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Can you feel it?

11 Nov

Never has losing had an allure of success. But there is something about this team. Watching the parade of players try to march in step last week at San Diego was a little unnerving. But despite the look of disarray, each man found a way to contribute. A young team finding a way to be competitive against San Diego was impressive. But a rag-tag young team, that practically had to introduce themselves to one another on the field during the game – well…that was special IMHO.

Monday night I’m fortunate enough to spend some one-on-one time with Herm Edwards. Throughout the last nine weeks Read the rest of this entry »

 

I’m sailing! I’m sailing!!

03 Nov

Good morning Gil. I SAID, GOOD MORNING GIL!!!

Perhaps everything you need to know about life, you can learn from Bill Murray movies. In particular, “What About Bob?!” Bob Wiley had three simple mechanisms for combating life’s fears and difficulties:

• “If I fake it, I don’t have it!”
• “Baby Stepping”
• “Death Therapy”

Last Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs continued to baby step their way!

The Chiefs had five areas plaguing them game in and game out throughout September and October. These were: Read the rest of this entry »

 

Forget the Titans!

21 Oct
Come on. There is a reason Tennessee was 5-0 coming into town.

The mighty-mighty Titans were…well…mighty-mighty. I’m not talking about the score. I’m referring to their physical strength. We just weren’t strong enough (or probably tough enough) to beat them. Both sides of the Titans lines were using their arm strength to control the shoulders of the Chiefs. And as the song goes, ‘dem bones is connected.

This is why players must keep their feet moving. Once a player’s upper body is turned, his hips will follow. And if a player has his feet planted when this happens – game over! Thanks for playing. Better luck next time! Allowing someone else to direct where one’s body goes is in direct opposition to the goal of a lineman – defense or offense.

But there are lessons to be learned from this loss.

Offense
After reviewing the offensive plays Read the rest of this entry »