Good morning. Today's Kansas City Chiefs news covers the Senior Bowl, Tecmo, and the kicker we all thought of when the Ravens missed their field goal. Enjoy.
This is where the Senior Bowl makes its mark. In addition to seeing a player's practice habits and physical attributes, coaches and personnel men go beyond the years of tape they've already broken down on a prospect.
It's the one-on-one time that brings a different form of evaluation.
"This was a week last year where
Ricky Stanzi had a tough week and a lot of people were very critical of Ricky," Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli recalled. "Ricky's season had ended and he had done some work with (Tom Martinez). He was in the process of changing his mechanics and it wasn't the best week for him. "But spending time with Ricky, when you could actually follow-up and get to know him more, that time spent is really helpful down here."
Senior Bowl Practices Represent A Minor Piece Of The Overall Evaluation Process from The Mothership
If you were to examine a tale of two rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders took two completely divergent paths this off-season. Both teams needed a head coach after firing Todd Haley and Hue Jackson respectively for failing to win the AFC West title even though both were favored before the season. Instead, it was the upstart Denver Broncos who upset everyone and won the division.
Yet as both teams went in search of a new head coach, the two rivals could not have looked any different. Consider just how opposite the team's approaches were:
Raiders And Chiefs Take Divergent Paths This Off-Season With Dennis Allen And Romeo Crennel from SB Nation Kansas City
Cundiff's kick - a chip shot by NFL standards - brought back memories of that day in January 1995 when Lin Elliott missed three field goals - including a 42-yarder in the closing seconds - as the Kansas City Chiefs were upset in the opening round of the playoffs by an Indianapolis Colts team that had no right being on the same field.
The 10-7 setback cast Kansas City into a dark place.
Fortunately, it was a pre-Twitter place where the only doom to be found was on the talk-radio circuits. Oh, there was that post-game scene in the Chiefs' locker room, where Elliott answered every question in stand-up fashion as his teammates turned on him.
Lunkheads Take Sports Too Seriously from The Hutchinson News
Kansas City: The Chiefs took Ricky Stanzi in the fifth round last season. So, I don't see Kansas City taking another developmental quarterback this year.
Rookie QBs Coming To AFC West? from ESPN
Manning is a bright, and surely knows the situation. There isn't a warm and fuzzy reception from the Colts' front office because their future most likely doesn't include their former QB - Hall of Famer or not.
And that brings us to the Chiefs.
Assuming the Colts do not exercise that option and Manning becomes a free agent, this is general manager Scott Pioli's chance to make a upgrade of galactic proportions at quarterback.
Candid Cameron: Go Get Peyton! from Fox Sports Kansas City
So far, tournament organizer Matt Knobbe has found about 20 like-minded gamers to register for the second-annual event. He's looking to put together a field of 32 by Saturday.
"It's a really fun way to do something competitive, like shooting pool or throwing darts," he said.
Knobbe also runs TecmoBowl.org, one of the few corners of the Internet where you can find the words "Christian" and "Okoye" listed prominently among the commonly used search terms.
Break Out The Nostalgia For The Second Tecmo Super Bowl Tourney Saturday from The Lincoln Journal Star
The NFL doesn't have baseball's rich history and endless statistics, but it has plenty of facts that have become obscure over time. Historians will say there have been 45 Super Bowls, for example, but technically it's 42. The first three were called the World Championship Game and were retroactively named the Super Bowl.
Even passing football fans could tell you Max McGee and Elijah Pitts scored two touchdowns apiece and Bart Starr was named Most Valuable Player in leading Green Bay to a 35-10 victory over Kansas City in what was later known as Super Bowl I. But who scored the lone TD for the Chiefs?
A Super Bowl Quiz For The Soul from The Buffalo News
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This that of news is already killing me
Not sure I can wait till March
kcchief1981 - January 26, 2012
This lack of news even
kcchief1981 - January 26, 2012
Evidently the Hutchinson News didn't get the word
that “the kicker who shall not be named” has been forever cast from the lexicon of true Chiefs fans everywhere.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
Laces out!
5280ChiefsFan - January 26, 2012
Finckle, Einhorn...Finkle, Einhorn...Finkle, Einhorn...
juvatbull - January 26, 2012
Hey guys, lookit meeee!!
bossmanham - January 26, 2012
Was at this game...it still hurts.
