Officials Report: Crew Left Prints All Over This Game
It will be a long time before the Chiefs forget referee Craig Wrolstad and his crew that handled the officiating for the 17-14 loss to Arizona on Sunday. By the time the game was over, Wrolstad’s group...
View ArticleTale Of The Tape/Recap: Chiefs vs. Cardinals
The outcome of Sunday’s Chiefs-Cardinals game played out along the lines of the pre-game tale of the tape. Arizona had a slight edge in the pre-game analysis and they maintained that difference in...
View ArticleThe Position Dragging Down the Chiefs: Wide Receiver
Frankie Hammond (85), Jason Avant (81) and Albert Wilson (12) haven’t been able to jump start the wide receiver position It’s not true that the Chiefs are without a wide receiver on their roster with a...
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 ArticleBobby Bell – College Graduate
Chiefs hall of fame linebacker Bobby Bell achieved a lifelong dream – he’s earned a college degree. Bell left the University of Minnesota after the 1962 season to move on to pro football, where he...
View ArticleHelp From All 3 Phases Breaks Chiefs Losing Streak
From Arrowhead Stadium There’s a sure fire way to cure a losing streak – a winning performance in every phase of the game. That’s what the Chiefs got on Sunday at Arrowhead, when they turned a close...
View ArticleOfficials: Boger’s Crew Lives Up To Profile
From Arrowhead Stadium Coming into Sunday’s action, Jerome Boger and his crew were among the busiest flag throwers in the NFL this season, averaging more than 17 penalties called per game. Sunday, the...
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 ArticleWhat You Need To Know About the Pittsburgh Steelers
Le’Veon Bell is the midst of a very productive 2014 season with over 2,000 offensive yards Record – The Steelers are 9-5 on the season, winners of their last two and three of their last four games. In...
View ArticleChiefs Lead The NFL In Happy Returns
From the Truman Sports Complex No NFL team in the last two seasons has enjoyed more happy returns on special teams than the Chiefs. From the arrival of head coach Andy Reid and special teams...
View ArticleChiefs Can’t Solve Pittsburgh Riddle, Fall 20-12
From Heinz Field, Pittsburgh With their future in the AFC playoffs resting in their own hands, the Chiefs took the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon and while they did not fall...
View ArticleOfficials Report: Few Flags, But Some Strange Calls
From Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Ronald Torbert’s officiating crew did not litter the field with penalty flags in Sunday’s game between the Chiefs and Steelers. By the time it was over, both teams saw four...
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 ArticleAnother Second Half Swoon For The Chiefs
There’s no time right now for Andy Reid and his coaching staff to analyze big picture items on the Chiefs agenda. They have one more opponent to prepare for and forgetting their miniscule chances to...
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 ArticleA 19-7 KC Victory Ends 2014 Season For Both Teams
From Arrowhead Stadium The magic ran out for the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, while the season came to a victorious but disappointing end for the Chiefs. The Chiefs 19-7 victory over the Chargers...
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 ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 53 – Part #3
Here are the final player rankings for the 2014 Chiefs. One proviso on these last 13 ratings – there isn’t a lot of difference between No. 41 and No. 51. In some cases there just hasn’t been enough...
View ArticleHouston Joins Select Group Of Chiefs All-Pros
KC Chiefs photo The term “All-Pro” is thrown around a lot in media reports about the NFL, but it’s frequently used improperly, to cover players that were named all-conference or were selected to the...
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 ArticleShields Gets Another Pro Football Hall of Fame Shot
Chiefs guard Will Shields was announced Thursday night as part of the group of 15 finalists for possible induction as part of the Class of 2015 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Two others with Chiefs...
View ArticleChiefs Notes: College Hall of Fame Spot For Art Still
It is Hall of Fame time in the world of football and on Friday the College Football Hall of Fame announced its class for induction in 2015 and it included former Chiefs defensive end Art Still. The...
View ArticleWide Receivers Set For The 2015 Senior Bowl
On Saturday, the Senior Bowl will be played for the 66th time. There are 110 players working on the practice fields around Mobile, Alabama prepping for the all-star game that will be broadcast by the...
View ArticleAll Pro Bowl Chiefs Are Part Of Team Carter
Jamaal Charles waits to be selected in the Pro Bowl Draft held Wednesday in Arizona At least Jamaal Charles doesn’t have to worry about getting smacked in the Pro Bowl by one of his own teammates. All...
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 ArticleIt’s About Timing For Will Shields and Hall of Fame
For 16 years I sat in the meeting room on Super Bowl Saturday as part of the Selection Committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There was not a time in all those years that I walked out after...
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 ArticleChiefs Will Zero-In On WRs At Upcoming NFL Combine
There will be 44 wide receivers working at the 2015 NFL Combine in Indianapolis in two weeks. They will go through the typical tests and drills the Combine has always offered, and they will interview...
View ArticleAndy On Injured List At NFL Combine
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid limped up to the podium at Lucas Oil Stadium when he met with the media at the 2015 NFL Combine in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Reid also used a cane – he’s rehabbing from...
View ArticleHow Fast Were NFL Combine Wide Receivers?
The NFL Combine featured the wide receivers on the field Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, including running the 40-yard dash, the best measurement for speed that evaluators in pro...
View ArticleChiefs Welcome Back Gary Green With HOF Honors
Gary Green Now & Then, as a high school head coach in San Antonio (L) and as a cornerback for the Chiefs (R). As the participants at the NFL 101 Awards press conference walked to the dais Saturday...
View ArticleR.I.P. Tom Bettis
One of the best coaches to ever work the Chiefs sideline was buried on Tuesday in Katy, Texas. Former assistant coach, defensive coordinator and interim head coach Tom Bettis died on Saturday in that...
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 Article2015 NFL FREE AGENCY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. When does the 2015 free agency signing period begin? A. At 3:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, March 10. Q. What are the categories of free agency? A. Players are either “Restricted Free Agents” (RFA) or...
View ArticleFree Agency Period Begins With 453 Free Agents
The National Football League announced Tuesday that 453 players are free agents and can negotiate with all 32 clubs. Here’s a list of free agents by club in various categories:Restricted Free Agents...
View ArticleChiefs, NFL 2015 Free Agency: Day One
Dwayne Bowe will soon be gone; Tyvon Branch can knock the ball loose. The Chiefs did not announce the signing of unrestricted free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on Tuesday in the first hours of the...
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 ArticleHow Much Of A Gamble Is Marcus Peters?
From the Truman Sports Complex During the 2014 college football season Marcus Peters was a hothead, a loose cannon, a bad attitude wearing No. 21 with the University of Washington Huskies. The Chiefs...
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 ArticleGridiron Glory Exhibit Opens On Friday
Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson got an early peek at the Gridiron Glory exhibit at Union Station From Union Station, Kansas City, Mo. The histories of the Chiefs and of the National Football League...
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 ArticleChiefs Wrap Up Second Week Of OTAs
(KC Chiefs photo) Other than a few injuries that popped up during the week, the Chiefs had a good second week of off-season practices. They wrapped up work on Thursday with a session that started...
View ArticleRIP Jack Steadman
It’s safe to say that if there had not been a Jack Steadman, there would not have been a Hall of Fame life for Lamar Hunt and there may not have been the Kansas City Chiefs. Steadman, the former...
View ArticleChiefs Among 11 NFL Teams Going “Away” For Camp
It’s less than three weeks to the Chiefs opening their 2015 training camp when the rookies and a few select veterans report to Missouri Western State University on July 28th. In all but two of the...
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