The Coaching Career of Gus Malzahn (NFL HC 09)

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Coach Malzahn, GM Potts and Owner DeBartolo waste no time in upgrading the team as soon as Trading/Free Agency begins.

The Chiefs lost CB Chris Gamble, due to his high salary demands. So the Chiefs make a deal with San Francisco. The 49ers get HB Justin Fargas, a 2010 1st round pick and a 5th round pick in 2010 for CB Nate Clements. Clements is expected to compete for a starting spot and will be used extensively in the Nickel and Dime formations as well as a backup FS and SS.

With the loss of HB Justin Fargas and the numerous health issues the Chiefs faced at HB last year, Coach Malzahn decided to get another heavy hitter at running back. OC Jim Caldwell was instrumental in getting a deal done with the Colts for HB Joseph Addai. The Chiefs send 2 2nd rounders in 2010 for the Pro Bowl HB. Addai is expected to share carries with Johnson and be used a lot on 3rd downs.

One other concern for the Chiefs was LB. Coach Malzahn felt that they needed more depth behind starters Keith Rivers, Patrick Willis and Derrick Johnson. To this end they sent a 2nd in 2009 and a 4th in 2010 for MLB Jon Beason. Beason is seen as an upgrade over Beau Bell who backed up Willis at MLB last year.

The Chiefs would like to trade RE Alex Brown and DT Tank Tyler, but so far haven't found any takers.

The Chiefs have only a single draft pick in this year's draft, a 6th rounder (#166) that they got from the Bears in the QB Ken Dorsey trade last year.

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NFL Free Agency News

Some of the big Free Agency signings were:

The Bengals look to improve their pass rush by pairing DE Julius Peppers (4yr $31M $9M bonus) with Justin Smith already on the roster.

The Broncos looking for a playmaker at WR grab New Orleans WR Marques Colston and sign him to a 5yr deal for $30M with a $5M bonus. They improve the other side of the ball with former Patriot MLB Tedy Burschi (2yr deal, $11.5M, $3.5M bonus, $1M incentives for starting 16 games and 50 tackles)

The Buccaneers bring in MLB Ray Lewis giving the former Raven a 2yr deal for $16M with a $5.5M bonus with $250K incentives for 100 tackles and 10 sacks

The Cardinals take a chance on 32yr old DE Jevon Kearse with a 1yr deal worth $4.9M with a $500K bonus

Dolphins sign RT Jon Runyan to compliment last years 1st round draft pick, LT Jake Long. Runyan gets a 2yr deal worth $12M with a $3.5M bonus. He also gets a $750K incentive is he starts all 16 games.

On the other side of the ball Miami adds DT Pat Williams formerly of the Vikings. Williams gets a 2yr deal worth $11M with a $3.5M bonus. He also has incentives for starting 16 games and 50 tackles worth $1M each.

The Falcons piss HB Michael Turner off even more. Turner was the Falcons big free agent last year, and he let many analysts know how unhappy he was with Atlanta's losing season. You can just imagine his reaction when the Falcons give a 5yr $46M deal with an $8M bonus to former Cowboy HB Marion Barber.

The Falcons also decided to gamble on 38yr old QB Kurt Warner with a 1yr deal for $8M with a $2.5M bonus and $500K incentives for 3000yds and 25 Passing TDs

The Jaguars improve their O Line with former Redskin RG Randy Thomas. Thomas gets a 2yr deal worth $12.5M with a $3.5M bonus and a $750K bonus for starting 16 games

The Panthers steal Colts C Jeff Saturday with a 2yr deal worth $13M with a $3.5M bonus and a $750K incentive for starting 16 games

The Ravens bring in former Giant DE Michael Strahan for 1yr for $6.2M with a $2.5M bonus

WR Isaac Bruce isn't ready to hang it up, and why should he if Coach Mike Holmgren wil give him a 1yr deal worth $5.2M and a $1M bonus

The Texans upgrade their secondary when they grab former Viking SS Darren Sharper for $4.8M with a $500K bonus for 1 year and former Raven FS Dawan Landry for a 4yr deal for $18M with a $2.5M bonus.

The Vikings look to improve their O Line with RT Fred Miller for a $2.1M deal with a $250K bonus for 1 year.

