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**gblowfish** · 07:45 PM

Ten Things About Today’s Game: Week 6

10. When I was a kid, I used to sleep walk a lot. Sometimes I’d literally walk outdoors into the back yard, and my parents would have to gently lead me back into the house and put me back in bed. I don’t walk in my sleep often now, but sometimes I roll around a lot. At 3AM I had a dream that I was being chased across a parking lot, like a stadium parking lot, by a bunch of thugs. I saw a ten foot high chain link fence in front of me. I thought I’d leap up on the fence, scale it, and get away. So I lept as high as I could. I was shocked awake when I hit the floor by the side of my bed. I fell out on my right elbow. I didn’t break it, but bruised it up pretty good. When I realized where I was, my first thought was, “Damn, I done broke my arm and I’m gonna miss the Raider game!” But I iced it, and today it’s sore, but still works. I didn’t know at the time if that was an omen or not. The thing about Chiefs-Raiders games are, you never know what’s going to happen. After two weeks of having a stale, nasty Heinz Pickle taste the mouth, Andy and his coaches pull out another win after a bye. Andy is now 16-2 after a bye week, and that’s pretty amazing. The Chiefs have had their ass kicked in the rain in Oakland on other occasions. The only thing worse than the Black Hole is a wet, stinky, slippery Black Hole. That stadium is an upholstered septic tank. The field is below sea level, and sewage literally seeps from the facility. How the NFL can allow a team to present a field like that is beyond me. When the Raiders came out and smacked us in the mouth right off the gun, I thought “Oh Boy, here we go.” When the Midget missed his PAT, I thought, “Oh Boy, here we go.” When he missed a field goal, and then Sutton went all prevent and gave up an easy three to Seabass - a six point swing right before the half- I really said “Oh Boy, here we go.” But credit where credit is due: The Fade got shut down on their home sewage field, in front of their wet, stinky Black Hole fans; and there’s great satisfaction in that. Here’s the breakdown:

9. Peters pick in the first half was an important momentum changer. That pick was totally on Carr, as the ball was woefully under thrown. But it was important to kick start the offense with a short field, and get them out of chasing a lead early. Early impressions in the game included Charles fighting for yards between the tackles, not going down easily. On the catch Albert Wilson made, Charles picked up the blitz and stoned the oncoming linebacker like a boss. His return as an authentic Charles really set a tone for what the offense could do. It opened up the possibilities. That’s not to say Andy was an offensive genius today. He’s wasn’t. Far from it. I hate bubble screens. I hate not throwing the ball into the end zone on third and goal. If you get a DPI, you have first and goal on the one. How can you throw the ball to the three? The Poe TD was a gadget play -glad it worked, I like it when a fat guy scores- but with Ware blasting through the line today, why don’t you pound him three straight times? Luckily, in the second half, Andy started running the rock and running the clock, which was the absolute right thing to do in those weather conditions.

8. Smith and Carr threw for almost identical yards. Both right at 225 yards, but Carr had a pick and a fumble (should have had two picks) and Smith did not turn the ball over. When Alex spreads the ball around, we seem to have a much better chance of winning. Today he threw passes to nine different guys. It’s hard to understand why we tend to forget about guys during the course of the game. Maclin gets a 49 yard bomb, then they ignore him the rest of the game. Kelce disappears until he catches a critical third down to run clock on the last drive. Conley catches as many passes as Maclin and Kelce. DAT makes a cameo, and catches a ball. The TDs were all rushing (well, technically Poe was a pass), but with the crappy weather, that’s just fine.

7. Ware ran like a man possessed. He wrapped up the ball, ran hard, dragged guys for extra yards, and had 131 yards. He’s a load and can really run with power. And he protected the ball. Best performance by a Chiefs back thus far. He was the difference today, and if the ground game continues to balance Ware, West and Charles, that’s a lot for defenses to stop. Throw in DAT or Hill running the occasional reverse, and there’s speed to burn. This looked like the offense we expected to see in pre-season. Hope it sticks.

