Chiefs X-Factor's Inside the Huddle-REVENGE FINALLY - Page 4

xfactor · 10-13-2011, 03:28 PM

YACs and bean bags
lead to winning in KC

Five weeks into the 2011 season we’re finally looking like the Kansas City Chiefs of old. Old being the 2010 season. Old being a team which actually has a running game. If we’re going to find success it’s going to be in our ability to establish a rushing attack and we saw that against Indianapolis. Jackie Battle had a career high 119 yards - 6.3 yards per carry - and we had a season high 198 yards rushing. And some said it couldn’t be done without Jamaal Charles.

Back in August there was discussion about how many runningbacks should KC keep on its roster. At the time I was pulling for Battle to make the cut because I could see him as a good insurance policy. What he did on Sunday was more than that. He may have just saved Kansas City’s season.
Sunday’s win was significant on two fronts.
•The 17-point comeback matched the largest ever in Chiefs history.
•This was Kansas City’s first-ever win over the Indianapolis Colts, ending a drought going back 21 years. The last time we beat the Colts they were still in Baltimore.

We’re also seeing the result of head coach Todd Haley’s emphasis on conditioning during the pre-season. It was evident during the second half of the San Diego game, which we had an opportunity to win, and in the last two wins over Minnesota and Indy. Early in the second half on Sunday, KC players were coming off the field saying, “Indy is done,” because they could see that the Colts were gasping for air. And they were done.

But there’s something even more significant that we saw on Sunday which is a direct reflection of Haley and his coaching style. What bothered Haley even more than his team’s 1-3 record entering the Indy game was the fact KC was dead last in the NFL in YACs. What’s that? Yards after catch for the receivers and yards after contact for the runningbacks.
Against San Diego, we had two YACs. That’s not average. That’s total . . . as in we made a total of two yards after every reception.. That’s beyond comprehension in the NFL.

Against Indy, the Chiefs had 260 YACs. In other words, more than half of our 436 total yards against the Colts came after the catch or contact. That’s the equivalent of 2-1/2 football fields of field position. Wideout Dwayne Bowe had 128 total receiving yards - 70 of those were YACs.

Just imagine if we’d have done half of that against San Diego. You have to think that another 130 yards would have led to a game-tying field goal, or possibly a game-winning touchdown.Wide receiver Steve Breaston, who played for Haley when he was an offensive coordinator at Arizona, isn’t surprised. He has credited Haley’s emphasis on YACs with making them one of the top receiving groups in the league when they reached the Super Bowl.
Never giving up can happen in different ways.

It is reflected in a team’s ability to erase a 17-point deficit. It’s evident when a better conditioned team is able to wear down their opponent. And it means not going down on the initial contact, but finding a way to make an extra yard or an extra 10 yards.We’re seeing there is no quit in the Chiefs. Haley won’t let that happen.

Want to know something else that could figure into Kansas City’s turnaround? Bean bags . . . as in the game.You know what I’m talking about. You may have one at home or probably played them at a school carnival. You stand about 15-20 feet away from the clown’s face and you score points by tossing a bean bag between one of the openings.

Walk through the parking lot at Arrowhead Stadium on any given Sunday and you’ll see bean bag games everywhere. You’ll also find them in the Chiefs’ locker room with the players competing as two-man teams after practice.
The idea is to build camaraderie and teamwork. It’s just another way that Haley is trying to create better team chemistry. It beats the heck out of having players sitting around playing video games. And the players love it. They’re playing every chance they get.Rumor is that the Chiefs are getting so good they’re banned from competing at any school carnivals in the Kansas City area.

You may have noticed an unshaven Haley walking the sideline at last Sunday’s game. He plans to stay that way as long as the Chiefs are winning.

-King- · 10-13-2011, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lzen

Wth, bro? 1st ever win against Colts? I was there when Trent Green and co. beat them at Arrowhead in 2004. Besides those 2, have we ever beaten them? Anybody?

September 28, 1970	W
December 10, 1972	W
November 30, 1975	L
October 16, 1977	L
September 2, 1979	W
December 9, 1979	W
November 2, 1980	L
December 21, 1980	W
November 24, 1985	W
October 7, 1990	L
January 7, 1996	L
December 15, 1996	L
November 7, 1999	L
September 3, 2000	L
October 25, 2001	L
January 11, 2004	L
October 31, 2004	W
January 6, 2007	L
November 18, 2007	L
October 10, 2010	L
October 9, 2011	W

Hammock Parties · 10-13-2011, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lzen

Wth, bro? 1st ever win against Colts? I was there when Trent Green and co. beat them at Arrowhead in 2004. Besides those 2, have we ever beaten them? Anybody?

Yes. This information is not hard to find.

