Not quite true. The Pats have a mixture of young and old, but it just so happens that a lot of the youth is in the defensive backfield, and the front four aren't getting enough pressure on the QB so the DBs are getting exposed.

Don't get me wrong, the Pats drafts have been hit-or-miss, as I posted elsewhere. But they've hit on some late-rounders, and made some nice FA pickups. It's not just all about the draft. The question--yet to be answered--is whether or not Pioli can draft on his own. One draft does not make a great indicator.

And Belichick has never won a Super Bowl without Weis and Crennel. :shrug: You can play the "what if" game all you like.

I think I got the just of this, but damn....

I still hold to my belief that they got a STEAL in Mendenhall at that point...

looking back, I may have underestimated Chris Johnson... but I also think he benifits enormously by having Vince Young as a running threat in the backfield...

That said.. Mendenhall is proving to be a far better back than McFadden or Jones. Personally, I'd rather have him over Rice, Stewart or Forte as well.

I think Lamar loved the Chiefs. If he didn't, he wouldn't have fought to keep a moderately profitable in Kansas City in Arrowhead, rather than ship them off to a major market. Which I'm sure he had millions of opportunities to do.

His flaw is and always will be that he, like Carl Peterson, let loyalty get in the way of business. He let Carl Peterson run the entire show for too long and to run pretty much unchecked.

Looks like we're waiting on Crennel. He's coaching the Shrine East-West game. Good chance to scout some college talent?

http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/1182

The best thing about the weis hire is that he is going to install the exact same offense gailey installed that todd haley un-installed right before the season
lol

All three offenses are a variation of the perkins erdhart system that they all run. Its just a matter of the variation of it they choose to play. I think Haley just didnt want to build an offense primarily around the shotgun.

The real difference in what Gailey was doing and what Charlie does is the shotgun, other than that the offense is very similar.

ROFL

That's true...

There's a pretty major difference between Gailey and Weis. Gailey likes his offenses to run the ball, and Weis likes them to throw it. Which is a lot closer to Haley's MO. The idea that Weis is going to install a system like Gailey did is probably 180 degrees from reality.

It is.

Gailey's offenses ran to set up the pass. Weis's offense pass to set up the run.

You'd rather Mendenhall over Jonathan Stewart and Ray Rice?

That's just ****ing lunacy. Jonathan Stewart, if he was a full-time starter is an instant top 5 back in this league. The guy is a complete monster.

Mendenhall hasn't showed anything close to that.

I disagree. I think Mendenhall is the best ALL AROUND back of that bunch.. great hands , better blocker and a solid runner.

I agree with you. I thought Mendenhall was the #1 back in the draft that year.

Does anyone know if there will be a press confrence introducing Weis? I'll just throw this out there if there was and it's delayed wouldn't that be a good indication that the Chiefs will introduce Weis & Crennel?

I don't think they're going to get Crennel.

This isn't wrestling, like hulk hogan turning heel and forming with the nWo

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2010/01...se_for_croyle/

WEIS SPEAKS
January 8th – 1:26 PM

The Chiefs will not hold an introductory press conference for new offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, but head coach Todd Haley did join Weis on a conference call with members of the media. Have a listen to what Haley and Weis had to say right here.

Why are they hiding him?

He ran the ball a lot with the Jets.

These numbers from Gretz would lead you to believe he ran a lot more than he passed:

If I have some free time this afternoon, I may dive a bit deeper into this.

Not in KC he didnt. We havent had any run game to set up a damned thing. Until Jamaal

Cool

I picture the "getting the( NE )band back together being somewhat like the Beatles reuniting but with Cassel assuming the role of Yoko Ono, and sitting in the corner with a tambourine and thrashing it wildly while "the lads" are trying to record, and she( Cassel )is all like:

"YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI"!!!!!!!

The band will be back together to play " I GOT MY GAME AWWWWWWN"

ROFL:clap: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!