Trade Update: Tony Gonzalez still with the Chiefs
I have not heard anything for the last little bit and now that the trade deadline has come and gone I think it is safe to say that Tony Gonzalez is still a Chief. Whew…
< Here is a link that confirms(Gonzalez stays with the Chiefs) >
I understand Tony G’s point of view here and the Chiefs could definitely use all the draft picks they can get, but deep down I’m a somewhat selfish who is happy that Gonzalez is still with the team. Sure, I could have dealt with it, and understood, if he was gone, but this makes it so much easier.
I wish the best of luck Tony, you and the rest of your Chiefs will definitely need it the remainder of the season.
What do you guys think about this whole situation? (or any other Chiefs that didn’t get traded)
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Tony Gonzalez Trade Update: Buffalo Bills Offer A 3rd Round Pick
Reports are now saying that the Buffalo Bills have now offered a 3rd round pick for Tony Gonzalez.
From the Buffalo Bills official blog:
- With NFC East rivals Philadelphia and the NY Giants in the running for Tony Gonzalez’s services via trade it could drive up the price for the perennial Pro Bowl tight end. WarpaintIllustrated.com, a team outfit under the Scout.com umbrella is reporting that the Bills have offered a third-round pick for Gonzalez.
Meanwhile they’re reporting that the Giants are willing to offer more than their original offer of a 6th round selection. If Philadelphia and the Giants start competing with one another naturally the asking price goes up, which could make things more difficult for a team like Buffalo if they are in fact a part of these trade talks, which has not been confirmed by One Bills Drive to this point.
If nothing else this should start the bidding war for the services of our great, future Hall of Fame Tight End. I still stand by what I said before: I would absolutely HATE to see Tony Gonzalez go to another team, but he if does the Chiefs better make sure they get something worthwhile for him, don’t just give him away for the sake of it. Yeah, he is a little old but if he can turn your team into a legit Super Bowl contender (or favorite) for a year or two, how can you put a price tag on that?
Here is the link to the WPI article (but you need a password for access).
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Brick Hits: Episode 10 - Podcast
I told it was coming… and here it is! Here at KC Chiefs Football Blog we are back with another episode of Brick HIts.
This week Brick and I talk about the beat down we got from the Panthers, preview the Chiefs vs Bye week, and as usual we unveil our “Tool of the Week”. Oh yeah, we threw in a shout-out to “Neck Meat” again this week, if you listen this week you can maybe figure out where he sits at Arrowhead.
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Monday Morning Thoughts…
Happy Monday everyone… Well, we are back to sucking this week.
The Chiefs had a horrible game this weekend, losing to the Panthers 34-0. The Chiefs rushing offense was M.I.A. yesterday as they had 17 carries and averaged 2.1 yards on those attempts. Anyways, that is just one of the many things that sucked for the Chiefs yesterday and we will definitely talk more regarding this.
One great thing that happen yesterday is we picked up a new member to the team here at KC Chiefs Football Blog. I would like you all to welcome Janson to our community. He wrote his first article for the site yesterday (great job Janson), which included his post game thoughts about the Chiefs/Panthers game. You can check that out here:The Final Whistle - Post Game Thoughts: Chiefs vs. Panthers
If you missed this game… for one, how did you know that this Chiefs team would show up? And two, you didn’t miss anything at all and I mean that literally… the Chiefs scored ZERO points.
Just like every game there were positives and negatives in this game for the Chiefs and this week with the negatives definitely outweigh the positives. You can see what I say about that when I write my Game 5 Chiefs vs. Panthers- What I think… article. Normally I would have this done, but I am still trying to figure out something I liked about the game…
LJ, was welcomed back last week and had 7 yards this week. Hopefully he doesn’t go off like he did before about being phased out of the offense, although at this time I’m not sure how I feel about this. I will take a deeper look as the season goes on.
Now some news about this site:
Last week we released a new episode of Brick Hits. In Brick Hits: Episode 9 - Podcast Brick and I talked about our likes/dislikes from the Chiefs/Bronco game, previewed the Chiefs vs Panthers, and we unveiled our “Tool of the Week” We think this one was our best one yet. If you have listened please leave us a comment about what you thought. We are trying to bring you something you can enjoy and would love any suggestions that you might have for us to make the show better.
As usual a new Brick Hits will be released on Tuesday or Wednesday this week and I encourage all of you to give it a listen and let us know what you think. This week’s broadcast should interesting and we have a lot to talk about with the latest lackluster performance and the upcoming bye week. Also, as usual we will name a Tool of the Week.
