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He was a distraction that an 0-and-whatever team did not need. So why does a first-place team need...

DThomasReigns — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:49:25 -0000

He was a distraction that an 0-and-whatever team did not need. So why does a first-place team need it?

Just To Mess With Their Fans' Heads, Bengals Bring In Larry Johnson - Larry Johnson - Deadspin

GM Kokinis escorted out of building in Cleveland

DThomasReigns — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:24 -0000

GM Kokinis escorted out of building in Cleveland

Latest News and Rumors | ProFootballTalk.com

Wow. A new GM fired before a new coach on the same team?

This is so true...now truer. "Fun times in Cleveland AGAIN! Still Cleveland!" (Best video ever)

KSK names Matt Cassel their Least of the Week: "As for your Least, again, no shortage of...

DThomasReigns — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:37:11 -0000

KSK names Matt Cassel their Least of the Week:

"As for your Least, again, no shortage of candidates. Delhomme. Jeff Reed. Delhomme. Dan Snyder. Delhomme. Frankly, Delhomme is an honorary co-least every week. He’s like the RSTLNE they give you in the Wheel of Fortune bonus round. He’s a throw-in. We’re going with Matt Cassel. Ninety yards against a pretty lousy Chargers defense. Can we say he blows now? He does! HE BLOWS!"

Kissing Suzy Kolber - Language NSFW

He did have a bad game, but I am still behind Cassel.

Hear Larry Johnson's controversial comment

DThomasReigns — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:00 -0000

Hear Larry Johnson's controversial comment

Audio | Kansas City Star

Alleged Girlfriend of Larry Johnson Reinforces LJ's Slurs & More

DThomasReigns — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:29:52 -0000

Meet LJ's alleged girlfriend, "Havana Stylez". On Twitter at HavanaStylez: http://twitter.com/HavanaStylez

As the meltdown occurred on Sunday evening, she was retweeting and reinforcing the slurs of Larry Johnson (while adding many more of her own). I have no confirmation that she is, in fact, LJ's girlfriend. This may be absolutely nothing, and I am not claiming that she is in a relationship with Larry Johnson. For all I know, she could merely be an obsessed fan. "Havana Stylez," aka Melly, also lists her Twitter bio as: "I'M ONLY FOR HIM!! THAT IS THE ICON"

However, she has a recent photo of them together, her Twitter page displays both of them, she immediately retweets LJ's offensive tweets on Sunday, she claims to be LJ's girlfriend, she echoes the same themes as LJ did, she goes into damage control, she claims to be able to relay messages to LJ, and she then relays a supposed message, in quotes, from LJ to a Twitter user. [Updated Twitter claim of a relationship at the end of the post]

Screenshots documenting follow (not all in chronological order).

WARNING: The following tweets by the self-proclaimed girlfriend of Larry Johnson contain hateful slurs.

She then goes into damage control and supposedly relays a message from LJ:

The next tweet, in reply to the above, is possibly (and intended as so) a direct message from LJ as she relays it to the user:

[U] As of 3:21 AM EST on Wednesday, 28 OCT 2009, the following exchange via Twitter reiterates "Havana's" unsubstantiated claim to be involved with Larry Johnson:

MNF Open Thread: Iggles v. Zorn(less)skins

DThomasReigns — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:31:19 -0000

via taylormadetirade.files.wordpress.com

This is it. The new Sherm will pass play calls slowly to the old Sherm who will then slowly pass the call to the slow Jason Campbell.

Over/Under on delay of games = 94. Seriously.

LET'S SOMEWHAT DO THIS SLOWLY AND INEPT!!!

NFL Week 7: The One Where LJ Uses Gay Slurs

DThomasReigns — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:14:46 -0000

NFL Week 7: The One Where LJ Uses Gay Slurs

How to Make The Worst Decision in Fantasy History

DThomasReigns — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:26:13 -0000

- Feel free to use this post for any and all Fantasy Football discussion about today

So, in one of my fifteen fantasy leagues, I had a lineup decision to make this morning. Below is how I completed the largest FAILITUDE in fantasy football history:

Me: Hmmm. Donovan McNabb is on my bench but he is playing the Raiders. He is going to put up massive points.

Common Sense: Dude, you already have Tom Brady starting.

Me: Oh, I know, but the Patriots offense has not been great this year and McNabb is playing the freaking Raiders.

Common Sense: True, but "The Brady" is playing the Titans whose entire secondary is injured…and they are 0-5.

Me: Hey, I just saw the forecast for the game. It is supposed to be heavy rain and windy.

Common Sense: It is Tom Brady.

Me: WAIT! The forecast is now for a heavy, slushy, snowy mix with wind. I’m going with McNabb against the Raiders.

Common Sense: Dude, are you serious? TOM BRADY.

Me: I’m definitely going McNabb today.

Common Sense: DUDE??!!

….20 seconds later

Me: You know, if it is going to be a slushy & windy mess that means the Pats will probably just throw a bunch of little screens when they do pass. Wes Welker won’t be able to juke and cut in that.

