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We are nearly done with the first day of the NFL offseason. And it sucks. I already miss live football and frankly I'm not sure what I'm looking forward towards next. March Madness?

This is your open thread for the evening. Use it to talk about whatever you want.

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Royals

And the NFL Draft

Hopefully it will be free agency
does clark have his check book this year
Nope, both the checkbook and his manhood

Are locked in pioli’s purse

I'm looking forward to warmer weather

So I can get under my car more often and finish getting her where I want her.

in bed?
ups make sure u have a manning gets released post this week
March 8th
nah i think u will need to start earlier
well, no doubt it WILL happen
FA doesn't start till the 13th

Will Manning be available prior to that?

Isray and Manning will meet this week
not sure on that, Steve

interesting question, he might fall under general FA rules with everyone else

Don't think the bed will work ups

she’s a pretty big girl

The question now:

Is Matt Cassel a more talented QB than Matt Moore and/or Colt Mccoy?

Can Daboll make Cassel at least a respectable starter?

The Steelers Offensive Coordinator did
I see what you did there
Did Weis already leave KU?
ha!

Weis was the one who gave up on Matty Nice

And chose to Coach "On the Hill"
Wouldn't you when you have the incredible QB talent at Florida awaiting you?
Because KU talent is so much better
Than Matt Cassel?
dude, he gave up on Cassel in the summer before the 2010 season
Obviously because he had "major rift" with Haley as son as he came into the job
wonder if maybe the deal with Cassel wasn't it ... ie, maybe that WAS the cause of the rift

or maybe Haley just resented Weis for whatever reason

Haley had no relationship of any favor

with any OC in his entire stint in KC.

No he didn't.

Charlie Weis did.

FYI

Colt McCoy f-ing sucks

and this is news?
22-2

dude i meet andra the giant one time dude was something else
anybody want a peanut?!
Cooking Brats

a Peanut would be awesome

I would love to meet the "Big Show"
i was told that the big show is andra real life kid
We should make him a RT

either

and yes I know the “Giant” is gone

some sad shit with razer ramon
TShirt Design

found this on ign.com. Good for any Halo and KC Chiefs fan.

The Master Chiefs

and if you ever wore that to Arrowhead, every woman in the crowd would know you’re a Master Bator.

From 2002 to 2010 – PASSER RATING DIFFERENTIAL

Check out these two fantastic charts found on the same page here. Scroll down to find both charts.

Seven rows down you will find the Chiefs. Look just a little closer and you will find that 7th is exactly what the Chiefs ranked in Passer Rating Differential in 2010. Look even harder, and you’ll find that +12.0 Passer Rating Differential in 2010 is better than 223 of the 288 boxes in the entire chart. One could argue that since 2002 only 22.6% of all NFL teams have been more complete than that 2010 Chiefs team.

Quick Note Passer Rating Differential is now considered by some to be one of the most telling stats in a quarterback dominated league. Does it tell us everything? No, of course not. Must you have a +PRD in order to make the playoffs? No. The first chart shows us you do not.

Below you will find both Passer Rating Differentials and Rusher Rating Differentials for 2011.


instantreplay1.files.wordpress.com

Three questions:

1) What does all of this mean to you?

2) Can you guess what our Rusher Rating Differential was with Charles in his historic 2010?

3) And lastly, how many QBs in 2011 bettered Cassel’s (also historic) 2010 93.0 rating?

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE find

so why haven’t you done a major, long, humongous, detailed post about this yet? huh? huh???

I had one going, but I got bored with it...
save it for when peyton comes to kc
yanno, you're gonna cry like a baby when that doesn't happen
just look at my sig for confidence
well, email the stuff to wustl_chiefs_fan ... he doesn;'t have anything better to do, right?
Actually, I need to start working on my foot porn pretty soon.

I MEAN PAPER. I need to work on my paper…

Isn't it obvious?

