Direckshun
08-02-2007, 11:18 PM
Just one of thousands I've started.
Anyway, hi there. I'm about to give you my completely premature assessment of how I think the Chiefs are going to shape out. I claim no special expertise in the ways of football, the Chiefs, or Herman Edwards. I claim no past history of success in predictions, matter of fact my predictions usually end up completely wrong. I also do not claim that this thread hasn't already been started approximately 8,000 times this offseason, and that adding my own voice to the pandamonium helps the problem in any way.
But America being free and whatnot, even with the expanding nature of governmental surveillance, including the considerable threats we've seen to habeus corpus and checks and balances during the current administration, I still basically have the right to say what I want when I want. What I haven't considered, is the fact that ChiefsPlanet is not a public forum but rather a private one where censorship can in fact run rampant without violating the Constitution. And it's a good thing I haven't considered that, because I wouldn't have posted this thread if I had thought of it.
What's the story with the Chiefs. Well, I've been what I like to call a "reasonable optimist," or to peruse a football colloquialism, a "mediocre homer." I like to believe in all outcomes that are (a.) positive, and (b.) realistic. Occasionally I will sacrifice the former in favor of the latter, but this is a thread about the Chiefs, not my opinion on our ill-begotten and incompetently orchestrated foray into Iraq.
That being said, let me start with the most controversial unit, the offense. Why? Because we know the defense is going to be good. We know Pollard & Page are going to pan out perfectly fine, we know Surtain & Law can hold the fort down at CB for another year, we know the LB corps has vastly improved and will be one of the top units in the league, we know Tamba and Jared are going to wreak havoc in the backfield, and we know the DT position is deeper and stocked with more talent now than any previous Chiefs team in the 21st century.
My concerns for the offense do not focus around Croyle. I do not believe Croyle will develop into a Pro Bowler but I am committed to the notion that he can develop into a solid QB that may not be able to beat the world on his own, but could reshape the continents trying. I do not worry about the hold outs with LJ and Bowe, as LJ was ready for the season to start in May, and Bowe still has time to gel with the offense, since no QB's been selected for the starting job yet for him to work on timing. And I do not fear the Big Apple himself, LT Damion McIntosh, as I believe he will be the best acquisition of our offseason this side of Donnie Edwards.
No, my friends. My concerns, totally and entirely, can be aptly summarized in this run-on sentence: I have no idea if anybody we have in the backfield other than LJ can pan out since none of the FBs have displayed any running ability and none of the RBs have displayed the ability to secure the football not to mention that our best wide receiver is in his upper thirties and will come nowhere near a 1,000 yard season and Parker is likely to be our other starter and Hannon, Webb, and Eck look good I suppose but they are not world-changers that can put this particular unit into the upper half of the league, and our offensive line is a series of veterans because we haven't drafted a solid guy for that position since I can't remember Terry's been burned more than firewood since he arrived in River Falls but I don't know if it's because he's awful or if it's simply Hali being awesome and there have been lots of blitzes that have broken through the OL.
I fear the Offense will be bottom 10 this year.
I ask that you either lift my spirits, or insult poor grammar.
9 wins this year. But thanks to a relatively easy schedule, not a particularly wonderful offense.
Anyway, hi there. I'm about to give you my completely premature assessment of how I think the Chiefs are going to shape out. I claim no special expertise in the ways of football, the Chiefs, or Herman Edwards. I claim no past history of success in predictions, matter of fact my predictions usually end up completely wrong. I also do not claim that this thread hasn't already been started approximately 8,000 times this offseason, and that adding my own voice to the pandamonium helps the problem in any way.
But America being free and whatnot, even with the expanding nature of governmental surveillance, including the considerable threats we've seen to habeus corpus and checks and balances during the current administration, I still basically have the right to say what I want when I want. What I haven't considered, is the fact that ChiefsPlanet is not a public forum but rather a private one where censorship can in fact run rampant without violating the Constitution. And it's a good thing I haven't considered that, because I wouldn't have posted this thread if I had thought of it.
What's the story with the Chiefs. Well, I've been what I like to call a "reasonable optimist," or to peruse a football colloquialism, a "mediocre homer." I like to believe in all outcomes that are (a.) positive, and (b.) realistic. Occasionally I will sacrifice the former in favor of the latter, but this is a thread about the Chiefs, not my opinion on our ill-begotten and incompetently orchestrated foray into Iraq.
That being said, let me start with the most controversial unit, the offense. Why? Because we know the defense is going to be good. We know Pollard & Page are going to pan out perfectly fine, we know Surtain & Law can hold the fort down at CB for another year, we know the LB corps has vastly improved and will be one of the top units in the league, we know Tamba and Jared are going to wreak havoc in the backfield, and we know the DT position is deeper and stocked with more talent now than any previous Chiefs team in the 21st century.
My concerns for the offense do not focus around Croyle. I do not believe Croyle will develop into a Pro Bowler but I am committed to the notion that he can develop into a solid QB that may not be able to beat the world on his own, but could reshape the continents trying. I do not worry about the hold outs with LJ and Bowe, as LJ was ready for the season to start in May, and Bowe still has time to gel with the offense, since no QB's been selected for the starting job yet for him to work on timing. And I do not fear the Big Apple himself, LT Damion McIntosh, as I believe he will be the best acquisition of our offseason this side of Donnie Edwards.
No, my friends. My concerns, totally and entirely, can be aptly summarized in this run-on sentence: I have no idea if anybody we have in the backfield other than LJ can pan out since none of the FBs have displayed any running ability and none of the RBs have displayed the ability to secure the football not to mention that our best wide receiver is in his upper thirties and will come nowhere near a 1,000 yard season and Parker is likely to be our other starter and Hannon, Webb, and Eck look good I suppose but they are not world-changers that can put this particular unit into the upper half of the league, and our offensive line is a series of veterans because we haven't drafted a solid guy for that position since I can't remember Terry's been burned more than firewood since he arrived in River Falls but I don't know if it's because he's awful or if it's simply Hali being awesome and there have been lots of blitzes that have broken through the OL.
I fear the Offense will be bottom 10 this year.
I ask that you either lift my spirits, or insult poor grammar.
9 wins this year. But thanks to a relatively easy schedule, not a particularly wonderful offense.