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Kansas City Chiefs Free Agency Grade and Review

Contributor: Jon Yoon, mvn.com/nfl-chiefs

Team Primary Needs: OT, OG, FB, DT, CB, K, KR

Team Secondary Needs: C, WR, Depth, Depth, and more Depth

Key additions: Chan Gailey (offensive coordinator), LB Demorrio Williams, FB Oliver Hoyte, WR Devard Darling

Key Losses: C Casey Wiegmann, CB Benny Sapp, G John Welbourn, WR Eddie Kennison, DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson, CB Ty Law, TE Jason Dunn

Key Free Agents Retained: P Dustin Colquitt (re-signed), DE Jared Allen (franchised)

Free Agency Notes: The Chiefs have fully committed to a rebuild and they did so in a very big way. While many bottom-feeder teams have chosen to aggressively rebuild through free agency, the Chiefs have committed to developing their youth and building through the draft. Arguably, the rebuild started last year, when they managed to amass 10 total picks for the 2008 NFL Draft. The Chiefs' primary focus is improving their offensive line. The line should improve dramatically with the addition of Chan Gailey, who will make the line undoubtedly better simply by being much more unpredictable in his tendencies. The Chiefs hope that Rudi Niswanger and Herb Taylor will step in as sleeper, in-house upgrades and that they will land 1 or 2 quality starters through the 2008 draft. With the return of Larry Johnson and an improved offensive line and offensive gameplan, the Chiefs should be able to make the Chiefs, once again, a run-centric team. If the Chiefs run the ball well and improve in their pass protection, that should make Brodie Croyle's job a lot easier. That's a good thing, because this team will likely go as far as Brodie Croyle takes them. Defensively, the Chiefs expect further development out of their two young safeties, Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard, and are potentially a defensive tackle away from having an outstanding defense.

Grade: B

Review of Grade: You may be surprised to see a B grade for a 4-12 team that chose not to participate in free agency, for the most part. But I give the Chiefs credit for sticking to their guns and committing to the rebuild. The Chiefs have also very quietly upgraded their coaching staff by replacing Mike Solari with a much more experienced Chan Gailey. The free agency period went from a B+ to a B because they whiffed on getting Josh Brown and Jeff Faine, although, arguably they never had a chance at landing these guys in the first place. Yes, the Chiefs' reliance on youth is a huge risk, but clearly the team has not benefited from playing the whole game so safely over the past 20 years.

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Chiefs release preseason and training camp schedule

The Chiefs’ reunion with Jared Allen is set for late July. Kansas City will get its first look at its former star defensive end July 31, when the Minnesota Vikings scrimmage the Chiefs in River Falls, Wis.

Pats' Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."

NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week

NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.

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2008 Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp Dates Set

The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Friday that dates have been set for the club's training camp at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The Chiefs have called UW-River Falls their training camp home since '91 and will return to Western

This Week in Chiefs History

The greatest honor that be bestowed on any NFL player, coach or administrator is to have their bust set in bronze in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On May 11, 2005 a special honor was placed on two members of the Chiefs organization who were often

Us against the world

It's fortunate for the Patriots that they can put the Spygate scandal behind them with the regular season still three and a half months away. It's probably fortunate for the Chiefs, too. They'll face a daunting enough challenge

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Chiefs agree to send Allen to Vikings for three draft picks

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to trade Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

Chiefs add depth at receiver by signing Ravens Darling

The Kansas City Chiefs signed free agent wide receiver Devard Darling on Tuesday, shoring up the receiving corps after the release of Eddie Kennison.

Chiefs sign LB Williams to five-year deal

The Chiefs signed free agent linebacker Demorrio Williams to a five-year contract on Monday, a move that could knock Napoleon Harris out of the starting lineup.

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Jared Allen’s Sports Bar and Grill Closes

Jared Allen obviously wasn’t going to keep a restaurant with his name open in Kansas City, but after only two weeks his co-owner has decided to close the place. Jared Allen’s Sports Arena & Grill closed Wednesday, less than two weeks after working partner Chuck Tabor said he would stick with it and try to make [...]

A.A.D.Q.: Your Fave Five Chiefs

As C-Webb reminded all of us Chiefs fans not too long ago, there’s a thing called the Fave Five. And, no, I won’t plug that ruthless phone company here–screw them. Charles Barkley and D-Wade also remind those of us who are following the NBA playoffs, oh, once every commercial break, maybe more (Celtics-Lakers, anyone? Could [...]

Joe Phillips Speaks: The Other Side of the Story

We’ve had some interesting developments in relation to my Joe Phillips story and my take on how I didn’t buy HBO’s RealSports claim that former Chief Joe Phillips deserted his wife and family. Over a month after ArrowheadAddict first published my story and take on the situation, Joe Phillips and his sister commented on this [...]

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Back in the Saddle - Fanatic 411

I decided to take this past weekend off to get some much needed R & R, and man it was nice. I needed the break in a bad way. But don’t worry, I’m back for the long haul now, so you’ll be seeing a lot of content coming out here soon. Since I’ve been out of [...]

The Bonecrusher Remix

One of the biggest surprises for me in the Chiefs’ recent draft class was the selection of SS DaJuan Morgan (N.C. State). While our current starter at that spot (Bernard Pollard) obviously had some issues last season, especially in pass coverage, I was a bit shocked that the Chiefs front office would choose to go [...]

Fanatic 411 - It’s All About the Heart

Things have finally returned to normal for me, so I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to throw down all the content I’ve been promising as of late at some point today. For now, hit up the top three stories to hit the street out of KC while I grab some coffee and nourishment to start [...]

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AFC West Breakdown - Quarterbacks

[I am going to break down the AFC West position by position to determine who holds the power in the conference.  The top spot will be worth 4 points, second is 3 points, third is 2 points and fourth is 1 point.  At the end of the article, I will post a running tally.  These breakdowns [...]

Grading the New Chiefs: The Jamaal Charles Edition

Today, I’m going to talk about Jamaal Charles. Definitely an interesting pick to evaluate, because there are plenty of fans who think this was a lousy pick. Players Charles reminds me of: Maurice Jones-Drew, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Maurice Jones-Drew Charles’ role with the Chiefs: We’re going to change the order of this evaluation simply because we can’t [...]

Grading the New Chiefs: The Brandon Flowers Addition

I recently reviewed the Chiefs’ pick of Glenn Dorsey and Brandon Albert, both of whom were complete steals for the Chiefs. But while Dorsey and Albert slipped down a few spots, I would contend that Flowers was arguably drafted around ten picks later than he should have gone. Flowers could very well become the steal [...]

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Chiefs on the Verge of Releasing Wesley; Broncos Standing By

Reports from the KC Star is that the team is looking to release longtime, veteran safety Greg Wesley. No doubt that the Chiefs are still looking at rebuilding and getting younger, and Wesley has been working hard for over a year to get hi release from the team. The Broncos have been trying [...]

Former Cowboys QB Joins Brigade

A former NFL player is teaming up with the Brigade.  Ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter agreed to a two-year contract with Kansas City.  Carter started in 31 games with the Cowboys between 2001 and 2003.

MU Safety Expected To Sign With Chiefs

Former MU safety Cornelius Brown is expected to sign as a free agent with the Chiefs. His agent tells the “Kansas City Star” that Brown will have a physical on Friday, and then sign the contract as early as Saturday. Brown isn’t the only Tiger who’s headed to Kansas City. The Chiefs [...]

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