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.
The NFL lost a legend recently with the passing of Al Davis. To younger Chiefs fans, this may seem like an odd and out of place statement. The last several years, Davis had become a caricature of his…Read More
Confession time: Merlin has never been to Arrowhead. A 40-year plus long distance love affair changed on Sunday, October 2, 2011. That day, I entered Arrowhead for the first time of my life. Now, I had…Read More
The ACL tear suffered by Jamaal Charles just finished tearing the heart out of the Chiefs for the 2011 season. Hearing the news, I went through the normal range of emotions concerning the Chiefs. Shock,…Read More
After a long, torturous lockout, Chiefs fans were looking forward to the start of the NFL season. Even though the Chiefs mailed in the preseason, there was cause for optimism. The Chiefs were an ascending…Read More
The Chiefs have announced their practice squad. From Pro Football Talk, the list is: Kansas City Chiefs Signed FB Shane Bannon, LB Justin Cole, OL Darryl Harris, WR Jeremy Horne, DB Quinten…Read More
As becoming the norm for a Todd Haley Chiefs team, the Chiefs are limping through their pre-season schedule.…Read More
That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in. So move it on over. Rock it on over. Move over little dog,…Read More
Well Addicts, The Chiefs went out and conducted a practice under the guise of a game last week. What…Read More
It has been a long time coming, but tomorrow the Chiefs will take the field in their first pre-season…Read More
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about my concern that the offensive line was the area of biggest concern…Read More
Now that the lockout is over and we are looking at ten (ten!) years of labor peace, Addicts and fans…Read More
With the lockout moving towards an end, it’s time to focus more on the 2011 Kansas City Chiefs.…Read More
While we wait for the almost certain lifting of the lockout, various sites are scrambling for content.…Read More
One of the little reported items during the lockout talk has been the change in the way the Chiefs view…Read More
As the unmistakable signs of the lockout ending get stronger and more frequent, let’s take a look…Read More
Addicts, while we all hope that there is NFL football this season, one thing is certain. There will…Read More
Here at Merlin’s Magic, I tend to shy away from the labor talks. However, there have been some…Read More
As the NFL owners try to grind the players down so they can get richer, it’s time to think about…Read More
Many folks are basking in the glow of another NFL draft for the Kansas City Chiefs. Others are nervous…Read More
Now that a few days have passed, it’s time for Merlin to grade the Kansas City Chiefs draft. Before…Read More
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