Rushing doesn’t really matter, while passing is extremely important. 10/12 playoff teams were in the top 12 in passing differential. And the two who were outside the top 12 weren’t exactly dominant rushing teams.

As for our rushing differential with Charles, it was good, but not the best.

Thomas Jones sucks that much.

I don't think I made myself clear. Look at the charts from the link given.

The link that says here.

I know, I know, it’s takes you to a Steelers site. The first question was supposed to be aimed more towards this:

Seven rows down you will find the Chiefs. Look just a little closer and you will find that 7th is exactly what the Chiefs ranked in Passer Rating Differential in 2010. Look even harder, and you’ll find that +12.0 Passer Rating Differential in 2010 is better than 223 of the 288 boxes in the entire chart. One could argue that since 2002 only 22.6% of all NFL teams have been more complete than that 2010 Chiefs team.

Ah... Interesting.

That’s heartening. Imagine what it’d be like if we managed to sign Manning?

don't you go there!
How about this..........

a decent QB?

With a decent QB we should be very competitive in the PRD category.

Which also means we should be very competitive in the league.

Now that I look at it, this is very confusing.

The chart that you see is not the charts found from the link above.

I dont understand any of this
Deep sigh...

Now I know why I didn’t Fanpost it…

Not really a stats guy unfortunately, looks like Chinese

Is it good things for the Chiefs?

你好!
我看到你做了什么
I'm not exactly the best at Chinese.

So I’m kind of blown away that that’s how you say that.

not an exact trans of "i see what you did there"

but whatevs.

my chinese and english have gone down hill, but my chinglish is amazing! when i talk on the phone, people think i’m from hongkong which i think is a compliment for someone as blonde haired and blue eyed as i am.

Chinglish! I like that ...

soon to be the new international language

so says Firefly
YES.

Shiny.

glad someone else watched. that makes like 30 of us...
Listened to someone talking about it today.

Said that if the Television Networks listened to social media instead of antiquated Nielson systems, Firefly would be on it’s 9th season. =)

If only that were the case

The movie was pretty good too

and arrested development

and community (6 seasons and a movie!)
and the family guy (the first couple times)
and countless others

yet the kardashians and jersey shore live on and on.

FML

At least AD is coming back.

And so help me, if they don’t fix this Community BS, they’re going to be even further in the hole with one of the biggest demographics.

truth

not a fan of the netflix deal but whatever gets it to my eyeballs.

much like FNL (which i recently did a 5 season marathon of…amazing!)

Cant wait till the AD movie comes out

Itd be hilarious if they just did like a continuation of new episodes for like 3 hours

complete with 3 "previously on AD" ron howard voice overs
not a stats guy ...

see, this is why you’re wrong so often ;-)

Ha I can rec this

But as the great Mark Twain said there are only three tupes of lies in this world: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics

one of my alltime favorite humorists
Read the instructions starting from the top and it's actually fairly simple.

It involves a click and a quick visit to a steelers site.

Ah it makes a little more sense now
So I have a 5 page paper due tomorrow, and I plan on going to bed at midnight.

Am I being a little overconfident? Am I turning into Rex Ryan?

depends

how do you feel about feet?

scary................

I was about to type the same thing

I was about to make the joke myself.

But I figure I’d let someone else do it.

how much money u got u could always buy a paper
Not worth it.

It’s on a topic I’m interested in, and I’m taking the class pass/fail, so I don’t have to do terribly well on it. I figure I usually right fanposts in about an hour or two, and they’re about 5 pages, so I think I can do it.

TJ only started falling down this year or run up the back of the oline when the hole was to his left or right
Ups, I have a request of you

would you please go over to the Todd Haley to Pittsburg post and pull Aiken away from the ledge?

LOL

is he really on that? it’s only 6 hrs old …

yeah he is

Oh the humanity!

tis bad
indeed
sorta the antithesis of RonSkitzo isn't he?a
it was like a bad traffic accident...........

I couldn’t look away!

