Sammy Knight a Chief according to Metro Sports - Page 4

BigChiefFan · 03-10-2005, 10:50 PM

I haven't seen it posted anywhere, but Metro Sports reported that Sammy Knight HAS been signed by the Chiefs. I saw it on the 10:00 news addition. Anybody else bear witness?

Coach · 03-10-2005, 11:22 PM

Hmm.. strange.

I've gone to the KC Star, the Chiefs' site, the Miami Herald, ESPN.com, SI.com, The Palm Beach Post, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Foxsports.com, Finnheaven, The phins' site & KFFL and have yet to find anything to support it.

Anyone else find anything?

Imon Yourside · 03-10-2005, 11:24 PM

I just saw it reported on metrosports, I guess the local sportscasters as well as national media don't consider it newsworthy.

jspchief · 03-10-2005, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ZootedGranny

He's not horrible, but has never been outstanding in New Orleans or Miami.

He was outstanding for a few years in NO, including at least one Pro Bowl.

Deberg_1990 · 03-10-2005, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

I don't think there's any way we can do both there... Law/Surtain are going to want too much money. If we could get them and get Hartwell and fit them all under the cap it'd be quite a feat. I think if we get one of them we'll have to get more of a "value" pickup at the other position....

It could be done. Especially if Law runs out of options and he signs for les than his market value like Whitlock claims he would.

nychief · 03-10-2005, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

It could be done. Especially if Law runs out of options and he signs for les than his market value like Whitlock claims he would.

I think whitlock gets 10% of Ty's contract if he signs with KC....

jspchief · 03-10-2005, 11:27 PM

Who the hell is "metro sports" anyway? Is this a legit source?

RINGLEADER · 03-10-2005, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Manila-Chief

Hey, don't we need a back up QB? Maybe one of them can fill in at QB???

We've got one. He's playing safety...

tk13 · 03-10-2005, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

It could be done. Especially if Law runs out of options and he signs for les than his market value like Whitlock claims he would.

I don't know about that. Less than market value for Ty Law would still be 10 million in signing bonus I'd imagine. That's purely a guess on my part... I think Law would've gotten 15-17 million in signing bonus had he been healthy, he'd been the number 1 corner on the market.

tk13 · 03-10-2005, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Who the hell is "metro sports" anyway? Is this a legit source?

Sports channel in Kansas City... they do the nightly sports report on Channel 5 (CBS affiliate) in KC...

Imon Yourside · 03-10-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Who the hell is "metro sports" anyway? Is this a legit source?

Well ya i guess it's our local version of espn news.

Pants · 03-10-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Who the hell is "metro sports" anyway? Is this a legit source?

They are pretty legit, I believe them. They are kind of like the local news of EPSN (you know, like KCTV5 is CBS or whatever).

keg in kc · 03-10-2005, 11:31 PM

Metro sports has been known to make mistakes in the past, but they're generally reliable.

I expected this. We wouldn't have brought in Smith and Knight if we didn't intend to sign a safety to, I believe, replace Woods in the starting lineup.

Now if we can get Law.

Chiefs Pantalones · 03-11-2005, 12:11 AM

I hear he has a narrow spine.

Eleazar · 03-11-2005, 12:18 AM

From the fins board:

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He is hard hitting, but slow. He will get burnt in coverage. I personally liked him as our SS.

Ballhawk. Playmaker. Veteran. Leadership. Slow. Good COverage for the limited speed he has. Hard Hitter. Can't blitz all that well. If you sign him, you will be getting a pretty damn good safety. I'll miss him If he leaves.

Please, take him. He left all his playmaking ability in N.O. Maybe he rediscovers it there but I wont miss him. Good hitter, cant cover.

I agree with what PrimeTime said. He's good in coverage for his speed, he has excellent ball skills, he will get burned at times, plays very well as the 8th man in the box, and he can knock anyone on their ***. I liked him alot but we gotta get younger and faster, not to mention cheaper in the secondary. We would end up payin too much for Knight.

Though he didn't have the numbers with us that he had with NO, you can't take away from the guy that he is a playmaker. Besides, I don't think that the coverages that we played really help the SS position. Look at Freeman, B Walker and Knight.... none of them posted amazing numbers while at the SS position. I think our defense catered more to the FS position as far as INT's are concerned...

He'll make some plays for you. He works best in traffic. Get him out in space and he is in trouble. Takes bad angles on deep coverage and is often late giving help. Good player in run support. Solid tackler although his "hard hitter" reputation is more myth then reality in my opinion. He's too slow to hammer guys coming across the middle but he will smoke some people in run support. Good leader. He'll make big plays in bunches.

Sammy played better than any defender on the team after Bates took over as HC. He made more plays with the Saints because he wasnt stuck in deep cover 2 most the time. Once Bates took over he was allowed to roam the flats and became a one man wrecking crew on the strongside against the run and pass. If he's allowed to play close tothe LOS, he's one of the best SS in the league. Even when in deep cover 2 he played disciplined ball for us.

Bottom line is he's made more plays in the NFL from his SS spot than 99% of the other SS in the league. So if he is average speed or "slow" it really doesnt matter much.

Sounds like a guy who isn't going to enhance coverage from the SS position, but can lay the wood and is good in run support.

Nightfyre · 03-11-2005, 12:45 AM

Wesley will be a killer FS. He's a total ballhawk. I think You will see knight in the SS position.

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