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My new Mock 2.0

by Matt_Grbac on Nov 19, 2009 3:50 PM EST Comment 89 comments

This will be the 2nd edition of my Mock Draft.

As of right now we would pick 5th. This is a scenerio where Suh, Berry, and Okung is gone by 5th....they would be my first choices.

With the Kansas City Chiefs 1st round selection, they choose.....

1st Rd Pick.

Rolando McClain ILB - Alabama 6'4 258lbs 4.6/40

McClain is the top inside LB in the draft along with Spikes. He is being compared to the top NFL inside LB to ever play the game.

2008 - 95 tackles 12 tfl 6 pass breakups 1int 2fr

2009 - Through 10 games - 77 tackles 10 tfl 3 sacks 2int

McClain would be an immediate game changer. He can stuff the run and makes all the tackles. He can also play in coverage and breakup the passing game. Most solid all around LB in the draft.

2nd Rd Pick.

Jerry Hughes OLB - TCU 6'3 257lbs

2008 - 52 tackles 19.5 tfl 15 sacks 2int

2009 - Through 10 games - 49 tackles 13 tfl 10.5 sacks 6 QB Hurries

Jerry Hughes provides the pass rush that we desperately need. He would be the Mike Vrabel apprentice. With Hughes on one side and Hali on the other it would change the way teams game plan against us. Two guys with big motors that strive to get to the QB.

2nd Rd Pick(b)

Nate Allen FS - South Florida 6'2 207lbs

2007 - 76 tackles 2tfl 4int 6 pass breakups 3fr 2TD

2008 - 53 tackles 2 tfl 1int 1 sack

2009 - Through 9 games - 60 tackles 1 tfl 3int 4 pass breakups 1TD

Nate Allen has been a pretty consistant threat in the secondary. He is a sure tackler and is very good at making plays on the ball. Very athletic, played QB in HS as well as basketball. Nate Allen steps in and starts right away at the FS position.

3rd Rd Pick

Matt Tennant C - Boston College 6'4 291lbs

Matt is one of the best Centers in the draft. He started 28 games straight up till the season started. He becomes Matt Cassel's new best friend.

4th Rd Pick

Rodney Hudson OG - Florida St. 6'2 285lbs

2008 first team All-ACC. Allowed just 1.5 sacks in 1400 snaps in his career. Played LG in college and Center in HS. Very good versitile guard who could play RG or LG. Also played one game at LT. Coaches believe he would be one of the best Centers in college if he played. Just recently suffered a knee injury....doesnt look serious. Could drop to us in the 4th.

5th Rd Pick

Kerry Meier WR - Kansas 6'3 220lbs

2008 - 97 catches 1045yrds 8TD

2009 - Through 10 games - 83 catches 883yrds 6TD

Kerry would provide WR depth. He is a tall guy with a big body for WR. He also has good leaping ability. A solid 5th round pick here.

5th Rd Pick(b)

Terrell Hudgins WR - Elon 6'2 236lbs

2006 - 62 catches 1027yrds 8TD

2007- 117 catches 1474yrds 18TD

2008 - 86 catches 1116yrds 10TD

2009 - Through 10 games - 100 catches 1322yrds 14TD

Was North Carolina athlete of the year in HS. Played QB and broke numerous records. This guy plays with a huge target on his back and no one can stop him. He plays at a small school so this is purely a project pick. He could be the next big thing to come out of a small school.

5th Rd Pick(c)

LeRoy Vann DB - Florida A&M 5'9 185lbs

LeRoy is picked to be our KR/PR.

2009 - Punt Returns - 28 for 462yrds 16.5 avg 3TD

Kick Returns - 38 for 1121yrds 29.5 avg 3TD

Also would not be a bad addition to our defense. 53 tackles 8tfl 2sacks 1int.

Feel free to pick my mock apart! The later rounds gets really hard because you dont know who might be available. I went 4 defense picks 3 offense and 1 special teams. I feel like through FA we can get more guys. Like an every down RB, a NT, TE, etc.

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(The return of) ~AP Community Survey~ v4.0

by Matt_Grbac on Nov 11, 2009 6:13 PM EST Comment 98 comments

This is a survey for AP members. I know we all share a common bond...the Kansas City Chiefs....but what else do we share? A favorite movie? Song?....I think it will be interesting to figure out what we all have in common besides our NFL team.

Lets get started.....

1. What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? Funniest?

2. Who are the most famous people you have ever met?

3. What dish are you looking forward to the most this Thanksgiving?

4. Tell me one thing off of your Christmas list this year?

5. Who is your favorite college football player right now and why?

Have fun with this AP....answer honestly and we can have a fun discussion about our favorite stuff...