6. Early in the rain, Mack was owning Fisher. Mack disappeared in the second half. The O-line did a very good job. Alex had time to throw, backs had some good holes, Chiefs were 7 for 13 on third down. Best of all, Chiefs won TOP by more than 13 minutes. That’s almost a full quarter! Choking the clock away in the fourth quarter by ground control was beautiful. Everyone knows Oakland had given up a lot of passing yards, but I was encouraged by the way the line moved the ball on the ground. That’s going to be important in cold weather come December.

5. The best thing I can say about the defense is, once Peters got his pick, they didn’t give up another TD; and they shut Oakland out in the second half. Oakland’s been a fourth quarter comeback team. Not today, their luck ran out. Dee Ford came up big in the fourth quarter. Yeah, Oakland is missing a couple starting O-Linemen, and everybody knew Oakland had to throw the ball on a sloppy, nasty field, but Ford did a nice job getting Carr to turn the ball over and ice the game. This is definitely going to be Hali’s last year. God Bless him, he gives it everything he’s got, but he’s just too slow. He did force Oakland into a costly holding penalty in the fourth quarter, and he recovered Carr’s fumble, but we’ll need to replace him next year. Can't wait to get Houston back in the mix.

4. Our first pick Jones plays better and better each week. When Bailey went out, Jones got his shot, and he pushed the pocket all day long. He should be starting, and he makes the front defensive wall much better. DJ played great today, totally killed Richard on a clean hit on a screen pass, and Peters played well. In the secondary, DJ White got picked on big. Who’s bright idea was it to give him William Bartee’s jersey? They need to give him a different number. Cooper had 129 receiving yards, but he didn’t score. Better yet, Crabtree was held to ten yards on two receptions. And the defense gave up only 63 yards rushing. That’s a good day.

3. Specials was a mixed bag, but I’m willing to give it a pass due to the weather and field conditions. Yeah, the Midget started out rough. He gave up four points on his own. But Seabass missed a kick -albeit a long one- and the Midget hit on his last FG attempt to make it a 16 point lead. That was big, because that’s two TDs and two conversions to tie. Hill had a nice punt return with NO FLAGS for a change. Chiefs seemed to have better punt coverage for the most part.

2. On the injury front, I’m very concerned with Gaines being out again. Dorsey went into this year depending on Gaines to be there. That seems to be the achilles of the defense, and when Peters had to go out first for cramps, then for possible concussion, that was rough. If we lose both of those guys, we’re toast. The Canadian Doc tweaked his ankle again, but he went back in at the end of the game. Bailey hurt his shoulder. But Charles looked fine. I was most worried about him, and how he’d do on a sloppy field.

1. This was a critical win to keeping in the hunt for the division. Since the Donks lost, we really needed this game to get back in the chase. The hardest games left now are probably going to Carolina and going to Denver. We’ve got a shot now, just as much as anybody else in the division. After all three local college teams got their fudge pushed in on Saturday, it’s also good for our general mental health to have a satisfying win over the Fade on the road.

Next week, I will not be around to do a Ten Things. I can’t attend the game as I have a prior out of town obligation. But fear not, I’ve arranged for a special guest writer who will attend the Saints game up close in my usual place, and provide the weekly Ten Things in my absence. I look forward to reading next week’s Ten Things, from our only home game in October! Who Dat Gonna Beat Dem Saints???

**gblowfish** · 10-16-2016, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OctoberFart

11. Ken Norton and JDR are dipshits

As far as that D-BAG Del Rio, after he beat up a geriatric Otis Taylor, if I ever meet him, I'm gonna punch him as hard as I can in the face.

2bikemike · 10-16-2016, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Great Expectations

As always a great take. I thought Poe's TD was ruled a rushing TD/backwards pass.

You are correct.
Great win for the red and gold!

**SAUTO** · 10-16-2016, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

As far as that D-BAG Del Rio, after he beat up a geriatric Otis Taylor, if I ever meet him, I'm gonna punch him as hard as I can in the face.