Chiefs Draft Recap

The Chiefs turn their lone 6th round pick into a 4th, 2 5ths, and a 7th
3rd round- the Eagles trade their 3rd (#94) for the Chiefs 3rd and 7 in 2010; The Chiefs then parlay that pick into a 4th (#126), a 7th (#222) and a 4th in 2010 from the Cowboys
4th round (#30) acquired from the Cowboys, KC picks CB K.C. Sampson, Minnesota
5th round (#2) The Broncos give up this pick for OLB David Voborra and the Chiefs 6th round pick and get MLB Marqueis Cody, VMI
5th round (#31)The Chiefs give HB Carl Stewart to the Browns for this pick and then use it to get QB Vernon Pepper, Georgia Southern
7th round (#30) acquired in the Dallas trade, the Chiefs get WR Delvon Fisher, North Carolina

Undrafted Rookie Free Agents

HB Jeremiah Tate, Richmond
WR Irv Connor, Tennessee St.
WR Alfred Nichols, Midwestern St.
LT J'Covan Snider, W. Carolina
FS Nayal Henderson, Oklahoma

Other big names in the draft:

Panthers take Carolina DE Marques Acho with the #1 pick
Chicago grabs their QB of the future in Florida State QB Joe Kain with #6
Redskins get a monster in the middle with DT DeAndre Roe, Tennessee
The Cardinals get the best TE in the draft with Miami TE Danny Carey
Ravens go with a defensive guy, no surprise, they get OLB Mister Wright, Oregon with the #11 pick
The Lions take HB Kavario Allen, Tennessee with pick #17 passing on Oklahoma State HB Ozzie Jones who the Broncos snap up at #18
The Steelers get hometown guy Pittsburgh DE Doki Somani with #21
The Chargers grab a big time weapon for QB Phillip Rivers in WR Dravanti Jordan, Notre Dame
Coach Holmgren and the Seahawks get a steal at #24 with DE Caraun Lawrence

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Kansas City Preseason (Simmed)

Week 1
Chiefs 17 Bears 14- KC wins

Week 2
Giants 3 Chiefs 23- KC wins

Week 3
Chiefs 27 Colts 6- KC wins

Week 4
Ravens 10 Chiefs 56- KC wins

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Chiefs 2009 Roster

QB Carson Palmer 95/96
QB Vernon Pepper (R) 77/91
QB Alex Brink 63/92

HB Larry Johnson 91/92
HB Joseph Addai 90/91
HB Rahard Mendenhall 84/91
HB Jeremiah Tate 77/85

FB Lorenzo Neal 93/93 (IR)- Neal was going to retire, then decided not to, but he's never come off IR either
FB Dan Kreider 84/84 (moved back to FB from TE, which he played last year)
FB Jason Snelling 83/84

WR Andre Johnson 89/90
WR Brandon Marshall 87/92
WR Dwayne Bowe 82/91
WR Delvon Fisher (R) 78/92
WR Irv Connor (R) 78/93
WR Harry Douglas 76/87
WR Alfred Nichols (R)76/91

TE Daniel Graham 84/85
TE Mark Bruener 84/84
TE Jimmy Kleinsasser 81/81

LT Shawn Andrews 94/94
LT Torrin Tucker 84/85

LG Stacy Andrews 92/93
LG David Hale 84/89

C Roy Schuening 89/89 converted from RG and given the starting job
C Dan Koppen 86/86

RG Ben Noll 88/88
RG Rob Smith 86/86 converted from C, he was always upset about sharing time at C, but for some reason is content to backup Noll at RG

RT Max Starks 87/87
RT J'Covan Snider (R) 87/88

LE Osi Umenyiora 93/94
LE Robert Geathers 81/82

RE Tony Bake 86/88
RE Tamba Hali 80/82

DT Adam Carriker 90/92
DT Aytha Rubin 87/90
DT Brandon Mebane 85/87

LOLB Keith Rivers 90/94
LOLB Ernie Sims 84/85

MLB Patrick Willis 93/95
MLB Jon Beason 89/91
MLB Marques Cody (R) 81/88
MLB Beau Bell 79/83

ROLB Derrick Johnson 86/91
ROLB Michael Boley 84/84 (Training Camp Invitee)

CB Asante Samuel 93/93
CB Resean Mathis 94/94
CB Nate Clements 91/92
CB K. C. Sampson (R) 83/93
CB Zack Bowman 77/87

FS Eugene Wilson 90/90
FS Nayal Henderson (R) 84/87

SS Bob Sanders 91/92

K/P Alexis Serna 86/92


NFL Analysts have rated the Cheifs Roster and the most talented in the League!

