A fan should be excited to see if he can reach his potential. Seems you'd rather watch him fail just to tell us 'I told you so.'

It is no coincidence that the Chiefs had to find their offensive identity again, after McCluster was hurt. There are two different ways to stretch a defense. Horizontally and vertically. McCluster did a good job of stretching the defense horizontally, even when he wasn't getting the ball. It was easier to run the ball with him in the game.

The loss of McCluster and the blowout at Denver have allowed the Chiefs to explore the downfield passing game.

McCluster also opened up things for Moeaki early in the season, by pulling the coverage up. Teams were more worried about McCluster getting loose than Moeaki.

I think that the addition of McCluster could be big for the offense. I am also worried that Cassel will become check down Charlie with him back in there.

I don't think he will, I think Matt has progressed to the point that he is reading the defenses better. McCluster will be instrumental on screens and reverses.

I don't see how anyone could bash the pick..... but then again, the planet knows best.... they prove it all the time by nailing opinions of guys like Tamba Hali.

This is Chiefs planet.... that's kind of the 'in' thing here. I thought you knew.

This is all anyone needs to know about your ability (or lack thereof) to evaluate players.

The return TD and SF TD show his talent and that he has indeed "done shit" this season. While he hasn't dominated this year, I will take his 7.96 yards per touch game in game out. He has definitely been "over-hyped" but that doesn't mean he's not been good for us when he's on the field.

Want to comment on these particular words in your sentence.

Yeah that is something in which I think is very overlooked in the Chiefs successful season. He's a big reason why the Chiefs are ahead of the Chargers right now.

The return for the TD made the difference in that game. And that was something thats long past, and probably many of us wouldn't even think about right now. Thank you for the reminder btw.

One thing about it, with McCluster not playing the last few games, he should be well rested and provide a lot of energy the rest of the season.

He shouldn't hit the rookie wall this year.

McCluster made the biggest play of the season. Without that return, we are a game back of the Chargers.

Great post.

This is great news
anything Gochiefs triumphs
go 180 FTW

What's the word on Flowers??

They are good to buy your wife after an argument? :shrug:

Totally disagree...

He had made 2 or 3 WOW catches...albeit not for big gains...but ones on the sideline where I had no idea he could make a play like that...

He knows where the chains are...

and he's electrifying...teams have to account for him in the slot, split out, out of the backfield or on reverses...

and he's a better returner than Arenas (although our special teams haven't looked so special as of late)...

either way...it's funny that these number guys want to tell us Cassel's numbers don't mean anything but McCluster sucks because he doesn't have numbers...

Make up your damn minds...if we're doing the "eye test" thing...McCluster is a damn fine football player...we all see it.

What is unwarranted about loving a player that makes big plays in many different ways? He is a utility player ala Reggie Bush. He is never going to be at the top of any one statistic in any one category but his impact can be just as big as any player who plays one position.

Damn already?

yeah just like we were losing Charles

and just like Haley and Weis were at each other's throats

Chiefs won't give the local media anything so they create their own "stories"...

I'm not saying he's not a talented player or that he hasn't had some very nice moments this year. What I am saying, however, is that he hasn't been on the field long enough for him to have earned the rave reviews.

He might, but he hasn't yet.