Cyber
Chiefs
Notes
and Quotes
8/15/02
by
CK Rairden
Landmark columnist
Ah, the hope of the pre season. The Chiefs first team
offense looked good in the one drive they conducted and
the first team defense looked like last years team when
they were on the field.
Notes:
—The Chiefs had their 1st instant replay challenge
upheld. Looked very similar to last seasons Raider/Patriots
controversial call. Wonder if the Niners walk out in their
next referee meeting in protest?
—Note to Tony Gonzalez, When you can take a 10-yard
crossing pattern 71 yards for a TD then you should be
paid like a top five wide receiver.
—If you watched the Chiefs interior starting defensive
line during the 49ers game you will realize how bad this
team needs Ryan Sims in camp and on the field.
—Maybe this Vermeil guy can judge talent, Dante
Hall looked like a #3 wide receiver against the 49ers.
—Marvcus Patton’s age should be a non-issue.
—Jason Dunn made the most of his opportunity to
start at TE.
—Good-bye Lawrence Tynes, hello Morten Andersen.
—Trent Green’s QB rating for his one drive
performance, 139.58.
Quotes:
“If you look all the way around, you’ll see
Eddie (Kennison) had a catch, Johnnie (Morton) had a catch,
Priest (Holmes) had a catch. That’s when we’re
most effective — when we can spread the ball around
and not focus on one or two specific people.”
Trent Green, speaking on the Chiefs’ opening
drive. Sports.yahoo.com
CK: The beauty of this offense is the way the ball
is shared. Hopefully there will be no complaints about
that this season.
“I think Dante Hall will really surprise some people
because nobody has ever seen him in the NFL as a wide
receiver. I picture him making the type of contribution
that Az Hakim made for me, short passes that can utilize
his speed and the types of skill he shows in the return
game. Hall wasn’t a wide receiver until last year.
He has really picked things up well.”
Vermeil from CBS Sportsline before Saturday nights
contest.
CK:At least for one pre-season night, Dante Az-Hall
made Vermeil look like a genius.
"The Cardinals opened the preseason by beating penalty-prone
San Diego 24-17 in Marty Schottenheimer’s debut as
coach of the Chargers." sports.yahoo.com
Guaran-dam-teed
http://www.plattecountylandmark.com/Guaran-Dam-Tees.htm
"Todd Collins was inconsistent, and 49ers linebacker
Jamie Wilborn launched him airborne with a crushing hit
that knocked Collins’ helmet off and appeared to
cause a fumble, though officials ruled it an incomplete
pass after a review."
cbssportsline.com
CK: Collins proved he was tough enough to take a
huge hit, but I see Jonathan Quinn stepping into the #2
spot.
"The Saint Louis Rams could be shopping for a veteran
quarterback after backup Jamie Martin suffered a separation
of his right shoulder Saturday night."
espn.com
CK: St. Louis Rams, this is Carl Peterson. How about
taking Joe Germaine off our hands and sending us that
6th-round pick back from last season?
"We only showed a little bit of what we can do. What
do you say after a preseason game? I’m just glad
we kept people healthy and didn’t play all 15 minutes
of that overtime.’’
Kansas City coach Dick Vermeil, espn.com
CK: Perspective.
(CK Rairden can be reached by email
at ckden@yahoo.com)
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