I wish you well
he needs a life perserver.............

and you are eleected

so what are we going to get when we trade palko to pittsburgh

haley boy palko

I have an idea

let’s all bitch some more about the doughball hire :)

Can we bitch about other things, like my roommate who has no ability to take care of himself?
Man. I'm so glad I finally took the plunge and got married!

I only ever had one good roommate and some crazy woman got her hooks into him and married him six months after we moved in. Go figure.

Has Ups calmed Aiken down yet?

I may suggest some medication

laughter is the best medicine :-)
If I were in proximity I'd tickle his feet
Rex Ryan is available
but wustl might get jealous ...
LOL I fear he migh just insult him

seeing how his mood is

you're still here?

do your homework!

I will soon.

Plus, I’ll probably still be on here. I can’t concentrate for more than a half an hour at a time.

they do have meds for that :)
They do.

I’ve wondered if I have ADD. I think it’s more of a combination of not being interested, being tired, and occasionally having cute girls in my classes.

Well

I’d say those are all very good reasons

yanno, I've considered going back, taking a few classes ...

one good reason there, anyway ;-)

Yeah, too bad I'm a Physics major.

We have a severe lack of good looking females.

That is going to be a daily occurence..........

I still don’t like it

me too

friggin doughball

I will never think of dough in the same way again!
grats lady

you’re the first person to catch that

Dolphins Fans are optimistic for us

Dont know why Chiefs fans cant be either

phins are where we were a few years ago
should make his job here that much easier, right?
it better!
oh, gotta story for ya ... email when I'm more awaker

our OTHER lil friend

lol

look fwd :) Was fun reading that!

Don't yall talk about me that way :(
Not you Steve

you’ll always be one of the great ones here :)

Aiken is still having difficulies
Aiken's Lament

is now in Pittsburg.

is palko going next
Yes.........

I think his heart is broken

well palko from pittsburgh
And that jettisoned coach from our team is a half-decent head coach now

Lets hope that pans out for Daboll too

Yepp theyre in full rebuild mode now

But it doesnt stop them from pointing out a good thing thats right in front of our faces.

I'm 1/5 of the way through the first page of my paper!

That means I’m 4% of the way there!

你說什麼?
I don't understand how Chinese people can read those tiny characters.

But I guess they can. I always have to zoom in.

err

they have tiny eyes?

oooh traditional!
it's handwritten with a fine tipped sharpie
hahaha

thanks i needed that

damned near done with it!
do u think the chiefs will sign orton
me, no.

maybe, but probably not. Daboll in the mix makes things interesting. But Matts smile will probably weaken his knees DJ style.

who was that dude for the browns who threw his helmet off before the end of the chiefs browns game

I believe it was 03 or 04

that was old whatsisname
what a game that was

I remember morton anderson was the kicker in that game againest cleveland

Question:

Should “creationism” and “creationist” be capitalized? I think they should, but I’m not 100% sure.

so the chiefs are 50 to 1 to win the super bowl next yr
Chiefs should be capitalized.

:)

Is this sentence gramatically correct?

“The Chiefs only had one shot at beating the Packers; Tamba Hali.”

Is that semi-colon right?

Oh, and I just finished the first page! Only four more to go.
Congrats and ...............

if you need a distraction check out the Todd Haley thread

I was just over there.

That shit makes me crazy.

no, should use a colon in that sentence, not a semi-colon
I think I may have been too cocky.

My paper can be said in one sentence, so I think I’m going to struggle to stretch it out to three pages, let alone five.

Apparently Im driving the Anti-Drum bandwagon

I is so confused.

oh no..

Don’t bring that war this direction.

:)

I dont mean too

But that has to be the craziest thing ive heard yet

Join the club.......

I am HIV jr too!

I've spent about an hour total on the site in the last week.

I thought I was negative about some of the stuff that’s going on…yeesh. There’s a helluva lot of bickering going on right now.

The let down people are experiencing right now is off the charts.

