Crime Scene in the Kansas City Chiefs Organization

On Sunday vs. The New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs finally showed some actual effort and no quit out there as they played their best football since beating Denver in Week 4. Unforunately, in typical Chiefs fashion, they can't pull off a close game or in this case, Brett Favre throws the game-winning TD pass against the Chiefs for the second year in a row. I knew the Chiefs were going to lose at the end because when is the last time we actually won a close game? (Week 7 @ Oakland last year) Despite Tyler Thigpen looking like an actual NFL QB completing 25/36 for 280 yards and 2 TDs, Dwyane Bowe having 6 receptions for 102 yards, Tony Gonzalez having 6 receptions for 79 yards and a TD, and Brandon Flowers 2 interceptions (one for a TD), the Chiefs just can't get the job done. The Chiefs had enough turnovers on defense to give the offense an opportunity to put the game away. It was looking good near the end, but you don't want to give Brett Favre enough time to manage a game-winning drive and that's exactly what happened. Brett Favre has had 39 come from behind 4th Quarter victories in his career so the Chiefs should learn by now that if you want to beat this guy late in the ball game, do not leave him enough time to break your heart. The Chiefs are now 1-6 and are still contention for the #1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

The Coaching Staff:

The whole coaching staff pretty much needs to go with the exception of Gunther Cunningham and a few others. Mainly, Herm Edwards and Chan Gailey need to go. Late in the game I noticed that the Chiefs stopped running the spread offense. What was up with that? Why fix something that is not broken? After the game, the Chiefs had a press conference of course. Chan Gailey said that it was clearly his decision to stop running the spread offense and adjust at the end to win the ball game. Then he said Herm Edwards could have overruled his decision. It makes wonder, "Who's really coaching the ball club?" Is it Herm or Chan? That is exactly why both of these guys need to go. Herm has completely lost control of his team by letting the players and coaching staff run the team rather than him taking charge in most of the decision making when it comes to game-planning and trying to win ball games. Chan Gailey still thinks he's at Georgia Tech. He was not making these bonehead decisions when he was coaching the Dallas Cowboys. The guy is completely terrible as an offensive coordinator. The final straw was way back in Week 2 when he was calling Option plays with Marques Hagans as the QB. I could not believe what I was watching! He thinks he's Kordell Stewart, Vince Young or this is a College Football game. I felt embarrassed and pissed off to the point that I wanted to throw the remote at the television screen. Marques Hagans got cut a few weeks later. So much for that experiment. In the offseason, try to get Bill Cowher to leave CBS or bring "Marty Ball" back! At least he was winning while he coached the Chiefs even though he choked in the playoffs.

Tony Gonzalez:

He was a bit frustrated that he did not get traded, but he's still producing out on the field. I just want to thank him for being a loyal teammate and person to the Chiefs organization. It is most likely that he won't be in Kansas City next year, but I wish him the best. He deserves to go to a Super Bowl contender and try to get a Super Bowl ring. He's 32 and he sure won't get a ring in KC, so let him go if he wants out. By the time his career is over, he will be the best TE in NFL History. The records and stats for a TE don't lie.

Larry Johnson:

He was my boy until these recent club incidents. The most recent was at Club Blonde when he got charged for spitting his drink at a 26-year old female after threatening to kill her boyfriend. When he was escorted out of the club, he tried to do it three more times! I mean, come on man you seriously need to grow up. Just because you got a nice new contract last year, does not mean you're the boss all of a sudden! This guy has completely lost it and I think it is time for him to leave KC and go to another team. Plus, he made a rap last season dissing the Chiefs organization, wanting to go to another team and Carl Peterson anyway. After this season, my LJ jersey will either be in shreds or in flames. Which jersey should I get next? (Hmmm....Dwyane Bowe?)

The QB situation:

I told Chiefs fans that Brodie Croyle was not the answer at quarterback. He's out for the season with a leg injury. Even when he set those school records at Alabama, he missed numerous games due to injury. It wasn't hard to break those records anyway (John Parker Wilson owns the record books now) because back in the Bear Bryant days, Alabama didn't throw the ball much. Staubach, Namath, and Stabler just handed the rock to the running backs most of the time. They later became Super Bowl Champions, but I knew this Alabama quarterback was nothing special. The commentators were all over his arm. EX: "WOW! This kid has a great arm!" "He has a good quick release!" "This kid is a nice talent, just give him time to develop!" etc, etc, etc. I said, "You have got to be kidding me right now." Brodie Croyle should have his name on the back of his jersey that says "FRAGILE: Handle with Care" attached to it because that's been his nickname since college. Injured 4 times in 8 games with an 0-8 record as the starter. Just terrible. The Chiefs drafted a high school QB to turn this franchise around. Unbelievable. Even with his strong arm, when he was under pressure, it was a total disaster to watch. When he threw the ball, he had one of those terrified looks off of the SAW movies! (Insert sound effect "AAAHHH! BOOGIE MAN!" *here*)

