Morning Huddle – News-Day Tuesday
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Chiefs news for March 14, 2023
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Good morning, AG!
Today in Chiefs history, Sean Smith signed in 2013.
In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, Albert Einstein was born in 1879, Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin received a patent for a “navigable balloon” in 1899, and UN forces recaptured Seoul in 1951
Does he have the left stuff?
New Chiefs OL Jawaan Taylor could play left tackle in Kansas City | ChiefsWire
Taylor played 18 snaps at left tackle last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars per PFF, but he has thousands of snaps of NFL experience on the right side of the offensive line. He started a pair of games at left tackle during the 2017 college football season with the Florida Gators, but the majority of his experience again came on the right side of the line at tackle in college. He’s never missed a game throughout his NFL career no matter where he has played.
Chiefs’ signing of Jawaan Taylor earns ‘B’ grade from Touchdown Wire | ChiefsWire
No matter how talented an offensive tackle may be (and Taylor is a very good player), moving from right to left or vice versa is a transition that takes time. That’s the only hesitation on this deal, and given the success Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and offensive line coach Andy Heck have had overall, we’ll take the positive over here. It’s just a bit of a wonderment in the short term, and that’s a lot of money for a transitional move.
Chiefs RT Andrew Wylie set to join Eric Bieniemy with Commanders | ChiefsWire
According to NFL reporter Ari Meirov, Chiefs RT Andrew Wylie is set to sign a three-year deal worth up to $24 million with the Washington Commanders. He’ll be reunited with Eric Bieniemy who became the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in Washington this season.
Chiefs to give OT Jawaan Taylor a four-year, $80 million deal. Grade: B | TouchdownWire
https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-ot-jawaan-taylor-four-192031447.html
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Chiefs tender Tommy Townsend as restricted free agent | PFT
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Chiefs have tendered Townsend as a restricted free agent. They have tendered him at the lowest level, which means the team will have the right to match any offer Townsend gets from another team but will not get any compensation if he were to leave.
Free-agent receivers reportedly ‘blowing up’ Patrick Mahomes’ phone, want to join Chiefs | KC Star via Yahoo!
https://sports.yahoo.com/free-agent-receivers-reportedly-blowing-175343382.html
“It doesn’t mean they’re done looking. It doesn’t mean also that other wide receivers, I’m told, are not blowing up Patrick Mahomes’ phone. It’s my understanding guys have been calling him this entire offseason saying, ‘Can I come to Kansas City? Can I come and play with you guys?’ Like, that is a real thing that is happening.
Chiefs: Rookie and Sophomore Grades | ArrowheadOne
The General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, Brett Veach, appears to be getting better and better at his job. Especially when it comes to: 1) picking players in the draft, 2) signing low cost Free Agents and re-signing his own players, and 3) balancing the budget (cap). The main reason for this post is to dig deeper into the Chiefs needs. Can we really understand the list of team needs without first understanding their strengths and weaknesses? No? Well, there ya go.
Morning Bowl of (T)Weeties:
Arrowhead Guys Twitter:
The Chiefs add former Colts DT Byron Coward, who had 12 tackles in 17 games last year. https://twitter.com/JLSports3/status/1639290472966307842
Congratulations to client @ByronCowart1 on signing with the @Chiefs
Can confirm the Chiefs are re-signing Blake Bell on a 1-year deal (@RapSheet 1st).
The team keeps its top 4 tight ends from last year — in Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jody Fortson & Bell — & could add another player at the position in the draft next month.
Excited for this new chapter! 🙏🏾
The obsession with Jackson Mahomes. 🙄
You can just choose to not follow him and/or block him. He doesn’t appear in your feed anymore.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers confronts TikTok CEO:
"Why would you willingly give Jackson Mahomes a platform in this world?”
Update: The #Chiefs have signed back DT Derrick Nnadi, a 2018 3rd round pick who played his entire career with the team, per his agent SportsTrust.
Local Chiefs Reporters:
"I think the data was very clear: it doesn’t show a higher injury rate. But we recognize shorter weeks. We went through this with COVID too.”
Roger Goodell defends the Thursday Night Football flex proposal.
Goodell defends TNF flex proposal, owners postpone vote
The NFL approved a measure that would allow every team to play on two short weeks. It previously was only one week.
theathletic.com
One would hope Clark Hunt would be a no vote on flexing Thursday night games.
Chiefs draw from a huge geographic footprint, and there's plenty of frustration from fans when Sunday games get flexed.
Let's hope the NFL won't force teams to play two home games on Thursday nights.
More John Mara: "People make plans to go to these games weeks and months in advance. 15 days ahead of time to say ‘Sorry folks, that game you were planning on taking your kids to Sunday at one o’clock, it’s now going to be Thursday night.’ I mean, what are we thinking about?''
