The Morning Fix

This is the finale of our four-part evaluation of the Chiefs roster a month ahead of the teams trip to St. Joseph and the start of 2010 training camp.

Understand this about the rankings – they are meant to provide information and create talk. I’ve based the grades and whether a player’s career is going up or down based on what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard about each of those 81 players. The difference in numbers is negligible. Whether a man is rated No. 12 or No. 18 doesn’t matter so much as the designation that they are part of the top 20 players and should be major contributors to what Scott Pioli and Todd Haley are building at Arrowhead Stadium.

That’s why I’ve included the rookies in these rankings because there’s no question they are going to be an important part of what happens with this team in the coming season.

So give or take a slot or two, here are the top 20 players on the Chiefs roster.

The Chiefs – 81 thru 1/Part #4 … Monday Cup O’Chiefs-BobGretz.com

That’s Hank Williams Jr. above, and he was in a Nashville studio last week recording show openings for ESPN’s broadcasts of Monday Night Football.

Williams’ ditty “Are You Ready For Some Football” has been the Monday night opening for many seasons now, written after his hit “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down).” It will be part of the show open on September 13 when the Chiefs and Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium are the second game of the opening Monday doubleheader.

Over the years, Williams and his song have taken on different forms and presentations. In the 1990s, Williams won four Emmy awards for music on television.

Williams was also a good friend of the late Chiefs LB Derrick Thomas.

We are now 70 days away from the 2010 season opener.

Are You Getting Ready For Monday Night?-BobGretz.com

It happens every year. A dreadful team comes out of nowhere and achieves instant success. It’s like sex scandals for politicians: they’re so common that specific examples need not be cited. So instead, let’s just cut to the chase. Can the Kansas City Chiefs be this team in 2010?

This is a conversation to have with a diehard N.F.L. fan. A casual fan will look at Kansas City’s 10-38 record over the past three years and treat this as some sort of joke. But a diehard fan might appreciate the subtleties behind the possibility. The Chiefs assembled the conspicuous pieces of a sudden turnaround last season. They hired a new general manager, Scott Pioli. He brought in a new coach, Todd Haley. Haley installed new systems (shotgun spread offense, 3-4 defense). Then Pioli and Haley invested in a quarterback (Matt Cassel) and began cultivating their young talent (running back Jamaal Charles, and pretty much half the defense).

Kansas City Chiefs 2010 Season Preview-New York Times

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