I can understand the concern here because I think there is pressure to get a real QB while this core, who is suppose to be good (take that for what you will), is still young.

However when I think you take a step back and realize that all these other guys just don't matter as much in today's game, it's not a big deal.

Once we finally get that QB, we then become eligible to be good again. And hopefully the new GM will have brought in some players to compliment the QB.

Essentially who cares about these guys? All you should care about is us getting a franchise QB. The rest will take care of itself.

LMAO

I think he has proven he can be successful in a Welker type role if we go that route. He does have better hands and run better routes than Bowe. I could see him putting up better numbers than Bowe soon.... maybe?

Here is the main problem. Romeo is not a babysitter rah rah type and you can't look at this Chiefs team and pick out that main offensive or defensive leader on either side of the ball like a Drew Brees or Ray Lewis type of player that will lead or motivate. I'm not trying to compare the talent here, just leadership in general.

It looks like everyone is waiting on everyone else to take the lead and Romeo sure isn't going to do it. He will teach and give you the game plan but he isn't going to motivate and lead that's for sure.

Who will step up ???

setting this Martyball style team up in today's pass happy league would be like setting your kid up with an 8 track instead of an ipod.

I think Berry can do it. They just need to put him in a normal SS roles rather than use him as a hybrid LBer. They are asking him to do too much right now. On offense, we have no one this year imo.

Yep and it's really sad. Everything the owners did geared the league to be a passing game only. It was all about money as it brought more interest and made the game more exciting. The DBs have to back off and the quarterbacks can't be touched.

No way he puts up numbers like Bowe. I don't think his body can handle the pounding. Plus There Kano way this team has 2 1000 yard recievers not with mark throwing the ball.

This article is spot on.

I think it's alot easier to put up big numbers in the Welker sort of way than the Bowe sort of way. It's two completely different sort of styles. I could see it happening. Especially if we keep losing. They might start phasing Bowe out and preparing for the future. Kind of like the way New England is phasing Welker out.

Well, obviously McCluster is smaller, quicker and faster than Bowe…so hes quicker in and out of cuts. Bowe has always had seperation problems. Don’t know why they don’t just run more of a West Coast short passing offense with Bowe and Baldwin? If I remember right, Bowe got most of his biggest gains in 2010 by catching short slants and using his strength to breakaway from defenders for long gains. Hes done that a lot throughout his career.

Pioli seems to forget that the Chiefs of 2012 will never play the Chiefs of 2011. He's not looking external to counter what other teams are doing or to follow emerging trends like the forward pass - nicely played Sam.
This is the same crap the Royals do next door - improve the roster annually, sell tickets on the hope that this will produce a winner but it never does because they do so at a slower rate than competitors are improving theirs.

I agree. Weis had it going on with the short passing game.

Pioli is probably thinking that in the last 3 years the Jets (2x), San Fran, and to a lesser degree Baltimore have all had run first, strong D teams that made it far in the playoffs (and in some cases should have won the conference championship games). Yes, it isn't as popular and there is a much smaller window for error, but it can still be effective at times.

I agree with one caveat; this only works if you have a strong coaching staff that can prepare a team for Sunday and then make in game adjustments as needed.

Right now this HC and staff seem to be lacking either of those qualifications.

That's what I don't understand. Pioli drafted team captains, and the right 53. Where the hell are the leaders?