Run Defense Trying To Stop Recent Slide
Latavius Murray, C.J. Anderson and Kerwynn Williams – all ran for 100 yards or more against the Chiefs defense in the last three games. That’s not exactly a trio on the order of Walter Payton, Barry...
View ArticleTale of the Tape – Chiefs vs. Raiders
The first time these teams met, the Chiefs dominated the tale of the tape, lining up with an edge in 10 of 11 categories. There’s been some re-evaluation since then, based on the Chiefs three-game...
View ArticleWeak WRs Group Allows Avant To Rise To The Top
How weak and shallow is the Chiefs depth chart at wide receiver? In the past two weeks, the team’s leading receiver has been Jason Avant, who was not even with the team when they started their current...
View ArticleChiefs Defense Comes Up Big Against Raiders
From Arrowhead Stadium When the Chiefs and Raiders played back on November 20th in Oakland, the home team racked up 351 yards in offense, including 172 rushing yards in a 24-20 victory. Things were...
View ArticleREPORT CARD: Chiefs Improve Their GPA
From Arrowhead Stadium PASSING OFFENSE: B+ – The Chiefs tinkered with their starting group on the offensive line, moving Jeff Linkenbach into the left guard spot replacing Mike McGlynn. The move paid...
View ArticleTale of the Tape – Chiefs vs. Raiders/Recap
From Arrowhead Stadium Going into the game, the Chiefs had a decided edge in the tale of the tape and that grew to complete domination in Sunday’s game against the Raiders. The Chiefs offense, defense...
View ArticleNotes, Quotes: Injuries, Link Gets Start & A Fake Punt?
From Arrowhead Stadium The Chiefs had quite a few bumps and bruises coming out of Sunday’s game, although it did not appear that anything was in the category of serious. Inside linebacker Josh Mauga...
View ArticleTale of the Tape – Chiefs vs. Steelers
On paper, the Pittsburgh Steelers carry the edge into Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Even the positions where Andy Reid’s operation has an edge, it’s very slim. The Chiefs carry the edge with depth...
View ArticleTale of the Tape – Chiefs vs. Steelers/Recap
From Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Coming into the game, the Chiefs had the edge on Pittsburgh in only a handful of areas. As the game played on Sunday, they lost those areas, but picked up an edge in other...
View ArticleAndy’s Gamble, Post-Game Stats & Snap Judgments
The late Chuck Noll never said it publicly that I know of, but the four-time Super Bowl winning coach showed it in his actions during his long tenure as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. If points...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Chargers
Record – The Chargers are 9-6 on the season, going 5-3 in the first half of the schedule and 4-3 since. They’ve had a five-game winning streak and a three-game winning streak along the way. San Diego’s...
View ArticleTale of the Tape – Chiefs vs. Chargers
In the final week of the 2014 NFL season the matchup between the Chiefs and San Diego Chargers appears to be pretty lopsided. That’s despite the fact the Chiefs own an early season victory over the...
View ArticlePre-Game From Arrowhead – Chiefs & Chargers
From Arrowhead Stadium 11:30 a.m. – It will be scoreboard watching day for the Chiefs. First, they must handle their business and beat the Chargers. Then, they need Cleveland to beat the Ravens in...
View ArticleHouston Makes A Place In Chiefs, NFL Record Books
From Arrowhead Stadium The quarterback sack has been an official statistic in the NFL since 1982. In those 33 seasons since only one man finished a 16-game schedule with more quarterback takedowns than...
View ArticleTale of the Tape/Recap – Chiefs Grab Advantage
From Arrowhead Stadium Position Pre-Game Post-Game Reasons Quarterback It wasn’t much of an advantage for the Chiefs with Chase Daniel’s performance, but he did not turn the ball over and he actually...
View ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 53 – Part #2
Here are our rankings of the Chiefs 2014 roster from positions No. 21 through No. 40. Remember, this is fodder for discussion and the ratings are mine, not from the Chiefs or another NFL team. I’m sure...
