The High Priest

Wolfe · 07-21-2001, 09:06 PM

Priest Holmes was a Raven for 3(?) seasons, and he should be a welcomed addition to The Chiefs. Not only is he a super runner, who'll get STRONGER as the game grows longer, but he's a superb pass catcher, and an all around great guy!
I suppose that he's going to be featured as your #1 RB, right?
Best of Luck,
Wolfe, Baltimore, MD.

Chiefs Pantalones · 07-21-2001, 09:09 PM

Thanks Wolfe!

I hope he or one of our backs gets it done. Whoever it is, I don't care, as long as we win!!! If its Holmes, so be it!!!

CG

is hungry:D

Chiefs Pantalones · 07-21-2001, 09:11 PM

Oops, sorry, I forgot to answer.

Yes, he is listed as the featured back, but whoever steps up will get the job.

Do you think he can carry the load the entire season?

Wolfe · 07-21-2001, 09:27 PM

Cody,
He always did whatever he was asked, and more! Not injury prone, and has really great vision. Super good on the cut back run and has enough speed to run away from linemen and backers.
I'm glad (and you'll be too) that they plan to start him. Jemal Lewis, Raven rookie in 2000, alway gave Priest much credit for showing him the ropes, knowing that Jemal was gonna eventually start over him! What a guy...
Wolfe

HC_Chief · 07-21-2001, 09:27 PM

Holmes will be the man! I really liked this signing...I think the majority of KC fans will too after they see him perform. :)

BTW, welcome Wolfe. Pull up a chair and let's talk some football (doesn't necessarily have to be about the Chiefs)

Cormac · 07-22-2001, 08:23 AM

Wolfe,

Thanks for your input. I am hoping Holmes becomes the legit feature back that we have been lacking for years! He does seem to be a great locker room guy from what I have read. Many of us expect him to get a lot of carries, but Tony Richardson will get the carries in one-back sets according to Vermeil. With a more mobile O-line system, we could have an exciting running game with Holmes et al.

BTW, if you hang around the board, be prepared to be inundated with questions about Grbac! :D

TEX · 07-22-2001, 11:25 AM

Holmes is an AVERAGE NFL RB on a running back starved team. He was slightly above average at TEXAS and only had 1 solid year in the NFL. I will be surprised if he emerges as the Chiefs feature back.

chieffanphil · 07-22-2001, 12:10 PM

between Holmes and Tony Richardson i am as excited about our running game now as i have been since we first got Marcus Allen . Go Chiefs

Packfan · 07-22-2001, 12:32 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs have no idea what you mean by "feature back". Priest Holmes will have Donnell Bennett numbers for the Chiefs and next year they will once again be wondering what a feature back is and how to get one.

Nelson Muntz · 07-22-2001, 12:50 PM

Hey packfan, why don't you give him a chance before you start bitching about him. Is your life so pathetic that all you can do is hang around here and ***** about every little thing that you percieve to be wrong with the Chiefs?

Archie F. Swin · 07-22-2001, 01:15 PM

I just hope that PH gets to play a whole game. It would be a refreshing change.

milkman · 07-22-2001, 01:22 PM

Pac,
You can blame CP for a lot of the ills that the Chiefs have suffered through the years, but the RBbC is part of the essense of Martyball. It's a concept he brought with him from Cleveland.

I am not on the Vermeil bandwagon, but he at least does understand the value of a feature back, and knows what one looks like.

We may not have found a feature back in Holmes (and I am one that believes that he won't be), but Vermeil will at least give him every oppotunity to prove whether he is or not, something that every back in KC under Marty and Gun never got.

NaptownChief · 07-22-2001, 01:30 PM

I sure hope Preist turns out to be the man for us but my guess is TRich will be our primary ball carrier and D.Blaylock will work his self into the chage of pace 3rd down back by mid season...

Packfan · 07-23-2001, 08:28 AM

Fellas,

Blame Marty all you want for the running back by committee concept. But lets not fool ourselves here: The Chiefs really havent had a guy who could carry the load for the entire season. Is that Marty's fault for making due with what he had? No. Its Peterson's fault for bringing scrub and scrub into KC to carry the ball. Greg Hill? Bam Morris? 33 year old Marcus Allen? Harvey Williams?

Marty had such crap at runningback that he even tried Vanover there. How desperate is that?

BTW, didnt Marty have a 1000 yard rusher while he was in Cleveland? Mack maybe? I could have sworn he did.

California Injun · 07-23-2001, 08:33 AM

Coulda sworn Marty had a 1,000 yard rusher from Nigeria....

