Whitlock: Herm covering Carl's gigantic blunder - Page 5

tk13 · 01-02-2007, 02:43 AM

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Herm covering Carl’s goof
JASON WHITLOCK
Kansas City Star

Well, Chiefs fans finally got their you-play-to-win-the-game moment from Herm Edwards, who always preaches with a purpose.

Less than 24 hours after qualifying for the playoffs, Edwards opened his New Year’s Day news conference ranting about how his Chiefs didn’t luck into or back into the playoffs.

“Let’s not get this thing twisted and think we backed into this deal,” Edwards preached with the necessary emotion to catch the eye of ESPN producers. “We didn’t lose, we won. Every team that played this weekend played at home and had an opportunity to get into the playoffs just like us. We just happened to win. What’s wrong with that? So, let’s not get it twisted and say, ‘Well, they’re lucky.’ We didn’t get lucky. We won.”

Why the unprovoked rant? Edwards said he wanted to transfer his attitude to his players and he could sense that some people thought the Chiefs were lucky.

“I’m not irritated,” Edwards said. “I’m just making a point. It’s playoff time now. I’m in a different mode, I think a real different mode all of a sudden. I’m in a different frame of mind.”

Hmm. That’s one way to look at it. There’s also another way to view Herm’s tirade.

Maybe Herm thought it was important to convince his players, the local and national media and Kansas City football fans that the Chiefs weren’t lucky because he knows Carl Peterson sent the clear message he didn’t think the Chiefs would qualify for postseason play when he placed Jason Dunn and Kyle Turley on injured reserve before the Jacksonville game.

Marinate on that for a moment.

The Chiefs won’t have the services of one of the league’s top run-blocking tight ends in a playoff game that likely will hinge on KC’s ability to control the clock with Larry Johnson.

Peterson, in my opinion, made a gigantic tactical error.

He placed Dunn, Turley and Rich Scanlon on injured reserve so the Chiefs could elevate practice-squaders Casey Printers, Chris Hannon and William Kershaw to the 53-man roster. By placing Printers, Hannon and Kershaw on the final 53-man roster it protects the Chiefs from an opposing team poaching one of the three players from KC’s practice squad this offseason.

Teams are justifiably paranoid about losing their practice-squad players. A couple of years ago, the Chiefs cut guard Ryan Lilja with the hopes they could place him on their practice squad. The Colts scooped up Lilja, and he’s been a regular starter in Indy for two years.

The Chiefs said they placed Dunn on IR because doctors won’t clear him to play now that they miraculously discovered he has a herniated disk in his back in week 16.

Dunn told me Monday that he’s played with the injury for six weeks. When he entered Arrowhead Stadium on Monday for a brief team meeting, Dunn told me he hoped the Chiefs could reverse the decision. When Dunn left Arrowhead, he told me that assistant general manager Denny Thum told him that the Chiefs regretted placing Dunn on IR and they wouldn’t have done it if they thought they were going to qualify for the playoffs.

Dunn was visibly disappointed.

“I could play four more games,” said Dunn, who admitted he’ll undergo surgery this offseason. “I’ve been playing with it.”

Dunn’s absence Saturday will place more pressure on Tony Gonzalez and Kris Wilson. Gonzalez will have more blocking responsibility.

Wilson will pull double duty between fullback and tight end. Linemen John Welbourn and Chris Bober will get some time at tight end.

Dunn’s absence hamstrings the offensive coaching staff. Dunn has never been a big part of KC’s passing game, but he’s always been a threat in KC’s pass offense. And blocking on the edge against outside linebackers and working up to safeties requires a combination of strength and athletic ability that few offensive linemen possess.

Dunn’s absence is big. But that probably won’t get talked about on ESPN this week because Herm created a nice little distraction. Herm is smart, and he’s a team player. He fell on Carl Peterson’s grenade.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So your point is that while the Chiefs made a major mistake with Lilja and Gado, "THAT'S OKAAAAAYYY". EVERYBODY makes mistakes. Oh, poor, silly Chiefs!

You're a freakin' joke. Go back to hitting on 18 year-olds in the common. But I guess that's not working either because you're on the internet at 2am.

LOSER.

I guess I could be hitting on girls that I teach while my wife is at work in a children's ICU....that would be real classy. About as classy as your slunt ass is informed.

Go outside and take a Chinese Elm branch.

Dig out your left eye and then have an out of work actor/blowjob hustler on Sunset Blvd. shit in your eye socket. Then, have him give you an angry dragon...then, you might approach the pain that reading your inane drivel and woefully misguided conclusions have wrought me.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

Feel sorry for this, you dumb motherfucker.

