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KaloPhoenix

  • joined Jan 27, 2009
  • last login May 22, 2013
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I'm a 29 year old Electrical Engineer from the Wichita area, where I live with my wife and dog. I'm an avid mountain bike rider, guitar player, and a huge sports fan. I love beer, and am quite opinionated on the subject...so chances are, you're wrong. =)

I'm very critical on formations and formational responsibilities in all sports, but I find myself sucked into NFL defensive analysis. My football playing days were short, due to running and soccer, of which I played through college competitively, but I was a defensive back in a little town in Southeast KS. I started picking up formation analysis back in high school through youth football and soccer coaching, and it stuck.

I've been a Chiefs fan all my life, with my first game being the October 7th, 1991 MNF game where we crushed the Bills behind Okoye, Harvey Williams, and DT. That was also one of the first nights I remember not sleeping all night, because I was so amped from being in that stadium as loud as it was.

I've been doing defensive "grading" on AP for a couple years now, so take a look and let me know what you think!

Also check me out on The Stew Radio

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  • nhl Calgary Flames
User Blog

Reliving the Matt Cassel era in Kansas City

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From the initial trade, to the Pro Bowl season, to his final days in Kansas City, come relive Matt Cassel's time as a Chief.

2013 NFL Free Agency: Dannell Ellerbe and the Hole at Linebacker

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With a massive hole at Inside Linebacker, the Kansas City Chiefs will need to address the position. It just so happens that a great fit could hit the Free Agent market this year in Dannell Ellerbe.

Bob Sutton is a jack of all trades: A brief history

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With Sutton becoming the new defensive coordinator, Kalo takes a deeper look at his schemes, successes, and what it means for the Chiefs.

Back to the 4-3? The future of the Chiefs defense under Andy Reid

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It's been 4 years since the Chiefs switched to the 3-4 defense, and they've stockpiled the players for it. So why would they change it?

Trading draft picks for players: A decade of misuse

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I've seen it creeping into your thoughts, posts, and tweets, Chiefs fans. We all know the franchise needs a new signal caller. There's no slam dunk QB candidate coming in the 2013 NFL Draft at...

Kansas City Chiefs Front 7 Breakdown: Week 10

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KaloPhoenix is back with his weekly defensive line analysis.

Kansas City Chiefs Front 7 Evaluation: Week 8

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The Chiefs had a strong first half coupled with a second half meltdown, making for some below-average numbers.

Chiefs bye week breakdown: The Linebackers

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Have the Chiefs linebackers continued their stellar play from last season through the bye week?

Chiefs bye week breakdown: The Defensive Line

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The Defensive Line: How well have they performed at the bye?

Kansas City Chiefs front 7 evaluation: Week 5

111

The Chiefs defense held a top five offense to nine points last Sunday. Here's how they did it.

The importance of Derrick Johnson: Numbers edition

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The Chiefs need this guy.

Kansas City Chiefs front 7 evaluation: Week 3

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The Chiefs defense played well enough to win. KaloPhoenix tells you how they did it.

Chiefs-Chargers, Raiders-Broncos and other NFL odds and picks for Week 4

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Kalo Phoenix drops knowledge with his NFL picks for Week 4.

'11 Chiefs backfield, the great tackle hope and other Chargers-Chiefs connections

15

Jackie Battle and Jared Gaither highlight your Chargers-Chiefs connections this week.

Kansas City Chiefs Front 7 Evaluation: Week 2

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Anger. Frustration. Screaming at the screen. That's how I still felt rewatching the Week 2 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. I extrapolated some numbers last week...

Kansas City Chiefs Front Seven Evaluation: Week 1

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So how did the Chiefs D do?

Kansas City Chiefs Front Seven Evaluation: Preseason Week 2

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The Kansas City Chiefs front seven evaluation from KaloPhoenix for Week 3.

Kansas City Chiefs Front Seven Evaluation: Preseason Week 1

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Breaking down the Kansas City Chiefs front seven after beating the Arizona Cardinals.

Opinions on this year's Defensive Breakdowns

Hello, Arrowhead Pride readers! I'd like to pick your brains for a bit today on how to handle this year's defensive breakdowns. Since NFL Rewind is going to give us game tape (excited twitch), it...

Theorizing the Defense: The 3-4 Eagle

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Hello again, Chiefs fans! Last week, I took at look at the modified 3-4 over for the first part of a series of posts addressing some alternate formations and tweaks to the standard 2-gap 3-4 that...

Theorizing the Defense: The Philly-Fairbanks

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By now, most Chiefs fans recognize Romeo's standard 3-4 defense. It's a 2-gap, Fairbanks-Bullough designed system that he has run for years in New England, Cleveland, and Kansas City. He knows it...

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How the Chiefs Defense Became Versatile Again

Dateline - Thursday, April 26th. The agony. The Chiefs just selected a workout warrior. A winner of the underwear olympics, with little to no impressive game tape. 64 snaps a game against...

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Philadelphia Eagles ran the LB drills at Boston College pro-day...Carolina Panthers & KC Chiefs...

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Philadelphia Eagles ran the LB drills at Boston College pro-day...Carolina Panthers & KC Chiefs most represented.. Official rumored interest in Kuechly?

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The KOP: "The 4 Step Super Bowl Solution!"

Hello all...I am here today to bring you the all encompassing, sure fire, no-way-this-can-fail, only way to go this offseason, just win baby, don't call me Shirley, turn it up to eleven, Super Bowl...

Kansas City Chiefs Front Seven Evaluation: Week 15 First Half

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Holy crap, the KPM is back! After a long hiatus, I'm here to bring you the KPM for the Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs game this week. The defense held the vaunted Green Bay offense in...

Kalo's Knockdown: Chiefs In The Rough

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You don't have to be an astute evaluator of NFL football teams to know it's pretty bleak on the Chiefs sideline. Things just don't click right now. The body language of the team spells it out...

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