I hope I'm with you when that happens.

**Buehler445** · 10-16-2016, 08:51 PM

Great read as always. I appreciate the insight. It is tough for te to get too much out of the radio on the combine.

Road win in the division is always good. I thought Carr would rape us with no rush. Good to see the D clamp down.

Maybe I shouldn't argue with the results but safety help on Whites side may be in order.

Pitt lost to hapless Miami. Wtf.

ThaVirus · 10-16-2016, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Perhaps, but he had another one where he showed GREAT patience and got a nice run (maybe 15 yards or so?) by staying patient and following his blocks.

Similar to what George mentioned, I'm most excited by the VARIETY we have for running attacks this season. Ware is the workhorse who will punish the defense and carry the load. Charles is the shifty guy you can run out there and wear guys down by avoiding tackles he has no business avoiding. West is the quick, shifty guy as a change of pace. They're all great compliments to each other.

I'm sure you're right. His vision is incredible.

I was specifically referring to two runs: a three yard loss and an inside zone he tried to bounce out for only two yards. Both times it looked like he'd have been better served to just hit the hole and salvage what he could with what was given.

He's the all-time leader in YPC so I'll defer to his expertise.

Rasputin · 10-16-2016, 09:16 PM

I got off work about 2:36 and hurried home changed my pants to Chiefs shorts then headed out with my son 23 miles next town with an Applebees. Listening to the radio it was like OH **** **** **** **** the Raiders score then Alex Smith gets drop for a sack and **** it didn't sound good.

Got to Applebeez sat down with a nice sitting of the TV in front of us put the Game On. Got some tasty bbq wings and you know what the Chiefs were starting to get some things going and the game just started to get more enjoyable to watch.

Then the Chiefs drove down missed a field goal just before half and Raiders went the other way and made theirs kinda pissed me off. Other thing that pissed me off that putrid Raider made a clean catch with toes in bounds but Chiefs just had to challenge it and lost. Other than that the game went well better than I thought it would so I got happier and happier as the game went along.

Really the Chiefs just ran over the Raiders and Alex had some nice throws he at least was on target and Derrick Carr was not, he had several errant throws.

Boom Ch Ka DJ Lit that putrid Raider up and that made me grin hellz yeah legal hit with his shoulder pads.

Chiefs left the field on a couple kneel downs deep in enemy territory so they could have put more points on the board if they wanted too.

Good day it was a good day.

GloryDayz · 10-17-2016, 06:08 AM

Thanks George, as always a superb write-up (and a great story too). And I look forward to next week's stand-in writer too; but truth be told, he/she has some big shoes to fill.

Have a great trip, I hope it's for pleasure, and I hope you smile more than you did with this awesome win.

**bevischief** · 10-17-2016, 06:13 AM

Thanks great read as always.

Danguardace · 10-17-2016, 06:34 AM

Great write up as always.

This game felt like last year's team again. If this offense can continue run the ball like they did and execute 4-5 20+yard throws down field then they will be ok. The defense might not be incredible right now but they wont lose the game on their own so ball security and TOP will be crucial going forwards. Also the character of the team too was a throwback to last year, coping with injuries and guys stepping up.

These next five games are crucial, all outside the division all against teams currently below .500; 5-0 is possible but I would take 4-1 in this stretch right now if you offered it me.

rocknrolla · 10-17-2016, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

It sure is nice having two quality backs with different running styles. It's an offensive coordinators dream.

Having the most underrated offensive player, Sherman leading these backs needs some props.

JohnnyHammersticks · 10-17-2016, 06:58 AM

I look forward to George's game summary almost as much as I look forward to the game itself. Great job as always.

Mr. Laz · 10-17-2016, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rocknrolla

Having the most underrated offensive player, Sherman leading these backs needs some props.

Our running game is just better with Sherman in there.