07-21-2001, 09:06 PM
Wolfe Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	The High Priest Priest Holmes was a Raven for 3(?) seasons, and he should be a welcomed addition to The Chiefs. Not only is he a super runner, who'll get STRONGER as the game grows longer, but he's a superb pass catcher, and an all around great guy! I suppose that he's going to be featured as your #1 RB, right? Best of Luck, Wolfe, Baltimore, MD.
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07-21-2001, 09:09 PM	#2
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $7918717	Thanks Wolfe! I hope he or one of our backs gets it done. Whoever it is, I don't care, as long as we win!!! If its Holmes, so be it!!! CG is hungry:D __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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07-21-2001, 09:11 PM	#3
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $7918717	Oops, sorry, I forgot to answer. Yes, he is listed as the featured back, but whoever steps up will get the job. Do you think he can carry the load the entire season? __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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07-21-2001, 09:27 PM	#4
Wolfe Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	Cody, He always did whatever he was asked, and more! Not injury prone, and has really great vision. Super good on the cut back run and has enough speed to run away from linemen and backers. I'm glad (and you'll be too) that they plan to start him. Jemal Lewis, Raven rookie in 2000, alway gave Priest much credit for showing him the ropes, knowing that Jemal was gonna eventually start over him! What a guy... Wolfe
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07-21-2001, 09:27 PM	#5
HC_Chief That's just f***in' stupid Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: suburbia Casino cash: $3687107	Holmes will be the man! I really liked this signing...I think the majority of KC fans will too after they see him perform. :) BTW, welcome Wolfe. Pull up a chair and let's talk some football (doesn't necessarily have to be about the Chiefs) __________________ "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room!"
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07-22-2001, 08:23 AM	#6
Cormac Haley sceptic.... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: waiting it out....... Casino cash: $10004900	Wolfe, Thanks for your input. I am hoping Holmes becomes the legit feature back that we have been lacking for years! He does seem to be a great locker room guy from what I have read. Many of us expect him to get a lot of carries, but Tony Richardson will get the carries in one-back sets according to Vermeil. With a more mobile O-line system, we could have an exciting running game with Holmes et al. BTW, if you hang around the board, be prepared to be inundated with questions about Grbac! :D
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07-22-2001, 11:25 AM	#7
TEX Out Gunning CP's Fandom Police Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Casino cash: $2373127	Holmes is an AVERAGE NFL RB on a running back starved team. He was slightly above average at TEXAS and only had 1 solid year in the NFL. I will be surprised if he emerges as the Chiefs feature back.
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07-22-2001, 12:10 PM	#8
chieffanphil Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: mississippi Casino cash: $10004900	between Holmes and Tony Richardson i am as excited about our running game now as i have been since we first got Marcus Allen . Go Chiefs
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07-22-2001, 12:32 PM	#9
Packfan Starter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI, Door Casino cash: $10004900	The Kansas City Chiefs have no idea what you mean by "feature back". Priest Holmes will have Donnell Bennett numbers for the Chiefs and next year they will once again be wondering what a feature back is and how to get one. __________________ Ken Dienberg
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07-22-2001, 12:50 PM	#10
Nelson Muntz Ha Ha Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	Hey packfan, why don't you give him a chance before you start bitching about him. Is your life so pathetic that all you can do is hang around here and ***** about every little thing that you percieve to be wrong with the Chiefs?
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07-22-2001, 01:15 PM	#11
Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	I just hope that PH gets to play a whole game. It would be a refreshing change. __________________ "No Two People Will Do It The Same, You got It Down...When You Appear to Be In Pain!"
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07-22-2001, 01:22 PM	#12
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	Pac, You can blame CP for a lot of the ills that the Chiefs have suffered through the years, but the RBbC is part of the essense of Martyball. It's a concept he brought with him from Cleveland. I am not on the Vermeil bandwagon, but he at least does understand the value of a feature back, and knows what one looks like. We may not have found a feature back in Holmes (and I am one that believes that he won't be), but Vermeil will at least give him every oppotunity to prove whether he is or not, something that every back in KC under Marty and Gun never got. __________________
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07-22-2001, 01:30 PM	#13
NaptownChief Football Pimp Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Indianapolis,IN Casino cash: $9974900	I sure hope Preist turns out to be the man for us but my guess is TRich will be our primary ball carrier and D.Blaylock will work his self into the chage of pace 3rd down back by mid season... __________________ "We weren't worth a damn," the Kansas City Chiefs head coach said, shaking his head. "I'm not worth a damn. No one's worth a damn..." Former President of the Eric Downing Fan Club and Current President of the Kris"Secret Weapon"Wilson Fan Club
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07-23-2001, 08:28 AM	#14
Packfan Starter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI, Door Casino cash: $10004900	Fellas, Blame Marty all you want for the running back by committee concept. But lets not fool ourselves here: The Chiefs really havent had a guy who could carry the load for the entire season. Is that Marty's fault for making due with what he had? No. Its Peterson's fault for bringing scrub and scrub into KC to carry the ball. Greg Hill? Bam Morris? 33 year old Marcus Allen? Harvey Williams? Marty had such crap at runningback that he even tried Vanover there. How desperate is that? BTW, didnt Marty have a 1000 yard rusher while he was in Cleveland? Mack maybe? I could have sworn he did. __________________ Ken Dienberg
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07-23-2001, 08:33 AM	#15
California Injun Bucs 48 Raiders 21 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Andreas, CA. USA Casino cash: $10004900	Coulda sworn Marty had a 1,000 yard rusher from Nigeria.... __________________ I just made $13,000 on the Chiefs!!! Once they win the Super Bowl I'll be counting my winnings. (13:1 @ Lake Tahoe Horizon Sportsbook).
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