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...tm2=clt&yr=all

But it's obvious Suck ****tor puts 0 effort into his "inside the huddle" shit.

mnchiefsguy · 10-13-2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

September 28, 1970	W
December 10, 1972	W
November 30, 1975	L
October 16, 1977	L
September 2, 1979	W
December 9, 1979	W
November 2, 1980	L
December 21, 1980	W
November 24, 1985	W
October 7, 1990	L
January 7, 1996	L
December 15, 1996	L
November 7, 1999	L
September 3, 2000	L
October 25, 2001	L
January 11, 2004	L
October 31, 2004	W
January 6, 2007	L
November 18, 2007	L
October 10, 2010	L
October 9, 2011	W

They were the Indianapolis Colts when we beat them in 85. I was at that game with my Dad. It was very cold and windy that day. We started in the upper deck , but wound up near the sideline. Not many people there that day. I remember drinking tons of Hot Chocolate (I was 13, so no beer to keep me warm), and I remember they kept showing these four shirtless guys on the jumbotron. Those guys had to have frozen to death. I think the final score was 38-14 Chiefs.

**J Diddy** · 10-13-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Yes. This information is not hard to find.

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...tm2=clt&yr=all

But it's obvious Suck ****tor puts 0 effort into his "inside the huddle" shit.

See my post for suggestions.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 10-13-2011, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

Rumor has it this guy is a drunk who steals charity money to pay child support.

Oh, do tell.

Hammock Parties · 10-13-2011, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Oh, do tell.

Accusations were made against him by his ex (who received payment entirely in one dollar bills) and put on the internet by Barry.

TEX · 10-13-2011, 08:42 PM

Ok - the preseason "plan" was not to practice too aggressively and the regular season "plan" is for Haley not to shave.

xfactor · 10-14-2011, 06:44 AM

i was misquoted, i reported 21 years since we beat them on road, I was at revenge game in 2004, when we actually made them punt. I was at 3 previous loses at Indy, wasnt last weekend cause i choose to go to Chokeland instead. I love you all, go ahead and dump on me, it aint nothing compared to next Sunday at Chokeland. If it makes you feel better as a person to dump on me,spread lies/rumors, go right ahead, my friends and family that truly know me know the truth, so its all good in my book!!!

Hammock Parties · 10-14-2011, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xfactor

i was misquoted, i reported 21 years since we beat them on road,

What?

No, this is what you wrote:

Quote:

This was Kansas City’s first-ever win over the Indianapolis Colts, ending a drought going back 21 years.

Own up to your dumbass mistake.

burt · 10-14-2011, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xfactor

i was misquoted, i reported 21 years since we beat them on road, I was at revenge game in 2004, when we actually made them punt. I was at 3 previous loses at Indy, wasnt last weekend cause i choose to go to Chokeland instead. I love you all, go ahead and dump on me, it aint nothing compared to next Sunday at Chokeland. If it makes you feel better as a person to dump on me,spread lies/rumors, go right ahead, my friends and family that truly know me know the truth, so its all good in my book!!!

Some of us, who just met you once, don't let the bs seep in either. I appreciate what you are trying to do with your writing. Is it great? Hell no. But no writer starts out great. But if they had the critics of CP behind them, they would get better fast.

Look, I think you are a little geeky with the super fan stuff. BUT, I also believe we all have geekiness in us. Take the super model, Star Wars loving, touches penises, Clayton, for example. His geekiness to yours is like The Patriots football to Winnetonka HS Football.

Hell, my inner geek would rival yours, but yours just happens to be public. And thru that, you take crap fom some, but also do something that you love, as well as help charity.

I am glad that you frequent our board. I think it is smart that you use us as critics. The bashers here is just part of paying your writing dues. Heck, most times, my spelling and grammar is better than nut's, but that, doesn't make me better than him.

Keep up with all of it that makes you happy.

Oh, and none of it makes me want Cassel to stay, in anything more than a back up role.

**bevischief** · 10-14-2011, 07:08 AM

And they are quite a bit ahead in the Luck sweepstakes.

burt · 10-14-2011, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Own up to your dumbass mistake.

This, coming from the king of dumbassery!

If you took everyone as ****ed up as you and brought them together, they wouldn't slow down the line at my local Quick Trip.

**SAUTO** · 10-14-2011, 07:11 AM

is clay jealous someone else is getting some attention?

xfactor · 10-14-2011, 08:31 AM

Facts guys. I don't write this, an editor of a very small paper does. I get interviewed, not always quoted correctly. Take it for what its worth. If you don't like it don't read it. If you do give me constructive critism, I ask for that. This is a hobby and that's all it will ever be. I got a good career and ain't looking to go into jounalism......

Hammock Parties · 10-14-2011, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xfactor

Facts guys. I don't write this, an editor of a very small paper does.

The kid who runs the local high school paper?