Well, that is all for this Monday morning. I hope you all have a great week and that we can see a Chiefs victory this week ( I sure hope we can win in the Bye week).
Go Chiefs!
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Kansas City Chiefs vs Carolina Panthers - Matchups to Watch
The Chiefs are 1-3 and would love to come out with a second straight win. Here are some of the matchups they would have to win in order for this to happen.
Chiefs Offense Line vs Carolina Defensive Line: As you can tell from one of my latest articles, Top 5 Reasons to Believe in the Young Chiefs, I think the Chiefs offensive line is on the rise. This line has given up 12 sacks this year, but only 3 in the last two games combined. The Panthers are ranked 19th in the league with 7 sacks, which is really just middle of the pack, but 5 of those sacks have come in the last two games. With both lines playing their best the last two games this should be a great matchup to watch.
Chiefs Running Game vs Panthers Rush Defense:The Chiefs’ running game, particularly Larry Johnson, has really been picking up stream lately and this matchup could be one of the main deciding factors of the game. The Chiefs are currently averaging 4.9 yards per attempt (7th in NFL) and 138.5 rushing yards per game (also good for 7th in the NFL). The Panthers are allowing 4.1 yards per carry (15th) on average along with 114.2 yards per game (19th). On paper this match up looks like it could go to the Chiefs.
Carolina Running Game vs Chiefs Rush Defense: This is a matchup that has the potential to be bad for the Chiefs. The Chiefs are giving up an average of 5.3 yards per rushing attempt (29th in the league) and are also allowing an average of 176.5 yards per game on the ground. Carolina likes to run the ball but thier rushing offense does not blow you away, as the Panthers are averaging 3.6 yards per attempt (19th in NFL) and 102.5 yards per game (also 19th in NFL).
Carolina WRs vs Chiefs Secondary: With the possibility that CB Pat Surtain might be out again this week the Chiefs could be forced to start the two rookie Brandons’ again, and this may not be a bad thing. Last week the young cornerbacks (Brandon Carr and Brandon Flowers) did a very good job aginast a very good Denver WR crew (the numbers don’t do this justice as quite a few of those catches and yards was when Denver was playing catchup). But, with all of that said these young CB’s, along with 3rd year saefties Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard, will have their hands full containing the elusive Steve Smith and comeback kid Muhsin Muhammad.
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Bob Gretz Interview - Four Games Down
I was lucky enough to get together with Bob Gretz again to ask him some questions about the Chiefs. Gretz talks about the Chiefs record, the QB situation, and Tony Gonzalez’s recent comments regarding the record he didn’t break last Sunday against Denver.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: What do you think of the Chiefs record so far and do you think it is a proper indication of where they are at as a football team?
Bob Gretz: I think 1-3 is a good representation of where they are in this rebuilding process. I think the disappointing thing for everyone was how poorly they played across the board against Oakland and in the first half against Atlanta. They could have played better football and still been 1-3, but that’s what happens with young, inexperienced football teams.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: Damon Huard look pretty good against Denver, do you think that if he continues to win that he will be the starter even when Croyle is ready come back?
Bob Gretz: Not if Herm is going to stick with his idea of developing a young team and finding out who can play and who cannot. Damon Huard is not the future of this team at quarterback. Whether Brodie Croyle is remains to be seen, but he needs to play. Look at it this way: based on recent history, there’s a very good chance that if he replaces Huard with Croyle, its only a matter of time before Huard comes back in. Same if he leaves Huard in; it’s only a matter of time before Croyle would have to play. Neither one of these quarterbacks have ever shown they can be a starter for 16 games.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: Branden Albert has now had two injuries and we are only four games into his rookie season. Some people now think he is injury prone, do you agree or disagree with this and why?
Bob Gretz: I think it’s a bit early to slap the injury-prone label on the young man. I hate to harken back to dusty old history, but there were people around the Chiefs (I’m talking coaches and player personnel) who thought John Alt was too injury prone at the start of his career and wouldn’t amount to anything. He only ended up playing 13 years and starting 149 games. Four regular season games into his career is a reach to tag him or any other player with a label.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: There has been a lot of talk lately about Tony Gonzales and his frustration about not breaking the all time record for receiving yards for a TE at home against Denver, what do you think about his comments?
