Chiefs vs Raiders - Matchups to Watch

September 11, 2008 by bigknoxy · Leave a Comment
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Guess what?  It’s RAIDERS WEEK! Here are some of the matchups that I find interesting for this weeks Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders game.

Damon Huard vs Raiders Secondary:This defensive backfield on paper is suppose to be one of the best in the NFL, but after last weeks drubbing at the hands of the Broncos they may be out to prove something this week. Can wily veteran Damon Huard combat this by finding and hitting the open man?  I guess we’ll see.

Dwayne Bowe vs Nnamdi Asomugha: Is Bowe going to come back to his rookie season form this week? Even if he does Asomugha is one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL and this matchup will definitely be one to watch.

JaMarcus Russell vs Chiefs Defensive Line: Russell is a big QB, but he also has the ability to get outside of the pocket to make plays. This will be a big test to see if the Chiefs’ defensive line, which is filled with early round draft picks, can keep him contained.

Raiders running backs vs Chiefs Rush Defense: The Raiders have three running backs that they will send after you, but the main two are Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden. Both averaged over 5 yards per attempt and together rushed for 143 yards against the Broncos in a losing effort.  That 143 yards is actually more than the entire stable of Broncos running backs had  that game so the Chiefs rushing defense will have its hands full.

What do you think of these matchups?  Are there any other matchups you think will be interesting?

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Chiefs Begin Roster Cuts

August 30, 2008 by bigknoxy · Leave a Comment
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Later tonight all cuts will be final and so far here is who has been cut [WPI]:
1. OC Rob Smith
2. OG Travis Leffew
3. OG Edwin Harrison
4. OT Anthony Alabi
5. TE Michael Allan
6. TE Michael Merritt (PUP)
7. WR Kevin McMahan
8. WR Sergio Joachim
9. WR Jabari Arthur
10. DE Jason Parker
11. DE Johnny Dingle
12. DT Derek Lokey
13. LB EJ Kuale
14. LB Steve Octavien
15. CB Rashad Barksdale
16. S Khayyam Burns
17. PK Connor Barth


I am not really shocked by any of these. I am a little surprised by the Michael Allan cut which means we are keeping Chan’s boy, J.P. Foschi, but I am okay with that. As it got later into the preseason Foschi looked better while blocking but his pass catching never impressed me, but that’s fine because that is why we have T.G. and Cottom.

That’s all for now. I am out of town but I will try to keep you all posted as much as possible.

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Ahhhhhhh!!! Don’t Cut Me!!! 2008 Chiefs Roster Projections

August 28, 2008 by bigknoxy · Leave a Comment
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Since final cuts are coming at the end of the week I thought I would make some predictions on who will make the team and who will get axed. Nothing personal guys, just making some guesses.

NOTE: These are picks were made before St. Louis games so I am reserving the right to change my mind. :) I might do one of these after the game too, we’ll see.


OFFENSE

Quarterback (3): Brodie Croyle, Tyler Thigpen and Damon Huard. (This one is a no brainer)

Running Back (4): Larry Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Kolby Smith, Dantrell Savage RB/KR

Fullback (1): Mike Cox

Wide Receiver (5): Dwayne Bowe, Will Franklin, Devard Darling, Maurice Price, Jeff Webb

Offensive Line (9): Branden Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Adrian Jones, Herb Taylor, Damion McIntosh,Barry Richardson, Anthony Alibi, Wade Smith

Tight End (3): Tony Gonzalez, Brad Cottom, Michael Allan


DEFENSE

Defensive Line (7): Tamba Hali, Glenn Dorsey, Turk McBride, Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards, Brian Johnston, Alfonso Boone

Linebacker (7): Derrick Johnson, Donnie Edwards, Pat Thomas, Demorrio Williams, Napolean Harris, Weston Dacus, Lerue Rumph

Cornerbacks (6): Patrick Surtain, Brandon Flowers, Brandon Carr,Tyron Brackenridge, Maurice Leggett, Dimitri Patterson

Safety (4): Jarrad Page, Bernard Pollard, DaJuan Morgan, Jon McGraw

FG Kicker (1): Connor Barth

Punter (1): Dustin Colquitt

Long Snapper (1): Jean-Philippe Darche

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Bob Gretz Interview

August 26, 2008 by bigknoxy · 4 Comments
Filed under: Featured, Interviews, KC Chiefs Football, Roster 

Recently we got together with Bob Gretz to ask him some questions about the Chiefs. Gretz talks about his new blog, some surprises of the preseason and has a message for Chiefs fans.