View ArticleAnswer Bob #1 – January 5
As always there were plenty of questions, comments and ideas to think about with your reactions to Ask Bob. Here’s the first batch of answers with several more to follow. Thank you for your interest...
View ArticleAnswer Bob #2 – January 6
More questions from you and more answers to you; here’s a second edition of questions and answers. Enjoy! ——————————————– Art Monk (L) and Eddie Kennison (R), both #18 draft picks ChuckXX says – Bob,...
View ArticleAnswer Bob #3 – January 7
Last batch of questions and answers and again, thanks so much. I hope the answers are as good as the questions. ——————————————– Branden Albert (L), Jon Asamoah (C) & Geoff Schwartz (R) all left...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 49 Match Is Set, With A Chiefs Slant
In two weeks Super Bowl 49 will be played in the Arizona desert between two teams that the Chiefs beat in 2014. The Seattle Seahawks made an improbable comeback and beat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in...
View ArticleChiefs QB Suffers Serious Knee Injury
The Chiefs announced on Tuesday that quarterback Tyler Bray suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. Apparently, that’s one of the reasons they signed Terrelle Pryor as a reserve/futures free agent. There...
View ArticleFrom the Super Bowl – NE Coordinator Josh McDaniels
His stay with the Chiefs last just one season, as Brian Daboll served was the offensive coordinator of the ill-fated 2012 Chiefs. Daboll joined the team after stints in Cleveland and Miami and was...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 49 Prop Bets To The Minute
Worldwide, an estimated $10 BILLION is projected to be bet on Super Bowl 49, and over half of adult Americans are expected to have some money at risk on the game. And get this: less than 1 percent of...
View ArticleTiming Is Right – Shields Makes The Hall of Fame
Will Shields became the 11th member of the Kansas City Chiefs to gain election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. That news came down from Phoenix where the Hall’s selection committee voted...
View ArticleNFL Combine Invites 324 Players To Indy
The NFL will select 256 players in the 2015 NFL Draft. That means some 68 of the 324 players invited to this year NFL Combine in Indianapolis will not be selected. Actually, that number will be higher...
View ArticleAlex’s Feeling Better; He’s Playing At Pebble Beach
On Saturday Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith finished up three days of play at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Smith was paired with professional Jason Gore and they...
View ArticleFranchise Tag Worth $13.19 million For Houston
The NFL and the NFL Players Association let the league’s 32 teams know some important numbers for the 2015 season on Monday. That’s the salary cap number and the tender offers for franchise and...
View ArticleRoster Musings: DBowe & Soon To Be Free Agents
According to league employed media the Chiefs are working to trade wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. NFL.com reported Thursday morning that without a trade partner the Chiefs plan to release Bowe to get out...
View ArticleChiefs Roster & Salary Cap Door Continues To Spin
Tamba Hali (l) is staying, Jeremy Maclin (c) is coming and Rodney Hudson (r) is leaving The action was fast and furious on the second floor of Chiefs headquarters at the Truman Sports Complex on Monday...
View ArticleChiefs Add Veteran Guard In Trade With Saints
Ben Grubbs, a two-time Pro Bowl guard with 133 games of NFL experience, joined the Chiefs on Thursday in a trade with the New Orleans Saints. The Chiefs gave up their fifth-round selection in the 2015...
View ArticleChiefs Getting Ready To Wrap Up Fruitful Week
The Chiefs front office led by general manager John Dorsey was staying busy over the weekend in the closing days of the first week of the NFL 2015 season. On Friday they completed the trade for guard...
View ArticleDorsey Discusses Chiefs Offensive Line Moves
There has been a pause in the rollicking action for the Chiefs in 2015 free agency and on Wednesday, general manager John Dorsey took a moment to speak with the media about what the club has achieved...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Draft Choices in Chiefs History
In preparing to write the book Tales from the Chiefs Sideline there were only so many words allotted to the project. Translation: I had more words than the publisher wanted. One segment that I sliced...