Every single one of these are rife with technical and factual errors.

They make you look like an idiot.

10-13-2011, 03:28 PM
xfactor Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10005222	X-Factor's Inside the Huddle-REVENGE FINALLY YACs and bean bags lead to winning in KC Five weeks into the 2011 season we’re finally looking like the Kansas City Chiefs of old. Old being the 2010 season. Old being a team which actually has a running game. If we’re going to find success it’s going to be in our ability to establish a rushing attack and we saw that against Indianapolis. Jackie Battle had a career high 119 yards - 6.3 yards per carry - and we had a season high 198 yards rushing. And some said it couldn’t be done without Jamaal Charles. Back in August there was discussion about how many runningbacks should KC keep on its roster. At the time I was pulling for Battle to make the cut because I could see him as a good insurance policy. What he did on Sunday was more than that. He may have just saved Kansas City’s season. Sunday’s win was significant on two fronts. •The 17-point comeback matched the largest ever in Chiefs history. •This was Kansas City’s first-ever win over the Indianapolis Colts, ending a drought going back 21 years. The last time we beat the Colts they were still in Baltimore. We’re also seeing the result of head coach Todd Haley’s emphasis on conditioning during the pre-season. It was evident during the second half of the San Diego game, which we had an opportunity to win, and in the last two wins over Minnesota and Indy. Early in the second half on Sunday, KC players were coming off the field saying, “Indy is done,” because they could see that the Colts were gasping for air. And they were done. But there’s something even more significant that we saw on Sunday which is a direct reflection of Haley and his coaching style. What bothered Haley even more than his team’s 1-3 record entering the Indy game was the fact KC was dead last in the NFL in YACs. What’s that? Yards after catch for the receivers and yards after contact for the runningbacks. Against San Diego, we had two YACs. That’s not average. That’s total . . . as in we made a total of two yards after every reception.. That’s beyond comprehension in the NFL. Against Indy, the Chiefs had 260 YACs. In other words, more than half of our 436 total yards against the Colts came after the catch or contact. That’s the equivalent of 2-1/2 football fields of field position. Wideout Dwayne Bowe had 128 total receiving yards - 70 of those were YACs. Just imagine if we’d have done half of that against San Diego. You have to think that another 130 yards would have led to a game-tying field goal, or possibly a game-winning touchdown.Wide receiver Steve Breaston, who played for Haley when he was an offensive coordinator at Arizona, isn’t surprised. He has credited Haley’s emphasis on YACs with making them one of the top receiving groups in the league when they reached the Super Bowl. Never giving up can happen in different ways. It is reflected in a team’s ability to erase a 17-point deficit. It’s evident when a better conditioned team is able to wear down their opponent. And it means not going down on the initial contact, but finding a way to make an extra yard or an extra 10 yards.We’re seeing there is no quit in the Chiefs. Haley won’t let that happen. Want to know something else that could figure into Kansas City’s turnaround? Bean bags . . . as in the game.You know what I’m talking about. You may have one at home or probably played them at a school carnival. You stand about 15-20 feet away from the clown’s face and you score points by tossing a bean bag between one of the openings. Walk through the parking lot at Arrowhead Stadium on any given Sunday and you’ll see bean bag games everywhere. You’ll also find them in the Chiefs’ locker room with the players competing as two-man teams after practice. The idea is to build camaraderie and teamwork. It’s just another way that Haley is trying to create better team chemistry. It beats the heck out of having players sitting around playing video games. And the players love it. They’re playing every chance they get.Rumor is that the Chiefs are getting so good they’re banned from competing at any school carnivals in the Kansas City area. You may have noticed an unshaven Haley walking the sideline at last Sunday’s game. He plans to stay that way as long as the Chiefs are winning.
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10-14-2011, 06:44 AM	#53
xfactor Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10005222	i was misquoted, i reported 21 years since we beat them on road, I was at revenge game in 2004, when we actually made them punt. I was at 3 previous loses at Indy, wasnt last weekend cause i choose to go to Chokeland instead. I love you all, go ahead and dump on me, it aint nothing compared to next Sunday at Chokeland. If it makes you feel better as a person to dump on me,spread lies/rumors, go right ahead, my friends and family that truly know me know the truth, so its all good in my book!!! __________________ Join the KCSUPERFANS in making positive changes happen in our communities throughout the Chiefs Nation. www.kcsuperfans.com
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xfactor Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10005222	Facts guys. I don't write this, an editor of a very small paper does. I get interviewed, not always quoted correctly. Take it for what its worth. If you don't like it don't read it. If you do give me constructive critism, I ask for that. This is a hobby and that's all it will ever be. I got a good career and ain't looking to go into jounalism...... __________________ Join the KCSUPERFANS in making positive changes happen in our communities throughout the Chiefs Nation. www.kcsuperfans.com
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