Kansas City Chiefs Football: Congrats on your new blog at bobgretz.com. What are your plans for the blog?

Bob Gretz: Right now we are just trying to grow the website on a weekly basis. We will soon be adding podcasts each week and I think Chiefs and especially football fans will enjoy them. We’ll cover some college football and we’ll increase our overall NFL coverage coming up with the start of the regular season. Where it goes from there, who knows. That’s one thing that I liked about the web when I investigating getting involved: it can be whatever you want it to be. That’s ultimately why I named the site bobgretz.com. What you see is what I want it to be; right now it’s basically Chiefs related, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

KCCF: What do you think of sports blogging in general?

Bob Gretz: I don’t think the world of sports blogging is any diferent than the world of newspaper writing, sports talk radio and TV: there are some misinformed idiots who clog up the information pipeline with material that’s wrong and poorly reported and there are people who see it and read it and they don’t understand what crap it is. There are also people on the web who do a nice job, who have opinions based on fact and who provide another avenue to the discussion.

KCCF: Which Chiefs’ players have surprised you so far this preseason?

Bob Gretz: There haven’t been too many surprises for me, since I saw all the off-season practices and had an idea for instance that Turk McBride was improved, and Tank Tyler was better and Pat Thomas was pushing for the starting job at MLB.
I guess the one surprise would be RG Adrian Jones. In the off-season practices there are no pads and it’s not real football for the linemen. But once he was in camp in Wisconsin, Jones has been solid the whole time, actually better than I thought he would be. whether that’s good enough for the spot, we still have to see.
Also rookie FB Mike Cox has been a bit of a surprise. He was signed because he played at Georgia Tech for Chan Gailey and knows the offense, but Cox has shown some skills. He should be the fullback.

KCCF: What Chiefs’ players did you expect to see more from this preseason?

Bob Gretz: The obvious is Branden Albert. The injury was a setback for their offense and for him. It’s not something that can’t be overcome if he stays on his rehab course and can get on the field early in September.

KCCF: What are you thoughts about Glenn Dorsey?

Bob Gretz: What a powerful force he’s going to be inside. He’s got some missed practice time to make up, but once he gets his feet under him and the Chiefs coaching staff sees more and more of him in action, I think he’ll show up more and more. He just explodes off the line of scrimmage and he’s going to start drawing a lot of attention from offensive lines. That’s going to help everybody else on that front.

KCCF: Do you think Dantrell Savage has done enough to make the final cut? What about Bobby Sippio?

Bob Gretz: Yes on Savage, and probably no on Sippio. Savage has done everything asked of him and with the exception of his rookie blunder in Miami of stepping out of bounds at the 2-yard line, he’s done a very good job. Sippio has been Sippio, it’s just that the numbers don’t add up for him. Now, that could change early in the season because of the injury suffered by Will Franklin. He’ll be out 2 to 4 weeks, so the roster may have to have an extra WR when it comes to the 53-man limit. That could give Sippio a chance. But right now I would put him sixth, behind Bowe-Darling-Franklin-Price-Webb.

KCCF: Who are some players that you think might not make the final cut that might come as a surprise to some of us?

Bob Gretz: That’s tough to guess because Chiefs fans have been paying attention and they’ve heard the chatter on this site, my site and others, so I don’t think anybody is going to come out of nowhere. Rookie free agents like Cox, LB Wes Dacus and CB Maurice Leggett have real shots at the final roster. I think the final three or four roster spots will be very fluid over the next couple weeks for this team as they investigate the players who are released by other teams.

KCCF: Any advice for Chiefs fans this year as it could possibly be a long one?

Bob Gretz: Chiefs fans need to be patient and I know they are tired of being patient. But I think the organization has done the things necessarily to get this ship turned in the right direction and allows them a chance to build a foundation that will keep this team among the contenders for a long period of time. There is however, a lot of work that remains to be done. The problem the Chiefs had in 2007 was very simple: a lack of talent. Teams don’t go 4-12 because of bad luck. It has everything to do with no having enough good players. They are changing that, but there were a lot of roster holes and there remain some. How quickly this turns around depends on the ability to Herm Edwards and Bill Kuharich to evaluate talent and then the coaching staff to take that talent and make it work.