There were many, including myself, that fell madly in love with the Chiefs/Haley era.

well, didn't we pretty much all fall OUT of love when the honeymoon ended in 2011?
All this hair on my face makes it hard.

I just threw out my only mirror. Now only if my damn laptop weren’t so damn shiny!

sarcasm fail...kinda

The mirror part is true though.

:)

Oh, trust me, I get that.

I love this team, too. I’m just stick and tired of settling for less when there’s a group of guys on the field that COULD be really special players, and they’re not getting any younger. That frustration is coming to a head for a lot of people right now.

Doesn't help

When a 10-6 Packers win the SB then a year later the 9-7 Giants win the SB.

It’s like why aren’t we winning when we have good talent. These teams with mediocre records make the playoffs then go off. Why can’t we do that.

Because we're not a "playoff team".

We’re in a weak division, and we were able to coast off of a strong running game, a QB that took care of the ball, and some young guys that stepped up in a big way on defense last year.

This year, the division is still weak, but we lost the running game, the QB didn’t take care of the ball, and the heart and soul of the defense went down early. And yet, we were still a mere field goal away from the playoffs.

We return those injured players, and make some long-needed upgrades at OL and NT, and there’s no reason to think we can’t make the playoffs in this division. However, we’re still missing the “playoff team” QB. If that comes this year, there’s no reason to think we can’t get to the playoffs and win a game or two. It’s not too terribly far off, but some of the most important pieces are missing around some really good players.

Well its not like the OC market is good

Who else is there that you would rather have? Saunders? He doesnt inspire much confidence personally unless we had a damn good OL, and air-coryell doesnt really fit our team.

Schotty Jr? Hes terrible
Gregg Knapp? And I thought the reaction to Daboll was bad, dont even want to know what AP would do if Knapp got hired.

Oh, I'm not really referring to OC.

I’m not a big fan of the Daboll hire, but I’m less concerned about that than the QB/RT/NT situation that has languished for the past three years. THAT is the frustration that I’m dealing with right now.

Do you believe Cassel is really still Pioli's guy?

seems the fans now INSIST on getting RG3

yup, another post just up on it … gotta love this blog!

Right now?

Yeah. I think Orton will get a sizable offer from Cleveland/Washington/Jacksonville, and we won’t match it because the FO believes they’ve got something in Cassel (which, who knows at this point). I think it’s much more likely that Orton walks than Cassel being cut/dealt.

I so want Orton back ... really I do
Well RT looked fine in 10 going into 11

B-Rich just regressed horribly instead pf progressing.

We only use the NT half the time, and QB well… Franchise guys are rare. Cassel isnt the answer but after the 10 season I dont see how you could replace him.

Barry's always been a decent road-grater.

But he gives up way too much pressure and commits a lot of mind-numbing penalties. He did that in 2010 as well, but we were running the ball a helluva lot more, so it wasn’t as obvious.

A strong NT (and an ILB that can actually COVER) mean that we can stay in the base package more often, and that omits those up-the-gut nickel/dime runs that gash us so badly so often. Honestly, I’d run all day against our nickel/dime. Every time I saw it, I’d audible into a run play. It’s just that bad.

And as for QB:

I just want them to TRY to raise their own guy. That’s really the long and short of it. If he fails, well, at least we tried. This organization has been gunshy since Blackledge.

I just want them to TRY to raise their own guy.

Assuming Cassel doesn’t count, but ya, Stanzi could be that guy.

What’s the/your proper way to raise a QB?

plant seed in warm soil about 2" deep, water and keep moist until seed germinates in 10-14 days ...
Thanks for the "the/your". =)

I’m no GM, nor do I want to pretend that doing things like I want to do them is the recipe for success, and I’m glad you recognize that. =)

Stanzi and Croyle (trying to think back further, not willing to do more research right now) are the two guys we’ve tried to develop since then. Brodie got a semi-fair shake, and couldn’t hang. I don’t blame Carl for that. He tried. If we’re going to let Stanzi compete, then I would count that as trying to develop a QB, but this year said otherwise.

