The Sports Guy Rips Our Chiefs
Bill Simmons, aka The Sports Guy, really ripped Herm Edwards and our Chiefs in his recent NFL Preview, ranking us as the second worst team in the league. Simmons has never been a fan of the Chiefs, so this isn’t exactly shocking news. I was a little kinder to the Chiefs in my NFL Preview With Tourettes over on Pacman Jonesin’, picking us to finish 8-8 (you can also check out the Hard Knocks clip of King Carl and President Bush over there). It’s like Mark said a few days back in his predictions post — lots of people are overlooking our defense, including Simmons. Here’s what Simmons wrote about the Chiefs…
31. Kansas City Chiefs
Can’t NFL Films produce 32 versions of “Hard Knocks,” so every team gets properly covered? Consider what we learned about the ‘07 Chiefs. The Brodie Croyle-Damon Huard QB battle was so uninspiring, Herm Edwards was forced to fake a scene in his office where he “agonized” about which guy to choose. (We haven’t seen bad acting like that on HBO since … oh, wait, we see it every week with Kevin Connelly and Adrian Grenier. My bad.) Their receivers were so bad, some random Arena League guy showed up in Episode 2 and nearly made the team. Their rookie kicker looked Kathy Ireland-level shaky in the preseason, although he’s definitely the best left-footed African-American kicker in NFL history. Their best defensive player will miss the first two games following a pair of drunk-driving convictions. They put so much mileage on their franchise running back last season that he held out under the logic, “If you’re making me become the next Earl Campbell, could you at least pay me up front with a giant signing bonus?” And if that’s not enough, poor Herm became a summer TV laughingstock on par with Corey Haim, the Idaho senator, Parisa The Uptight Real World Roommate and Miss South Carolina.(Does Herm seem like a fantastic guy? Absolutely. Would I want him coaching my favorite NFL team? Only if I was gunning for the No. 1 overall pick. The good news was that “Hard Knocks” finished on time every week — it’s the first time Herm ever finished a season without screwing up the clock.)
- “Feel the power! It’s NFL ‘07″ - Bill Simmons/ESPN Page 2
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