Thanks again Mr. Gretz.

Bob Gretz’s blog can be found at www.bobgretz.com

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Chiefs Agree to Terms with RB Jamaal Charles, TE Brad Cottam

July 21, 2008 by bigknoxy · Leave a Comment
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EIGHT DRAFT CHOICES HAVE NOW AGREED TO TERMS

Jamal Charles ChiefsKansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Monday that the club has agreed to terms of three-year contracts with RB Jamaal Charles and TE Brad Cottam. As per Chiefs policy, no other terms of the agreements were made available.

The Chiefs have now agreed to terms with eight of their 12 draft picks from the 2008 draft class. Charles and Cottam join third-round selection S DaJuan Morgan (82nd overall), fourth-round pick WR Will Franklin (105th overall), fifth-round selection CB Brandon Carr (140th overall), sixth-round picks T Barry Richardson (170th overall) and WR Kevin Robinson (182nd overall) and seventh-round pick DE Brian Johnston (210th overall).

Charles (5-11, 199) joined the Chiefs as the club’s first of three third-round picks (73rd overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He saw action in 38 contests (17 starts) at Texas, rushing 533 times for 3,328 yards (6.2 avg.) with 36 TDs. His rushing total ranked fourth all-time behind Texas greats Ricky Williams (6,279), Cedric Benson (5,540) and Earl Campbell (4,443). He was also a two-year member of the Texas track and field team.

Charles opened all 13 contests for the Longhorns in 2007, recording 258 rushes for 1,619 yards (6.3 avg.) with 18 TDs. He earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and was named third-team All-America by The NFL Draft Report. He recorded 45 carries of 10+ yards and seven 100-yard rushing games.

The Port Arthur, Texas native was a Parade All-America selection at Memorial High School. Charles set the Port Arthur City rushing record, breaking the previous mark held by RB Joe Washington.

brad cottam chiefs TECottam (6-7, 269) joined the Chiefs as the club’s second of three third-round picks (76th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He saw action in 38 contests (nine starts) at Tennessee, catching 21 passes for 341 yards (16.2 avg.) with one TD. He also had one special teams tackle and was a three-time Academic All-Southeastern Conference selection.

Cottam’s finest college season came as a redshirt junior in 2006 when he played in 13 games (six starts) and caught 14 passes for 182 yards (13.0 avg.). The Germantown, Tennessee native was an All-Metro Memphis private school honoree at Evangelical Christian High School. He was also a standout prep basketball player.

via kcchiefs.com

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Chiefs Roster 7-16-2008

July 16, 2008 by bigknoxy · Leave a Comment
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This is current as of 7-11-2008

