(Sorry for my disappearing act the past 24 hours or so. Came down with one of my patented migraines some of you have heard about. No, I’m not talking about a hangover, as, like, Jared Allen, I’ve been dry for a while now. Anyway, had to unplug for a day, but I’m back…)
The other AFC West bloggers were kind enough to drop their assessments of the Chiefs recently. Here they are:
Johnny of Bolt Beat (Chargers):
Dwayne Bowe is promising… but who is going to get him the ball? What’s his name? (I refuse to remember the name of a Chiefs quarterback. It’s kind of like getting to know a new bartender at a really, really bad bar. They might be nice and all, but the joint is so bad, it will break their spirit soon enough and send them crying out the door.) Chiefs have nothing to look forward too. You hear me, Larry Johnson, nothing.
The front office had a dynamite draft. Plenty of picks to fill a lot of holes. I don’t see these moves coming to fruition this season. Look to next year, Kansas City.
Chris of Just Blog Baby (Raiders):
A lot like the talent in San Diego, there are few player’s that I think are a joke in K.C. They have a nice combination of young and old talent, and although it will be a weakness at times I think they will do far better than they did last year. I know Brodie Croyle hasn’t become a steady starter, but I loved this kid at Bama, and have no doubt that he can play at this level. It took the overlooked Jeff Garcia and the first round blue chip Rich Gannon to totally different paths to the Bay Area where they finally lived up to their abilities. I hope for Croyle’s sake he finds his place sooner than later, but I can’t believe he’ll never make it in this league. Larry Johnson might not last forever and Kolby Smith isn’t the best second choice, but after Smith’s performance against the Raiders last season in Arrowhead he gives me no place to say the Chiefs are in trouble at running back. Dwayne Bowe reminds me of the Texans Andre Johnson, and he should start putting up similar numbers as the Pro-Bowl wideout.
7 of the 11 presumed defensive starters were drafted in the first and second round (Napolean Harris, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Glenn Dorsey, Patrick Surtain, Bernard Pollard, Brandon Flowers). The lack of effort in free agency, especially since an upcoming un-caped season approaches, shows how stingy Carl Peterson is. He knew he was going to have to give into the absurd rookie contracts ($51 million makes Dorsey one of the top paid DT’s in the league), but refused to shell out any money for veterans that were on the market. The Chiefs are still in bad shape, and need a lot to go right and a couple of guys to come out of nowhere for them to come close to .500.
Kim of Predominantly Orange (Broncos):
Last year’s 4-12 season sent Chiefs fans longing for the days of Priest Holmes and a healthy Trent Green. The ups and downs continued for the team in the offseason as they lost Jared Allen to the Vikes, and nabbed Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert in the first round of the draft.
To Broncos fans: Don’t worry too much about this team. While playing at Arrowhead isn’t a dream come true, we had some success against this team even during last year’s abysmal season. As Jay Cutler was dropping pounds, we put a beating on the Chiefs both times we played them. The life-saving efforts of Tony Gonzalez may just be the highlight of the Chiefs’ year for fans.
Chiefs outlook – Overall Record: 7-9; AFC Record: 2-4 (They can beat the Raiders twice)
Did I say nice–whoops! I’ll have my breakdown of our AFC West rivals soon…
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Tags: AFC West, denver broncos, kansas city chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
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