Chiefs are on the decline.

[Direckshun]

http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/...on_the_Decline

Five teams on the rise, five teams on decline.

Broncos made the five on the rise, and Raiders got an honorable mention (which happens when you literally have no other direction to go).

On the other side, the Chiefs make the five on decline, with the Chargers getting a dishonorable mention.

So, there you have it. And their brilliant reasoning on the Chiefs?

Chiefs - Kansas City's backdoor maneuver into the 2006 playoff bracket could end up being the highlight of the Herm Edwards era. As it stands now, the Chiefs are about Larry Johnson and precious little else. The quarterback situation is fluid, with Damon Huard kinda-sorta the starter and Brodie Croyle ready to be handed the reins as soon as Huard gets a hangnail. The offensive line is a shell of its former self now that Will Shields has joined Willie Roaf in retirement, and the top targets are a pretty old guy (tight end Tony Gonzalez) and a pretty young guy (first-round draft pick Dwayne Bowe). The defense still lacks leadership, and the team showed its desperation in that area by signing 34-year-old Donnie Edwards and former first-round disappointment Napoleon Harris to assist at linebacker. Oh, and a team that needed major secondary help added one player there - ex-Lions third-string safety Jon McGraw - via either the draft or free agency. Is it me, or does this ship seem rudderless?

So let's organize this attack, shall we?

1. Chiefs backed into the playoffs.
2. QB situation isn't settled.
3. OL sucks.
4. Tony G is old.
5. Dwayne Bowe is young.
6. D doesn't have a leader.
7. Signing Donnie was a sign of desperation.
8. Napoleon Harris has been a disappointment.
9. Jon McGraw is a third-stringer.

Brilliant!