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Jamaal Charles, Lose Yourself!

by Matt_Grbac on Nov 6, 2009 3:02 PM EST Comment 79 comments

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

You better lose yourself in the music
The moment you own it you better never let it go, oh
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
Cuz opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo

Lose Yourself - EMINEM

I just wanted to start this off by sharing some of the lyrics to my all time favorite motivational song. These are dedicated to Jamaal Charles.

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NFL Practice Squad players of interest.

by Matt_Grbac on Oct 27, 2009 7:52 PM EDT Comment 27 comments

With all the Practice Squad news going around I would like to post some players that could possibly help us out in the long or or right now.

Patriots---- Ryan Wendell G/C - Fresno St. Signed by the Pats in 2008 as an UDFA.

Browns---- Cedric Peerman RB - Virginia Drafted by Ravens in 2009 6th Rd.

Corey Hilliard OT - Oklahoma St. Drafted by Patriots in 2007 6th Rd.

Giants---- Jacob Bender G/T - Nicholls St. Drafted by Jets in 2007 6th Rd. (with Pats in 2008)

Bear Pascoe TE - Fresno St. Drafted by 49ers in 2009 6th Rd. (2x all WAC) (Blk 6 FG in career)

Eagles---- Paul Fanaika OG - Arizona St. Drafted by Eagles in 2009 6th Rd. (2x all PAC10)

Martin Rucker TE - Missouri Drafted by Browns in 2008 4th Rd. (2x all Big12)

Redskins-- Lendy Holmes S - Oklahoma Signed by the Skins in 2009 as UDFA (89tkls 5int as senior)

Bears---- Will Ta'ufo'ou FB - California Signed by Bears in 2009 as UDFA (Blked for Lynch, Forsett, Best)

James Marten OT - Boston College Drafted by Cowboys in 2007 3rd Rd.

Vikings---- Ian Johnson RB - Fresno St. Signed by Vikings as UDFA (2X all Wac) (Fastest 40 in combine by RB) 4.46

Panthers---- Dustin Frye C - Clemson Drafted by Rams in 2007 5th Rd.

Saints---- PJ Hill RB - Wisconsin Signed by Saints in 2009 as UDFA

Seahawks---- Mike Haas WR - Oregon St. Drafted by Saints in 2006 6th Rd. (Holds many Pac10 records)

Louis Rankin RB - Washington Signed by Raiders in 2008 as UDFA (uncle is Webster Slaugher)

Here are just some of the available Practice Squad players......

I could see a few of these guys coming in and playing on our team.

They are available....but are they really worth it.

Poll

Should we sift through other teams Practice Squads and sign someone?

Yes

61 votes

No

3 votes

It wouldnt make that much difference anyways.

15 votes

79 votes | Poll has closed

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Why the Chiefs Oline are as bad as you think....

by Matt_Grbac on Oct 23, 2009 11:29 AM EDT Comment 29 comments

Info via FootballOutsiders.Com

This is just a little stats table to show how our offensive line is terrible. No matter how good Brandon Albert is, we have to fix the line as a whole. As you can see in the table....we are dead last 32nd in run blocking and 29th in pass protection. We have to address this problem....its not gonna go away by itself.

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New Practice Squad member, DT Marlon Favorite, is a rapper. Funny how we get rid of one rapper and sign another.

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Why we should stick with Larry Johnson.

by Matt_Grbac on Oct 19, 2009 5:27 PM EDT Comment 69 comments

I have been seeing so many negative comments about Larry Johnson, I am about to puke!

via 3.bp.blogspot.com

"Leave Larry Johnson ALONE!"

via jamiedubs.com

I will start out with Larry Johnson's senior year at Penn St. 2159yrds rushing and 29TD. Pretty impressive. He won the Doak Walker award, The Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp award.

Larry Johnson is by far the best running back on our team. He has posted numbers that backs only dream of.

Career Stats			Rushing					Receiving								Fumbles
Season	Team	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	YAC	1stD	TD	Fum	FumL
2003-04	Kansas City	6	20	85	14.2	4.3	1	1	2	0.3	2.0	2	6.0	0	0	0	0
2004-05	Kansas City	10	120	581	58.1	4.8	9	22	278	27.8	12.6	40	12.9	13	2	0	0
2005-06	Kansas City	16	336	1750	109.4	5.2	20	33	343	21.4	10.4	36	11.4	13	1	5	4
2006-07	Kansas City	16	416	1789	111.8	4.3	17	41	410	25.6	10.0	78	11.5	21	2	2	2
2007-08	Kansas City	8	158	559	69.9	3.5	3	30	186	23.3	6.2	30	8.5	9	1	1	1
2008-09	Kansas City	12	193	874	72.8	4.5	5	12	74	6.2	6.2	20	10.0	3	0	5	1
2009-10	Kansas City	6	116	309	51.5	2.7	0	11	69	11.5	6.3	22	5.8	4	0	2	1
Career		74	1359	5947	80.4	4.4	55	150	1362	18.4	9.1	78	10.5	63	6	15	9

Look at his only two full seasons with the Chiefs.....two straight 1700yrds+ seasons. That was just a few seasons ago.

