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Tucker: Chiefs' defense may not be as offensive as in 2008
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Buried beneath Kansas City's 0-4 preseason record and all the
anxiety over a stinky offense, a bit of good news is trying to peek out.
A
defense that was the main culprit in last year's 2-14 debacle is
beginning to stir, showing signs of slowly returning to life. What's
more, in a wild reversal of form, the Chiefs are even applying pressure
to the passer.
Yes, Chiefs fans, when one of your guys tackles
the other team's quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, it's still
called a "sack."
That's a term Kansas Citians had little
occasion to use all through the 2008 season, when the Chiefs set a
16-game NFL record for pass-rushing futility by taking the quarterback
to the ground a paltry 10 times. They needed a sack in the season
finale at Cincinnati just to break into double figures.
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FH: Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Season Preview: We're Still the Chefs
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In 2006, the Kansas City Chiefs
finished with a 9-7 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs
to Indianapolis. Since then, the Chiefs have won just six games -- four
in 2007 and two last season -- causing a major overhaul of the front
office and coaching staff prior to the 2009 season.
Scott Pioli was hired as the new general manager and he brought in Todd Haley
as the new head coach. Pioli also began retooling the Chiefs roster. He
sent a 2009 second-round pick to New England for quarterback Matt Cassel and shipped future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez
to Atlanta for a 2010 second-round pick. The benefits of these coaching
and roster moves won't materialize overnight, so get ready for a
tumultuous ride. You can bet that nobody will misspell the team name in
the end zone, but it's going to be a while before this team can regain
the winning ways of the old Chiefs' teams from not-so-recent memory.
Offense:
Bringing in Cassel was a step in the right direction for the Chiefs,
but he's still got a lot to prove after his breakout campaign for the Patriots
last season. He's had trouble gelling with receivers in training camp
and preseason games, and his MCL injury on August 29th won't help speed
up the learning curve between the new quarterback and his receiving
corps. As the passing game develops, the Chiefs must be able to run the
ball, which won't raise hopes for fans -- the Chiefs running backs
gained only 1,382 yards combined last season. Larry Johnson is aging and is always an injury question mark, while Jamaal Charles is a nice change of pace back but hasn't accrued enough carries for anyone to know how he'll fare long-term. Dwayne Bowe, who had 1,022 yards receiving last season, will turn into the featured target as the Chiefs will sorely miss Gonzalez. Heat Index: 4
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Fox Sports: 2009 team preview: Kansas City Chiefs
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The Kansas City Chiefs have forgotten how to win football games.
More than anything else, the new regime in charge of the Chiefs
is working to re-create the habit of winning again. But general manager
Scott Pioli and head coach Todd Haley have found out this is going to
be a tough turnaround. "Change is hard, change is painful,
change is not easy," said Haley, who made things even harder Aug. 31
when he fired offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Chan Gailey.
"We're going to do everything here at the Kansas City Chiefs that we can to win championships. Right now, we're trying to lay the foundation for where we want to get to."
Haley decided the foundation wasn't going to set correctly with Gailey
running the offense. Without detailing reasons for his decision, the
head coach made it plain that his offensive approach and that of the
highly respected Gailey did not match. continue reading...
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Tucker: Chiefs' defense is better than 0-4 record indicates
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Buried beneath Kansas City's 0-4 preseason
record and all the anxiety over a stinky offense, a bit of good news is
trying to peek out.
A defense that was the main culprit in last year's 2-14 debacle is
beginning to stir, showing signs of slowly returning to life. What's
more, in a wild reversal of form, the Chiefs are even applying pressure
to the passer.
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Barry Richardson added to Practice squad
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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the club has added T Barry Richardson to the practice squad.
Richardson played in six games for the Chiefs a year ago after entering the NFL as the first of the club’s two
selections in the sixth round (170th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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USA Today: Matt Cassel returns to Chiefs practice; no guarantee he'll play Week 1
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Quarterback Matt Cassel appeared on Kansas
City's practice field
Monday for the first time since injuring his left
knee on Aug. 29, but his status for Sunday's opener at Baltimore
remained unclear.
Cassel, who signed a six-year contract for a
guaranteed $28 million, injured his knee on the third play of the third
preseason game against Seattle. He was in full uniform Monday and did
most of the conditioning drills in the short period the media were
permitted to watch. If he does not start at Baltimore, the Chiefs would
probably go with Brodie Croyle .
Coach Todd Haley was evasive whether Cassel would play Sunday. continue reading...
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Cassel Returns To Chiefs Workouts With Knee Brace
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After trimming their final roster to the NFL mandatory 53 and taking
the weekend off, the Chiefs returned to practice Monday morning. The
most notable news was the return of quarterback Matt Cassel to workouts.
Cassel was injured less than two weeks ago in the third pre-season game
against Seattle. Cassel left the contest with a strained left knee. He
had a brace on that knee in workouts Monday.
It's still unclear if Cassel will be available for Sunday's season opener against the Ravens in Baltimore.
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PFT: Chiefs nab O'Callaghan off waivers
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Patriots tackle Ryan O' Callaghan was one of the team's more surprising cuts.
That
he ended up getting claimed off waivers by the Chiefs isn't surprising
at all. And we bet you could even guess the other team that put in a
waiver claim on O'Callaghan: the Cleveland Browns.
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