Archive for February, 2009

The Man Who Bought A Cassel For Pennies

King Carl, eat your heart out. Scott Pioli is quickly becoming the real king of Kansas City. Not some self-appointed king bereft of any clout away from his imaginary little kingdom either. The NFL is...

Cassel Trade Buzz: Deal A Masterstroke For Chiefs

Here’s what’s being said about the deal that sent both Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs… Don Banks, SI.com: Secondly, and this one’s going to be discussed...

Second-Round Pick For Cassel and Vrabel

This might even be better news than getting both of these players. There is no way we could have drafted a quarterback with Matt Cassel’s experience and caliber in the second round. There is also...

Cassel Traded To Chiefs

Matt Cassel has been traded from the Patriots to the Chiefs. Adam Schefter broke the story on NFL.com. More details as they come, but for now… YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Scott Pioli: The NFL's Hitchcock

This Chiefs’ free agency run is turning into a Hitchcock flick. First, there’s some suspense and build-up. Then something smaller happens (the Mike Vrabel trade) that makes you think things...

Troubled Waters: Chiefs Pro Bowl Guard Wants Out

Great, free agency kicks off and the only Chiefs news is that our second best player wants a one-way ticket out of the Plaza of the Plains. Just wonderful. This is what I think happened. I think Brian...

Free Agency Open Thread

Derrick Ward is only going to cost $2.5 million per? Guards Brandon Moore and Kendall Simmons are now available. Kurt Warner to drag the Cardinals into a bidding war, freeing Antonio Smith to walk? Bart...

2009 Free Agency Blueprint: It Starts With Bart

Thanks to the salary capologists over at Arrowhead Pride, we now know that the Chiefs have $57 million in cap space and even more now that the salary cap has jumped up $4 M. In fact, the Chiefs will have...

Addict's Afflictionary: AQDD To Vermeilaphobia

You didn’t think a little comment dogpiling on yours truly would stop me from coming back with more, did you? Unlike Tyler Thigpen, I don’t fold under pressure… Attention to Quarterback...

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Merlin's Magic: Silly Season Edition

With the start of the underwear Olympics in Indianapolis this weekend, the NFL has officially entered silly season. This is the time of year where the teams, media and fans start moving players up and...

Addict's Afflictionary: Post-Blackledge Stress Disorder

My old man’s a cardiologist. My mom is a therapist. I’ve been covering the Chiefs for two-and-a-half years. Hell, I figured with all the epidemics floating around Chiefs Nation nowadays, who...

AA Greeting: The After Party

Sometimes you have to go to great lengths to make sure a message registers, I suppose. Following up on that message, here’s a quote I heard today from Mel Kiper that I couldn’t agree with...

AA Greeting: Chiefs Nation Way Off On Cassel, Sanchez, Thigpen

Every Monday, Arrowhead Addict editor/lead writer Adam Best will kick off the week with his AA Greeting — his one-of-a-kind POV on all things Chiefs. What is this gibberish I’m reading around...

World' s Priciest Meat Market: A Medical Take On The NFL Combine

Dr. John Best, aka The Old Chief, is a cardiologist who has served as team physician to the Missouri State University athletic department, and as a consultant to the KU, MU and SBU athletic departments....