Grade Card Time For KC Chiefs

After the Chiefs managed to squander the 3 seed in the NFL Playoffs yesterday, I figured it was time to pass out grades to Chiefs starting players and coaches. The Chiefs have now sewn up the 4 seed and will play the Ravens at home next Sunday at Arrowhead.

Offense

QB
Matt Cassel- A. Cassel became a new QB in 2010 with Charlie Weis as OC. He threw 27 TD's to only 7 interceptions and should have been invited to the Pro Bowl.

Brodie Croyle- D. He only started 1 game and was not given much to work with, but just like each time Croyle stumbles out onto an NFL field...he lost. 0-11 as as starter and has certainly thrown his last pass in KC.

Tyler Palko- N/A. Luckily we didn't have to see much out of him.

RB
Jamaal Charles- A+.  Finished second in the league in rushing and first in yards per carry. Pro Bowl player in 2010 and is the leagues best back.

Thomas Jones- B-. Gained a lot of tough yards for the Chiefs, but had way too many 1-2 yard gains. Almost reached 1,000 yards though and became the workhorse for this team.

Jackie Battle- C. Didn't have to play much, but did score a td against Jacksonville.

Tim Castille (FB)- C. Caught a few passes out of the backfield, and did his job as a blocking back.

WR
Dwayne Bowe- B. Woah...Bowe made the Pro Bowl surely he deserves an A right? Wrong. Bowe dropped many crucial passes this season, two of which changed the outcomes of games. He is still learning to be a top level WR and proved he could be at times this season nabbing over 1,100 yards this season.

Chris Chambers- F. He married his stalker and starting sucking. BAD.

Verand Tucker-D. Solid special teamer. Cant' seem to get open against NFL corners.

Terrence Copper-F. Seriously, this man has played receiver for an NFL team?

TE
Tony Moeaki-B. There's a new Tony in town and this time its rookie Tight End Tony Moeaki. Made great catches all year and proved to be Cassel's second target after Bowe. Promising young player

Offensive Line
Barry Richardson-D. Wayyyy too many penalties and had a meltodwn on the sidelines with a coach.

Brandon Albert- C+. Solid, if not unspectacular at this point in his career. Still has upside to be top notch NFL left tackle.

Casey Wiegmann- B. Played very well during his return season to KC.

Ryan Lilja-B+. Few penalties, didn't give up sacks. Very sure player. Nice pickup.

Brian Waters- A. Returned to pro bowl form in 2010.

D-Line
Shaun Smith- B. A welcomed addition to the Chiefs line. Played very well at 3-4 end and helped eat up blocks all season. Big shout out to our boy DeepFreeze!

Tyson Jackson- F-. Thats right an F minus! This man is a bust thus far in his career. Surely will be cut after another year of single digit tackles.

Big Ron Edwards- C+. He's big, he eats up blocks. Thats a passing grade.

Wallace Gillberry- B+. Huge fan of HILLLBERRY's! he made plays all year while in the game.

Glenn Dorsey- C+-. Has become a solid player. Notched a few sacks and did his job all year long.

Linebackers
Derrick Johnson- B+- Dropped wayyyyyyy too many INT's but became the playmaker that the Chiefs needed at that position.

Javon Belcher- F. Not an NFL linebacker. Slow, misses assignments and is a bad football player.

Mike Vrabel- C. More of a coach than a player for this team. Still made a few plays when healthy and is a good leader.

Tamba Hali- A. Led the NFL in sacks and was held almost every single play from srimmage. Guy continues to impress.

Secondary
Eric Berry- B. Had a rough start but really started to become a great tackler on defense. Had 3 INT's and an Ed Reed-esq pick six to boot. Big things coming from this talented rookie.

Kendrick Lewis-C. A tad slow in coverage but was amazingly sure for a rookie.

Brandon Flowers- B. Started off wonderfully but injuries mounted and he became a tad complacent. Still put together a very good season and is become one of NFL's best.

Brandon Carr- D. Had a good game against Denver, but was routinely out of place this season.


Coaches
Todd Haley- B-. Went for it too much on fourth down, giving up punts, chip shot field goals and 22 year old supermodels to call a horrible fourth down play. But team has turned around under his watch.

Charlie Weis- B+. See MAtt Cassel.

Romeo Crennel- C+. Defense was better but not enough to warrant higher grade.

Merry Christmas Chiefs Fans

For over a month NFL pundits championed San Diego's Super Chargers as AFC West Champs. "They will absolutley catch Kansas City," PTI's Tony Kornheiser said two weeks ago. This foresight was echoed by just about every suit in the NFL universe but on Sunday, a different book was written: Kansas City Chiefs, AFC West Champs.

