Fox News/AP article slams the Chiefs

[FloridaMan88]

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/1...st-seasons-in/

Anger turning to apathy as Chiefs churn along toward 1 of worst seasons in franchise history

Published October 29, 2012

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The most turnover-prone team in the NFL has two banged-up quarterbacks who are struggling anyway, a head coach who appears out of touch with the offense and a defense that just gave up 26 points to the Oakland Raiders.

Is there any surprise the Kansas City Chiefs are 1-6?

Now, they don't even have a chance to ruminate over their dismal showing Sunday. The Chiefs have to be back on the field Thursday night at San Diego, where they'll try to end a four-game skid that has positioned them well to have the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

"When you lose, it gets tough on you, mentally, you know? You wonder about who you played, what you could have done differently, why things are happening the way they're happening. You get down a little bit," coach Romeo Crennel said Monday.

"When you have a whole week to recover, as the week goes on, you have time to put the game behind you," he said. "We have to get them to put this behind us."

That's not exactly going to be easy.

For one thing, the Chiefs aren't sure who they'll have under center after Brady Quinn took a blow to the head and Matt Cassel got banged up late in the game against Oakland.

Quinn was being evaluated for a possible concussion on Monday, and Crennel said he'll remain the starter if he's cleared to play. Otherwise, Cassel will be back under center after losing the starting job last week due to his own poor performance the first five games of the season.

"I'll be ready to go," Cassel said. "Whatever the situation is, I'll be ready to go. I don't know what the situation is with Brady — we'll find out more — but I'll be ready to go."

Quinn was just 2 of 4 for a single yard before getting hurt, either on a sack by Rolando McClain or on the ensuing play, when he threw an interception. Cassel didn't fare a whole lot better, throwing for 218 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the 26-16 defeat.

"There's always a sense of urgency," Cassel said after the game. "As I said before, I'm going to be the same guy, I'm going to continue to work hard, I'm going to continue to prepare, I'm going to continue to be diligent about what I do."

The two interceptions thrown by Chiefs quarterbacks, along with two fumbles, ran the team's league-leading total to 25 turnovers this season. One of the fumbles came late in the first half, when Javier Arenas was trying to fair catch a punt, and led to Oakland's first touchdown.

Then there was the Chiefs' inability to get the ground game going.

Jamaal Charles, who ran for 233 yards against New Orleans in the Chiefs' only win, only had five carries for four yards against Oakland. When asked why Charles got so few attempts, Crennel said, "Now, that I'm not exactly sure either."

"In the case of Jamaal from the running back position, he had the most touches of any (Chiefs) running back in the game," Crennel said Monday, when pressed about the subject. "We kind of know what's happening and then we adjust the game plan to what's happening to get something done."

Still, Charles only had eight touches in the game. By comparison, the slow-footed Cassel led the team in rushing with seven carries for 35 yards.

"When you're ahead, you can run it more," Crennel said. "When you're behind, generally you try to throw it to get chunks of yards and move down the field a little faster."

Therein lays another one of the Chiefs' problems: They've never played from ahead.

All season long.

The Chiefs are the first team since at least 1940 that has gone through its first seven games without holding a lead in regulation, according to STATS LLC. Their only victory came when Ryan Succop kicked the winning field goal against the Saints in overtime.

"All the time we go in planning to get a lead, or planning to score so we can have a lead, but here again, 3-0, 6-0 and 6-3, that's not even a touchdown's difference there," Crennel said. "So even though it might not be a lead, you can still catch up really easily from that difference.

"Now as soon as it gets to be a 14- or 21-point lead, then it's a different deal."

There's been plenty of those deals this season, too — blowout losses to the Falcons, Bills and Buccaneers. It's little wonder that two more banners, paid for by fans, were towed by an airplane over Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday pleading for general manager Scott Pioli to be fired.

The Twitter handle (at)saveourchiefs, which had a hand in the banners over the stadium, went over 100,000 followers over the weekend.

Anger has turned to apathy. Cynicism has set in.

"As a player, you get tired of losing, and that's where we are now," Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson said. "We have to stick together. We do more together than apart. It's one of those year's It's going to be a tough year, and we have to stick it out."