Per Wiki:

30 Detroit Lions (from Kansas City) Kevin Jones Running back Virginia Tech
31 San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina) Rashaun Woods Wide receiver Oklahoma State
32 New England Patriots Benjamin Watson Tight end Georgia

[edit] Round two

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
33 Arizona Cardinals Karlos Dansby Linebacker Auburn
34 New York Giants Chris Snee Offensive Tackle Boston College
35 San Diego Chargers Igor Olshansky Defensive Tackle Oregon
36 Kansas City Chiefs (from Detroit) Junior Siavii Defensive Tackle Oregon

Who in the blue fuck did you think we were going to draft had we just stood pat? The answer is Olshansky...we thought we could get him at 36, but Smith beat Carl to the punch, much the same way that I'm beaitng you, or that your mailman pounds your wife's roast beef curtains.

Pure speculation. You don't have any FACTS on your side. I do, however. The Chiefs released two very good, young players who would definitely be a part of their present plans. Instead, they got absolutely nothing for them. But at least they've got YOU to pimp and EXCUSE their mistakes.

Has your Dominoes pizza arrived yet? Are you calling all the RA's in your dorm for favors?

And YOU'RE responsible for shaping our youth? YIKES.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

I guess I could be hitting on girls that I teach while my wife is at work in a children's ICU....that would be real classy. About as classy as your slunt ass is informed.

Go outside and take a Chinese Elm branch.

Dig out your left eye and then have an out of work actor/blowjob hustler on Sunset Blvd. shit in your eye socket. Then, have him give you an angry dragon...then, you might approach the pain that reading your inane drivel and woefully misguided conclusions have wrought me.

Man, I can't believe you're a teacher. Hey-Zeus.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Man, I can't believe you're a teacher. Hey-Zeus.

Not only am I a teacher, but my beer shits and ass piss contain more lucidity and informed reason than your best synaptic firings.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:12 AM

BTW, take your dumbass to draft planet and look at the running themes over there, how many people are urging the Chiefs not to reach...like they did in '04 when they panicked b/c the guy they wanted...OLSHANSKY....got drafted one spot before they picked....

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

Not only am I a teacher, but my beer shits and ass piss contain more lucidity and informed reason than your best synaptic firings.

You should be ashamed of yourself. If you're not, I'm sure your wife that's "working in ICU" would and should be.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

BTW, take your dumbass to draft planet and look at the running themes over there, how many people are urging the Chiefs not to reach...like they did in '04 when they panicked b/c the guy they wanted...OLSHANSKY....got drafted one spot before they picked....

Yeah, that's a GREAT idea. If I were to base my advice and outlook on the draft, the Chiefs would have guys like Kevin Kasper, Michael Bishop and countless other guys as wasted draft choices.

You're just adding to your dumbass total. Keep it up. It's awesome.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You should be ashamed of yourself. If you're not, I'm sure your wife that's "working in ICU" would and should be.

Ashamed of myself?? You should be ashamed of yourself for the depths that you drag people with your stupid conclusions.

Your argument is about as sensical as me decided to split my dick open with knife, hollow it out with a grapefruit spoon, stuff the elastic banding from my boxer briefs in the void, and then **** myself in my own ass as I fishhook myself with barbed-wire wrapped index fingers.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

Ashamed of myself?? You should be ashamed of yourself for the depths that you drag people with your stupid conclusions.

Your argument is about as sensical as me decided to split my dick open with knife, hollow it out with a grapefruit spoon, stuff the elastic banding from my boxer briefs in the void, and then **** myself in my own ass as I fishhook myself with barbed-wire wrapped index fingers.

Um, can you explain to me what my "conclusions" are?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah, that's a GREAT idea. If I were to base my advice and outlook on the draft, the Chiefs would have guys like Kevin Kasper, Michael Bishop and countless other guys as wasted draft choices.

You're just adding to your dumbass total. Keep it up. It's awesome.

Ok...so your rebuttal is that I'm a dumbass because you wanted the Chiefs to draft Michael Bishop and Kevin Kasper.

So if you put on a Hitler outfit and start hanging Jews on meathooks does that make me a neo-Nazi, or does it just make you one seriously uninformed, knuckledragging motherfucker?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Um, can you explain to me what my "conclusions" are?

How about a visual?

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2007, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hummus' Jenkins

Ok...so your rebuttal is that I'm a dumbass because you wanted the Chiefs to draft Michael Bishop and Kevin Kasper.

So if you put on a Hitler outfit and start hanging Jews on meathooks does that make me a neo-Nazi, or does it just make you one seriously uninformed, knuckledragging motherfucker?

I'm done engaging in this nonsense. Have fun beating off while you're waiting for your "wife".

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-13-2007, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'm done engaging in this nonsense. Have fun beating off while you're waiting for your "wife".

Congratulations on your textual-skull fucking. I'll be here all week. If you want me to verbally fist you with a chain-mail glove, just let me know.

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