season, but do we have to pretend it’s the worst ever?