Common Sense: No...just stop now.

Me: I really should bench Welker too, besides I can put NYG Steve Smith in his place. He is going to score a ton against the Saints in a shootout.

Me: I’m so awesome. You're seeing this great decision making right?

Common Sense: /snarf

Common Sense: /giggle Huh? Oh yeah, I am seeing it.

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This realization made my head explode today. We have no back-up LT/RT. When Smith came in to...

DThomasReigns — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:59:45 -0000

This realization made my head explode today.

We have no back-up LT/RT. When Smith came in to replace Albert, it hit me...we don't even have a shitty back-up LT or RT, we have a crappy Guard/Center as the back-up LT.

How is this even remotely competent personnel management? I am not blasting Pioli/Haley, but holy crap!

Our OL was horrible even before the start of the 2008 season and has become even worse. How in the hell do we not even have a true, crappy back-up tackle?

Even if Ndukwe was active today, that is only 1 back-up, and he isn't even a true Tackle either.

I just mean...I can't....AAAARRRRRRGGGGH!

If you would like to see the horror in print, just view the Chiefs official roster.

The Chiefs Defense Is Not Improving

DThomasReigns — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:27:51 -0000

Photo Source

From the FanPosts -Joel

This isn't a "sky is falling" post. It is just highlighting that Clancy Pendergast's defense has been horrendous, and we shouldn't allow perception to obfuscate the numbers nor allow Pendergast to hide behind the dismal offense.

The Chiefs defense is worse than last year, or equally as bad at best.

Why do I say this? Let's look at the yards allowed each week:

Week 1: Ravens - 501 yards allowed

Week 2: Raiders - 166 yards allowed

Week 3: Eagles* - 420 yards allowed

Week 4: Giants - 429 yards allowed

*McNabb and Westbrook did not play

While obviously terrible individually, they amount to 1,516 yards allowed in total.

Now let's look at the rancid 2008 Chiefs' first 4 games, over whom we are supposedly improved:

Week 1: Patriots* - 338 yards allowed

Week 2: Raiders - 355 yards allowed

Week 3: Falcons - 378 yards allowed

Week 4: Broncos - 446 yards allowed

*Brady was knocked out of the game early in the 1st quarter

The historically awful 2008 Chiefs had given up 1,517 yards total. 1 entire yard worse than this year.

The natural counterarguments have been:

1. "But, the offense is leaving the defense on the field too long. They are exhausted."

2. "We've been playing against playoff teams."

3. "It's a new scheme and it takes time to adjust."

Rebuttals after the jump.

Point 1 Rebuttal:

The supposedly "new, disciplined, and well conditioned" 2009 defense is getting defeated in the first half...before they have been worn down and become exhausted.

Through the first 4 weeks of 2009, the yards allowed by the Chiefs defense in the first half = 818 yards total

Through the first 4 weeks of 2008, the yards allowed by the Chiefs defense in the first half = 728 yards total

As for the argument that it is because the offense is so much worse than last year:

2009 Chiefs offensive yards gained in the first half through Week 4 = 379 yards total

2008 Chiefs offensive yards gained in the first half through Week 4 = 448 yards total

This year's Chiefs first half offense is only 69 yards less productive than last year's first half offense, yet the 2009 1st half defense is allowing 90 more yards in the first half. The defense is not getting off the field in the first half, before they are supposedly exhausted. They are being defeated in the first half.

Another way of looking at it is that the 2009 1st half Chiefs defense is allowing 2.15 yards to every 1 yard the Chiefs 1st half offense gains. The oh-so horrible 2008 Chiefs defense only allowed 1.65 yards to every 1 yard the Chiefs 1st half offense gained.

Point 2 Rebuttal:

Yes, we have played very good teams that were in the playoffs with the exception of the Raiders. The Eagles played without their star QB and without their superstar RB, and the game was over before the half..they still dropped 420 yards on us. The Giants dropped 429 yards and Eli Manning left due to injury 2 minutes into the 4th Quarter.

It can be argued that we played playoff teams in the first 4 weeks of last year, with the exception of the Raiders, again. The post 18-1 Patriots with Cassel leading them to 11-5, the playoff Falcons, the 8-8 Broncos who would have been in the playoffs if not for their own absolutely horrible defense...which leads me to

Point 3 Rebuttal:

Denver is in the same new 3-4 scheme with less personnel that fit it. They were as horrible as we were on defense last year, yet they are the #1 Defense in the NFL in this wacky 3-4 scheme.

To repeat: The already terrible Denver Broncos defense switching to a 3-4, who were widely criticized by all of the national media for not having the personnel to run a 3-4, are the #1 Defense in the NFL.

Apparently, it doesn't take that long to not be terrible in the 3-4.

[EDIT: I meant to mention that the low amount of yards given up to the Raiders this year is the only thing not making the 2009 numbers even worse, but considering we gave up so many to them in the numbers last year, I considered it a wash.]