Bob Gretz: I think Tony’s comments were ill-timed and should have been kept to himself. Ultimately Tony was upset because there wasn’t the party or ceremony he wanted. He’s still going to get the record, it’s just not going to happen in the manner he hoped. Hey, that’s life. The focus should have been on the end of a 12-game losing streak and the victory and not an individual record that still can and will be set.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: What players or events that have surprised you so far this season (good or bad)?
Bob Gretz: The Oakland performance was a bad surprise, just for the fact the entire team dropped the ball. As for the individual players, I think they really have played to form so far. They haven’t shown anything that would have been unexpected, either positive or negative. I guess that guy that has grabbed my attention was been LB Eric Walden, picked up on waivers after the final pre-season cut. This is a talented young man, who has already made a mark on the special teams. In practices, he’s becoming more of a factor on the scout team and that’s the surest way to get coaches to start paying attention to you. Reportedly some folks with the Cowboys were upset when Dallas released him and I”m starting to see why.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: Which players have stood out to you the most in these first four games and what players do you expect more from?
Bob Gretz: I think Tank Tyler has been the team’s best defensive player with Bernard Pollard a close second. Tyler is really disturbing things on the inside. Now, he must show he can do that consistently for 16 games. Pollard is starting to show the skills that had the Chiefs excited about him coming out of Purdue. He’s really starting to just play and not worry about being perfect.
I’ve expected more from Dwayne Bowe than I’ve seen. Now, some of that is due to the QB switching, but his drops in the opening game were troublesome. He may have been trying too hard. I expect to see more from him in the future. I also want to see more from Tamba Hali. Unfortunately, Tamba’s been battling a knee injury for two weeks now and he doesn’t get to practice, but plays on Sunday. Maybe the bye week will allow him to get closer to 100 percent, but I think the Chiefs defense needs more out of his spot.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: I have noticed on your blog that podcast are “coming soon”, and I know some out there are looking forward to these. Do you have a timeframe when these podcast might start?
Bob Gretz: I was hoping nobody noticed! My mistake was putting “soon” on the site. Hopefully in the next couple weeks we will be up and running. We’ve run into some technical issues with our platform that had to be overcome and we are on the cusp of doing so. I’ve got some good help, but essentially this is a one-man operation and I’m no geek. I’ve got to get help from real geeks and they have reel jobs. But, my pipes are ready and so is a nice docket of guests that will join me. Until we get the final geek stuff done, however, I’ll keep all that to myself. But it’s coming and hopefully soon.
Kansas City Chiefs Football: As always, thank you so much for your time we always appreciate it.
Bob Gretz: It’s always a pleasure to talk to Chiefs and football fans. Thanks for asking.
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Top 5 Reasons to Believe in the Young Chiefs
With the last win over the Broncos I just thought that while we are on top I would give us some more reasons to believe. So here are my top 5 reasons to believe in the young Chiefs.
- They are so young that they don’t know any better. I know that you might be getting tired of hearing this but it’s true. As we all know this could be a good thing (like Week 4 against the Broncos & Week 1 against the Patroits) or a bad thing (Week 2 & 3 against the Raiders and Falcons).
- Superstar power: Every great team has at least one star player on offense or defense. The Chiefs have the greatest TE EVER in Tony Gonzalez, a running back who over one 3 year period was one of the best ever in Larry Johnson, a 2nd year WR in Dwayne Bowe who definitely has superstar potential, and many future stars on the defensive side of the ball.
- A coach who has been there (playoffs): Say what you want about Herm Edwards as a coach, but in his first four years of being a head coach he took his team (Jets) to the playoffs three times. Over his seven year head coaching career he has taken his team to playoffs four times.
- Wining the turnover battle: As we all know from Marty-ball the teams that win the turnover battle usually have success. This season the Chiefs have 9 takeaways (2 INT 7 Fumble) and overall are +2 on turnover differential.
- Offensive Line Showing Improvement: This of course takes a hit with future stud LT Branden Albert being hurt but his backup (and hopefully future RT starter) Herb Taylor has done a great job filling in (both in the preseason and this last week against Denver). This offensive line has given up 12 sacks this year (49ers are worst in NFL having given up 19 sacks), but 9 of those came in the first two games when the Chiefs had a rotating QB. In the last two games the Chiefs have given up 3 sacks which is showing great improvement in that area.
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Brick Hits: Episode 9 - Podcast
Here at KC Chiefs Football Blog we are back with another episode of Brick HIts and we think this is the BEST ONE YET.
This week Brick and I talk about the beat down we put on the Donkeys, preview the Chiefs vs Panthers, and as usual we unveil our “Tool of the Week”. Oh yeah, we threw in a shout-out to “Neck Meat” as well, you know who you are.