JohnnyHammersticks · 10-17-2016, 07:06 AM

And you're right on the money in terms of Jones starting over Bailey. 2 things I would mandate if I were in charge. On offense, get the ball in Tyreek Hill's hands AT LEAST once a quarter. Even better, at least once every possession. And start Jones over Bailey. Bailey just hasn't been the same player he's been for the last 2 years so far this year.

RunKC · 10-17-2016, 07:20 AM

#6 on George's list was a huge surprise for me.

Ehinger played like a veteran G today and LDT looked great as well. The OL pushed the Raiders shit in after that first drive and it was awesome.

milkman · 10-17-2016, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerok

I said the same thing about Charles, many backs would have ran through humbles of guys but he waited a few times and took a few extra yards because of it. He didn't have the intensity Warehouse did but he had better vision. What a great combo.

Charles second carry, I believe, a 3rd and one, was the single most powerful run of the season.

That, my friend, was intensity and desire.

10-16-2016, 06:33 PM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16886178 VARSITY	Ten Things About Today's Game: Week 6 Ten Things About Today’s Game: Week 6 10. When I was a kid, I used to sleep walk a lot. Sometimes I’d literally walk outdoors into the back yard, and my parents would have to gently lead me back into the house and put me back in bed. I don’t walk in my sleep often now, but sometimes I roll around a lot. At 3AM I had a dream that I was being chased across a parking lot, like a stadium parking lot, by a bunch of thugs. I saw a ten foot high chain link fence in front of me. I thought I’d leap up on the fence, scale it, and get away. So I lept as high as I could. I was shocked awake when I hit the floor by the side of my bed. I fell out on my right elbow. I didn’t break it, but bruised it up pretty good. When I realized where I was, my first thought was, “Damn, I done broke my arm and I’m gonna miss the Raider game!” But I iced it, and today it’s sore, but still works. I didn’t know at the time if that was an omen or not. The thing about Chiefs-Raiders games are, you never know what’s going to happen. After two weeks of having a stale, nasty Heinz Pickle taste the mouth, Andy and his coaches pull out another win after a bye. Andy is now 16-2 after a bye week, and that’s pretty amazing. The Chiefs have had their ass kicked in the rain in Oakland on other occasions. The only thing worse than the Black Hole is a wet, stinky, slippery Black Hole. That stadium is an upholstered septic tank. The field is below sea level, and sewage literally seeps from the facility. How the NFL can allow a team to present a field like that is beyond me. When the Raiders came out and smacked us in the mouth right off the gun, I thought “Oh Boy, here we go.” When the Midget missed his PAT, I thought, “Oh Boy, here we go.” When he missed a field goal, and then Sutton went all prevent and gave up an easy three to Seabass - a six point swing right before the half- I really said “Oh Boy, here we go.” But credit where credit is due: The Fade got shut down on their home sewage field, in front of their wet, stinky Black Hole fans; and there’s great satisfaction in that. Here’s the breakdown: 9. Peters pick in the first half was an important momentum changer. That pick was totally on Carr, as the ball was woefully under thrown. But it was important to kick start the offense with a short field, and get them out of chasing a lead early. Early impressions in the game included Charles fighting for yards between the tackles, not going down easily. On the catch Albert Wilson made, Charles picked up the blitz and stoned the oncoming linebacker like a boss. His return as an authentic Charles really set a tone for what the offense could do. It opened up the possibilities. That’s not to say Andy was an offensive genius today. He’s wasn’t. Far from it. I hate bubble screens. I hate not throwing the ball into the end zone on third and goal. If you get a DPI, you have first and goal on the one. How can you throw the ball to the three? The Poe TD was a gadget play -glad it worked, I like it when a fat guy scores- but with Ware blasting through the line today, why don’t you pound him three straight times? Luckily, in the second half, Andy started running the rock and running the clock, which was the absolute right thing to do in those weather conditions. 