Nicholas Alan ClaytonNicholas Alan Clayton

I may have been living outside of the States for years now, but that has only grown my Chiefs Pride. I am a journalist by trade and a Chief by blood. Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, I was reared on Chiefs football and Jayhawks basketball. I am currently the Caucasus correspondent for Mergermarket, a part of the Financial Times Group.

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2012 One Week Closer To Merciful End

Cue broken record that’s been playing since 2009: Bowe is the entire passing game. Charles is the entire running game. With one out, it’s exceedingly easy for even the worst defense in football…Read More

Pioli’s 2013 Offseason Checklist

I no longer have anything to say about the 2012 Chiefs. As BJ Kissel put very well on his video reaction to the team’s 7-30 whimper against the Cleveland Browns, “What did we learn about the Kansas…Read More

No Amount of Winning Can Fix This Season

I had forgotten that the Chiefs can play good football. But, as much as playing well and getting a win for a change felt good, it matters very little how the team plays in the remaining four games. 2012…Read More

Pioli’s Picks Are Showin’ Up

The basic truth is that this Monday is just like every other Monday: we wake up, go to work, the Chiefs lost again, still no one has been fired. Nothing else really matters right now, but as I was watching…Read More

Why I Miss Todd Haley

I was never on the bandwagon for firing Todd Haley last year. Of course, this all sounds like “I told ya so” talk now, but I enjoyed going back and reading my articles defending Haley and expressing…Read More

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The Chiefs Were Never As Good As We Thought

How low can they go? That seems to be the only question left to answer at this point for the Chiefs.…Read More

It’s Brady Quinn-Time, But He Can’t Save The Chiefs

The time is now to see what Brady Quinn can do. Unlike the classless fools who were cheering the fact…Read More

The Chiefs Are Dying But Not Dead

If you came here for an in-depth, numbers-based analysis on why the Chiefs suck, you’re in the wrong…Read More

What If Crennel Is The Problem?

Going into yesterday’s game, I thought it was entirely possible the Chiefs would lose. In fact, the…Read More

You Know What Feels Good After A Kick In The Mouth? Revenge.

Yep, the second half of the game yesterday was pretty painful. Paddy has already laid out a lot of the…Read More

Sunday’s Game Will Answer The Chiefs’ Biggest Question

Can the Chiefs score points? Of all their successes over the last three years, the one thing the Chiefs…Read More

I Was Wrong About McCluster

When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong. After his first two lackluster seasons, I was ready to write Dexter…Read More

The Preseason Is Meaningless … Except These 5 Thoughts

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that the NFL preseason is like a bizarro world version of the NFL.…Read More

Surprise! The 2012 Chiefs Are Comin’ For You

With their thumping 27-17 win (with the score 17-0 as the starters left the field), the 2012 Kansas…Read More

How Ricky Stanzi Can Prove Himself

A friend of mine was at a panel discussion recently where a few NFL players were around to answer questions…Read More

The Best And Worst Of The 2011 NFL Offseason

With the Chiefs starting their first practices on Friday, the 2012 season has for all intents and purposes…Read More

Now Was Not The Time For A Bowe Deal

Ok, yes. As some of you may remember, a couple of months ago I posted a piece called “The Top 5 Stories…Read More

If The Chiefs Were Characters From Game Of Thrones

So, after Paddy put together a great piece on the crucial offseason question: “If Chiefs Were Characters…Read More

Chiefs Abroad: The Guide To Being An Expat Fan

For many of you reading this, the prospect of taking a job or traveling for an extended period of time…Read More

Four Ways To Use New Players In Sub Packages

I should preface this post by saying that I do not reside within the cerebral cortex of Romeo Crennel…Read More