Chiefs Fire Herm Edwards, Every Chief Now A Fantasy Risk

by Skeller on Jan 24, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Football

The Kansas City Chiefs fired Head Coach Herm Edwards yesterday.

You don't have any idea how to draft Chiefs in your fantasy league next year. Nobody does. There isn't a single Chief on the offensive side of the ball you can project for next season.

Larry Johnson? Forget it, Scott Pioli didn't build the Patriots Dynasty by paying big money for bad RBs. The Pats went 11-5 starting Ben-Jarvis-Smyth Green-Ellis-Jarvis and Kevin Faulk for crying out loud.

Tyler Thigpen? Yeah right. How much do you want to bet he starts Week 1?

Tony Gonzalez? He wants a trade, he's worth a good deal, the Chiefs will lose with him or without him. I'd be shocked if he wasn't traded.

Dwayne Bowe? OK, he'll probably stay. But he could be traded for picks. And who is going to throw to him anyway?

Connor Barth? Nick Novak? The Chiefs kicked a total of 16 FG last season. Their opponents kicked 33 FG. Somebody new is coming in.

Herm Edwards was able to start a lot of guys who shouldn't have been starting in the NFL. With a new GM and a new Head Coach, all of those guys are seeing their jobs in serious jeopardy. Any offensive skill players taken by the Chiefs in the draft should be considered candidates to start immediately.

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whoa???

I am not so sure I agree with any of this. What happens if Shanahan-the offensive mastermind-gets hired?
Bowe traded-no way
Thigpen-who else will start at QB?
Tony G-wants to stay. He said he wants Thigpen to start. You can’t blame him, he got thrown to a bunch once Thigpen got the call to start.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 24, 2009 10:16 AM EST reply actions

You're forgetting about Pioli

Who knows what he is going to do? Would he really start Thigpen if he could get his hands on (let’s say) Derek Anderson? Or if Matt Stafford/Mark Sanchez falls in his lap at #3?

Why wouldn’t he trade Gonzalez for draft picks? The Chiefs were shopping him at the draft deadline. Pioli was known for absolutely stockpiling picks while he was at NE. He could put together a package of Gonzalez ( or Bowe) + pick 2.03 to move back up into the late first round and grab local WR Jeremy Maclin and save big cap $$. That’s just off the top of my head and Pioli is much smarter than I am. :-)

P.S. I agree that Bowe is a long shot, but nothing is off the table with Pioli.

by Skeller on Jan 24, 2009 12:46 PM EST reply actions