8. Smith and Carr threw for almost identical yards. Both right at 225 yards, but Carr had a pick and a fumble (should have had two picks) and Smith did not turn the ball over. When Alex spreads the ball around, we seem to have a much better chance of winning. Today he threw passes to nine different guys. It’s hard to understand why we tend to forget about guys during the course of the game. Maclin gets a 49 yard bomb, then they ignore him the rest of the game. Kelce disappears until he catches a critical third down to run clock on the last drive. Conley catches as many passes as Maclin and Kelce. DAT makes a cameo, and catches a ball. The TDs were all rushing (well, technically Poe was a pass), but with the crappy weather, that’s just fine. 7. Ware ran like a man possessed. He wrapped up the ball, ran hard, dragged guys for extra yards, and had 131 yards. He’s a load and can really run with power. And he protected the ball. Best performance by a Chiefs back thus far. He was the difference today, and if the ground game continues to balance Ware, West and Charles, that’s a lot for defenses to stop. Throw in DAT or Hill running the occasional reverse, and there’s speed to burn. This looked like the offense we expected to see in pre-season. Hope it sticks. 6. Early in the rain, Mack was owning Fisher. Mack disappeared in the second half. The O-line did a very good job. Alex had time to throw, backs had some good holes, Chiefs were 7 for 13 on third down. Best of all, Chiefs won TOP by more than 13 minutes. That’s almost a full quarter! Choking the clock away in the fourth quarter by ground control was beautiful. Everyone knows Oakland had given up a lot of passing yards, but I was encouraged by the way the line moved the ball on the ground. That’s going to be important in cold weather come December. 5. The best thing I can say about the defense is, once Peters got his pick, they didn’t give up another TD; and they shut Oakland out in the second half. Oakland’s been a fourth quarter comeback team. Not today, their luck ran out. Dee Ford came up big in the fourth quarter. Yeah, Oakland is missing a couple starting O-Linemen, and everybody knew Oakland had to throw the ball on a sloppy, nasty field, but Ford did a nice job getting Carr to turn the ball over and ice the game. This is definitely going to be Hali’s last year. God Bless him, he gives it everything he’s got, but he’s just too slow. He did force Oakland into a costly holding penalty in the fourth quarter, and he recovered Carr’s fumble, but we’ll need to replace him next year. Can't wait to get Houston back in the mix. 4. Our first pick Jones plays better and better each week. When Bailey went out, Jones got his shot, and he pushed the pocket all day long. He should be starting, and he makes the front defensive wall much better. DJ played great today, totally killed Richard on a clean hit on a screen pass, and Peters played well. In the secondary, DJ White got picked on big. Who’s bright idea was it to give him William Bartee’s jersey? They need to give him a different number. Cooper had 129 receiving yards, but he didn’t score. Better yet, Crabtree was held to ten yards on two receptions. And the defense gave up only 63 yards rushing. That’s a good day. 3. Specials was a mixed bag, but I’m willing to give it a pass due to the weather and field conditions. Yeah, the Midget started out rough. He gave up four points on his own. But Seabass missed a kick -albeit a long one- and the Midget hit on his last FG attempt to make it a 16 point lead. That was big, because that’s two TDs and two conversions to tie. Hill had a nice punt return with NO FLAGS for a change. Chiefs seemed to have better punt coverage for the most part. 2. On the injury front, I’m very concerned with Gaines being out again. Dorsey went into this year depending on Gaines to be there. That seems to be the achilles of the defense, and when Peters had to go out first for cramps, then for possible concussion, that was rough. If we lose both of those guys, we’re toast. The Canadian Doc tweaked his ankle again, but he went back in at the end of the game. Bailey hurt his shoulder. But Charles looked fine. I was most worried about him, and how he’d do on a sloppy field. 1. This was a critical win to keeping in the hunt for the division. Since the Donks lost, we really needed this game to get back in the chase. The hardest games left now are probably going to Carolina and going to Denver. We’ve got a shot now, just as much as anybody else in the division. After all three local college teams got their fudge pushed in on Saturday, it’s also good for our general mental health to have a satisfying win over the Fade on the road. Next week, I will not be around to do a Ten Things. I can’t attend the game as I have a prior out of town obligation. But fear not, I’ve arranged for a special guest writer who will attend the Saints game up close in my usual place, and provide the weekly Ten Things in my absence. I look forward to reading next week’s Ten Things, from our only home game in October! Who Dat Gonna Beat Dem Saints??? Last edited by gblowfish; 10-16-2016 at 07:45 PM..