Kansas City demolished the "re-surgent" Titans Sunday inside a frigid Arrowhead Stadium. Tennesse showed up to this game with intentions of dancing and fighting, and they were quickly shown the door by a Chiefs team who is really starting to put it together in all phases of the game. What more could a Chiefs team ask for this Christmas season? A loss  by San Diego to the lowely Bengals gave every Chiefs fan something extra in their stocking this Yuletide.

And now with one week to go, the Chiefs have but one thing left to play for: To destroy the Oakland Raiders. Thats right, the Chiefs must not rest their starters next week with a playoff appearence already sewn onto their jerseys. KC has a chance to go 8-0 at home for the first time since 2003 as well as cementing the 3 seed in the AFC Playoffs which would be quite beneficial. It will be interesting to see how this team handles the pressure of winning a division title after the worst three year stretch in team history.

Cade Gosch and Clint Switzers Movie All-American Football Team

While sitting around drinking egg nogg on Christmas Eve, my cousin Cade and I decdied to compile a list of our favorite (and the best) football characters from movies. Here is the list we've come up with and we would love to hear feedback!

QBs
1. Willie Beaman- Any Given Sunday
2. Paul Crew- Longest Yard
3. Shane Falco- The Replacements

RBs
1. Boobie Miles- Friday Night Lights
2. Chris Comer- Friday Night Lights
3. Wendell Brown- Varsity Blues

FBs
1. Turley- Longest Yard
2. Don Billingsly- Friday Night Lights

WRs
1. Deacon Moss- Longest Yard
2. Charlie Tweeter- Varsity Blues
3. Terrell Owens- Any Given Sunday
4. Clifford Franklin- The Replacements
5. Junior Floyd- The Little Giants

OL
1. Michael Oher- The Blind Side
2. Andre Jackson- The Replacements
3. Jamal Jackson- The Replacements
4. Billy Bob- Varsity Blues
5. Louis Lastik- Remember the Titans

DL
1. Steve Lattimer- The Program
2. Ivory Christian- Friday Night Lights
3. Julies Campbell- Remember the Titans
4. Rudy Ruettiger- Rudy

LB
1. Bobby Bouscher- The Waterboy
2. Luther “Shark” Lavay- Any Given Sunday
3. Alvin Mack- The Program
4. Gary Bertier- Remember the Titans

DB
1. Steph Djorjevic- All the Right Moves
2. Brian Chavez- Friday Night Lights
3. Randy Steel- Rudy


K
1. Ray Finkle – Ace Ventura

Return Man
1. Forrest Gump- Forrest Gump

Coaches
Head Coach- Gary Gaines- Friday Night Lights
Assistant Head- Herman Boone- Remember the Titans
Offensive Coordinator- Tony D’Amato- Any Given Sunday
Defensive Coordinator- Bill Yost- Remember the Titans



Honorable Mention
QB- Johnathon Moxon- Varsity Blues
Mike Winchell- Friday Night Lights
Lance Harbor- Varsity Blues
Capp Roney- Any Given Sunday
Ronnie Bass- Remember the Titans
Jerry “Rev” Harris- Remember the titans
Joe Cain- The Program

Reno Hightower- The Best of Times

RB- Julian Washington- Any Given Sunday
Spike- Little Giants
Megget- Longest Yard
Darnell Jefferson- The Program
Earl Wilkerson- The Replacements

WR- Daniel Murphy- The Replacements

Jack Dundee- The Best of Times

OL- Blue Stanton- Remember the Titans
Jumbo- The Replacememnts

DL- Cheeseburger Eddy- The Longest Yard

LB-Danny Bateman- The Replacements
Petey Jones- Remember the Titans

DB- Allen Bosley- Remember the Titans

K- Nigel “The Leg” Gruff- The Replacements

Chiefs Down, Not Out, After Jolt in San Diego

The game was never in doubt. The Chiefs took the opening kickoff and promptly punted. San Diego scored...Then scored again. And that would be more than enough for San Diego's SuperChargers Sunday as a hapless Chiefs team stumbled their way to an inevetable defeat. Playing without quarterback Matt Cassel, the Croyle-led disaster managed all of 67 yards of total offense. Let that sink in for a moment. The Chiefs managed 67 TOTAL yards of offense during the course of an entire NFL football game. The Chargers had two scoring drives that went for more.

Probably the most troubling aspect of this loss is that San Diego has now pulled to within a game of the Chiefs in the western division standings with three games to go. Kansas City will likely have to win out to keep ties on the division title. It's going to come down to the final game of the season, and the Chiefs have the luxery of playing it's final two games in the friendly confines of Arrowhead Stadium. That may be all they need to squeak into the playoffs, but as we found out yesterday; this team is far from NFL royalty.

