Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoJC (Post 7343663)

I've said it often and I'll say it again, give me Von Miller.

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By (Post 7343637)

No, it's not. Come on, you know that. Jackson and Cassel never stood a chance with a group here, and the bitching about McCluster has been like that, although to a lesser extent.



I agree with this. One extreme is as bad as the other.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7343654)

I'm saying we stopped using him heavily.

If you've got a guy out there nursing a stinger, a concussion or a bum hip (who the hell knows what he hurt), then you don't stop using him entirely - you just stop using him as heavily.

I ask again - what's your explanation? Are you really just going to say "They were too stupid to know he's good..." -- seriously? C'mon, they ran the guy heavily during their offense's most productive period. Oh, and he nearly set a record for YPC. The staff knows he's good. Alternatively -- do you believe Weis and/or Haley were trying to prove a point? Because I'm pretty sure you don't prove anything by pissing down your leg in a playoff game. I don't think icing Charles proves anything.

If you're going to say the simplest explanation is inaccurate, you have to proffer a reasonable alternative. To this point, I've yet to see one. What I know is that he was used heavily for a spell of effective football. Then he lowered his should to deliver a hit against a bigger guy, got treatment on the sideline and was not used nearly as frequently for the rest of the game (nor was he as effective when he was being used).

If he was out there in pass pro, perhaps it was a decoy effect. If he was getting the ball on the 4th down, perhaps it was because that was one of those times where you go to your ace, even if you think he only has a carry or two left in him.

The alternatives just don't make a lot of sense.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7343668)

Not true at all.

How many folks came around over the last 4-5 weeks and said "Y'know - maybe Cassel isn't that bad. I apologize, I'm on the wagon", etc, etc....

A lot of people got into Cassel's corner when he performed. Had he performed early, they'd have gotten in there even sooner. Had he continued to perform, they wouldn't have left.

When the man plays quarterback like an NFL player - he gets credit for it. When he shit the bed, well that was called what it was.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7343668)

As for Jackson - who the hell knows? He's sucked for his entire career, except for spits and starts of productivity which are usually noted in a game thread or a post-game thread. If he does that for any appreciable period of time, it will be commended as well.

I'm just not interested in this argument - it's simply not supportable. Guys that come in here and perform tend to get credit for it. Players that do not, don't. And there's no shortage of crow eaten either.

DN is right - you're painting with a broad brush, and not even doing that very well.

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By (Post 7343713)

I don't know who DN is

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By (Post 7343713)

He performed all year long. People finally gave him credit in week 16. They then proceeded to shit on him all over again right after that. That's just covering their asses and then bashing all over again.

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7343752)

That's only 41% of the games this season. Too little to worry about. Luckily, '09 was stellar, but that's everyone else's fault.

Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoJC (Post 7343663)

I've said it often and I'll say it again, give me Von Miller.

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 7343775)

He doesn't fit the mold for an OLB in the Patriots style of defense.

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly (Post 7343491)

Im gonna beat the drum for OLB all off season. An upgrade in team speed and a everydown tandum at safety will make this D lethal.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 7343702)

I'm going with QB, NT, WR (in that order). I don't care what anyone says about "never gonna happen." I feel we need to get a quality QB and not someone thats gonna be drafted in the 4th or later round to backup a backup. This draft is also stacked with WR's so its not the end of the world to pick up a sleeper like Pettis. Pittsburgh seems to be in a pickle with extending Woodley with the CBA situation and he could very likely end up a FA.