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
Yup.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
I was so mad at the whole team for letting themselves get into a 'depend on the kicker' situation...
Was also P-O’d with Vanover for fumbling at the 50…the kicker who shall remain nameless wasn’t the only one to blame for that fiasco…
WorL4Chiefs - January 26, 2012
I like how Looney points out the sensationalism in the media down there at the senior bowl.
bossmanham - January 26, 2012
The kicker that shall not be named..
chiefsfan62 - January 26, 2012 via Android app
...
Dawson to McClinton for the lone TD…
Akr_Baby - January 26, 2012
Yes, Curtis McClinton.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
I just read the article on Peyton Manning
I’ve been saying the same thing for quite a while. What I don’t understand is why SO many people bring up the Washington Redskins as the most “obvious” place for him to go.
WTF? Why would he want to do that? He’s not bringing them a Super Bowl anymore than I would as QB, not to mention he’s got Philly, NY and Dallas in the same division, and GB, NO and SF in the same conference.
Though I"m a Cassel fan, I think it’s a no brainer, for both parties. There is no team more “one player” close than the Chiefs. Pioli makes a blood promise to get the best offensive line on earth, and the Chiefs will be in at least the AFC Championship game.
However, I think Manning will retire instead of start over.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
Just read it myself
Is Peyton going to even be healthy enough? Throwing to Addai is a lot different than slinging it to Austin Collie with say…Hali…taking him to the ground. I don’t see how this is a “game ready” Manning yet. High risk =/= High reward though I hope he is high reward and in some dream world he lands in KC. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out for Peyton. And though I can’t stand the Colts, it’s been a strange not having Peyton on the field come Sunday.
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
I think he's an idiot, personally
He’s 36. He’s made a ton of $$ playing football, and I’d dare say he’s made a few bucks doing commercials, you know, like another fortune.
He’s had three NECK surgeries. That’s not knee or elbow. He’s one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.
Yeah, so he only won one SB. At least he got that, i.e. Marino, Fouts, etc.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
I think it is not very likely that Peyton Manning
would wind up in Kansas City, but man if he did KC would be the odds on favorite to win the AFC West and probably the AFC Championship game. We have the weapons on offense and just need a couple of pieces on the o-line. Our defense is getting better and may be an absolutely dominating defense as soon as this coming season. We would be an absolute powerhouse on both offense and defense.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
Do you remember what the odds were that we would get Montana?
I honestly don’t remember what the atmosphere around getting him was like, or if there was one. I just remember being surprised that we had…then again I was maybe 12 years old. Just curious if you or anyone knows.
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
Yeah, I remember
I was like 35. It really wasn’t that far of a stretch because KC had an all-world defense and it was a different confrence and it worked for the most part.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
I remember being totally surprised that Montana
was coming to KC. My initial surprise gave way to the "can he still play question. Then having decided he probably could, I was ecstatic.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
Yeah, then they threw in Marcus Allen for fun
I’ll never forget the first time Chiefs went to Oakland and Allen ran all over them. EVery time he got more than four yards the camera was on Davis. He looked like he was going to have a seizure all night.
Priceless.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
This I do remember and loved it.
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
I was at a game between the Seahawks (I believe)
and the Chiefs. Marcus Allen had a long run from scrimmage for a touchdown of about 70 or so yards.
G.L. - January 26, 2012
Oh, yeah...great memories - that was priceless!
WorL4Chiefs - January 26, 2012
Agree on everything you wrote
I think because they’re in KC, and they had such a lousy year, people just pay no attention to the Chiefs. I pay attention to all of the NFL and I know they Chiefs are loaded with talent.
The defense is going to be one of the best. You have stars on the offense.
There is NO WAY he’s going to play in the same stadium as Eli, no freaking way.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
I don't understand why...
People keep putting manning on a pedestal. The dude has a VERY serious neck injury. The surgery he had is very serious. According to the research I did on the fusion he got done, if you get hit in the wrong spot on the neck, you’re paralyzed. Period. Ever since I read that he had that surgery, I’ve been saying he probably will not play another down in the NFL. If he does, I don’t see him being the same QB he used to be.
