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Originally Posted by Chronic
I think they are, but not by much
They lost their starting center and playing a rookie there that has absolutey zero experience snapping balls in the NFL
They have a new OC- one that might possibly be as bad in his job as Cassell is, if that were ever possible
New HC
They lost Eric Carr and replaced him with the lead league penalty CB
Nobody knows exactly how well Charles is recovering-it appears Berry is on a faster recovering track than Charles
But as was mentioned before- The Chiefs defense was actually better last year when Berry was out than it was when he was playing in 2010
Much tougher schedule
To many question marks on the coaching staff
And finally
Matt Cassell -
I'd be surprised if the Chiefs won 2 of their 1st 6 games- that's a brutal 6 game stretch- I think the writers of KC will go to town on that team by week 7.. calling for Stanzi, is Crennell "over his head"?? etc.. they'll have a field day with the Chiefs in the press and it might take the wind outta that team by week 7 to effectively rebound by then
1-5 heading into the bye
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- Rodney Hudson is not a rookie. He played some last year. And he actually played better than Weigman.
- Eric Carr? I didn't realize the former Kiss drummer was a free agent. But seriously, yeah, that could be an issue. I think it's a drop in talent, but not as much as some may believe.
- Chiefs defense got into a groove down the stretch of the season last year, but they were terrible early on. And even in November against Denver, they were not good. Making Houston the starter was a major improvement. Also, remember that Berry was a rookie in 2010. He is a veteran now and that should only help, IMO. Still, I would like to see a statistical comparison to prove that you're not just talking out of your butt.
- I would agree about the question marks on the coaching staff. But I don't believe anyone (not you or anybody else) knows for sure how that's gonna work out. So that's not a real argument, IMO.