[BlackHelicopters]

Listened again to the RAC press conference from yesterday. Can't believe he is a HC. Sad.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn

Solomon said the chiefs played lights outs at the end of last season and didn't know why they were struggling this season. I'll tell you why, are dumb a** GM got rid of the rid of the wrong QB and then let CARR go for shitty a** Rout and then the GM and Romeo and hired daboll. Now the team is soft and undisciplined with the player coach hire!!

Damn people. Kyle ****ing Orton was ASS too. Maybe we would win a few more games with him this year he is still an ASS. He couldn't find the endzone to save his ASS. That was a problem with him from eveywhere else he had been. He was also just as good as Romo in passing the ball to other teams players so he is a good fit for Dallass Cowboys. We all know Cassell sucks and Brady Quinn also sucks that is why we need to fire Pioli rid ourselves of the Patriot ass way and get a new GM that is going to draft us a QB come 2013 so we can start fresh. Stop living in the past and look forward to the future.

[King_Chief_Fan]

Originally Posted by BoneKrusher

i would be surprised if Romeo, Daboll and Pioli finish the season.
all three should be fired pronto.

i would like that a lot, but I don't see it happening

[King_Chief_Fan]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You're ****ing dumb

Dane, if you were a talented player with little time left in your career you wouldn't want out of the clown circus aka Chiefs?

[LOCOChief]

'When you lose, it gets tough on you, mentally, you know?

THIS TEAM IS A BUNCH OF PUSSIES JUST LIKE THE HEAD COACH.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Damn people. Kyle ****ing Orton was ASS too. Maybe we would win a few more games with him this year he is still an ASS. He couldn't find the endzone to save his ASS. That was a problem with him from eveywhere else he had been. He was also just as good as Romo in passing the ball to other teams players so he is a good fit for Dallass Cowboys. We all know Cassell sucks and Brady Quinn also sucks that is why we need to fire Pioli rid ourselves of the Patriot ass way and get a new GM that is going to draft us a QB come 2013 so we can start fresh. Stop living in the past and look forward to the future.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Listened again to the RAC press conference from yesterday. Can't believe he is a HC. Sad.

Yep. More of a reflection of the GM in my opinion. When your GM can't pick a HC and QB, it's time to go.

[BoneKrusher]

Originally Posted by TEX

Yep. More of a reflection of the GM in my opinion. When your GM can't pick a HC and QB, it's time to go.

agreed.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by BossChief

At least there is a light at the end of this long, shitty tunnel.

We are almost guaranteed to get a first round quarterback.

With Dorsey being injured expect another LSU dlineman

[Easy 6]

Cassel - "I'll be the same guy"

Oooh, Saints be Praised, Matt.

[ChiefMojo]

In reality the problem with Pioli when it comes to HC and QB, no one wants to work with him. No quality HC wants to work for him, so we took RAC. Peyton Manning didn't want anything to do with Pioli either. Common problem isn't there?

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by scott free

Cassel - "I'll be the same guy"
Oooh, Saints be Praised, Matt.

That's the problem right there Matt. No matter how much work you put in doesn't matter. Your still Matt ****ing Cassell and you suck.

[Warrior5]

"I'll be ready to go," Cassel said. "Whatever the situation is, I'll be ready to go. I don't know what the situation is with Brady — we'll find out more — but I'll be ready to go."

Cassel re-posted himself twice...

[007]

He'll be ready to go alright. OUt the door.

[HMc]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Yep. This defense is getting its ass handed to them in the first qtr, long before its reasonable to lay blame on the offense.

I do believe the overall D talent is better than what we are seeing, but at the same time I don't see a lot great individual performances. Outside of DJ a few games, and Houston once, our defensive stars aren't shining very bright. The overall scheme may be responsible for the end result, but I don't see guys winning their individual battles very often.

It may be time to start considering the idea that the talent level on this defense isn't quite what we thought.

thinking the D has the talent to be top unit is all that prevents us from acknowledging that the team may need a ground-up rebuild. The offense certainly doesn't provide much comfort in that area. I think a fresh injection of attitude and a few players here and there and it could be good. but then pretty much any D in the NFL could be good with a few players and new attitude, don't you think?