****The Official 2009 Training Camp Update Thread****

[DaWolf]

Figure we might as well have one?

http://www.bobgretz.com/
http://www.uwrf.edu/chiefs/prev_updates.php
http://www.kcchiefs.com/default.asp
http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/
http://twitter.com/kb_kcstar
http://twitter.com/brandoncarr
http://kan.scout.com/
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/KC

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

I think everyone underestimated how terrible Thigpen would be without Tony Gonzalez...I mean he really locked in on him.

You can't blame him for going to the surest hands, but man I'm glad that we can start spreading the ball around more, and we'll probably run more now as well.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by LaChapelle

Thigpen without Tony G or Chan Gailey would be an interesting thing to see.

[chiefs1111]

Originally Posted by LaChapelle

Thigpen without Tony G or Chan Gailey would be an interesting thing to see.

I think it would be an ugly thing to see

[LaChapelle]

Originally Posted by Raised On Riots

Apparently that's THigpen without Dick Curl

[The Poz]

Love this picture of LJ checking out the goods.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Coach

Doesn't matter. A team needs a QB, they will get one, regardless of what system he plays in.

If they aren't running the spread there are plenty of QB's in free agency right now who would fare a lot better than Thigpen.

[-King-]

Lol @ This thread turning into a debate about our 3rd string qb.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by KcChiefsKing

Lol @ This thread turning into a debate about our 3rd string qb.

Yea shows you how good the fans are. I bet theres alot of fans for teams that don't even know who their 3rd string QB is.

[shitgoose]

Originally Posted by KcChiefsKing

Lol @ This thread turning into a debate about our 3rd string qb.

Hmmm. Maybe I need to read the thread again but I do not recall seeing much about Matt Gutierrez in here.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by The Poz

Love this picture of LJ checking out the goods.

THAT should be a Caption this pic!

"mmmmm...those look really nice...can I buy you a drink?"

[Quesadilla Joe]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...09/mmqb/1.html

9:45 a.m., Wednesday (Chiefs camp, River Falls, Wisc.): You're not going to believe this. It's midway through Kansas City's first of two daily practices and Matt Cassel, Tom Brady's longtime understudy now on his own in the heartland, fades back to pass. Quarterbacks in training camp are not supposed to be hit in camp, but in this pass drill, with Cassel setting up in the pocket, safety Bernard Pollard comes on a blitz.

You remember Pollard. He's the guy who tumbled/dove into Brady's planted left leg on an identical rush last September, collapsing the knee, shredding Brady's ACL and knocking him out for the season. Now, on a sun-baked field miles from anywhere in western Wisconsin, here came Pollard at the man who replaced Brady and who, ironically, became Pollard's teammate after New England traded Cassel to Kansas City in February.

What makes the play even more amazing is that Brady got hit last year when a back missed a block on the onrushing Pollard. And as I'm watching, I can't believe what I see: Again, a back (I didn't catch his number) throws an ¡Ole!block, and precisely the same thing that happened a year ago happens now: Pollard thought he was going to be blocked by a running back last year against New England, got low to take on the block, wasn't blocked, and fell into Brady. Now, he thought he was going to be blocked by a running back, got low, wasn't blocked, and stumbled and tried to avoid hitting Cassel, yelling at the last moment, "Move!" It was too late. He fell hard and rolled into Cassel's left leg.

Barely.

Pollard was able to put on the brakes enough so that he only tapped Cassel's left leg. Cassel flexed it a couple of times and was fine. A couple of his offensive mates hustled in to defend him against Pollard. Words were exchanged, but that was it. No harm, no foul.

"Pretty weird," a smiling Cassel told me an hour later. "Yeah, I realized it."

I caught Pollard after lunch on campus. His eyes got wide when I asked him about the play. "I got to the sidelines after that play," Pollard said, "and I realized what happened, and I thought, -- OH MY GOD! It's like a replay.''

As I said, Cassel was fine, and held no grudge against Pollard. That's football. But it's such happenstance. How history would have been changed if Pollard tapped Brady's knee the way he tapped Cassel's. If it had happened like that, what would have happened to Cassel? Would he still be the permanent backup to Brady? Or would Cassel, whose contract expired at the end of last year, have been picked off by new Chiefs GM Scott Pioli, who was behind Cassel's drafting in the seventh round five years ago by the Patriots? My money's on the Chiefs taking him off New England's hands -- money being the key word. He parlayed his opportunity with the Patriots last year into a six-year, $63-million contract in Kansas City.

What might Cassel have gotten had he never played? Well, a parallel player to Cassel a year ago at this time -- a totally unproven backup with a little marketability -- was Brian St. Pierre, the third-stringer on Arizona who re-signed with the Cardinals this offseason: For one year and $1 million.

So, Pollard's hit was a $62-million whack, give or take a million, for Cassel. On this morning, double jeopardy almost struck. Football is a funny game.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Another Chiefs snippet from Peter King...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...09/mmqb/2.html

In 2006, at age 27, Larry Johnson had an NFL-record 457 touches from scrimmage (416 rushes, 41 receptions). In the last two seasons, Johnson has missed 12 games due to nagging injuries and touched the ball 393 times total (351 rushes, 42 receptions).

I wanted two answers from Johnson: Did overuse in 2006 ruin him? And does he have anything left now, when coach Todd Haley -- the world considers Haley a 60-40 pass-run play-caller -- wants to run the ball more than anyone thinks?

Point 1: "I definitely was done by the end of that season. When we went to play the Colts in the playoffs, my legs were gone. I had nothing left. But it didn't destroy me.''

Point 2: Johnson is down to 225 pounds from his norm of 233. He looks good, very fit. "I include myself in this, but I think we were getting too comfortable in the Herman Edwards/Dick Vermeil era. I feel great right now. Nothing hurts. I know I'm not done. I still have the juice. I can definitely be a 300-plus carry back again.''

[Hammock Parties]

"I definitely was done by the end of that season. When we went to play the Colts in the playoffs, my legs were gone. I had nothing left. But it didn't destroy me.''

This is really interesting to me. I don't quite understand it. The week before the Colts' game, Larry had one of his best games ever against the Jaguars. Then suddenly his legs are gone?

Doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe someone who carried the ball a lot in HS can relate?

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by KcChiefsKing

Lol @ This thread turning into a debate about our 3rd string qb.

And all the while, Haley has said we may go into the season with just two QB's on the roster.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by The Poz

Love this picture of LJ checking out the goods.

Is that just a random fan, or...?