Status: Active

# Name Pos Ht Wt Born Exp College Hometown Acquired
79 Alabi, Anthony T 6-5 315 02/16/81 4 TCU San Antonio, TX W (MIA) -08
76 Albert, Branden T 6-5 316 11/04/84 R Virginia Glen Burnie, MD D1b-08
81 Allan, Michael TE 6-6 254 09/08/83 1 Whitworth Bellevue, WA D7-07
75 Anderson, L.J. G 6-3 292 03/23/86 R Central Florida Sumter, SC CFA-08
10 Arthur, Jabari WR 6-4 219 08/28/82 R Akron Montreal, Quebec CFA-08
35 Barksdale, Rashad CB 5-11 208 05/11/84 2 Albany Hudson, NY W (PHI)-07
5 Barth, Connor K 5-11 193 04/11/86 R North Carolina Wilmington, NC CFA-08
26 Battle, Jackie RB 6-2 238 10/01/83 1 Houston Humble, TX FA-07
70 Boone, Alfonso DE 6-3 305 01/11/76 8 Mt. San Antonio Junior College Saginaw, MI UFA (CHI)-07
82 Bowe, Dwayne WR 6-2 221 09/21/84 2 LSU Miami, FL D1-07
34 Brackenridge, Tyron CB 5-11 189 06/30/84 2 Washington State Ontario, CA CFA-07
20 Burns, Khayyam S 5-10 186 08/30/85 R Arkansas State Little Rock, AR CFA-08
39 Carr, Brandon CB 6-0 207 05/19/86 R Grand Valley State Flint, MI D5-08
29 Charles, Jamaal RB 5-11 199 12/27/86 R Texas Port Arthur, TX D3a-08
2 Colquitt, Dustin P 6-3 210 05/06/82 4 Tennessee Knoxville, TN D3-05
87 Cottam, Brad TE 6-7 269 11/28/84 R Tennessee Germantown, TN D3b-08
42 Cox, Mike FB 6-0 252 07/11/85 R Georgia Tech Lewisberry, PA CFA-08
12 Croyle, Brodie QB 6-2 206 02/06/83 3 Alabama Rainbow City, AL D3-06
57 Dacus, Weston LB 6-1 232 09/19/85 R Arkansas Searcy, AR CFA-08
51 Darche, Jean-Philippe LS 6-0 242 02/28/75 9 McGill Montreal, Quebec UFA (SEA)-07
89 Darling, Devard WR 6-1 213 04/16/82 5 Washington State Nassau, Bahamas UFA (BAL) - 08
60 Dingle, Johnny DE 6-1 265 11/09/84 R West Virginia Miami, FL CFA-08
72 Dorsey, Glenn DT 6-1 297 08/01/85 R LSU Gonzales, LA D1a-08
59 Edwards, Donnie LB 6-2 224 04/06/73 13 UCLA Chula Vista, CA UFA (SD)-07
95 Edwards, Ron DT 6-3 315 07/12/79 8 Texas A&M Columbus, OH UFA (BUF)-06
24 Flowers, Brandon CB 5-9 187 02/18/86 R Virginia Tech Delray Beach, FL D2-08
84 Foschi, John Paul TE 6-3 266 05/19/82 2 Georgia Tech Queens, NY FA-08
85 Franklin, Will WR 6-0 209 10/13/85 R Missouri St. Louis, MO D4-08
41 Girault, Ron S 5-10 204 03/07/86 R Rutgers Montvale, NJ CFA-08
88 Gonzalez, Tony TE 6-5 251 02/27/76 12 California Huntington Beach, CA D1-97
8 Greene, David QB 6-3 226 06/22/82 3 Georgia Snellville, GA FA-07
91 Hali, Tamba DE 6-3 275 11/03/83 3 Penn State Teaneck, NJ D1-06
50 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-3 253 02/25/79 7 Northwestern Harvey, IL UFA (MIN)-07
98 Harris, Nate LB 6-0 230 03/08/83 2 Louisville Miami, FL CFA-07
62 Harrison, Edwin G 6-3 314 11/18/84 R Colorado Houston, TX CFA-08
42 Horton, Jason CB 6-1 196 02/16/80 4 North Carolina A&T Ahoskie, NC FA-08
46 Hoyte, Oliver FB 6-3 252 10/05/84 3 North Carolina State Tampa, FL W (DAL)-08
11 Huard, Damon QB 6-3 218 07/09/73 12 Washington Yakima, WA FA-04
48 Jackson, Steven FB 6-2 246 05/11/84 1 Clemson Columbia, SC FA-08
99 Jackson, T.J. DT 6-0 304 12/12/83 2 Auburn Opelika, AL FA-07
56 Johnson, Derrick LB 6-3 242 11/22/82 4 Texas Waco, TX D1-05
27 Johnson, Larry RB 6-1 230 11/19/79 6 Penn State State College, PA D1-03
75 Johnson, Trevor DE 6-5 260 02/26/81 4 Nebraska Lincoln, NE FA-08
97 Johnston, Brian DE 6-4 269 05/02/86 R Gardner-Webb San Diego, CA D7a-08
73 Jones, Adrian G 6-4 296 06/10/81 5 Kansas Dallas, TX W (NYJ)-07
52 Kuale, E.J. LB 6-1 229 06/22/83 1 LSU Daytona Beach, FL FA-08