Give a go at a young QB early and let him try to hang. He might fail. He might be T.J. Yates. He might be Tom Brady. Point is, if you’re constantly picking up the castoffs from other teams, history says you’re not going to get a great QB for very long, if at all.

i'm sort of hopeful about Jason Campbell.... sort of

you know in a “well we played palko at qb for more than a quarter last season” kind of way.

I tweeted the other day that we should get Flynn and Moore and have a “3 Matty’s battle-royal”. But I doubt we make those kind of moves.

Maybe Rac was picking Al’s brain on what he thinks of Campbell? Speculation is FUN!

For the record, I’m all for doing what it takes to get RG3.

And hey, I'm cool with RG3 as well.

And even though I said the “no castoffs” thing, I’d welcome Pey Pey. I’m fickle that way, I suppose.

If we’re going to get a new QB, I’d prefer a young guy that we take a big chance on, and we hand him the reins day one. I’m not of the belief that we have a guy on this team right now that should keep a good young prospect on the bench.

so your definitely saying bring on the Daunte right?

/evil laugh

well, Stanzi

seems to me one of two things should be true …

either … Stanzi has a good enough arm and is bright enough and capable of developing into a pretty decent QB at the pro level so he should be our QBotF already

or … Pioli took him as a favor to Ferentz and should be fired yesterday

Agree

Stanzi looked outstanding in all his highlights. Just gotta put all the college experience together with his pro coaching and perform.

Go out there and earn his spot as the starter. Give him a FAIR opportunity to win the spot.

he showed improvement every year. with a 5th round pick, using it on a qb who was one of the highest rated by some draft experts....id say thats not just a favor

but yeah

if it is

fire the man

but i actually believe stanzi is the team’s qbotf

I'm thinking you are joking here, ups, but considering your Pioli-ire right now, I have to ask

You aren’t serious that that is your two outcomes for Stanzi on this team, are you?

So excited

I know I may piss and moan about certain decisions made on this ball club, but I can’t help but get excited about next season.

Romeo Crennel HC and DC
New OC Brian Daboll
Charles, Berry, Moeaki, and Siler coming back
New draft picks
New free agents

Oh man…I love the Kansas City Chiefs!!

Just wanted to share some positive thoughts and maybe it will spread through AP….pay it forward!

bathroom is down the hall ...
Come on Ups

The biggest Eli fan on AP!! You go boy! ;)

NO POSITIVE THOUGHTS ALLOWED!!!!

We don’t tolerate happiness here.

I have a happy place for MY Chiefs

Now PIOLI’s Chiefs….thats a different story.

I can fantasize about winning the SB all I want. I don’t have to be realistic…and u can’t make me!!

yeah and thats sad to me...considering so many of us accepted pioli with open arms and almost made up minds that he was going to be the real deal

i dont like any of what has been written about the atmosphere, as i do think the pats may do things a little different, but they have a good team atmosphere, and showed such dumping moss at the first sign of disgruntled nature

and im not saying he hasnt done a good job turning around the roster and re-signing our own, but i hate how they have handled the coaching staff
Im with you there man

It seems like an uphill battle, but i think well surprise some people.

I think ao

I say lots of negative things about certain situations on the team.

But at the end of the day…NOTHING will make my fandom waver, doubtful, or fail. I will forever be an unconditional fan of the Chiefs. I love this franchise with all of my heart and soul. It will never change.

We could go winless from next season till the end of my days and I would still love the Chiefs.

It’s ok to be a bit discouraged or critical but we should never turn on our team.

Well said
winless

at least we’d finally be able to draft that 1st round QB.

I think this year's team was built to win the division quite easily even with the tough schedule

injuries ruined that

if healthy, and if pioli decides to fix the ol….i see little reason why they wont be one of the better teams, and a top defense, in the league

everybody gone yet?

checks left, checks right… ok here we gooooo!

wow, just wow

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