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Going to clean up my playbook a little and them Sim the season and see how it goes. I'm thinking of moving from actively coaching to being more of a GM for this one.

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Chiefs 2009 Season

Week 1

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
COLTS	14	147 0		35
CHIEFS	7	3	10	0	20

Recap: A horrible game by QB Carson Palmer (6 INTs) means the Chiefs never had a chance in this one. IND HB Fred Taylor is the new starter for the Colts and he shows he still has some gas in the tank with 3 TDs.

Week 2

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHARGERS	0	6	0	9		15
CHIEFS	7	0	7	3		17

Recap: A solid rebound from the Offense, nothing great, but a solid performance. The real story is the defense, who held the Chargers under 300yds of offense and more importantly they kept the Chargers out of the endzone for most of the game.

Week 3

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	3	7	7	3		20
RAVENS	0	0	0	0		0

Recap: Ravens HC Rex Ryan is struggling at the Ravens HC and he was clearly unprepared for the Chiefs. A 100yd rushing day by Larry Johnson and a strong defensive performance carries Kansas City to victory.

Week 4

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
GIANTS	0	3	0	7 10
CHIEFS	0	10	7	10	27	27

Recap: QB Carson Palmer is making too many mistakes, but a strong run game and defense allows the Chiefs to overcome the Giants.

Week 5: Bye Week

Week 6

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final	Final
BRONCOS	0	0	0	7	7
CHIEFS	7	1014 0		31

Recap: The story is the same as it has been all season for the Chiefs, the defense. DC Gunther Cunningham has the Chiefs defense running like a finely tuned machine. HB Larry Johnson runs for over 100yds and 3 TDs, QB Carson Palmer is struggling without mentor Dick Curl.


Week 7

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
BENGALS	37 0	7 17
CHIEFS	3	7	7	3 20

Recap: A tight game, with extremely poor QB play on both sides (QB Carson Palmer vs QB Kerry Collins). The Chiefs defense is what made the difference.

Week 8

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
REDSKINS	0	0	00	0
CHIEFS	7	13	7	7		34

Recap: Another shutout for the Chiefs. The story of the year for the Chiefs either has to be Kansas City's Defense or the horrible play of QB Carson Palmer. QB Palmer continues to struggle with his decision making and throws another 2 INTs.

Week 9

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	3	14	7	7		31
RAIDERS	0	3	0	7		10

Recap: Palmer rebounds with a solid if unspectacular game. HB Larry Johnson tops 100yds and gets 2 TDs. However, the key to the win has to be the Defense who allowed less than 150yds of total offense.

Week 10

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	3	0	3	6		12
EAGLES	0	00 0		0

Recap: All hail the Chiefs defense. Their third shutout of the season vs. a very good team, that made the playoffs last year.

Week 11

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
RAIDERS	3	0	0	0		3
CHIEFS	10	14	3	3		30

Recap: QB Palmer struggles, but with the Chiefs defense it doesn't matter in this one. The Raiders managed only 106 total yards and only 3 first downs all game.

Week 12

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	10	10	11	7		38
COWBOYS	7	14	3	3		27

Recap: A real test for the Chiefs and they come out with the win. HB Larry Johnson had 171yds rushing and 2 TDs. A lot of credit for the win has to go to the defense holding the Cowboys to a pair of FGs in the 2nd half.

Week 13

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	10	7	14		38
CHARGERS	0	10	0	0		10

Recap: A decent game by QB Palmer and a solid defensive game, keeps the Chiefs win streak going.

Week 14

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	10	6	0	18		34
PATRIOTS	0	10	7	0		17

Recap: Another big game vs. a big time team. The Kansas City defense holds the Patriots to 200yds of offense, and even Tom Brady can't pull out a win if he can't get more yards than that.

Week 15

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
STEELERS	7	0	3	0		10
CHIEFS	0	16	7	14		37

Recap: The Chiefs are on a roll. The offense is putting in strong performances to compliment the defense that has been great all season.

Week 16

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	0	10	14	3		27
BRONCOS	0	3	0	7		10

Recap: The Broncos manage only 200yds while the Chiefs ground game accounts for almost 200yds themselves. DC Gunther Cunningham is putting up a great season and has the Chiefs defense rated #1 in the NFL.