Point to the only quarterback in the NFL with two Super Bowl wins
Roger Goodell, just now: “I don’t think we are putting Amazon over the players. …We recognize shorter weeks. I hear from a lot of players directly who love the 10 days after the game.”
🤦🏽♂️ https://twitter.com/mysportsupdate/status/1640849428566396928
NFL confirms that moving forward there will now only be one “NFL Redzone” channel. That’s with Scott Hanson hosting.
DirectTV’s deal came to an end and that version of Redzone no longer exists.
National Talking Heads:
.@Ckancey8 explosiveness is next level. 📈
📺: 2023 #NFLDraft - April 27-29 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Prior to reaching his decision, Calais Campbell had a 40-minute phone call with owner Arthur Blank and the two discussed leadership, charitable efforts, and how Campbell thrives in the community. That non-football call helped seal it.
Sources: The #Falcons are making another splash, as former #Ravens star Calais Campbell intends to sign a 1-year deal with them. The Pro Bowler and former Walter Payton Man of the year will lend leadership to a young team he believes in. And Atlanta adds — again — on defense.
While Calais Campbell had several options, he bought in to the vision of Atlanta coach Arthur Smith and GM Terry Fontenot. He’s been to a conference title game with a young team and young QB before (the #Jaguars), and perhaps there are some similarities.
Sources: The #Falcons are making another splash, as former #Ravens star Calais Campbell intends to sign a 1-year deal with them. The Pro Bowler and former Walter Payton Man of the year will lend leadership to a young team he believes in. And Atlanta adds — again — on defense.
Falcons to sign DE Calais Campbell to one-year deal. (via @RapSheet)
Free-agent tight end @fhmoreau shares his thoughts on being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma while taking a physical with the New Orleans Saints.
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Chiefs being linked to Theilen
And Tunsil
We will see what all the rumors mean, soon!
I’m done with that
44 days until the NFL draft!
1967: Chiefs draft Jim Lynch, who would become 1/3 of possibly the best LB group ever, Lynch, Lanier, Bell
whaddya mean “possibly”
The only Track and Field signature move I know of has died.
Dick Fosbury
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fosbury-flop-high-jumper-dick-200452541.html
good stuff as always, Snafu …
McDaniel’s really really playing to type – willing to look under any rock (as long as it has a Patriots logo on it) to find talent. First Jimmy G and now Jakobi Meyers. He truly learned nothing from his (failed) time with the Broncos. Or maybe that’s unfair, after all Jimmy G is at least a better QB than Tebow.
Pioli was the same way. Picking up shitty Pats cast offs. Ryan Poles has been doing that in Chicago with our cast offs.
The biggest change when dorsey and reid came in was they went out and got the best players available not just the ones they already knew. I think it says a lot about trusting your scouting department.
I think you meant “same”. Few people would have called the Pioli way sane.
It could have been worse tho. Look at the swath of destruction Hurricane Bob left in Houston.
Out of curiosity, what KC castoffs has Poles picked up in Chicago? Not calling you a fibber, I honestly can’t think of any
Jimmy is only good for 6 games, though
My guess is that the Chiefs are deciding between keeping JuJu or signing OBJ
Odell that is
Dollars to donuts we keep JuJu. Better to go with something that’s proven (and who got consistently better as the year went on), rather than taking a shot on a flyer with known diva tendencies – particularly one who only wants to play in the playoffs.
this^^^ times a quintillion
Juju knows Mahomes, Reid and “the system” and he’s proven himself to be not just very capable, but also very much a “team player” AND he’s only 26 yo
Odell Fuck-him, Jr is the exact opposite: he’s a prima donna locker-room disaster who cares only about himself, he’s anything BUT a “team player” and would be (at best) a one-year ring-chaser who has only his own interests at heart, and he’s 30 or 31 yo (a good 5 yrs older than Juju)
Breaking News…. Chiefs just signed OBJ
Shut yo mouf!
don’t you start with me, sonny!
A healthy Odell would be a big upgrade over a healthy Juju. “Healthy” is the biggest problem with Odell. His diva tendencies are a bit overblown honestly
we’ll have to agree to disagree …
I think part of his “health” issues stem from his diva-ness … either way, he seems to be a guy who’s out for himself instead of putting the team first (the opposite of what Juju seemed to do in 2022)
PLEASE JuJu
I’m not so excited about Juju as others around here. His bad knees bother me.
You know what they say about availability
right there with you. those knees might night hold up.
Between those two, I’ll take bad knees and desire over bad attitude and diva
this guy^^^ gets it
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All day ,every day……!!!!
….neeeeed coffeeeeee…
Bless you, my child. ::hands a Kleenex::
May your coffee be strong and your work day uneventful.
That Kleenex Better Be For Your Upstairs Nose !!! … ; )
I’ve missed the morning coffee.
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