I TOLD YOU SO~!!!!!!!!

Pretty bad analysis if you ask me. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad if you didn’t make stuff up and used actual facts.

Please let me know how many times you’ve watched the Chiefs. Ill bet, MAYBE, one but quite surely none. Be honest Mr Loede you got called on your lack of research and now you’re just hanging onto your precious scout books to validate your points.

Good day.

Well, considering that you write sports articles for a living, you should be held to a higher standard than most, would you not agree? A typo is a typo. But, based off of the false statements you’ve made so far in the articles I’ve read from you, I have my doubts that it was a simple slip of the keyboard. You haven’t exhibited any actual knowledge of the Chiefs franchise yet. You still just keep quoting sources from other websites, who quite frankly, do the same thing you do as a profession. They sit in front of their computer all day & regurgitate the information that THEIR sources tell them and anyone who doesn’t question the validity of what scouting sites say is a fool. Of course, that may just be my opinion, but I’m sure you can relate to some degree, no?

“As for your argument that the “numbers as a defense were skewed” because the offense was so bad, that’s not exactly a fair argument. I’ve seen plenty of offenses that are bad and put teams in a hole, yet the defense steps up and holds teams. The 2000 Ravens and 2006 Bears are two that quickly come to mind. It’s as if your saying that because the offense was so bad, the defense simply had no chance? Interesting. And as far as re-visiting this discussion in December, I don’t feel that’s exactly something from a 12-year-old, I’m simply stating to see where the chips fall, and we’ll see then who was right and who was wrong.”

Did you seriously just refer to two of the greatest defenses of all time and compare them to a middle of the road team? Wow. BTW, I think you meant the ‘05 Bears, not the ‘06 Bears. The ‘05 Bears were allowed only 281 yards/game (2nd in the NFL) while the ‘06 Bears allowed 294 yards/game (5th in the NFL). But, I digress. Either way, I never claimed that our defense is top 5 in the NFL (or historic, for that matter) like the two you just mentioned. They are a middle of the pack defense. Somewhere in between 10th & 20th is where they will rank this season, even without Jared Allen. We ranked 13th last year with him. There is no way that the loss of one good player (and the addition of 3 young potential starters via the draft) will drop us from 13th to 31st.

Why do I say that, you ask? Well, not only is our defense getting raving reviews in training camp, but our offense should be improved tenfold. Larry Johnson is back from injury, we still have 2nd year man Kolby Smith and just added speedster RB Jamaal Charles via draft. The RB and improved offensive line are the two most important factors for us this season because we run a ball control offense. What does ball control mean, you ask? It means we’re eating up the time of possesion, keeping it away from the opposing offenses, thus helping our rushing defense. Again…why would that help your rushing defense, you ask? Well, if the Chiefs are in the lead and the opposing offense has less time to move the ball down the field to score points, they’re going to have to throw the ball (not run it). That’s exactly why I was referring to the previous stats. But, since you completely ignored that part of my post, I’ll do the research for you:

The Chiefs faced 481 rushing attempts as a defense last year, tying us for the 6th most in the NFL. The Dolphins, Jets, 49ers, Raiders and Broncos were the only teams to face more rushing attempts. Hmm…those teams were ranked 32nd, 29th, 22nd, 31st & 30th, respectively. It’s not a coincidence. If you face more rushing attempts, you’re going to give up more rushing yards. It’s simple common sense.

So, in short, yes. The numbers as a defensive whole ARE skewed from the ‘07 season…and I just proved it to you.

As for your “email me in December” comment…how can you not consider that to be the kind of comment a 12 year old would make? It’s smack talk & all you’re doing is insulting your readers by doing so. Real smart there, huh? That’s the PERFECT way to build a fan base! Pssh. If I could hand you a quarter over the internet, I would. That way, you could buy some sense.

I’ll be eagerly awaiting your reply.

Chiefs_57103: First off, to refer to publications like Lindy’s and the Milwaukee Journal as “wanna be football analyasis” is a bit of a reach for even someone as well versed as yourself. Let’s give these fine writers and publications there due please. You also stated that you “upgraded” the defense with drafting Glenn Dorsey, Bradon Flowers, Brandon Carr, Brian Johnstson, Signing Demerrio Williams, and cutting Ty Law. While there may be some truth to that, it for sure won’t be THIS SEASON. I have high hopes for Dorsey, but I think it’s safe to say that the jury is out on some of the other players, and I think even your head coach and GM would agree with that. Thank you for the comment anyway.

BK: Awesome breakdown of your club, your welcome to write for our network any day! Once again, I feel that the sources used in the previous comment are “valued sources,” but I respect your decision to disagree with that. As for your breakdown:

Brian Johnston? – Your counting on a 7th round pick from 1-AA Gardner-Webb to be the the next Jared Allen? That takes some balls to say the least to throw that out there.

Glenn Dorsey – Best player in the draft? Your opinion, and yes, as said above I feel he has a ton of talent, but let’s let his body of work, which right now he has none on the Pro level, speak for itself at years end.

Tank Tyler – Again, your counting on a guy with 11 tackles in 15 games…we’ll see if he steps it up when he plays more this season.

Derrick Johnson – Solid player, I’ll give you that.

Pat Surtain – this from Pro Football Weekly (hopefully a “Valued source”): Chiefs CB Patrick Surtain certainly is not young at age 32, but our sources tell us that he has looked even older during minicamp. He apparently is moving very slowly and looks like a player on his last legs. The veteran might have only one productive year left.

Brandon Flowers – Rookie, who knows how he’ll adjust…

Bernard Pollard – Sorry BK, your way missing the boat on this guy, is not as good as you think, and as stated by “valued sources” is a good hitter in the secondary but misses big plays and tackles (sorry, just stating the facts).

With that, I don’t think my outlook has many “false accusations” considering your counting on an unproven line that was ripped up last season (130 yards per game allowed rushing, 4.3 yards per carry), a secondary with question marks, and linebackers that are middle of the road at best with the exception of Johnson.

ryknow – Sorry about the misspelling on Jarrad’s name…didn’t realize you took that so personally and made me “uninformed” because of a typo.

As for your argument that the “numbers as a defense were skewed” because the offense was so bad, that’s not exactly a fair argument. I’ve seen plenty of offenses that are bad and put teams in a hole, yet the defense steps up and holds teams. The 2000 Ravens and 2006 Bears are two that quickly come to mind. It’s as if your saying that because the offense was so bad, the defense simply had no chance? Interesting. And as far as re-visiting this discussion in December, I don’t feel that’s exactly something from a 12-year-old, I’m simply stating to see where the chips fall, and we’ll see then who was right and who was wrong.

Thanks again for reading.