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Game 4 Chiefs vs. Broncos- What I think…
Photo from ESPN.com
This game was AWESOME. I have to tell you being at Arrowhead for this game was just amazing and I hope to see many more like this.
WHAT I LIKED
Derrick Johnson: DJ finally had that breakout game we were all waiting for this season. Johnson had an interception, forced fumble, and made 6 tackles in the game. He was all over the field making plays. Go DJ! It’s ya Birthday!
Larry Johnson: LJ had a big game this week, and that makes two weeks in a row he got-r-done. 198 yards with a 7.1 yards per attempt average… enough said. Good Job LJ! Keep it up!
Offensive Line: Overall the Chiefs had 213 rushing yards, averaged 6.5 rushing yards per attempt and only allowed one sack. Great job guys. Also, Herb Taylor filled in and did a very nice job.
Chiefs Defense: Forcing turnovers and making big plays, even the TD catch was well defended, you just can’t do much about it when a guy makes that catch. Flowers and Carr both had very nice games and it was also refreshing to see the Chiefs actually get some pressure on the QB, rushing Cutler into some bad throws.
As always there were a couple things that I didn’t like so much.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
Gave up too many passing yards: The Chiefs gave up 361 passing yards. As you can see I am kind of stretching a little in looking for things I didn’t like. Some of these yards were from toward the end of the game when the Broncos were trying to score fast, but either way that is a lot of yards to give up.
NIck Novack: While his kickoffs were pretty good this game (a heck of a lot better than before) he still missed a field goal. Just because it didn’t matter in the end for this game, doesn’t mean that it won’t the next time. On must Sunday’s this year the Chiefs will need every point they can get.
Branden Albert Injury: This really just sucks. For a guy that was never injured before it sure sucks that four games into his pro career he has already had two injuries. I’m just glad it wasn’t his ankle again.
I tried to limit my positives a bit in this post because I don’t want to get too excited yet, but that was a great win for the Chiefs, hopefully one that will build the confidence of this young team and have them coming out ready to play hard again next week.
GO CHIEFS!
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Monday Morning Thoughts…
Happy Monday to all!! Man, I have not been this excited on a Monday since… uh… I honestly don’t know.
The Chiefs had a great game this weekend, beating the Broncos 33-19 (Arena League Style). The Chiefs rushing offense was great, totaling up over 200 yards and averaging 6.5 per attempt is no joke, even if the Broncos have one of the worst D’s in league. Anyways, I thought their rushing defense was suppose to be okay and the pass defense was what was killing them. Oh well. But yeah, you can check out my initial reaction to the game here:Chiefs beat up Broncos - and I am PUMPED!!
If you missed this game and you are a Chiefs fan… WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? (LOL) Naw, I know what you were thinking. Something like “Undefeated Broncos versus win-less Chiefs, what do you think is going to happen?” Well, I would just like to point out that you missed a great game and one that was SO FUN to attend with my fellow Chiefs fans.
Just like every game there were positives and negatives in this game for the Chiefs and this week the positives definitely outweigh the negatives. You can see what I said about that here:Game 4 Chiefs vs. Broncos- What I think…
LJ, welcome back! Almost 200 yards rushing and two TD’s is great, and it also worked out VERY WELL for my fantasy team (which also contains Brett Favre, so yeah it was a big week for me with over 100 points). Don’t look now, but LJ is third in the NFL in rushing yards.
Now some news about this site:
As for as the podcast last week we released a new episode of Brick Hits. In Brick Hits: Episode 8 - Podcast Brick and I talked about our likes/dislikes from the Chiefs/Falcons game, previewed the Chiefs vs Broncos, and we unveiled our “Tool of the Week” If you have listened please leave us a comment about what you thought. We are trying to bring you something you can enjoy and would love any suggestions that you might have for us to make the show better.
As usual a new Brick Hits will be released on Tuesday or Wednesday this week and I encourage all of you to give it a listen and let us know what you think. This week’s broadcast should be a lot of fun since we get to talk about a win for the first time this year, which should work out better for all of us. We’ll have more fun talking about it and should love getting to hear some good news about the Chiefs! Also, as usual we will preview the Carolina game and name a Tool of the Week.
Well, that is all for this Monday morning. I hope you all have a great week and we can see another Chiefs victory. Oh, and don’t forget to talk crap on a Donkey fan at some point today. Isn’t it great that is was us who knocked them off their high horse? Ahhhh….
Go Chiefs!
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