Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown News is slow, but it doesn’t stop people from trying. It’s that time of the offseason where guessing, rumors and “what if’s” run rampant. One such guess I saw on rantsports.com thinking that Chiefs’ Tyler Bray will win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2013. “Kansas City has an outstanding running back and offensive line, both ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Andy Reid is preaching it hard on perfection. “Execution is important,” said Reid wrapping up the Chiefs second week of OTA’s this week. “I think to execute you have to put in the hard work to get it right, and to understand the plays and all the fundamentals that we’re doing, you’ve got to work hard ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Chiefs’ Junior Hemingway, a seventh-round draft pick 2012, has looked good in OTA’s. Andy Reid’s noticed. “Junior has done a good job of picking things up,” said Reid Thursday finishing up week two of OTA’s. “He’s a young guy that wants to get in there and get play time. That’s how he’s handled things. He’s come ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown I want to get this out first; it has to do with Tamba Hali. Something I saw at the end of Wednesday’s practice (OTA #5). After everyone else had left Hali and #60 Ridge Wilson stayed behind doing extra. Hali’s getting back to the basics folks… working like before the big contract. Hali’s pushing himself harder ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Sounds from OTA #4… week two Andy Reid. “25… you with me on that?” “OK… timeout, timeout. Let’s go a different look.” “Work… work, let’s go!” “[To Dwayne Bowe]…Tighten that square!” Last week was new, the start of OTA’s in Kansas City. This week players know a little more of what to expect, and they’ve been ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Per the Kansas City Star… “Kansas City Chiefs WR Jonathan Baldwin appears to be the favorite for the No. 2 wide receiver job…” One of those DUH statements. Why, because who else would it be? Jon Baldwin has to make it work. I’m not looking for Dexter McCluster to play opposite of Dwayne Bowe, not Donnie ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Which is it? Is Dwayne Bowe getting back to the mouth that handed him the Scott Pioli muzzle, Pioli put the stops to a lot that helped the players and fans get to know each other, or is there truth to Bowe’s future predicting? “Confidence!,” said Chief Concerns columnist Desmond Bailey. “I’m glad Bowe said it. I think ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown The Chiefs announced on Friday that the club has signed college free agent fullback Toben Opurum. Opurum #34 was invited as a “tryout” player to the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp April 16-18. Currently the Chiefs have three FB’s on the roster: Anthony Sherman (trade from Arizona in exchange for Javier Arenas), rookie Braden Wilson just signed and ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown Chiefs fans have high hopes for Nico Johnson. Watching the second day of OTA’s I saw more than once where Nico made it through into the backfield… it would have been a sack. On day two of OTA’s it seemed the defense was on. Lots of talking from the defense. “No sir…no sir!” Chiefs #90 Daniel ... Read More »
Chief Concerns: Stephen Brown A happy Eric Berry is a productive Eric Berry. A much healthier Eric Berry, I’m thinking will be a more dangerous Eric Berry. “I always have fun when I’m out on the field,” said Berry when asked about the attitude at practice. “We’ve been running around having a good time, but we get a lot of ... Read More »
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