The risk of taking Manning is far to great. You’d end up sinking a HUGE chunk of money into a guy that IF he could even play, could be out for the season or his career on his first hit. That doesn’t seem like a smart business move to me.
KCTigerChief - January 26, 2012
See my post above
Hey, aren’t you one of my fans/foes from Bleacher Report??? I know that avatar. My name is John B….
Zayla - January 26, 2012
Hey man
Never been to the bleacher report. I think quite a few people have this avatar though.
That said, I’ve been saying since the beginning of the year I didn’t think he’d play another down in the NFL…And I’m still holding pretty firm on that. It just doesn’t make sense physically for him to risk the future of his family (he has two twin infants)…
KCTigerChief - January 26, 2012
Fusions
are no joke. I’ve had a double lumbar fusion and my mother has had two neck fusions because the first caused too much stress on the discs around it and caused another hernation. I don’t know exactly what he had done differently with the “higher tech out-of-country” than the average patient who has this procedure.
If he does have metal in his neck to support the fusion, even if it’s the more flexible kind that they work with in England, there are a few things that still make this scary as you pointed out. Additionally, it can create scar tissue around the vocal chords, and make it difficult to turn the neck. With my back I have some limited motion because well…the metal in my back just won’t allow me to move that way. Same with my mother, it jacks with her voice now and again and she can’t turn her head fully a certain direction. That alone already puts him at a disadvantage. Not to mention the stress the surgery puts on the healthy discs around it. That’s always a concern for fusion patients.
Did he have some sort of metal put in to stabalize his neck? I haven’t read too much about it, but I would guess he has something, yes?
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
Exactly Erica - I had 2 discs fused in my neck and can't imagine him taking that kind of risk
I hope for his well being that Peyton retires and doesn’t chance it…one slam to the ground…(hate to think about it)
WorL4Chiefs - January 26, 2012
Did you add in the fact that he went to Europe to have some stem cells rubbed on it
KingChief - January 26, 2012
It's a shame he had to go to Europe to get it done
Zayla - January 26, 2012
I know he had that done, but I thought that was more for nerve regeneration.
Or was it to fix the herniation?
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
Nerve regeneration
I think they were saying that was the biggest factor in his recovery because he couldn’t feel anything
KingChief - January 26, 2012
So, three surgeries, stem cell nerve regeneration to regain feeling, and probably some metal supporting his neck?
EricaSp - January 26, 2012
I heard they grind up babies and inject it into the area to promote healing.
The miracles of science. :)
saskwatch - January 26, 2012
Either a comedian
or a typical person with a complete, utter lack of understanding about stem cell science.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
The sarcasm font has ruined people's sense of humour.
I heard they grind up babies and inject it into the area to promote healing.saskwatch - January 26, 2012
It would be easier
If there weren’t so many people that actually believe what you just wrote. Not literally, but in concept. Sad, but very, very true.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
Poe's law in action
DanielH123 - January 26, 2012
It's the same class of people who wanted organ transplants banned decades ago
They’ll eventually give in, they always do. And then they’ll be the first in line to receive the treatments.
jmcgoblue - January 26, 2012
AKA as Faux News viewers.
Tarkus - January 26, 2012
TBH, stem cell research is in its infancy and can't at all be counted upon to do very much
sadly a lot of “bogus” people calling themselves “doctors” – based overseas – promise the world in all kinds of things, from simple nerve regeneration to miracle cures for the devastating of diseases
bottom line is that Manning has had SERIOUS surgery and it’s possible that he’ll not play again, and from others on here who’ve have the same surgery he probably SHOULD NOT play again
to say that a Manning option is a “no brainer” is dismissing the facts and taking an overly simplisitic approach when there are so many other things to consider …
I personally wouldn’t touch Manning if he was the only QB available in the world right now
upamtn - January 26, 2012
That's punny.
Tarkus - January 26, 2012
One thing to remember though
is the advancement in medical procedures, remember when a torn acl meant the end of a career, now some players are coming back better and stronger like Frank Gore who tore up both of his knees.
