From Bill Williamson at ESPN.com:
Reasons for optimism
Better coaching: The Chiefs now have the makings of an outstanding coaching staff. Todd Haley went back to his own well and Pioli’s past by bringing in offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. The two worked together during New England’s dynasty years of the early 2000s. Weis and Crennel are premier coordinators and they will help the Chiefs’ young players. Weis and Crennel will help Haley immensely during practices, in the meeting rooms and on game days. Haley has raved about his new staff additions. The Chiefs will be better coached in 2010 and it should result with more victories.
Running game: Kansas City has a chance to be one of the most effective running teams in the NFL. Kansas City’s big player splash of free agency was signing Thomas Jones to a two-year deal. Jones is 31, but he is a tough runner who still appears to have plenty left in his legs. He had more than 1,400 yards rushing last season. Jones will be a complement to young star Jamaal Charles. He burst onto the scene last November after Larry Johnson was cut. Charles had 1,120 yards rushing and he had 259 yards in the season finale, an upset win at Denver. Charles is a game breaker. Jones’ presence will keep Charles fresh. The pounding style of Jones and the speed of Charles will frustrate defenses. Teams that can run and control games on the ground can win a lot of games. This is a huge boost for Kansas City.
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i thought this was called “the good AND the bad of the chiefs” that looked like all good lol let me put in the bad. the chiefs have mediocure safeties and better draft berry #5 or the will fail yet again at stopping the big play. the run defense was horrible last year and so they also better pick up an ILB somewhere. also we cant catch a football for our lives. so we better draft a reciever as well….
one must wonder if berry is the only answer? earl thomas might have an opinion on that one.
yes but Berry is the best defensive back in the draft. in my opinion the best player in the draft.
Disagree Matt, Joe Haden is the best DB in the draft and we should draft him.
matt and dublug, can we go wrong with either one?
sdchief, i would even like to see thomas too.
I would be willing to bet we draft two safeties this draft, especially if we take Berry becuase he is a free safety and Jaraad Page is not a strong safety.
That would be a good topic to discuss. If we draft only one sfety do we go FS or SS?
I say SS since Page can play decently and Brown is done.
JRiver, as Haden is a pure corner and Berry is not stout enough to play strong safety at 204lbs. Most folks have Berry rated a little higher. The corner positions are hands down the most important in the secondary, and in this pass happy league, Haden is too good of value to pass on unless, the next Joe Thomas is available. There is a lot hype, some justifiable of Berry’s attributes, but safety can be covered with a lesser value pick in a deep safety draft class this year. I might consider Berry if he was the only safety worth picking, but he isn’t and guys who play corner like Haden are rare. Also Morgan might be getting it finally and become the safety he was drafted to be.
I am in agreement with you dubldug. Haden will confine the oppositions passes to a predictable side of the field which has to help the pass rush and the coverage. We’ll not likely have another chance soon finding a corner with his skills. He provides help for our safeties as well.
The coaching connections are interesting, remember Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh who was the o-line coach in the Chiefs hay-day. His West Coast offense was Hall of Fame Coach Henry Stram’s offense, altered slightly for the rule changes. Haley went to a more up tempo offense after letting Gailey go, because it is part of the adjustment to rule changes.