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Williamson: Not buying a QB change in Kansas City
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I get that new coach Todd Haley believes in being critical in his attempt to rid the Kansas City Chiefs’ of their losing odor.
I get that Haley has already developed a reputation for demoting players who don’t playing well.
I get that as offensive coordinator in Arizona last year, Haley saw his team catch fire when Matt Leinart was benched in favor of Kurt Warner.
I get that Haley made headlines Tuesday when he said this when
asked about quarterback Matt Cassel’s status as the starting
quarterback: "You've got to ultimately do what you think gives your
team the best chance to win. If that means another quarterback being in
there other than Matt Cassel, then sign me up."
Still, I don’t buy the fact that Haley is considering benching
Cassel. It doesn’t make any sense. It wouldn’t be fair to Cassel, Haley
himself or the team. It’s been one game.
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Tucker: Cassel will continue to start at quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
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Brodie Croyle has a much higher quarterback rating and a better
completion percentage, but Matt Cassel has a bigger guaranteed
contract. Guess who'll start for Kansas City on Sunday? It will
be Cassel facing the Eagles in Philadelphia, coach Todd Haley said
Tuesday. But the rookie head coach also said he would not hesitate to
make a switch if he decided Croyle gives the winless Chiefs a better
chance. He would really have the courage to bench someone his
boss showered with millions of dollars and staked a big chunk of his
reputation on? "You've got to ultimately do what you think gives
your team the best chance to win," Haley said. "If that means another
quarterback being in there other than Matt Cassel, then sign me up." Cassel
has been one of the happiest success stories in recent years. He is one
of the few, and perhaps the only, quarterback to start and win an NFL
game without ever starting a game in college. continue reading...
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Former Chief Gonzalez is still tight with KC
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The party should’ve started by now. Should’ve started a half-hour or
so ago, actually, but it won’t be much of an event until Kansas City’s
favorite football player shows up. So a ballroom full of men in their
pressed suits and women in their best dresses wait. There are big
names here already, all in the name of charity. Each of them know the
deal. David Cook is the local boy turned “American Idol” winner, a bona
fide rock star. “I’m here to see Tony,” he says. Matt
Cassel is the Chiefs’ starting quarterback with a beautiful wife and a
$63 million contract, things that usually earn a man a certain status. “It’ll be great,” he says of the opportunity to meet Tony Gonzalez. This
will be Gonzalez’s first time back in Kansas City since being traded
this last offseason. Officially, he’ll be here to support the Shadow
Buddies Foundation. Realistically, he’s also coming for the love. Gonzalez
is playing the first of his 13 NFL seasons away from Kansas City, but
this is still very much his town. With the Royals finishing a
disappointing summer and the Chiefs on their way to a horrific autumn,
he still just might be the most popular athlete in Kansas City. continue reading...
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PFT: Alfonso Boone helps provide depth to depleted Chargers line
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Earlier today, only three of 31 players dumped by the Chiefs since the end of the 2008 season had found new jobs.
Now, the number is up to four.
(Says former G.M. Carl Peterson, "Hooray?")
Our old pal Aaron Wilson of NFP reports that Boone, cut earlier this year by Kansas City, has agreed to terms with the Chargers on a one-year deal.
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BR: Chiefs Do Everything Wrong In a Game Where Little Needed To Go Right
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Everything for which the Chiefs could be
praised in Week One disappeared in Week Two. Instead of zero turnovers,
the Chiefs committed two. Instead of three penalties, the team had nine
for a typically Raider-esque 70 yards.
Kansas City has been scrutinized as a team with
limited talent. This is arguable, but even the “lesser” teams in the
NFL can compete if they are fundamentally sound. Today, the Chiefs were
anything but.
How else can a team outgaining their opponent 409 yards to 166 lose the game?
Here are the three areas of the game that
interested me most. Strangely, they aren’t all bad. We’ll get the bad
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PFT: Chiefs will get to prepare for four quarterbacks next week
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FOX's Jay Glazer reports that Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb wants
to play next week against the Chiefs, only two weeks after suffering
what turns out to be a serious rib injury.
Per Glazer, the tenth
rib was fully displaced. The concern is that numbing the area on game
day could result in McNabb suffered a punctured lung without realizing
it. (Apparently, the shortness of breath would have prompted him to
think it was merely another bout of nausea.)
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Teicher: Chiefs are younger this year
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This sounds strange for a team that added veterans like Bobby
Engram, Mike Goff, Mike Vrabel and Mike Brown but the Chiefs actually
started the regular season about as young and inexperienced as they
were to began the 2008 season.
According to league statistics, the Chiefs average age to begin the
season was 25.89 years, or tied with Indianapolis for second youngest
behind Green Bay. Their players had an average of 3.92 years of
experience, which is tied with Jacksonville for sixth. continue reading...
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Former Vikings Bobby Wade excited to be in Kansas City
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Bobby Wade knows the business of the NFL, but he still wasn't ready for what he experienced last week.
After accepting a pay cut to reduce his base salary in half to
about $1.5 million, Wade was released by the Vikings on Thursday and
replaced by veteran Greg Lewis. On Monday, Wade agreed to a one-year
contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
"It was very surprising, caught me off guard," Wade told
reporters in Kansas City today. "Other than that, it's the nature of
the business. Nobody is safe. Everybody understands that regardless of
pay or how many years you've played or even production for that matter.
"I'm just fortunate to have this opportunity."
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