Porous KC defense under microscope
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Having made two changes this season to his offensive staff, Chiefs coach Todd Haley has shown uncharacteristic restraint when it comes to his defensive assistants.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Having made two changes this season to his offensive staff, Chiefs coach Todd Haley has shown uncharacteristic restraint when it comes to his defensive assistants.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The nation's most uncreative, redundant and dully written television show didn't make the air on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —It was gnawing at the kid. He'd arrived at Arrowhead Stadium a few days earlier and saw his name on the list of inactive players. Jamaal Charles was benched.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The sad sight from the top of the hill told the story.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Todd Haley has said he feels the need to make some unconventional maneuvers with the Chiefs given their considerable deficiencies. He's living up to his word.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The thermal food bag is there every day, never far from Branden Albert's locker. Inside it are his prepared meals — the low-calorie, smart foods that helped him lose nearly 40 pounds in less than six months before this season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Todd Haley hasn't left much doubt, and he started this week by trying to quiet the suggestions that Matt Cassel isn't up to the job as the Chiefs' starting quarterback.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The last time he played for the Kansas City Chiefs before his four-week NFL suspension, Dwayne Bowe had one of his best games of the season, catching six passes in a win over the Raiders.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —When this wretched season is mercifully finished, the Chiefs won't need to watch video of every snap to relive their offensive futility.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Chiefs like to believe they have proof that Matt Cassel is capable of being their next great quarterback. The trouble is that most of that evidence came from last season, when Cassel played for New England instead of Kansas City.
The date was Dec. 16, 1990, when Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers rolled up 527 passing yards against the Chiefs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Having 24 hours to watch the game video and collect his thoughts on Sunday's blowout loss to Denver didn't change Todd Haley's mind on the Chiefs' quarterback situation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —They tried to find the words, to put their finger on something that looked like progress. That has been the Chiefs' main pursuit this season: If wins wouldn't happen, then at least Kansas City could somehow get a little better each week.
Mike Vrabel was a starter, a leader and a teacher, and then he hurt his knee. The Chiefs were in danger of being in real trouble.
SAN DIEGO — They had to go all the way to the west coast and absorb another gruesome beating from the Chargers, but the Chiefs at least came away from their latest meeting with the AFC West leaders having learned a valuable lesson.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Todd Haley could feel the mood shifting. Players seemed more optimistic at Chiefs headquarters. They seemed more willing to listen. More willing to work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Now that he's found a safety net with the Chiefs, Chris Chambers isn't quite as bewildered about his recent release from San Diego.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Todd Haley stepped to a microphone and blew out a sigh. What a relief it was to do the impossible and upset the Pittsburgh Steelers. Somehow, the Chiefs did it with a group of no-names, short-timers and a coach who might have taken his biggest step yet at proving some of that progress he has talked so much about.
It was years ago when Todd Haley got the book, before the pages were creased and stained with highlighter marks. He still consults it a few times a month, searching for a lost proverb, hunting for validation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —They were smiling in the locker room, and that has been an unusual thing to see after Chiefs games this season.