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10-16-2016, 08:51 PM	#34
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $-1545266	Great read as always. I appreciate the insight. It is tough for te to get too much out of the radio on the combine. Road win in the division is always good. I thought Carr would rape us with no rush. Good to see the D clamp down. Maybe I shouldn't argue with the results but safety help on Whites side may be in order. Pitt lost to hapless Miami. Wtf.
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10-16-2016, 09:16 PM	#36
Rasputin Tip of the hat LIV Champs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ks Casino cash: $85421	I got off work about 2:36 and hurried home changed my pants to Chiefs shorts then headed out with my son 23 miles next town with an Applebees. Listening to the radio it was like OH ** the Raiders score then Alex Smith gets drop for a sack and ** it didn't sound good. Got to Applebeez sat down with a nice sitting of the TV in front of us put the Game On. Got some tasty bbq wings and you know what the Chiefs were starting to get some things going and the game just started to get more enjoyable to watch. Then the Chiefs drove down missed a field goal just before half and Raiders went the other way and made theirs kinda pissed me off. Other thing that pissed me off that putrid Raider made a clean catch with toes in bounds but Chiefs just had to challenge it and lost. Other than that the game went well better than I thought it would so I got happier and happier as the game went along. Really the Chiefs just ran over the Raiders and Alex had some nice throws he at least was on target and Derrick Carr was not, he had several errant throws. Boom Ch Ka DJ Lit that putrid Raider up and that made me grin hellz yeah legal hit with his shoulder pads. Chiefs left the field on a couple kneel downs deep in enemy territory so they could have put more points on the board if they wanted too. Good day it was a good day. __________________ "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it"
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10-17-2016, 06:08 AM	#37
GloryDayz (Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diving Casino cash: $775380	Thanks George, as always a superb write-up (and a great story too). And I look forward to next week's stand-in writer too; but truth be told, he/she has some big shoes to fill. Have a great trip, I hope it's for pleasure, and I hope you smile more than you did with this awesome win. __________________ . #Like 45, 47 Is Going To Be AWESOME! #I still don't have COVID #I'mImmuneToVirtueSignaling
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10-17-2016, 06:13 AM	#38
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10-17-2016, 06:34 AM	#39
Danguardace Veteran Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Shrewsbury England Casino cash: $-864410	Great write up as always. This game felt like last year's team again. If this offense can continue run the ball like they did and execute 4-5 20+yard throws down field then they will be ok. The defense might not be incredible right now but they wont lose the game on their own so ball security and TOP will be crucial going forwards. Also the character of the team too was a throwback to last year, coping with injuries and guys stepping up. These next five games are crucial, all outside the division all against teams currently below .500; 5-0 is possible but I would take 4-1 in this stretch right now if you offered it me.
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10-17-2016, 06:58 AM	#41
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10-17-2016, 07:06 AM	#43
JohnnyHammersticks MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chandler AZ Casino cash: $-519996	And you're right on the money in terms of Jones starting over Bailey. 2 things I would mandate if I were in charge. On offense, get the ball in Tyreek Hill's hands AT LEAST once a quarter. Even better, at least once every possession. And start Jones over Bailey. Bailey just hasn't been the same player he's been for the last 2 years so far this year.
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10-17-2016, 07:20 AM	#44
RunKC Andy Reid Supporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Casino cash: $-1590389	#6 on George's list was a huge surprise for me. Ehinger played like a veteran G today and LDT looked great as well. The OL pushed the Raiders shit in after that first drive and it was awesome. __________________ Mike Greenberg@Espngreeny I can’t fathom what it must be like to be a fan of the #Chiefs. Adopt a Chief: Jared Wiley
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