View ArticleThe 5 Worst Draft Choices in Chiefs History
The Kansas City Chiefs have had their share of draft duds over the years. Every team in the NFL has players chosen in the annual selection meeting for college talent that fail miserably to make an...
View ArticleRoster Review/Draft Preview – Offensive Line
Tackle Eric Fisher (L) & guard Zach Fulton (R) are the only returning starters on the Chiefs offensive line The roster and payroll are major factors in all NFL Draft decisions. To better understand...
View ArticleSecond Round: Chiefs Draft Mizzou Blocker
From the Truman Sports Complex With the 49th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft the Chiefs went just a couple hours east and grabbed University of Missouri offensive lineman Mitch Morse. And, that move...
View ArticleChiefs Sign 10 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents
Although the Chiefs have not announced the signing of undrafted rookie free agents, the NFL’s personnel report for Monday listed 10 players signed by the Chiefs. The biggest name among those 10 was...
View ArticleA Busy Weekend Ahead At The Sports Complex
The Truman Sports Complex neighbors will be very active this weekend with the Royals hosting the New York Yankees, and the Chiefs staging their rookie mini-camp at the team’s facility. The draft...
View ArticleChiefs Open Mini-Camp With 67 Bodies
From the Truman Sports Complex Andy Reid opened the Chiefs 2015 Rookie Mini-Camp on Saturday with 67 guys running around in shorts. Just how many “players” are actually in that group remains to be...
View ArticleRookie Mini-Camp Brought Results For Andy
From the Truman Sports Complex The Chiefs wrapped up Rookie Camp Andy ’15 on Monday afternoon with their third practice with 68 players on the field for another session in helmets and shorts. “It’s...
View ArticleChiefs make post-minicamp roster moves
The Chiefs released three players and signed four others after going through the personnel evaluations after the team’s three rookie mini-camp practices. Gone are fullback/tight end Manasseh Garner...
View Article13 Practices/24 Days-The Heart of Chiefs Off-Season
Starting Tuesday is the most important part of the Chiefs off-season program – 13 OTA and mini-camp practices over the next 24 days. These sessions are not exactly football – there are no pads and no...
View ArticleOTA #1 Report – Work Begins On Offensive Line
From the Truman Sports Complex Andy Reid kicked off his third season of OTAs with the Chiefs on Tuesday and 79 of the 90 players currently on the roster took part in the 90-minute outdoor workout at...
View ArticleOTA Questions: Seeking Answers On Injuries
Whether they get complete answers or not, there are four key questions attracting the attention of Andy Reid and John Dorsey as the Chiefs began on-field work in the OTAs and an upcoming mini-camp. The...
View ArticleOTA Question: Who Will Start On The Offensive Line?
(KC Chiefs photo.) The Chiefs will wrap up their first week of OTA sessions on Thursday with their third practice of the week. They are trying to answer a handful of off-season questions about their...
View ArticleChiefs Secondary Leads The Way in First Week OTAs
From the Truman Sports Complex The ebb and flow of NFL practices constantly shifts the advantage from offense to defense and back again, and again, and . . . As the Chiefs wrapped up their first week...
View ArticleOTA Question: How Deep Is Cornerback Depth?
Whether they get complete answers or not, there were four key questions attracting the attention of Andy Reid and John Dorsey this week when the Chiefs began on-field work in the OTAs and an upcoming...
View ArticleD.J., Poe Out Of OTA Session On Tuesday
From the Truman Sports Complex Thank goodness for the Chiefs defense that it’s just early June. If there was a game to be played this coming weekend, they might have a problem. Two Pro Bowl starters...
View ArticleChiefs Add WR; Roster Now At 90 Players
The Chiefs players and coaches have scattered on vacation, but general manager John Dorsey and his personnel group continued to grind away on Friday, filling an open roster spot by signing wide...
View ArticleEvaluating The Chiefs Offense Going Into Camp
Unless one happens to be wrapped up in the Tom Brady-Roger Goodell soap opera of deflated footballs and inflated egos, this is the quiet time in the world of pro football. It’s vacation time and after...
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