Happy Memorial Day everyone! I hope you all enjoy a nice day full of grilling and beer drinking. As today is about remembering the men and women who defended our freedom, let e be the first of the Addicts to give my thanks. I know there are a few of our regular readers and comenters that serve and I hope what we do here at AA gives you a little taste of home when you are away fighting for us.
Please take the time to remember those men and women as you go about your day and feel free to give thanks in the comments of this thread.
And now, here is your Morning Fix!
Q: With the great draft class and players they have added in free agency, why isn’t Kansas City getting any talk of being a much improved team. Is there no shot to be better than the Raiders, Broncos or Chargers?
Jeremy in Little Rock, Ark.
A: The Chiefs are still a draft or two away from respectability. I think they are good enough to get to six wins this season. Maybe they can catch a break and get to seven. What’s holding them back is the run-after-catch ability of their receivers. Matt Cassel is an efficient quarterback, but he doesn’t have a strong arm. The offensive line should be a little better, and the defense is starting to shape up. During Herm Edwards’ last couple of years, the team got too old and the talent dropped off too far. At least the Chiefs are making progress.
June will continue swoon-ESPN.com
Winning teams used to look to June to acquire a few key players who were salary-cap casualties of other teams. A capless year killed that. Here’s how bad this year’s free-agency period has been: Teams that have lost players haven’t been in a rush to add unrestricted free agents because it could cost them compensatory draft choices next April. Before June, a team that suffers a net loss in free agency receives a compensatory pick.
The Panthers, for example, lost three players and weren’t going to do anything to ruin their chances of getting extra third-, sixth- and seventh-round picks next year. The Giants are on the line for two sixths and a seventh. The Chiefs, who need players more than most teams, didn’t want to risk losing the sixth-round choice and two seventh-rounders that might be available to them.
The Kansas City Chiefs remember all who have died in our nation’s service on this Memorial Day
At Arrowhead, OTAs will be put on hold until Tuesday morning as the Chiefs players, coaches and front office staff takes time to remember those who have fallen while in service of our great country. The men and women of our Armed Forces are where America’s true heroes reside, enabling each one of us to live under the shining colors of freedom.
Thank you to the countless men and women who have served on behalf of the American people. The sacrifices which you made will never be forgotten.
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.” – John F. Kennedy
Patrick is the senior editor of Arrowhead Addict. Back when he used to have a life, he enjoyed theater and long walks in the park. Now he spends upwards of 18 hours a day looking at his computer writing about the Chiefs. He spends the other six hours thinking about writing about the Chiefs. It may one day cause him to lose everything,
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