KingChief - January 26, 2012
And I do know a neck and knees are different
I’m just saying they may have found a way to fix his neck and he can be the same player he was
KingChief - January 26, 2012
yes and no
I understand your main point and agree that it’s “fixed” but with a caveat: knees can be (and often are) replaced … spinal columns and spinal cords are totally different issues
if Manning is hit the right (or wrong) way it’s possible for some major damage or consequences to come out of it … that’s not an area of the body that you want to take chances with
no question can feel good and throw as he used to, but if he’s hit and jarred and/or lands in a manner that his head/neck is jarred, there’s a possibility he never gets up from it
not something I’d want to see happen from any viewpoint … mind you, I’m not saying it WOULD happen, but the possibility is there (and the chances are higher than before because of the surgery)
upamtn - January 26, 2012
They could make the refs start carrying pillows
that way if he gets hit they can place the pillows where his head will hit that way it wouldn’t affect Peyton as much and all will be good
KingChief - January 26, 2012
no shit right...
everyone knows that they crack the fetus in half and slurp the stem cells…
SFLChief - January 26, 2012
Christopher Reeve did it
DanielH123 - January 26, 2012
Now we just need those flying cars they been saying were gonna get
KingChief - January 26, 2012
1995 game
I was 11 years old, i dropped kicked and broke my parents vacuum after the last kick he missed. Dad beat my ass, and I have never thought about kicking a vacuum ever since.
CWil03 - January 26, 2012
Place must be dirty by now
Zayla - January 26, 2012
oh
I still use a vacuum, but everytime I do I need to fight the urge to kick that thing, brings back bad memories, haha
CWil03 - January 26, 2012
So you're saying...
At 11 your kicking skills were better than said KC kicker?
Spiderwomn69 - January 26, 2012
touche
Zayla - January 26, 2012
Your dad just took out his frustrations on you, because you kicked the vacuum first.
Helmets - January 26, 2012
I kicked the ottoman that was in front of me very hard
unfortunately one of my friends was sitting on the floor in the path of the ottoman. He wasn’t real happy about it.
jmcgoblue - January 26, 2012
LOL
GaryfromIA - January 26, 2012
As a Chief fan
Yeah, it’s a nice thought of him being the QB.
As a human being, I think he should hang up the cleats and enjoy those kids and the rest of his life, which he’s got plenty of.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
Agreed
He could always make many more millions being a coach if he wanted – who the hell wouldn’t hire him to be a QB Coach and/or OC?
It still sucks to see someone so good for so long just suddenly halted. We didn’t get to see him “wear down” like we did with Favre… there was no slow decline in skill and ability. Dude was 100% awesome and then POOF, gone like Keyser Soze.
Ochophosphate - January 26, 2012
Nice name drop..
Forgot about that movie :)
GaryfromIA - January 26, 2012
I wrote an article about that 95 playoff game
Some humor, but a sad ending, as you all know. I won’t bore you with it all, but just some highlights.
I was in Disney World that day to run the Disney Marathon. It started at 6:30 a.m. so they could get all the runners out, and paying customers in.
I ran a great race, which made me feel wonderful, knowing this was going to be a great day. First step to the first SB in many years.
I had plenty of time to get clean, order massive amounts of food and kiss my wife goodbye. She wanted nothing to do with it and was leaving for the day. It really WAS working out!
I spread out on the bed, the legs being a little sore after running 7:30/miles for 26 miles, food everywhere, pre-game on.
A few hours later, when she returned, there I sat, mouth open, not moving. I think she though I was in a coma. Thankfully, she’s a doctor and was able to determine I was alive.
The next day she dragged my on some dumb ass Disney boat shit. It was us and bunch of very, very big people. Turned out they were all players on the Jaguars. I briefly told them this same tale of woe.
They said they were shocked and most players in the NFL thought the Chiefs were going to the SB that year. I did not feel any better.
Zayla - January 26, 2012
NJ, I'm very disappointed in you.
You allowed ‘The Kicker Who Shall Not Be Named’…to be named. You are responsible for censoring us from that vile name! Eternal shame upon your house!
TheScootness - January 26, 2012
WIlliamson
Does he pay attention?
How many times in the last two years has Pioli said he thinks it is a good idea to take a QB each year? 4? 5?
PVChiefsfan - January 26, 2012
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