Archives for November 2008

‘”I’d say I’m still just as confident as I was,” Edwards said after Wednesday’s practice. “Obviously once you make some mistakes, you try to tone it down a little bit. You’re trying not to force as many balls. That’s probably why I didn’t look as confident. We weren’t taking as many shots because of the defenses they were giving us.”‘

‘Jauron is a lame duck, Gregg Williams without perfect hair. Until a press release crosses my desk, telling me otherwise, he is coaching for his job.’

‘Reed took part fully in individual drills at the start of practice and was somewhat limited, coach Dick Jauron said, during the rest of the practice. Quarterback Trent Edwards was optimistic about Reed returning to the lineup for the Chiefs game.’

‘”Once again, it disappoints me that some people come to the games and get so intoxicated that they engage in poor behavior,” Orchard Park Police Chief Andrew Benz said Wednesday.’

‘"They’re basically dropping a lot of people deep," Evans said. "And it’s hard to get open when they drop so many people deep and you really don’t have a lot of underneath routes to hold people there. That’s basically what it has been."’

‘”It was a relief,” McKelvin said of scoring his first TD. “I was one man away from getting to the end zone every week. Those first couple returns gave us momentum and great field position and when the third one came, I just took my chance because I figured they’re not going to kick it to me anymore. The other guys blocked great and I just did what I had to do.”‘

‘Brady Quinn threw deep at him right away. McKelvin ran stride for stride with Braylon Edwards and the pass fell incomplete. They didn’t pick on him much after that. Consider his first real NFL test passed.’

‘”I have no hard feelings. It will be fun to come back to Kansas City where I got my first opportunity, where the fans were always good to me. It’s a place I called home for four years.”‘

Chiefs are losing games – and fans (Kansas City Star)

Linebacker Derrick Johnson returns to the Chiefs lineup (Kansas City Star)

McBride placed on injured reserve (Kansas City Star)

Former Chiefs linebacker returns with ring in hand (Topeka Capital Journal)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

Q&A with Herm Edwards – 11/19 (KCChiefs.com)

QB Damon Huard Named KC’s 2008 Ed Block Courage Award Winner (KCChiefs.com)

Injury Report – Bills (KCChiefs.com)

RB Jackie Battle to 53-Man Roster; DT Antwon Burton to PS (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs Add LB Curtis Gatewood and DE Andy Studebaker to Roster (KCChiefs.com)

A Day of Giving (KCChiefs.com)

Carrying the Weight of the Chiefs World (KCChiefs.com)

‘I’m not saying I don’t think Edwards is a wise investment. Honestly, I thought Edwards might struggle like this earlier in the year, and I do agree with Schonert, Dick Jauron, and others that Edwards will mature into an outstanding NFL quarterback. What I’m not willing to do is lay this all on Edwards inexperience. This is where coaching comes in.’

‘Edwards tossed interceptions on three of his first six passes and turned noticeably gun shy against the Browns.’

‘The Bills (5-5), losers of five of their last six, would see their slim playoffs chances all but end with a loss to upset-minded Kansas City (1-9). The Bills need to shake the emotional damage of a four-game losing streak fast. The Chiefs have lost their last four by margins of just 4, 3, 1 and 10 points and have scattered playmakers capable of giving Buffalo matchup problems. Young QB Tyler Thigpen (10 TDs, five INTs) has terrific ball skills but is prone to being sacked. Alas, that’s what the Bills don’t do very well with Aaron Schobel (foot) out. This is no time to hold off on the blitz. Offensively, the Bills will finally see a 4-3 look, which most of their success came early against. The Chiefs can take the ball away, but they’ve also given up 4,025 yards, 205 first downs, 30 TDs and are allowing 5.1 yards per carry. If a struggling Trent Edwards can’t get on track against this defense, the Bills can start scouting QBs in next year’s draft.’

‘”We don’t try to hide from the fact that we haven’t played up to the standards that we’ve set for ourselves recently, but we’re still the team that played that way early to get us where we are. So here we are, and now we have to take the whole bundle and set it aside and just focus on this week. That’s part of the process, too. You have to be able to do that, regardless of how painful the losses have been. Regardless of how close in proximity the recent one is. You have to get by it. It’s not easy; it’s not easy to get by the loss and to get on with the project, but you have to do it. We have to do it if we’re going to have any chance to take what we’ve done, the good and the bad, to take the whole thing and move to the next game.” — Coach Dick Jauron, on his club’s mental state after starting 5-1 then going 0-4, putting its playoff chances in major jeopardy.’

‘But for once, Lynch and Jackson were rewarded for their combination of power and elusiveness. “We wanted to take it upon ourselves to try and have a good game,” said Jackson, who gained 60 yards on 12 carries, but had a key third-quarter fumble deep in Browns’ territory Monday night. “We were able to do so, but didn’t make enough plays obviously.”‘

‘Chiefs 16, Bills 13.’