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Arrowhead half-empty: The realist view of the Chiefs season

This has been one of the most questionable off-seasons in recent years. You would be hard pressed to convince me that there are not many areas of concern the Chiefs have not addressed outright ignored or made worse. Yes six pro bowlers are returning but what help have we given them.

Coach: Andy Reid not only has never won “the big one” but he has squandered some of the most talent collections of players any one team has had in recent memory. The chiefs also have big questions and OC and DC.

GM: Almost any move here would have been an upgrade; however there were many proven guys available. Unfortunately we were hel bent on hiring Reid so we had to get a GM who would play second fiddle.

QB: Smith is leaps and bounds better than ANYTHING we have had here in years. But he was widely regarded as a bust before the last two years in SF. He is oft-injured and we gave up ALOT to get him. If we get marginal plaay out of him and go .500 this year we are on the hook for ANOTHER 2^nd rd. Daniels is talented college QB but has never proven he could contribute in the pros. He was redrafted and the QB starved Redskins didn't keep him. The Saints showed no interest in bringing him back either. In fact the seemed desperate this off-season to upgrade. Stanzi doesn't seem to have a future and Bray, though huge talent and potential, is immature and a head case.

O line: Wasted the first overall pick on a RT. It hurts to write that. Never in league history has any team done that. And Fisher is a project to boot. We have questions at guard and center and it doesn't look like we did much to upgrade.

WR: Bowe is back, that is the only positive of this group. Baldwin is a good practice guy and nothing more. Dexter has yet to find a role or produce consistently. There is nothing more here to work with.

RB: Charles is amazing and nothing else. Past back-ups have never contributed and we wasted a pick on prospect Davis. He had one good year since his sophomore year in high-school. Their were so many better RB in the draft when we used a pick on a guy who will be lucky to make it out of the pre-season healthy. For some reason Reid is serious about this upgrading the FB, a position he almost has never used in the past and is about non-existent in pistol formations. We used a draft pick and traded a decent CB prospect as well as bringing in a FA. Only one guy is going to stick and we will have wasted a lot here.

TE: Moeaki is back but he won't make it a whole year. Everything else here is unproven projects.

D Line- We lost or best lineman and possibly or best defender when Dorsey left for a contract we could have easily matched. He went to a 34 team so that was not a consideration. Jackson is a bust and Poe and Powe are unproven and projects. DeVito seems like a good pick up, but the Jets would have kept him if he is as good as fans say he is.

LB-Only Inside LB needed help. And we did next to nothing to upgrade the position. We lack depth and the guy we drafted wasn't even a starter in college. One injury here and we have huge problems. If the D-line cannot play better than last year Hali and Houston will be handled easily.

DB: Was a weakness last year and they were upgraded but with old men we would be lucky to get a year or two out of. We got rid of young prospects and seemed to be rolling the dice here.

K: AS good as these guys are I would have liked to seen some challenge here or at least a new long snapper.

There you have it. This year seems to be a big roll of the dice. A lot of things have to break just right. We haven't built a contender but rather tried to gamble on the Pro-Bowl players we have and a bunch of Maybes

Arrowhead half-full: Offseason moves

(Arrowhead Half-Full: The optimist guide to Chiefs Football)

This has been one of the best off-seasons in recent years. You would be hard pressed to convince me that there is not one area the Chiefs have not gotten better at.

Coach: Even though Andy Reid has never won “the big one” he is the best coach since Vermil and I would put him a step above Marty.

GM: Almost any move here would have been an upgrade.

QB: Smith is leaps and bounds better than ANYTHING we have had here in years. Daniels is talented and should prove to be a capable backup. He wasn't drafted but mainy that was because of his size. There are more shorter guys in the league now proving it is ok not to be 6' 4''. He is the most mobile QB on the roster. Bray comes in with an absolute Cannon for an arm, he is a project but he has first round talent.

O line: Best tackle in the draft, Albert is coming back and many of the wounded should be back while their replacements all got game experience. Our depth has never been better.

WR: Bowe is back, this id the year Baldwin will break out. He is finally in a system that can utilize his skill set. There is a lot of potential after the starters, and there could be a few break out stars.

RB: Charles is amazing and we have a Intriguing prospect in Davis. Reid is serious about this group as can be seen in the amount of resources he has devoted to finding a capable FB, not just a lead blocker but a Tom Rathman type who can do everything.

