When Will Things Turn For The Kansas City Chiefs?
November 10, 2009 by Tyler Ditchkin
Filed under Entertainment
The Kansas City Chiefs have had a rough few years of football. Just a few years back, they were a competitive football team and had an arsenal of great players.
The team has lost star tight end Tony Gonzalez, but some other additions drown this loss out a bit. It’s never easy losing a hall of fame player.
Enter Matt Cassel, potential savior. Cassel did a tremendous job filling the void left by an injured Tom Brady in New England last season, and led the team to a 10-6 finish that, by all standards, should have brought them to the playoffs.
After losing an aging Trent Green to injury, the Chiefs have struggled to find their way at quarterback, juggling between Damon Huard, Brodie Croyle, and others, but Cassel really eliminates any question marks at the position.
The Chiefs’ defense ranks in the bottom of the league in every major statistical category. When you have QB Philip Rivers, RB Darren Sproles, RB LaDainian Tomlinson, TE Antonio Gates, and WR Vincent Jackson in your own division, it can make for a long season.
The fact that the Chiefs play in a division that hasn’t been good for a very long time (exception being the San Diego Chargers) gives Chiefs hope for the future.
Still, there is no doubt that the Chiefs wanted to win their week 1 game, and the team’s next three contests against the Eagles, Giants, and Cowboys might make this another difficult season in Kansas City.
If they can find a win over the next three weeks against the Eagles, Cowboys or Giants, it will set a new standard and give some confidence to the Chiefs. I think under Matt Cassel, they’ll definitely have a better year than last.
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