I’m a long-time A.A. commenter and featured contributor. I have designed software and architectures for many years for major corporations. I love the strategy of football especially the draft. I have been a Chiefs fan for more than 40 years. I try to bring a long-term, more strategy than logistics perspective to A.A. My “Merlin’s Magic” features appear sporadically.
With the start of the rookie min-camp, the heavy lifting for the General Manager is mostly over. So, I thought it would be interesting to look back and compare how Scott Pioli and John Dorsey handled…Read More
Each year, I try to get (read harangue, cajole, bribe) the king of Drafttek’s Big Board, my friend, Long Ball. After many emails, and promises of lots of beer and some good Carolina BBQ, he agreed…Read More
Welcome to this years Kansas City Chiefs 2013 NFL Mock Draft Challenge. I love doing this every year and I invite the readers to post their own Chiefs mock in the comments. To make this a fair exercise,…Read More
What a wild off-season so far for the Chiefs! Clark Hunt showed up in a big way, putting to rest a lot of talk about him. Agree or disagree with his moves, but we can no longer call him a cheap or disinterested…Read More
OK Addicts, five games in and the season is already lost. When you compare the team’s performance to its talent level, it’s very, very disappointing. This is the worst season by that metric…Read More
It is the start of another Chiefs season. Merlin has been a very bad writer and, before Paddy gets out…Read More
It’s nice to get back to football. Well, it really wasn’t football. It was a football-like…Read More
It’s been a couple of days since the draft. Now I can look back and reflect on the picks, grading…Read More
Each draft has its own character. There are positional strengths and weaknesses. Teams are presented…Read More
Welcome to this year’s Chiefs mock draft challenge. I love doing this every year and I invite…Read More
The flurry of free agent activity for the Chiefs has resulted in a very significant restructuring of…Read More
“Don’t matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war, and now there ain’t…Read More
Well, it’s mock draft time and hardcore fans will be sending out mocks fast and furious. Every…Read More
Traditionally, NFL teams have had strong and weak sides. Offensively, it started with the positioning…Read More
Well, Addicts, it’s time for the end of the season draft needs list. As many of you know, I produce…Read More
Continuing our evaluation of of the Chiefs, we shift focus to the defensive front seven. Along with the…Read More
Now that the season has entered its final quarter and the Chiefs’ playoff hopes are in a coma,…Read More
Along with many Chiefs fans, last Sunday was a gut punch. Losing to the Broncos when they were playing…Read More
Now that the Chiefs have reached the halfway point, it’s time to take a look at the most recent…Read More
Now that the Chiefs have risen from the dead, it’s time to take a tour though the draft needs for…Read More
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