TE: Moeaki is back and we have interesting prospects from the draft and FA. Doubtful any of them will reach Tony's platitudes but who will. We don't need hall of fame here just clutch.

Defense: gone is the bend don't break style we have had since Gunther was head coach. We are moving to an aggressive style in the vein of the NY, Baltimore attacking defense. Maybe we will see some production out of our high D-line picks

D Line- Upgrades across the line. DeVito brings experience and talent in the new defense. Poe and Powe are each a year better and are as big and strong as any tackle in the league.

LB-Only Inside LB needed help. There has not been a person at this spot beside Johnson who was not just a worm body sense the switch to a 34. Drafting Nico Johnson fills this void and ther is good depth behind him. Nico doesn't have to be a three down guy. This position is off the field in nickle and dime anyway.

B: Was a weakness last year and now it may be the strongest part of the team. The addition of Smith, Robinson and Demps is beyond good any one of those guys would have been a major haul as it stand two of them won't be starting!

K: the only place where ther were no changes and frankly we are fine here. I long for the days when the team was so stellar that we could focus on bad kicks as why we may have lost one or two games in a year.

There you have it. Optamism abounds over a roster overhaul like this! Go Chiefs.

With the first pick in the 2013 NFL DRAFT...

The Kansas City Chiefs pick Leon Sandcastle!!

Hell Yeah they should!!

So sad...

Our hearts go out to all the Chiefs players, coaches and staff; as well as thier families.

Shame on you baseball...Maybe

Today Barry bonds and Roger Clemons are both to be voted on for the hall of fame. They are two of the greatest players to ever play the game. If they are not inducted then no player from 1987 to 2006ish should be considered. All players from this era used all kinds of chemicals including steroids. Speed was huge during this time as well. the players who are not linked to roids or other PED's from this era never put numbers up that would be considered hall worthy in any era. So if the two best of this era don't go in then no one should. And if they don't go in baseball should be ashamed of itself.

Why the Chiefs Sucking hurts so much…

                                                                                           (nope can't blame him anymore)

I was thinking, this is not the first time the chiefs have sucked. In fact, there have been years past where the efforts by some teams were even more futile. There were teams that had fewer talented players and less hope of having a good season. So why is this so upsetting to us, so called, die-hard chiefs fans? I thought for a moment that maybe it was because our expectations were so high at the beginning of the season and the are so bad. No, I don’t think so. We are Kansas City sports team fans; disappointment comes with the territory.

We have a theory…nay…the answer. Parody. Parody is killing the league and  hurting fans. Why? More like how? How can a set-up of teams built to ensure competitiveness be a bad thing? How can it hurt fans; making sure your team can go worst to first in any given year. It is simple, there are no good teams. Every team is just ok, and each weak you could make an argument that any team could beat the other no matter what the record. So, when your team can’t beat teams built for your team to beat; well it sucks.

It never seemed to be that hard to watch the great Steelers teams come in and get a win or the Giants in the 80’s or the 49ers.  Even the Cowboys of the 60’s, 70’s, and 90’s. When teams like that came in it was known to even the most average fan that a win will be unlikely at best. I remember when those great Bills teams in the early 90’s would come to Arrowhead. Chiefs fans knew that if there was a win it would be a real battle. There were just games on the schedule that seemed unlikely wins at best; honest fans chalked them up as losses. But we all still went to the games to cheer. Partly because we hoped they would win, but also to see our team go head to head with the best to see how we measured up.

We no longer have that. There is no one dominant team that losses are upsets to them and each week they are favored to win. The Patriots are closest, only their defense is awful and when they loose no one is really surprised. This is also why this league is impossible to predict. Oh, you can listen to the experts each week but when it comes down too it, they know as little as we do. The expert picks are around .500 at best.

Now in the days of parody your team, our team, has no excuse to lose. Every loss was an expected win. Every blow out loss was an unacceptable performance. Every team sucks so the Chiefs should win. And they continue to fail. Parody destroys greatness and exceptionalism. It has too, you can’t make everything great. You can only make everything average.

Unfortunately in a league of average our Chiefs can’t compete…

Come back for Parody killed great QB’s

And there is this guy...

We at SCM sports don't follow the average joe sports. You know the sports where anybody can participate. Even those who have no chance of competing. Normally, we just don't have the time to mess with who dominated a marathon of average people who months ago could not get off the couch. Hey, good for them, I am glad the have done something. But then we saw this guy:

He ran a marathon in flip-flops. We have three words for you sir...

Like A Boss!