SB Nation User Blog: Ben S

Good News for the Chiefs

Ben S — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:31:26 -0000

Thanks, Herm!

According to this report, the Chiefs will be sticking with the spread offense, forcing LJ to adapt his style. This is good news, considering that the Chiefs offense soared from one of the leagues worst to one of the best.

The article also goes on to say that the spread offence doesn't exactly fit LJs running style, but I do recall a few plays against the Chargers where a stronger back (enter the woman beater) would have broken an arm tackle and taken the run a little further.

Either way, we will certainly find out come sunday when the Chiefs get their second win of the season against the NO Saints.

GO CHIEFS!

Heres the link: Pro Football Weekly

Beef with Chris

Ben S — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:27:26 -0000

Being a Canadian, I can't help but be offended by the advertisement I just saw about Prince Edward Island being Canadas number 1 golf destination. That is false!

Being a current employee of a golf course in Alberta, I must go ahead and say that Alberta is a much better golfing destination for all of you link-lifers out there. Also, I darre you to find a Chiefs game in PEI anyways! In Alberta, my house is always broadcasting the Chiefs, no matter the record!

Sorry, I am really not upset at Chris at all, I just figured I had to warn you Americans from being lured into PEI from there advertisements. Alberta has everything you need and more. To be honest, anything you want in Canada you can basically find in the US anyways...

And with the number 1 pick in the 2009 draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select...QB Colt McCoy out of the University of Texas!!!

Dorsey Heating Up

Ben S — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:33:09 -0000

After missing the beginning of training camp, followed by a slow start, Glenn Dorsey has finally begun to show the type of player he is.

After failing to record a tackle in the season opener against New England, Glenn Dorsey has finally begun to show signs of the player that many scouts believed was the best player in the draft. Some experts have even go so far as to compare him to Warren Sapp, one of the games greatest DT's (of course beside our own DT, Derrick Thomas).

Despite only making two tackles and an assist, Glenn Dorsey continued to make plays and be disruptive on the line. While watching the gane, it was hard to find a play where Dorsey wasn't either double, or even triple teamed when Denver had the ball. It seemed as though whenever Denver ran the ball, Dorsey either made the tackle or set the runningback up to be tackled by a Chiefs linebacker.

The best part about all of this, however, is that Dorsey is still not playing to his full potential. When KC begins to reach the quarterback with its ends, something it has failed to do all season, Dorsey will begin to see more one on one battles with gaurds and centers, giving him an opportunity to make even more plays. The fact that our ends still can't get to the quarterback with Glenn being covered the way he is is a bad sign for the Chiefs ends. Had we been able to keep JA (not to say that is what I wanted), but I will go so far as to say that Dorsey would have atleast 1 sack by now.

At this point in his career, Dorsey is not playing his best. He is by no means in the peak of his career (after all, he has only played 4 games), and will only improve as the games go by. However, judging by what I have been seeing on the field from week to week, I have all the confidence in the world in saying that one day, Glenn Dorsey will be able to dominate games on his own, double team or not.

Apologies Welcomed

Ben S — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:33:59 -0000

As some of you may remember, I wrote an article about a week ago about how th Chiefs run defense was not as bad as it seemed to appear.

Upon writing this, many people were quick to point out how "stupid" and unintelligent the article was. Some even went to the extent to say that it didn't even make sense.

My main point was that the Chiefs defense couldn't stop the run because they spent too much time on the field due to our lack of offense. I mentioned that once our offense finally got its act together we would see a much stronger run defense then we had been seeing all season.

Enter denver broncos.

One of the most prolific offenses in the NFL was shut down today in Kansas Citys first win of the 08 season. Playing a major part in this was the terrific run defense played against denver, a team known to take any player off of the streets and turn him into a 1000 yard rusher automatically with there famous zone-blocking scheme. The Chiefs swarmed the field and prevented the Broncos from running all over the Chiefs. Heck, we even stopped the classic "Bronco Boot" from destroying us from time to time.

So, here I am, waiting for the people who were so quick to call me stupid and unintelligent to come back and eat their words. Hey, look on the bright side, we just won for the first time in 13 games!

GO CHIEFS!

Relax About the Run Defense

Ben S — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:45:01 -0000

I know you are reading this thinking "We were just run over by the Raiders. 200 yards is bad enough, but 300?"

I understand that 300 yards is a fair amount of yardage for a QB, and a disgusting number for a team to rush for on its own. But please, calm down. Believe me, I am as angry as any of you about how poorly the Chiefs played. My stepdad went so far as to say that this is the worst game of Chiefs football that he has ever witnessed.

However, when you look at our run defense with rationality instead of non-hopsitality (sorry, I felt like rhyming, deal with it), this game really is not an indication of how our run defense is. I am not saying that the Chiefs have a good run defense by any means so please don't freak out because I am being to optimistic, but what I am saying that to say that by judging from the game against oakland that our run defense sucks just doesn't make sense.

Let us start out with one thing: had our offense not been so dismal, the raiders would not have scored on our defense in the first half. What? But if we are being slaughtered on the ground, doesn't that mean that the offense should be able to move the ball at will on our team? The reason why running backs want above a 4.0 ypc is so that they can get a first down in 3 rushes, avoiding a fourth down. Simple math (please don't be "that guy" who points out that you really only need 3.34, I understand that).

