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Morning Addicts! It was a slow weekend as far as Chiefs news went but don’t go checking out this week. We are going to have a ton of great stuff for you as we get ready for the start of OTA’s. The Chiefs will start laying the groundwork for the 2010 season soon. Before you know it training camp will be here.

Until then, here is your Morning Fix! Complete with new logo…

Ryan Lilja, who played at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and Kansas State, initially joined the Chiefs as an undrafted rookie in 2004. He made a positive impression, but the Chiefs didn’t want to carry him on the active roster and tried to sneak him onto the practice squad and Indianapolis claimed him instead. “Ryan is, to me, one of the biggest mistakes we made over the years,” Brian Waters said. “I remember the good camp he had, and I remember the decision we made when we let him go. At that time, this league kind of valued certain positions, and tackle was a more valuable position at the time than guard.” Lilja went on to be a productive player for Indianapolis and a starter on two Super Bowl teams. “It didn’t surprise anyone that he became a really good player,” Shields said. “We knew in training camp that year he was a special young guy. He had the heart and the desire. It just so happens he got caught in a numbers game. If he can just stay healthy, he’ll have a great season.”

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After the deal, Kroenke began laying the framework for his sports empire, setting up Kroenke Sports Enterprises. He bought Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids in 2003 at the urging of Lamar Hunt, the now-deceased Kansas City Chiefs owner who saw a future in soccer. Kroenke then built the Rapids a $165 million soccer-only stadium surrounded by 24 youth fields, splitting the cost with the suburb of Commerce City. He said he believed “the model” was there.

He added indoor lacrosse and arena football teams to the Pepsi Center. He started from scratch Altitude Sports, a local cable channel broadcasting Nuggets and Avalanche games. He set up a company to sell tickets for his teams.

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As I go through the league schedule, Buffalo comes out 3-13 to 5-11. I can see the Bills beating the Dolphins or Jets once. I think the Pats streak continues, too, but I think they will be competitive in all six division games (eg: no blowouts). But the division is ultra-competitive, and I can see a 1-5 record, easily.

Outside the division, I think Buffalo has a chance to win against Jacksonville, Kansas City, Detroit and Cleveland. They won’t beat Minnesota in the dome or the Packers at Lambeau. Similar results in away games at Baltimore and Cincinnati, though the Bills might steal a game against the Bengals, since the Bills traditionally play well in Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh will have Roethlisberger back for the game, and Buffalo won’t win that game at home. Chicago, even at home, with Peppers unleashed in the Tampa 2, and Cutler running Martz’s vertical attack, might be one of the few blowouts against the Bills.

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It’s a heavyweight fight of JaMarcus Russell proportions. When the Oakland Raiders finally pulled JaMarcus away from the buffet by giving him his outright release just three years after being the number one pick in the draft, the debate for biggest bust went from a crawl to ludicrous speed.

Finally, Ryan Leaf has a worthy adversary. But like the Highlander, there can only be one!

Without further ado, I give you the tale of the tape on Russell vs. Leaf with the prize of biggest bust in NFL history on the line.

Try to imagine Michael Buffer reading the vitals. It will help to heighten the drama!

Ryan Leaf vs. JaMarcus Russell: The Tale of the Tape-Just Blog Baby

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