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Chiefs news for December 1, 2021
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NFL Power Rankings, Week 13: Bengals rocket into top 10, while Cowboys tumble out of top five | nfl.com
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-13-2021-nfl-season
Led by Chris Jones, the Chiefs piled up five sacks in their Week 11 win over Cowboys. It was a nice change of pace for the Kansas City defense, which entered the day with just 14 sacks in its first 10 games. Jones is the unquestioned star of the unit, but Steve Spagnuolo now has a collection of seasoned pass rushers to do his bidding. In Jones, Jarran Reed, Melvin Ingram and Frank Clark, the Chiefs now deploy four players in their front seven who have registered a 10-sack season in their careers. If they can continue to cook up pressure on the quarterback, good things will continue to happen.
‘Getting after Mahomes is key’ according to Broncos’ Chubb | whatsyourremedykc
Looking ahead to Sunday night, coach Vic Fangio hopes that No. 55 “makes big strides this week” in order to help slow Kansas City’s explosive offense. Chubb’s last sack came a year ago Monday, in Denver’s 31-3 loss to New Orleans at Empower Field. He knows Denver’s defense needs to make life tough on Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Andy Reid on post-bye success: I don’t know if there’s any secret there | nbcsports
“Oh, I get asked that every year,” Reid said. “I’m not sure what it is. We go back and we try to redo everything and make better corrections, but I don’t know if there’s any secret there. I think everybody kind of does that.”
Chiefs activate WR Marcus Kemp from Reserve/COVID-19 list | yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/chiefs-activate-wr-marcus-kemp-230528316.html
According to the NFL’s official personnel notice, the Chiefs have activated WR Marcus Kemp to the 53-man roster from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Kemp was placed on the list back on November 18th ahead of the Chiefs’ tilt with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11. The team elevated WR Daurice Fountain from the practice squad to replace Kemp during that game, primarily serving as a gunner on the special teams unit.
Chiefs remain in top 5 of USA TODAY’s power rankings after bye week | usatoday
The next three games can certainly make or break the Chiefs’ season, with all of them coming against division foes. The good news about that: Kansas City is 32-6 against AFC West opponents dating back to 2015, which is the last time the Broncos defeated the Chiefs.
One thing we learned about each NFL team in Week 12 of 2021 season: Packers could be the new NFC favorites cbssports
The West is theirs if they want it. Vegas is seemingly back alive, as is Denver, but the fact all three teams below them in the division are 6-5 right now suggests Kansas City is decently positioned atop a crowded field
Andy Reid comments on Travis Kelce’s role as a leader in Chiefs’ locker room | usatoday
“Travis [Kelce] keeps growing,” Reid said. “He’s a player, leader, person. He always works on his game. He kind of pushed through the tough time and showed consistency during that time there earlier in the season but kept leading. Eric Bieniemy put together a tape actually for the offense that showed Kelce’s leadership for the young guys. Also, when something wasn’t going right, he’d go up to players and say something to them in a positive way and get them going. So, he’s really taken that role seriously and that’s fun to see.”
Tyreek Hill Accepts Usain Bolt’s Wager: ‘It’s Getting Kinda Personal | heavy
“He was talking ‘blah blah blah,’” Bolt told McAfee, “but then I went to the combine one year and if you go on the net right now, I ran 4.22 in my sweats and some street shoes. I was like, ‘come on Tyreek Hill, you got no chance man, none whatsoever.’”
Chiefs activate OL Kyle Long to 53-man roster from Reserve/PUP list | usatoday
So what’s next for Long and the Chiefs? At the time of his injury, Long was the starting right guard for the team. That position is currently locked down by rookie Trey Smith, so it’s unlikely that he resumes a starting role at that position. It’s possible that Kansas City gives Long a look at the right tackle spot, but with the bye week, Lucas Niang could be healthy enough to resume his role as a starter.
Morning Bowl of (T)Weeties:
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling with a TD grab on a slant from Mahomes. He’s had a couple grabs/targets in this 7-on-7 period. #Chiefs
No new injuries to report from Chiefs' camp today. Just the guys on PUP (Niang, Fenton and Tega Wanogho).
I say this respectfully and, honestly, with admiration: Joe Thuney is a football-playing robot who also happened to be coded by Bill Belichick. It's kind of amazing. He's like an AI-generated NFL guard. Can't get one by him on the o-line or at the podium. No pressure, ever.
