Comments on: Midterm Evaluations: Week 13 Game Review

By: nathanKent

nathanKent — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:32:31 +0000

Suh will not be another Derrick Thomas or Jared Allen. That’s a ludicrous assertion. Aside from Warren Sapp, pass rushing specialists at DT in a 4-3 are rare. In a 3-4, it doesn’t happen at all.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:19:54 +0000

this team has terrible ownership,the chiefs are to cheap and we all know it.they should blackout all there games this team sucks

By: Jeff in VA

Jeff in VA — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:46:57 +0000

Suh is going to be a good one. My guess is we’ll be drafting a O-Lineman with 3rd or 4th pick. If Weis comes here, we might end up drafting Clausen. Then we’ll have 2 60 million dollar QBs.

By: kcchiefs19692003

kcchiefs19692003 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:46:11 +0000

I will state this…. Like it or not. Matt Cassel sighning before he threw a ball was a “WTF” Seeing how Herm Edwards has destroyed this tewam by letting the best sacker in my mind go due to depremental issues with the team and keeping a cancer for the team on…still has my blood boiling. What Cassel has to work with is nothing,Chris Chambers and Jamaal Charles…THATS it and thats not even good enough when there is no offensive line for them to work with. Sure Haley never played golf and probably learned all his stuff on a Playstation playing Madden football. Haley still needs time to get what he wants there. We have a terrible defense and twice as bad offense. We dont have the joy of having a good season for at least 2 to 3 years including this one. My guess not till 2012. Sorry….but thats what I see.

Drafting I hope we get Suh from Nebraska he is a terror and was ripped off from the HT this year. He will and should be another D.T. or even a J.A. I am ok with Cassel as a QB for now, Just need to get some veterans in to mentor the young guys.

By: EHardman

EHardman — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:26:34 +0000

Their isn’t a QB in the NFL that could win with what we have right now.

By: NCCHIEFSFAN

NCCHIEFSFAN — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:24:43 +0000

Nathan let me start off by saying I always look forward to your articles, they are informative and extremely well written while also giving a different approach to sports analysis but, lets all remember that Matt Cassel went 11-5 with Randy Moss Wes Welker and a pro bowl line. Tom Brady is currently 7-5 with Randy Moss Wes Welker and a probowl line. Give the kid a chance no one could succeed all that well as the qb of this team right now. One more year of real upgrading not this patriot practice squad bs and we might actually have something. Keep the faith.

By: nathanKent

nathanKent — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:50:53 +0000

No, he didn’t go 11-5 with a good team. He went 11-5 with Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and three Pro Bowl linemen.

By: Jeff in VA

Jeff in VA — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:27:04 +0000

Nathan, why did you put up the stats of the other QBs and leave Cassel’s out? He was 11-5 last year in case you couldn’t find his stats. Also, speaking of his performance on 11/29, 9 QBs that week threw more interceptions and only 11 QBs threw more TDs that week. It wasn’t a good week, but every QB has those type of days. Brady and Manning threw more interceptions. If, in your opinion, he is not the franchise QB for the Chiefs, who would you have started this year?

I don’t know if he is going to work out or not. But, I think if he went 11-5 with a good team last year, he can do it again if we give him some better players. And he had 3 or 4 years to learn from the best.

By: Dan B from Ohio

Dan B from Ohio — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:57:12 +0000

Nathan Kent why dont you pull your Raiders jersey out of the closet?

If the Chiefs ever do decide they messed up and get rid of Cassel ill accept it. Hes a decent QB right now. Hes got 13tds, 8 less then he did at the end of last season. Hes projected to finish the season with 2718yrds, 17tds and 12ints..3693yrds 21td 11ints was his last year total on the patriots..Sure the number of yards is lopsided but the tds and ints are the nearly the same, and that is without Moss or Welker…He also had 3yrs previously as a backup learning the system.

I just dont think one year is enough time to say Cassel cant do it. Lets see how they do next season, then if he still cant get it done then they look for a rookie QB..

By: KC63

KC63 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:57:06 +0000

I was pretty happy with the Matt Cassel trade when it happened because I thought we might have a guy who would blossom into a decent NFL quarterback. I was not, however, excited about the contract he signed with the Chiefs. It was for too much money and too many years. Why couldn’t we have signed him to a 2 or 3 year deal for limited money and said, “Hey, we are excited for you to be here, but you are still ‘green’ as an NFL starter. If you prove to this organization that you are the guy, you will get paid.” I agree with Big Dog in saying that Matt needs another year before he can truly be evaluated.

The stars are aligning for the Chiefs though. I think this team could take a huge step forward if three things happen:

#1. Clark Hunt needs to open up the checkbook this uncapped off-season and bring in some serious Free-Agents. I am not saying he needs to sign 10 guys, but three or four SOLID guys to come in and help.

#2. 2008 sparked a lot of interest in the Chiefs as they had one of the better drafts they have had in years. Scott Pioli is nearing his first NFL Draft with the KC Chiefs, and I think it has the potential to be even better. IT HAS TO BE BETTER!!!! The 2010 NFL draft will be extremely important as to how our next few seasons will go. I hope Mr. Pioli is working his tail off evaluating talent from this year’s class because EVERY pick is going to be crucial this year.

#3. We need to upgrade our coaching staff! Plain and simple! I am not going to give up on Todd Haley yet, but as many have said, he has too much on his plate as a rookie head coach. We need to sign a quality Offensive Coordinator. Isn’t some guy named Charlie Weis available?? I agree with Nathan in saying that Clancy Pendergast is not the answer for us as the D Coordinator. We also could use some upgrades at the other assistant coaching positions.

These three things are important, but as any football fan knows, that is usually the case year in and year out. I just get the feeling that the patience is wearing thin for all Chiefs fans. I don’t think I could take another year of whatever it is I have seen this 2009 season. I think we can get extremely better this off-season, but it is going to cost us some money and effort. Now, all we have to do is wait and see how committed our organization is to trying to make this team better.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:56:29 +0000

I would disagree with you big dog. I was sure he was a backup when he played for the Pats. KC has done this in the past. With Steve Bono and Elvis. we kept taking the cast off QB’s from San Fran thinking they were the answer and it didnt get us anything. Our GM needs to stop hiring people from his old team and start looking elswhere. The lines need help first and foremost. I suppose if they spent the majority of time on that over the off season, then Cassle might get another shot. But he doesnt have a deep ball and he makes terrible choices as well as throws.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:18:18 +0000

I didn’t like the Matt Cassel signing when it first happened, and I can’t say I like it any more now. But he needs one more year before we can truely evaluate his ability. Lets not forget how many people wanted to run “Tr-INT” Green out of town after his first season in KC.