After his big season in 06-07 he wanted a big contract......can you blame him? He was a monster and helped the Chiefs make the playoffs. He deserved it.

The next season he suffered a foot injury that cost him the rest of the year.....cant help the stats there. 8 games played.

In 2008 he wasnt getting many carries....so he spoke out about it. Then in the next two games he rushed for 319 yards on 52 carries, a 6.1ypc clip.

Yes, Larry Johnson has battled off the field crap. He is not alone in that matter. Many great stars have setbacks. Nobody is perfect. He has done some stupid things in his life but he is looking forward now.

Dont even think about making a caption for this photo! lol

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Career Stats			Rushing					Receiving								Fumbles
Season	Team	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	YAC	1stD	TD	Fum	FumL
1998-99	Baltimore	16	233	1008	63.0	4.3	7	43	260	16.3	6.0	25	7.3	10	0	3	3
1999-00	Baltimore	9	89	506	56.2	5.7	1	13	104	11.6	8.0	34	7.8	6	1	0	0
2000-01	Baltimore	16	137	588	36.8	4.3	2	32	221	13.8	6.9	27	6.8	11	0	2	1
2001-02	Kansas City	16	327	1555	97.2	4.8	8	62	614	38.4	9.9	67	12.1	21	2	4	3
2002-03	Kansas City	14	313	1615	115.4	5.2	21	70	672	48.0	9.6	64	11.1	30	3	1	1
2003-04	Kansas City	16	320	1420	88.8	4.4	27	74	690	43.1	9.3	36	11.1	36	0	1	1
2004-05	Kansas City	8	196	892	111.5	4.6	14	19	187	23.4	9.8	52	12.2	7	1	4	2
2005-06	Kansas City	7	119	451	64.4	3.8	6	21	197	28.1	9.4	60	11.1	7	1	1	0
2007-08	Kansas City	4	46	137	34.3	3.0	0	5	17	4.3	3.4	8	7.8	0	0	0	0
Career		106	1780	8172	77.1	4.6	86	339	2962	27.9	8.7	67	10.3	128	8	16	11

I just wanted to show Priest Holmes stats.....Priest is held to such a high regard. I am seeing stats that are very comparable. LJ's yards per game is higher than PH. Larry has a career YPC just .2 lower than PH.

This season Larry has been getting plays called right up the gut. No RB can survive that and come out looking sweet in the stats. Lets look at the teams we played this season.

Rush Defense Larry Johnson Stats

Baltimore Ravens 26 for 91 3.5ypc 11 for 20 1.8ypc

Oakland Raiders 33 for 145 4.3ypc 24 for 78 3.3ypc

Philadelphia Eagles 29 for 103 3.6ypc 19 for 38 2.0ypc

New York Giants 24 for 110 4.4ypc 18 for 53 2.9ypc

Dallas Cowboys 25 for 106 4.2ypc 21 for 37 1.8ypc

Washington Redskins 30 for 118 3.8ypc 23 for 83 3.6ypc

As you can see every team except the Raiders has pretty decent rush defense. They are only allowing a little over 100yrds for the whole game. Larry Johnson is not the best back in the NFL by a long shot but he is the best we have right now.

Something to look forward to. The Chargers are allowing 32 rushes for 151yrds a game. 3rd worst in the NFL. So this could really be a breakout performance by Larry.

Some guys have also said we should start Jamaal Charles and Dantrell Savage. I like Charles but at 5'11 and 199lbs....I would be scared for his life. Savage is 5'8 182lbs. I think the system is fine. You need a big back like Larry to Larry to carry the load. He does hold the NFL record for most carries in a season. I would eventually like to see Javarris Williams come up to the roster to learn his craft behind LJ, just as LJ did with Priest. Javarris is 5'10 223lbs....big enough to be an every down back. He had a very good college career. He rushed a total of 849 times for 4329yrds a 5.1ypc total.

I know Larry is right for our team....

Poll

Who is the right Running Back for the Chiefs?

Larry Johnson

47 votes

Jamaal Charles

27 votes

Dantell Savage

8 votes

Javarris Williams

6 votes

88 votes | Poll has closed

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Offensive Tackle Clint Oldenburg Cut by Vikings

Clint was a 5th round draft pick for the Patriots in 2007. He played at Colorado St. He has played all OLine positions. He is 6'5 300lbs. He has been on a few teams, the Pats, Rams, Broncos, Jets, and most recently the Vikings. Lots of teams have passed on this guy. He may not be what we need, who knows......just thought I would give you all a heads up.

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