Comments on: Merlin's Magic: Veteran Pickup Winner and Loser http://arrowheadaddict.com/2009/06/17/merlins-magic-veteran-pickup-winner-and-loser/ A Kansas City Chiefs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: parrottheadluke http://arrowheadaddict.com/2009/06/17/merlins-magic-veteran-pickup-winner-and-loser/#comment-6343 parrottheadluke Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:02:27 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=3693#comment-6343 LOSER: Matt Cassel, sounds like a queer thing to say but I am a bit nervous about Cassel. He simply does not have the talent around him in KC that he did in NE. He wont have the luxury of holding on to the ball (he holds the ball too long = getting sacked for a loss). Mr Thigpen did not win a bunch of games but he already has a season of getting to know the receivers, and other offensive players in KC. I think we could have given him a chance to mature and saved ourselves a second round pick (usually better than the first). BTW. offense was our strong suit last year which leads me to...... Winners: Thomas, Vrabel yes they are both on the decline as far as age. But, as badly as we struggled last year with defense, we needed proven veteran leaders and got them in Thomas and Vrabel. they will both make immediate impacts. LOSER: Matt Cassel, sounds like a queer thing to say but I am a bit nervous about Cassel. He simply does not have the talent around him in KC that he did in NE. He wont have the luxury of holding on to the ball (he holds the ball too long = getting sacked for a loss). Mr Thigpen did not win a bunch of games but he already has a season of getting to know the receivers, and other offensive players in KC. I think we could have given him a chance to mature and saved ourselves a second round pick (usually better than the first). BTW. offense was our strong suit last year which leads me to……

Winners: Thomas, Vrabel yes they are both on the decline as far as age. But, as badly as we struggled last year with defense, we needed proven veteran leaders and got them in Thomas and Vrabel. they will both make immediate impacts.

]]> By: Whir http://arrowheadaddict.com/2009/06/17/merlins-magic-veteran-pickup-winner-and-loser/#comment-6342 Whir Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:28:18 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=3693#comment-6342 Good post, Merlin. I pretty much agree with all of it. Good post, Merlin. I pretty much agree with all of it.

]]> By: Dr. Paine http://arrowheadaddict.com/2009/06/17/merlins-magic-veteran-pickup-winner-and-loser/#comment-6341 Dr. Paine Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:51:17 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=3693#comment-6341 I'm not at all concerned about veterans missing voluntary workouts. They really don't need to be there, and they spend more time with their families before the inevitable grind of the NFL season. Vrabel will come in and do his job. He's made a name for himself doing just that throughout his career and is well respected throughout the league. Getting traded to a rebuilding but up and coming team will not change that. It was clear last year that the defense really lacked a clear-cut leader, no one guy who brings to mind the classic scene in the program when Coach Winters (James cann) says to Joe Kane: "you are the only guy these guys are going to follow." That's why we needed Zach Thomas so bad. He signed and was there in the weight room the next morning to show the young bucks how its done in the offseason. DJ has really taken to him as several of you guys mentioned, which really can't hurt because if Zach Thomas had DJ's size, speed, and athleticism, he would be a scary bastard to stop. If the young bucks up front can gel and pick up the D, and the vet LB's we brought in can lead and get everybody lined up, with the young talent in the secondary we should have a solid D before too long for a really long time. We just have to be patient... I’m not at all concerned about veterans missing voluntary workouts. They really don’t need to be there, and they spend more time with their families before the inevitable grind of the NFL season. Vrabel will come in and do his job. He’s made a name for himself doing just that throughout his career and is well respected throughout the league. Getting traded to a rebuilding but up and coming team will not change that.

It was clear last year that the defense really lacked a clear-cut leader, no one guy who brings to mind the classic scene in the program when Coach Winters (James cann) says to Joe Kane: “you are the only guy these guys are going to follow.” That’s why we needed Zach Thomas so bad. He signed and was there in the weight room the next morning to show the young bucks how its done in the offseason. DJ has really taken to him as several of you guys mentioned, which really can’t hurt because if Zach Thomas had DJ’s size, speed, and athleticism, he would be a scary bastard to stop.

If the young bucks up front can gel and pick up the D, and the vet LB’s we brought in can lead and get everybody lined up, with the young talent in the secondary we should have a solid D before too long for a really long time. We just have to be patient…

]]> By: woody http://arrowheadaddict.com/2009/06/17/merlins-magic-veteran-pickup-winner-and-loser/#comment-6340 woody Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:38:54 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=3693#comment-6340 Yes....mills... Vrabel stated that his reason for missing them is because the union fought for them to be voluntary only and he is exercising his rights in the union...that is it... Man, I hope Thomas makes D. Johnson into a monster...Too many times have we thought a veteran would train an up and comer and they have failed...soak it up derrick... Yes….mills…

Vrabel stated that his reason for missing them is because the union fought for them to be voluntary only and he is exercising his rights in the union…that is it…

Man, I hope Thomas makes D. Johnson into a monster…Too many times have we thought a veteran would train an up and comer and they have failed…soak it up derrick…

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