Damon Huard is out for the season as well with a hand injury. This may be the last stop for him. I finally figured him out too. He looks good when he barely gets touched, but if the defense gets one good lick on him, he's rattled the rest of the game. The past two seasons, I said, "Did this guy forget who he was all of a sudden?" I figured it out during the game vs. the Carolina Panthers when Julius Peppers got a good lick on him early in the game due to the big fat idiot himself, Damion McIntosh. I'm going to get him later though. After the big hit, Huard was a completely different quarterback. Making bad decision, after bad decision. He had one good year, but is pretty much all for nothing now that he is injured and out for the year. His career could be over.

Tyler Thigpen. Despite his performance on Sunday vs. the Jets does not mean I have a second opinion about this guy. He's still not ready to be a starter in the NFL. The only thing I like about him is his mobility, but other than that, his decision making is terrible, and his accuracy is barely below average. In recent games, most of his passes were intercepted or close to being intercepted. He almost killed Dwyane Bowe against Atlanta a few times in Week 3 throwing across the middle on a quick slant route! As a QB, you can not throw passes to receivers that are in risk of getting hurt or killed! He showed some progress on Sunday, but that doesn't mean anything. Quinn Gray is going to get the starting job in possibly two weeks.

The Daunte Culpepper situation. Earlier today, reports were saying that Daunte was supposed to come to KC tomorrow to discuss possibly signing a two-year, $10 million dollar deal with the Chiefs, but I just heard that the visits are cancelled and Daunte basically blew of the Chiefs. He says he wants to sing with a contender. I'm like, "Can this guy make up his mind?" First he says he wants to be a starter somewhere. Now he wants to sign with a playoff contender and possibly see playing time. Daunte could have had some weapons to throw to in Kansas City for this season and next. This guy could have maybe turned around this franchise, but forget him. He asks for too much anyway.

The offensive line:

Get Damion McIntosh out of here! Why is he even playing in the NFL? He has to be the dumbest O-Lineman in the league! He has bluffed on 3 plays in which he didn't make contact with the defender. As a result the running back has either been stopped or the QB gets sacked. He was one of the reasons why Brodie got hurt against Tennessee. As for the rest of the offensive line, it's going to take time for these guys to get it together. Some of these guys will get replaced eventually. These guys just got to keep playing and show some confidence.

The Chiefs Organization:

I'm just going to pick on GM Carl Peterson. This guy guaranteed that he had the perfect plan to get us to the Super Bowl, but has he kept his promise, NO! A few years ago, we had one of the Top offenses in the league with Trent Green and Priest Holmes, but our defense sucked and that's what prevented us from winning in the playoffs against the Colts. After the 2005 season, Carl starts working on the defense by singing Ty Law and Patrick Surtain. Jared Allen bursts on the scene as one of the top defensive ends in the league. Here's a few problems that occurred. Willie Roaf abruptly retired, Priest Holmes was not healthy, and the Chiefs could not resign Tony Richardson. The departure of T-Rich really pissed me off. This guy throughout his whole careers has helped Marcus Allen, Priest, LJ, and Adrian Peterson have 1,000 yard rushing seasons. The Chiefs had enough money to re-sign him to a new contract, but no Peterson is an idiot and lets him go. During the 2006 season, we made the playoffs, but our offense has looked mediocre all of a sudden. It definitely showed in the playoffs vs. the Colts once again. 22-8 was the final score. The defense played hard, but the offense was just plain terrible. LJ did nothing, and Trent Green was a totally different QB. Guess coming back from that concussion was a bad idea. When I was watching the game, the cameras were on Damon Huard who had an outstanding year replacing Trent, wondering if he will ever get in, but no Herm decides to keep him on the bench. Since then, this team has been a complete mess. I like our draft picks this year, but there are still a lot of holes to fill. They have been all created due to one man......Carl Peterson. He should have been gone years ago! If he doesn't leave the Chiefs organization after this season, I don't know if I'm ever going to watch a Chiefs game again.

This wraps up what has happened during the crime scene at Arrowhead this season. I bet by the time I turn 30, this team will start winning again. Clark Hunt needs to step his foot in and take charge of this team. Kansas City just needs a miracle right now. Our sports teams have sucked for a while, the crime rates have gone up each year, and our market sucks as well. This city needs a miracle if they want to get lifted up again. Who knows when the year will come when we get back to the promise land?