Mahomes to Juju for another good catch
Patrick Mahomes went 10 of 11 in a full team drill, the highlight being a deep TD pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster
Local Chiefs Reporters:
The new #TimesOurs is here! It's required listening, so it doesn't count toward your independent study time.
@ByNateTaylor explains the path of the #Chiefs' defensive end situation and @RealMNchiefsfan takes a look at Carlos Dunlap. Plus, the good stuff.⬇️
Time's Ours: A show about the Kansas City Chiefs
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The new #TimesOurs is here! It's required listening, so it doesn't count toward your independent study time.
@ByNateTaylor explains the path of the #Chiefs' defensive end situation and @RealMNchiefsfan takes a look at Carlos Dunlap. Plus, the good stuff.⬇️
Time's Ours: A show about the Kansas City Chiefs
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JuJu did JuJu things, MVS made a great catch during 7-on-7 and Elijah Lee forced a fumble as camp continued in St. Joe.
Those notes, plus an injury update, are in today’s report!
Five Observations from Thursday’s Practice | Chiefs Training Camp 7/28
Here are some quick notes from Thursday’s practice
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New story. Patience is 1 tactic in roster-building that can be undervalued. In adding Carlos Dunlap to strengthen their pass rush, the Chiefs hope their patience the offseason is rewarded.
Chiefs camp: What Carlos Dunlap brings to the team and other observations
Dunlap, newly signed, is projected to compete for a starting role on the defensive line alongside veterans Chris Jones and Frank Clark.
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.@TeamJuJu actually caught this…
5k likes and we drop the vid.
National Talking Heads:
More on the Cardinals removing the controversial "independent study" clause from quarterback Kyler Murray's $230 million contract, via @joshweinfuss:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34309612/arizona-cardinals-remove-independent-study-clause-quarterback-kyler-murray-contract
Statement from the Arizona Cardinals’ on Kyler Murray’s updated contract:
We share in the sadness felt today throughout the NFL community following the news of William White’s passing. Drafted by the Lions in the 4th round of the 1988 Draft out of Ohio State, White played 6 seasons in Detroit (1988-1993) & appeared in 95 games (79 starts) for the club.
The #AZCardinals have removed the controversial “independent study” clause from QB Kyler Murray’s $230.5M contract, sources say, a move that happened yesterday.
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GREAT QUOTE from an unlikely source – Broncos’ fan writer Sayre Bedinger:
“Since the middle of the 2015 season, Dontari Poe has more passing touchdowns than the Broncos do wins against the Chiefs.”
https://predominantlyorange.com/2021/12/01/denver-broncos-5-bold-predictions-chiefs/
Too funny. But true
I ran into a similar line in an article for tomorrows huddle:
former Chiefs nose tackle Dontari Poe has the same number of touchdown passes — one, in one of the Chiefs’ 2016 wins — as quarterback Brock Osweiler in his one Broncos start against the Chiefs and more than quarterback Joe Flacco had in his.
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Creed Humphrey pass blocking | NFL + College; 1,750 pass-blocking snaps
1 sack allowed
This guy has quietly performed his job beautifully
Fantastic pick. I hope he becomes a long time cornerstone of our offense.
you mean the Center-stone … ?
Keystone?
As long as he’s rock solid, I don’t care!
RGIII is writing a book, sort of. His story, with a writer. Promises to blast WFT. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/robert-griffin-iii-writing-explosive-174647552.html
good for him
WELL WELL WELL….if it isn’t the fanbase that gave me dysentery.
did you deserve it?
….yes
good to see you back, none the less
Hope you all have been well. (Even though I wish you all ill!!!!!!)
Likewise!
That wasn’t us. That was from fording the river. Lose 3 days.
Mancar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope all’s well with you and yours, Happy Holidaze and all that … and looking forward to “our” Chiefs continued dominance over “your” Broncos
at least, so we hope … should be a hella good game
Looking forward to it. I have no idea what to make of these Broncos the way they are so Jekyll and Hyde. Hope you all have been doing well!
Buck the Froncos
Buy them dinner first at least otherwise its just rude.
I have to give you credit Mancar – even though you pop over here and are a broncos fan, you do it for fun in a first rate way. heck, we treat each other worse than you do. I enjoy your presence. It reminds me more of watching a game with my brother rooting for different teams, where we good heartedly heckle each other, but no animosity involved. I appreciate your presence.
Appreciate it! I always liked you all Even though you destroyed your souls by rooting for the Chiefs. Im glad to see a lot of you kept together and kept your bond from AP going over hear.