Sports Horn Interviews Mizzou quarterback Ashton Glaser

Recently, we were lucky enough to get an interview with Mizzou sophomore backup quarterback Ashton Glaser. Ashton was a 3 star recruit coming by way of Springdale, Arkansas and was highly touted coming out of high school but chose to come to Missouri and immediately wanted to compete for the starting job. For two years, he has been battling and working hard playing behind incumbant QB Blaine Gabbert.


Ashton, describe your experience at Mizzou so far.


My experience at MIZZOU so far has been made up of a lot of ups and downs. The downs were mainly when I first got here. I didn't really know what to expect when I got here and I didn't have much guidance seeing as we didn't have a returning starter to show me the ropes... Blaine was my big brother but we were all competing for the starting spot.. I wish I could go back and do it again BC I would have made the best of it.


What is your favorite place to eat in Columbia?

Favorite place to eat in Columbia... I really enjoy stadium bar and grill. Those burgers and chicken sandwiches are delicious! I also gotta give a good shout out to "George's" off lake of the woods exit. Great friends there and awesome food!


You came here as a freshman in 2009 fight for the starting QB job. Do you feel like you've gotten better as a player backing up Blaine Gabbert?

I absolutely have improved 100 percent since the time that I got here. To be honest last year I was praying they wouldn't put me in BC I wasn't ready. Now this year I come off the field wishing that I could have helped... I hate bein on the bench. I'm not used to it ans I never will be. Thats why I asked to be on kickoff this year to up my chances of seeing the field.


The Tigers are most likely headed to Arizona for a bowl trip. Do you feel like Missouri gets slighted by bigger bowls like the Cotton this year?

I think we deserve to be at a BCS bowl at large. I mean we did beat the big 12 champs didn't we?!? Haha either way we are determined to have an absolute blast and come back with an 11-2 season.


We all want to see #16 on the field at some point. When do we get to make this happen??

You see gerau on the field every week so what are you talkin about? Haha you guys will see me on the field one way or another. I'm workin my (tail) off to get out there BC, like I said, I hate being on the bench and I'm not used to it whatsoever.....

Sports Horn Interviews Mizzou Junior Receiver Jerrell Jackson!

Recently, we were lucky enough to snag an interview with Mizzou receiver Jerrell Jackson. He was kind enough to answer our questions and we appreciate that. Jerrell was a 2 star recruit from the Houston, TX area that has made a huge impact here at Mizzou being one of Blaine Gabbert's main targets. This year he suffered a broken hand before the season started that may have hampered him a little bit to start the year. Lucikly, he was soon back at full strength making big catches for the Tigers.

1. Jerrell, how much did your hand injury effect you this season if at all?

"Personally i think the injury made me catch better. It forced me to focus more on each pass. The only thing that gave me problems was trying to block. So my hand injury wasnt too much of a set back."



2. Do you ever feel like Mizzou gets slighted by the media and the bowl system?

"Yeah we're usually the team that gets over looked, but it just motivates us to play even harder to show everyone that we can play with the top teams in the nation."




3. Next year is your senior year, what can we expect from #29?

"A healthier 29. I plan on making next year my best year of my career. So expect more highlights from #29. #getmoney"


4. Will you be satisfied playing a Michigan or Iowa in a bowl game following a 10-2 season?

"Well we wont be satisfied because our goal was to play in a bcs bowl game. But if we would have went undefeated then we wouldnt have nothing to worry about right now. So we just have to take what we get and make the best of it."



5. How much help do you give to the freshman receivers and which ones stand out to you right now?

"Our freshman class is a very talented class that will be geat player for Mizzou. Im always working with the freshman and try to have an answer for every question. Personally they all stand out from the true freshman to the red shirt freshman. I will save the surprises for when they start playing."

Chiefs Take the Show on the Road

 The Kansas City Chiefs went into a hostile road environment and landed knockout blows early and often against the NFC West leading Seattle Seahawks. Despite some monumental special teams gaffes early on, Matt "The Hitman" Cassel and his henchman Dwayne "I'm just Dwayne" Bowe made Chiefs fans forget (if only for a moment) their early season disasters. Cassel had (arguably) his best game as a Chief tossing 4 td's and 0 interceptions making him among the league's top qb's in this category.

The only problem is that San Diego is gaining on the Chiefs in the Western Division; and fast. The Chargers pummeled The Colts Sunday night to inch to within a games reach of the Chiefs. A loss at San Diego in three weeks time could prove fatal to Kansas City's playoff plans. Every team in the AFC Playoff picture holds a tiebreaker over the Chiefs, including San Diego should the teams wind up splitting their series. The Chiefs must hope for a Chargers upset somewhere down the stretch or must tackle the unimaginable task of winning on the road with the division on the line.