60 Leffew, Travis T 6-4 292 01/27/83 1 Louisville Boyle County, KY FA-07
31 Leggett, Maurice CB 5-11 188 10/02/86 R Valdosta State McKeesport, PA CFA-08
69 Lokey, Derek DT 6-1 287 11/25/85 R Texas Denton, TX CFA-08
43 Manderino, Chris FB 6-0 231 12/22/82 1 California Newport Beach, CA FA-08
90 McBride, Turk DE 6-2 278 05/30/85 2 Tennessee Camden, NJ D2-07
52 McDuffie, Chris G 6-4 330 08/08/84 R Clemson Danville, VA CFA-08
47 McGraw, Jon S 6-3 208 04/02/79 7 Kansas State Manhattan, KS UFA (DET)-07
77 McIntosh, Damion T 6-4 328 03/25/77 9 Kansas State Kingston, Jamaica UFA (MIA)-07
13 McMahan, Kevin WR 6-2 192 03/02/83 1 Maine Rochester, NY FA-08
40 McRae, Kalvin RB 5-9 203 08/30/85 R Ohio Avondale Estates, GA CFA-08
45 Merritt, Michael TE 6-4 263 09/03/84 R Central Florida West Palm Beach, FL D7b-08
38 Morgan, DaJuan S 6-0 203 10/21/85 R North Carolina State Riviera Beach, FL D3c-08
94 Murray, Maurice DT 6-3 334 11/14/84 R New Mexico State Long Beach, CA CFA-08
64 Niswanger, Rudy C 6-5 301 11/09/82 3 LSU Monroe, LA FA-06
9 Novak, Nick K 5-11 191 08/21/81 3 Maryland San Diego, CA FA-08
96 Octavien, Steve LB 6-0 238 11/25/84 R Nebraska Belle Glade, FL CFA-08
44 Page, Jarrad S 6-0 225 10/19/84 3 UCLA San Leandro, CA D7-06
92 Parker, Jason DE 6-3 258 01/23/85 R Arizona San Diego, CA CFA-08
22 Patterson, Dimitri CB 5-10 190 06/18/83 3 Tuskegee Miami, FL FA-07
49 Pollard, Bernard S 6-1 224 12/23/84 3 Purdue Ft. Wayne, IN D2-06
40 Poole, Will CB 5-10 194 07/24/81 4 USC Queens, NY FA-08
17 Price, Maurice WR 6-1 197 09/11/85 2 Charleston Southern Orlando, FL CFA-07
67 Richardson, Barry T 6-6 319 05/15/86 R Clemson Mount Pleasant, SC D6a-08
14 Robinson, Kevin WR 5-11 196 12/19/84 R Utah State Fresno, CA D6b-08
66 Rumph, LeRue LB 6-2 224 09/28/84 R North Carolina State Clearwater, FL CFA-08
30 Sams, B.J. KR 5-10 185 10/29/80 5 McNeese State Mandeville, LA UFA (BAL) - 08
41 Savage, Dantrell RB 5-8 182 02/15/85 R Oklahoma State Columbus, GA CFA-08
69 Shackleford, Ken T 6-5 365 02/20/85 1 Georgia Villa Rica, GA FA-08
83 Sippio, Bobby WR 6-3 214 12/04/80 3 Western Kentucky Kissimmee, FL FA-07
21 Smith, Kolby RB 5-11 219 12/15/84 2 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5a-07
66 Smith, Rob G 6-3 311 03/08/84 1 Tennessee Ft. Thomas, KY FA-07
74 Smith, Wade C 6-4 296 04/26/81 6 Memphis Dallas, TX UFA (NYJ)-08
61 Stallings, Tre T 6-3 315 01/08/83 2 Mississippi Magnolia, MS D6a-06
23 Surtain, Patrick CB 5-11 195 06/19/76 11 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, LA T (MIA)-2005
71 Svitek, Will T 6-6 300 01/08/82 4 Stanford Newbury Park, CA D6a-05
65 Taylor, Herb T 6-3 295 09/22/84 2 TCU Houston, TX D6-07
4 Thigpen, Tyler QB 6-1 225 04/14/84 2 Coastal Carolina Winnsboro, SC W (MIN)-07
55 Thomas, Pat LB 6-1 237 01/26/83 4 North Carolina State Miami, FL FA-07
93 Tyler, Tank DT 6-2 306 02/14/85 2 North Carolina State Fayetteville, NC D3-07
54 Waters, Brian G 6-3 320 02/18/77 9 North Texas Waxahachie, TX FA-00
80 Webb, Jeff WR 6-2 211 01/31/82 3 San Diego State La Quinta, CA D6b-06
25 Wesley, Greg S 6-2 206 03/19/78 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff England, AR D3-00
53 Williams, Demorrio LB 6-1 232 07/06/80 5 Nebraska Beckville, TX UFA (ATL)-08

Status: Reserve - physically unable to perform

# Name Pos Ht Wt Born Exp College Hometown Acquired
0 Baldwin, Johnny LB 6-1 230 04/01/84 2 Alabama A&M Bessemer, AL W (DET)-07

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