Sunday, March 31, 2013

Kansas city chiefs power rankings.

Obviously it's about 6 months to soon for  NFL power rankings, but that didn't stop the good folks at bleached report.

Our chiefs are ranked 18(way ahead of the chargers and raiders). To high? To low? What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

Bleached report link

Friday, March 29, 2013

What you need to know about the Chiefs draft!

 The NFL equivalent of Christmas is just around the corner(April 25-27) and  The Kansas City Chiefs got an early present with this weeks visit(link)by top prospect Leon Sandcastle who announced his eligibility for the draft during the Super Bowl.. What brought such a prestigious visitor?  Kansas City holds the #1 overall pick In the draft for the first time since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970. As of  now the Chiefs hold the following picks:

Round 1 - Pick 1
Round 3 - Pick 63
Round 3 – Pick 96
Round 4 - Pick 99
Round 5 - Pick 134
Round 6 - Pick 170
Round 6 – Pick 204
Round 7 – Pick 207

Picks #96 and #204 are compensatory picks, awarded to Kansas City as compensation for free agent losses(primarily Brandon Carr), and therefore can't be traded. The Chiefs already traded ther second round pick(#34 overall) to San Francisco for quarterback Alex Smith.

You might expect a team that finished 2-14 last year to be devoid of talent, but that is not the case with this years chiefs squad wich returns 6 pro bowlers and the youngest roster in the league. Add the injury return of a Pro Bowl caliber receiver in Dwayne Bowe, the addition of  Smith at quarterback and a solid free aqent class you have a team with positional flexibility going into the draft.

The real wild card here is Brandon Albert who has been assigned the franchise tag, and could potentially be traded. Rumor has it link 1 link 2 that KC is looking to get at least a 2nd round pick to replace the one they gave up in the Alex Smith trade.  If Albert is traded its almost certain the Chiefs will select an offensive tackle with their first pick.  Even If albert isn't traded Tackle is an option with the release of Right tackle Eric Winston. There are three Offensive Tackles who could be considered with that top pick. Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel, Central Michigan's Eric Fisher, or Oklahoma OT Lane Johnson.

A couple months ago(Pre Alex Smith trade)any fan suggesting using the number one pick on anything other than quarterback(presumably West Virginia QB Geno Smith), was in danger of being burned at the stake by his peers. At this point a lot of chiefs fan(myself included) are hoping KC is able to trade down in the draft and acquire extra picks and then take the best remaining tackle. The best chance at trading down is finding two teams who really want Geno Smith.

The Chiefs are taking their time and appear to be interested in just about everyone, especially along the defensive line, but  a lot of pre-draft hype is smoke and mirrors. Here is a list of the players the chiefs have a rumored interest in:  Prospects 

Having put in place a new coach and a new quarterback, and holding the number one overall pick kc's new General Manager, John Dorsey, has every opportunity to restore the Kansas City Chiefs  franchise to Greatness. Last year the Chiefs had the worst record in football, and now,a few short months later, hope is in the air, and ultimately that's what makes the NFL great.  

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Who is Alex Smith!



GM! Coach!! Quarterback!!!

So our beloved chiefs have just replaced the three most important pieces of  the franchise.....now what. We get to wait another 5 months for that first glimpse of  a new era of chiefs football.

Is this Pioli, Haley, and Cassell part two, or have we found the three men who will lead our chiefs back to gridiron glory?  Obviously nobody knows, but I'm going to do my best to shine some light on what we have to look forward to, starting with Alex Smith.

Most sports fans know Smith's story. After being selected with the number one overall pick in the 2005 draft he played for 6 different offensive coordinators in 6 years, was benched multiple times, lost most of a season to a broken bone in his shoulder, was labeled a bust, booed by his own fans, and took a massive pay cut before finally emerging to lead the 49ers to the nfc championship game with a dramatic comebackvideo link following the 2011 season.

Finally it seemed like Smith had fulfilled his potential. Midway through the 2012 season he was leading the NFL in quarterback rating and coming off the best game of his career in which he completed all but one of his pass attempts when he suffered a concussion and never got his job back.  After finally seeing some success after seven years of struggles, and the being benched Smith could have easily complained or sulked, but instead he was the ultimate professional and did everything he could to mentor the man who took his job.

Leadership, character, resiliency. Check.  Obviously Alex Smith has the intangible qualities to lead a team.

So what? Matt Cassell had many of those qualities. The real question is can he lead our Kansas City Chiefs to the their first playoff victory since 1993.  Lets take a look at Alex Smith by the numbers.

40, 74, 57, 82, 84, 90, 104.

Those are Alex Smith's quarterback ratings for the last seven years. Notice a trend?

49ers franchise records

  • Most game winning drives in a single season: 6 (2011)
  • Most 4th quarter comeback wins in a single season: 6 (2011)[61]
  • Fewest interceptions in a single season: 5 in 2011 (16 starts) [61]
  • Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception: 249 (previous record: 184, by Steve Young)
Holding any passer rating for a franchise with the quarterback pedigree of the 49er's is impressive.He is also the only quarterback in NFL history to lead two fourth quarter comebacks in the same playoff game.

Here are Smith's numbers over his last 32 games(two full seasons)
  • 548 of 883 for 6,517 yards, 62.06%
  • 43 TDs, 4.87 TD%
  • 11 INTs, 1.25 INT%
  • 7.38 Y/A, 7.79 AY/A
 That adds up to a qb rating of 99.5.  Over the last five seasons, 55 teams had quarterbacks finish with a rating of 90 or better, and 52 of those teams finished at .500 or better, with the three exceptions being the 2008 Packers, 2010 Texans, and last year's Saints. So can if Alex Smith comes close to matching his production from the last two seasons in a different situation? I don't know, but if he does Kansas City is likely to be a playoff team.

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