Now, this next part will probably only be comprehended by the fans who ever played on the defensive side of the football, so I expect all offensive and non-football players to disagree with this. But, after the Chiefs defense spent the majority of the game on the field with no rest between (thanks, Werm Ball), the defense will obviously tire out. So, what do you think will happen when you take a guy who just ran in the low 4.3's plays against a defense that just spent more that half of the game on the field already? Yikes! Don't you think that maybe when he hits that hole awith about 90% of his stamina left, our defense will be just a little slow to close in on him?

You might think that this is just a Chief fan opinion, but McFadden is not that good. He was over rated in college because he can throw the ball half-decent (like most NFL athletes can anyways) and because he is so fast. The guy fumbled the ball when he hit his fullbacks heel for heavens sake! He runs like a deer, has poor vision, and cannot protect the football. The only thing he has going for him is that he is fast (Al Davis drafted him after all, right?). Unfortunatly, the last thing our exhausted defense needed at the end of the game was to face a fast running back, just like McFadden. Next week, he will preform poorly and everyone will complain about how bad our run defense really is when in fact, it isn't nearly as bad as it appeared at all.

So please, relax. Take a chill pill. Our run D isn't nearly as bad as it seems. Unfortunatly, we will never see that until our offense becomes respectable.

Oliver Hoyte, Possible Starter?

Ben S — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:38:12 -0000

Please read this before you think I'm crazy.

I understand that Pat Thomas is shaping up to be the number 1 MLB this tear should his apparent dominance over Napoleon Harris, however I think that there is the possibility that this race is not as far away as it would seem.

My initial reason that caused me to think of this was, "Why is a FB going from one of the weakest positions on the team to what is being called one of the deepest positions on the team in Linebacking corps?". This is a new player on the team who has by no means secured a spot on the final roster, why does he think he has a better chance of making the final cut playing behind the Chiefs linebackers?

If it was me, the place on the team I would want to be is the place that I am most likely to make, not the longshot just so I can play my favourite position. The only time I would even dream about changing positions when trying to make a team is if I knew I had a better chance at said position. But wait, Pat Harris is playing so well? He has even beat out Napoleon Harris already, the same player who led the Chiefs in tackles a year ago. Right now my head is spinning.

But Wait! A solution!

What if this is what I like to call the Ty Law affect. We have serious issues at a certain position, yet it is failed to be reported.

When Ty Law finally arrived at training camp, he was the talk of the town. We just landed last years interception leader and he was going to lock down the island. Throughout camp we read numerous reports about Ty Laws abilities and leadership roles. His foot was completely healed and he felt faster than he had before last season. However, when the season finally began, Law dissapointed.

Could this be happening with our Linebackers this year? After all, a player who I don't even remember the day we added him to our roster, is battling (and even winning) with our tackle leader. Does Oliver Hoyte, our ex-FB who works with the linebackers in one on ones think that he could beat out one, or both of our fullbacks? Lets remember this kid didn't work out so well in Dallas, so this might be his last shot at making an NFL team. I'm not to sure any of us would be screwing around with an opportunity like that.

When I first looked at Hoytes' postion change, I didn't think much of it. Then as I thank about it a little more, it came to me that the only reason he would humanly make the right choice is by going to the position he felt would help him make the team. Maybe he doesn't start, but I think that there is a legitmate LB battle about to heat up, atleast for backup role.

Interesting LJ Video

Ben S — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:32:02 -0000

[Updated the code in the video so it actually plays here. And now I'm typing a bit so I can get to the 75 word minimum on FanPosts, which counted the previous code as words when Ben posted this. And we're at 78 now. -Chris]

Notice Carl Peterson near the beginning of the movie giving a classic Carl Peterson look. Sure doesn't look to interested in anything at the time, let alone our current starting runningback.

JA Update

Ben S — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:15:33 -0000

All you homers out there better say thank you to king carl before you go to bed. I sure will.

Found this little tidbit of information while I study for sociology.

PFT: We received a text message and a phone call late Saturday/early Sunday from a league source who shared with us a curious development regarding the Minnesota Vikings' ongoing efforts to acquire Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen.

Per the source, the Vikings are "likely" to sign Allen to an offer sheet after next weekend's draft, if a "fair" trade can't be worked out before then.

The move meshes with the idea that came us to like an acorn to a blind squirrel on Saturday. With the Chiefs reportedly wanting a first-round pick and a second-round pick for Allen, why not simply nab Allen with a poison-pilled offer sheet and foist on the Chiefs the Vikings' first-round picks in 2009 and 2010?

Full Article:
http://mvn.com/nfl-vikings/2008/04/20/could-the-vikings-sign-allen-following-draft/

This wouldn't benefit us this year by any means, but anytime you get two 1st round picks for 1 player, that is a major win for your franchise. The only player I wouldn't trade away for two 1st rounders is peyton manning, but even tom brady would be part of a deal that big. Anyways, this made my day and thought it might excite some people here.

Quick Question....

Ben S — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:02:23 -0000

Anybody ever go to a skynyrd concert? Alice Cooper is coming to calgary in september and he is the best concert I have ever been to, but I would have loved to see original skynyrd, and I was just wondering if anyone else ever did, if so how was it?

Just for fun, why doesn't everyone put the best concert they ever went to. Mine was obviously alice, seconded by shawne merriman talking about him smacking tom brady in the mouth right before the chargers lost to the patriots haha must have been all that extra testosterone...

Sweet Chiefs Vid

Ben S — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:13:17 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I35dmIWB-vQ&feature=related

SorryI am not overly computer litrate so you will have to click on the link. Quality isn't the best, but if you are bored at work or something then its pretty good anyways. It atleast reminds me of the days when we used to always win! Ugh, the memories...