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Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Radiers: Three Key Matchups

Posted: 19th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders Week Two Key Matchups Chief’s 3-4 Defense vs. Oakland’s Three-Headed Monster: Outside of the extreme (i.e. Adrian Peterson), NFL teams are shifting to a multi-back approach.  With complimentary skill sets, Oakland’s dynamic trio of running backs will be a strong test for the Chief’s newly implemented 3-4 defense.  Darren McFadden is an explosive former top-five pick with great receiving ability, Michael Bush a bruiser, and Justin Fargas ...

Bobby Wade: Chiefs Hoping For a Return On The Investment

Posted: 18th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
  “Where everybody knows your name” doesn’t apply to the Chiefs right now.  With all of the changes surrounding the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs a familiar face is a rarity. Recent signee wide receiver Bobby Wade entered the league in 2003 as a fifth round pick of the Chicago Bears, where current Kansas City head coach Todd Haley was then a receivers coach.  Now in his eighth season at the age of ...

Matt Cassel’s Injury Recovery: A Rebuttal to Stating the Obvious

Posted: 17th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
The sky is blue, grass is green, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel’s injured leg looks better today than it did last week. Of course his leg looks better.  You know what heals injuries?  Time does.  Headlines tease fans informing us “Cassel Could Start,” only to discover an article that tells us, “He Could Not.” We have an entire article devoted to stating the obvious.  Cassel is hurt, Cassel is healing, ...

Kansas City Chiefs: Resilient Losers Begin to Form a Winning Identity

Posted: 13th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
Commentators had very little positive to say about the Kansas City Chiefs prior to their matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, but after a hard fought game, which the Chiefs were in until the end, people may have to rethink what to expect of this team. Despite losing to Baltimore 38-24, Kansas City established some identity as a resilient team with grit and a competitive drive.  Many believe that coaches in ...

Kansas City Chiefs: Resilient Losers Begin to Form a Winning Identity

Posted: 13th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
Commentators had very little positive to say about the Kansas City Chiefs prior to their matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, but after a hard fought game, which the Chiefs were in until the end, people may have to rethink what to expect of this team. Despite losing to Baltimore 38-24, Kansas City established some identity as a resilient team with grit and a competitive drive.  Many believe that coaches in ...

The Glass Half Full: An Optimists Look at Week 1 For Kansas City

Posted: 11th September 2009 by Russell Fike in NFL
  “Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” -Former Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Havel. After any game there are obvious things to point to that clearly illustrate why the game’s outcome makes sense. Chiefs fans must endure commentators' incessant predictions that a Ravens’ victory opening week “makes sense.”  However, ...