I have always preferred live music to studio recorded versions….it shows the talent of the musicians. 35 years ago this was on every stations play list…it’s also classic on how you can take a +3 minute pop song and make it something more. The performance also shows how Floyd and David Gilmore influenced them.
Can’t upvote this enough!
Allegedly these are the last photos of Saturn, taken by the probe Cassini before its demise.
More fascinating, the Huygens probe is the only object to land on a celestial body beyond the asteroid belt, having landed on Saturn’s largest moon Titan.
With Kemp reactivated, who did we bump from the active roster? Fountain again?
Fingers crossed that it’s Niemann…
How ’bout Josh Gordon?
Nope. This is his week to break out. Again. Just like the last 3 weeks.
I saw that we just IR’d Jerick McKinnon and Khalen Saunders, so maybe that’s the moves needed.
Its week to week.
The bye week was well deserved, but I’m ready for some chiefs football….
Somewhere there’s a train crashing through a station.
I’m hoping it’s the Broncos’ hype train and it’s crashing Sunday night.
Re Otis Anderson Jr: that’s a sad event all round. I checked some news stories to see if the father is indeed the Cardinals & Giants RB from days gone by but didn’t find confirmation of this. Anyone know about that?
Not the same. Article says the shooter was 52 years old, Otis Anderson from Cardinals and Giants is 64.
Thanks, it’s still a very sad happening. I was a fan of Anderson’s and was happy to see him win a SB with the Giants. But the fact that it wasn’t him is no relief for the tragedy that occurred.
I think the Giants/Cardinals RB spells his name “Ottis” too but I could be mistaken. I seem to recall reading that in a book somewhere in the bygone days of my youth…
Ah, you know I’ve had my share. Cheers Nas!
Great huddle Hoosier..
December already – time is flying.
Time keeps on ticking…..
Great album.
What’s the temp up there ? Chilly yet ?
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Below freezing, snow on the ground, coffee tastes great, bird feeders doing good business. How about your patch of Tx?
where are you located at Larch?
Ontario, between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay at the base of the Bruce Peninsula, near Owen Sound.
Effing borders, this is unavailable to me.
You can’t get the great white north in Canada.. well that’s just un-American.
Here have another
They mention toque…😃
Well unfortunately I need to get ready for work.. i’ll catch you later
Take off, eh!
That explains the cold! I remember going to Canada on a fly in fishing trip a few years ago and it was so cold that the mayflies hatched in July.
That happens, but further north than me – check with BRaG in northern MN, he’s north of me too.
The other weird thing was that I noticed there weren’t any song birds or such. The smallest bird I saw was a crow. everything else was raptors or waterfowl.
You must have been quite far north – Manitoba or Ontario? If you’re in Indiana then you’re no stranger to the cold. They say the prairie winds and snows can be bad. They also say of the prairies that you can see your dog running away for three days before disappearing below the horizon.
we were up by White River. People that come here from other places always talk about our windstorms. We’re like, “what, that breeze? I’m in the Fort Wayne area of Indiana. lots of wind chill and lake effects snow at times.
Mrs & me drove through WR on our way to Thunder Bay in October, and that’s still south of BRaG haha. As for songbirds, that’s weird, Ida thought they’d be around.
BTW, Hoosier, I made a comment re the Winchester signing and the Sunday night flexing stories the other night. I did intend a critique of the “Breaking News” application there, BRaG was right in that, but no put down intended at all. AG staffers do a lot of work and it’s up to the rest of us to fill in the blanks.
Mrs & me drove through WR on our way to Thunder Bay in October. As for songbirds, that’s weird, Ida thought they’d be around.
BTW, Hoosier, I made a comment re the Winchester signing and the Sunday night flexing stories the other night. I did intend a critique of the “Breaking News” application there, BRaG was right in that, but no put down intended at all. AG staffers do a lot of work and it’s up to the rest of us to fill in the blanks.
way WAY up there …. you stay warm!
Yuk…. Pretty cold here this morning
52 with high of 78 😁..
Well, you better put on your toque.
Hahaha, I was trying to think of that word…😂 enjoy your day my brother stay warm…
You too, pal.
Here’s a little foot stomping music to warm you up, don’t be deterred by the slow start:
There were no words…..
Words you want, then here’s a William Butler Yeats poem put to music:
I like to brag
75 and sunny today
Steady mild over there, Vegas you’re at iirc, but nights can get cold in the desert I’m told.
Spare a thought for those in Washington State and British Columbia battling severe floods.
Night is cold but not damp. And by 10am it has warmed up to 70’s