28 May
Some of you may remember last year Adam posted a thread asking who would be the “most surprising” Chief for the upcoming 2008 year. I said it would be our third string QB Tyler Thigpen. I simply had a hunch that Croyle would not last the first two games, and since Herm Edwards wanted to [...]
Posted in Chiefs by: Jeremy Hanson
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27 May
As we continue into the abyss known as the NBA Playoffs, and the Royals current swoon continues, I thought it would be of interest to explore our coaching staff and its origins.
It is well documented that our head coach, Todd Haley, was the son of Dick Haley, the former player personnel director for the Steelers [...]
Posted in Chiefs, Features, This Old Chief by: This Old Chief
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19 May
“Our march yesterday was terribly severe. The sun was like a furnace, and the dust thick and suffocating. Many a poor fellow marched his last day yesterday. Several men fell dead on the road. Our boys have all come through so far, accepting the hardships as a matter of course, and remaining cheerful and obedient [...]
Posted in Chiefs by: Jeremy Hanson
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18 May
May is historically dead time in football lore, the doldrum days featuring the minicamps, OTAs and training camp. But something is always going on in the NFL. As such, we will proceed with the ramblings of an old chief.
Micheal Vick is soon to be released from Leavenworth and then it’s on to a halfway [...]
Posted in Chiefs, This Old Chief by: This Old Chief
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13 May
The good doctor’s recent Chase Patton article left me pondering the following question: Should Brodie Croyle have a spot on our roster? Wouldn’t he be better off competing for a roster spot on another team, than fighting it out for our team’s third spot?
Brodie Croyle was Herm’s guy. His other biggest supporter Dick Curl is [...]
Posted in Chiefs by: Jeremy Hanson
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12 May
The arrival of Chase Patton at the Chiefs weekend for draftees and undrafted free agents signaled the beginning of a long trek previously completed by the Chiefs’ newest leader behind center — Matt Cassel. Both Chase and Matt are tall QBs — Chase 6-foot-5, 220 pounds; Matt 6-foot-4, 230 pounds — and both were [...]
Posted in Chiefs, Features, This Old Chief by: This Old Chief
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10 May
I have been giving this whole ‘The Plan’ concept some thought for a while now. Watching Pioli over the last few weeks, things are starting to come into focus. The recent draft clarified my thinking even more. Good analysis starts with examining bedrock philosophy and builds from there. I talked a bit about Pioli’s philosophy [...]
Posted in Chiefs, Features, Merlin's Magic by: Merlin
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06 May
NFLN analyst Jamie Dukes just tweeted this on his Twitter. Found it interesting:
Here’s a good conversation between Singletary, Woodson and Myself that will not make the air.
I told the coach that the Tampa 2 D makes robots out of players. I.E. it does not encourage learning offensive concepts.I told the coach that the Tampa 2 [...]
Posted in Chiefs, NFL by: Adam Best
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