Just Call Me Mr. Positive

Positives... hmmm...

Tamba Hali has made a pretty good transition to OLB. 6.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles puts him on pace for perhaps his best season stats yet. He's still not an elite pass rusher, but he's effective.

Jamaal Charles is electrifying. He has a unique style to his running, just as many great backs do. He's the biggest positive of the season in my eyes, and I feel that he's the nucleus of our offense. This guy can be to the Chiefs what Josh Cribbs is to the Browns. I don't think we should try to use him as an every down back, but I like him as a returner and situational offensive weapon. Let's spread this guy around and use his talents!

We're getting more sacks this year, though that isn't saying much... but still, it's nice to see an area of the team so noticeably improved.

Ryan Succop! We have a kicker! Mr. Irrelevant, Who'da thunk it? And we still have Dustin Colquitt, so our kicking game is nice :)

Yep. That's about it.

Other than the positives listed by other folks already, I haven't seen this team really give up yet. Last year they just fell apart and had no grit. That has changed so far.

And esPn has shown their credibility by hiring Herm!

Just getting a chance to watch football every Monday and Tuesday morning. Thats a positive for me. :)

Hey when we still have at least 2 winnable games that may place us as a 5 win team, and honestly before the season I would take that on the low end of expectations, so I'm not completely disappointed.

I dont mean to be cliche but it IS a work in progress

This may be abstract.

But I think Pioli's patience on wheeling, dealing and spending the team's cap until he truely had a chance to see what this team was and needed is a positive.

I think Haley has learned a lot as a HC this year. I think he will have a better understanding of what the team responds to next season. I'm hopeful that he's been humbled by this season to some extent and that he's learned he cannot do it all.

This team got a big win against the world champs. That goes a long way as far as confidience and credibility. We don't get that win without Chris Chambers and we don't have Chris Chambers without Pioli picking him up.

Cassell has performed decent without a good OL (or more than one good WR). That may serve to benefit him when our OL improves.

We have most of out money tied up in young lineman with emerging potential in the trenches. (remember Dorsey was thought of as a bust his rookie year too)

We should have a 6-10 pick instead of a top 5 which is easier to move in a trade.

We are a 5 win team today with TG on the roster. But instead we are learning to play without him and we have an increasingly valuable 2nd round pick. Good move Scott.

And finally we have DD thinking positive thoughts, so this hellish season must be close to freezing over. ;)

BTW, how many wins do we have if we still have King Carl and Herm? We got worse each season they were here together. Is it fair to judge the new regime on only the first year?

I forgot Randy. Thanks for taking me through your experiences of actually going to some games. I did get to go to the Jax game which wasn't the same obviously, but it was the Chiefs!

Vrod said it for me for the most part as well as you adding in the departure of dumbass. I have to add the play of Tamba. He has definately been a bright spot for our D as well as you pointed out along with Flowers. I will say our second year suspected bust Dorsey has had a few flashes of hope. I am grasping here! Tyson Jackson will have his rookie year behind him so maybe he can be a bright spot next year. We at least now know what veteran recievers are worth keeping, if any. (Chambers ?) Maybe Haley will get all of his dumbass decisions over with in his Rookie year as a HC and look like a genius next year. It has been nothing short of a emotional roller coaster ride since the offseason began and I would like to personally say thank you to all of you for making it a bearable season. With the AA posts that have been comical (all of you at times) , hopeful(Jeremy), educational (Merlin), and sometimes blunt/truthful/painful(DD), it has been much easier to make it through another disappointing year. Thanks guys!

DD:

Yes, losing LJ was a big lift to the team's spirit.

Here's another-

Losing Loser LJ. Hooray!!

Mr. Irrelevant is awesome. Charles is awesome. We are where we need to be as far as kicking. I think Cassel is our qb for many years.
I have seats I thought I would have to wait ten years to get. I've been really pissed all week. DD I never thought it would be you this year to make me realize there are positive.

Okay, here's one from me.

Special Teams - I don't have the stats in front of me to back this up, but it's nevertheless my impression that our coverage is better than last year and that our field position on returns is generally better.

+1 Pioli

Vrod -

Charles - Buy
Defense - Sell Ahem, keeping it positive - buying on Flowers and Hali.
Cassel - Hold
Mr. Irrelevant - Buy

Merlin
Hali - Buy (He seems to be who we thought he was - which is good!)

Charles and exceeded expectations, Succop has been a find. I love Belcher, Tamba has shocked me with his transition to OLB. OK, I am about out of steam on good news.

OH! I almost forgot one of the best things about this season!! WE FINALLY HAVE A DECENT KICKER, A LA NICK LOWERY STYLE IN MISTER IRRELEVANT, Ryan Succop! Combined with one of the best punters in the league, our kicking team seems pretty stout right now and for a long time as well. All we need is that Dante Hall type guy to return kicks for us. Could we maybe find one in next years draft?

Jamaal Charles has shocked most of Chiefs Nation by showing he has the potential to be an elite back. As for the fumbling issues: IF HE HAD A DECENT LINE HE WOULDN'T NEED TO FIGHT FOR EVERY YARD LIKE HE DOES. If we can solve the O-line issues he might be as good as Marcus Allen was for us.

Defense-Yes they have given up 300-500 yards per game, but I don't believe that is entirely their fault. If you look at the beginning of both the Dolts and the Donkey games, our D was pretty stout in the beginning. Then the offense kept coming on the field and left just as quickly as they came on the field. A team ABSOLUTELY cannot stop anyone if the Defense is on the field 80% or more of the game. If we fix the O-line and our damn receivers STOP dropping the ball, then our Defense won't need to be on the field so much.

Bench Cassel for the last four games and see what Brokie can do. He is healthy, has a GUN of an arm with some pretty decent accuracy, AGAIN, IF the damn receivers could actually catch the ball, he would have looked pretty good last Sunday. I know we are paying 60M for the other dope, but I am tired of the INT's and he needs to rest and clear his head to make a run at the playoffs next year with a better line. He is our QB of the future, but Brokie needs the work so he can be as good at backing up as Damon did for so many years.

What do you think DD?