Week 17

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
CHIEFS	3	21	0	3		27
BROWNS	0	3	7	0		10

Recap: Solid all around game by the Chiefs. Browns QB Derek Anderson flounders against the KC defense and that's all it takes. The Chiefs finish the season at 15-1 and get a bye in the playoffs.

(This didn't turn out the way I'd hoped, but after spending an hour trying to fix it with little success...I'm saying screw it...it isn't what I'd like, but I trust everyone can get the relevant info from it.)

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End of 2009 Season Stats

QB Carson Palmer 212/357 (59%) for 3041yds 14 TDs, 22 INTs

HB Larry Johnson 323 runs for 1584yds 15 TDs, 2 Fumbles, 63 broken tackles, 3 runs of 20+yds
HB Joseph Addai 172 runs for 709yds, 11 TDs, 3 Fumbles, 23 broken tackles

WR Andre Johnson 68 catches for 1147yds, 3 TDs, 19 drops
WR Brandon Marshall 57 catches for 816yds, 5 TDs, 9 drops

MLB Patrick Willis 73 tackles, 11 TFL, 8 Sacks
OLB Derrick Johnson 68 tackles, 15 TFL, 5 Sacks, INT
RE Tony Bake 19 tackles, 14 TFL, 11 Sacks
DT Adam Carriker 35 tackles, 15 TFL, 7 Sacks
OLB Keith Rivers 41 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 Sacks, INT
CB Asante Samuel 53 tackles, 4 INTs, 6 deflections, Catches allowed %53
FS Eugene Wilson 36 tackles, 4 INTs, 15 deflections, Catches allowed % 39
CB Resean Mathis 58 tackles, 4 INTs, 8 deflections, Catches allowed % 47
SS Bob Sanders 44 tackles, 4 INTs, 13 deflections, Catches allowed % 40

K/P Alexis Serna 30/34 FGs (88%) 53yd Long, 47/47 PATs; 36 punts for 1470yds (40.8/36.6), 2 blocked kicks, 8 inside 20, 4 touchbacks

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Standings/ Coach/ Coach Status (End of 2009 Season)

AFC North

Browns 12-4, HC Rob Ryan did a nice job turning around the Browns

Steelers 9-6-1, Mike Tomlin, Doing OK, the Steelers bring in former Chiefs OC Chan Gailey to be their OC- Playoff Team
Bengals 6-10, Marvin Lewis, Doing OK
Ravens 6-10, John Harbaugh is fired and replaced by Dolphins HC Rex Ryan- that's right both Ryans in the same division




AFC South

Colts 14-1-1, Tony Dungy, Doing OK- Playoff Team

Jaguars 9-7, Jack Del Rio, Doing OK-Playoff Team
Texans 8-8, Gary Kubiak, Doing OK

Titans 8-8, Jeff Fisher, Doing OK


AFC East

Patriots 10-6, Hal Ophamer, Doing OK-Playoff Team
Jets 8-8, HC Gary Hammermill still has a lot of work to do
Bills 8-8, Dick Jauron, Doing OK

Dolphins 6-10, HC Rex Ryan gets canned by the Dolphins and replaced by Alan Lowry


AFC West


Chiefs 15-1, Gus Malzahn, Unbelievable!-Playoff Team
Broncos 8-8, Mike Shanahan, Doing OK
Chargers 6-10, Norv Turner, Doing OK
Raiders 3-14, HC Eric Mangini continues his losing ways and is replaced by former Atlanta HC Mike Smith, one of Mangini's first hires is GM Mack Miller...seriously



NFC North


Packers 10-6, Mike McCarthy, Doing OK
Bears 8-8, Lovie Smith, Doing OK

Vikings 7-9, Brad Childress, Doing OK, Vikes hire former Ravens HC to be their STC
Lions 7-9, Rod Marinelli, Doing OK, former QBC Dick Curl is hired to be the Lions OC


NFC South

Buccaneers 14-2, Jon Gruden opts to leave after this season, DC Monte Kiffin is promoted to replace him, Unbelievable!-Playoff Team
Panthers 7-9, HC Romeo Crennel gets 5 more wins than Jon Fox did last year, Doing OK

Falcons 4-12, Mike Smith is fired and replaced with former Arizona HC Ken Whisenhunt
Saints 3-13, Sean Payton, Doing OK

NFC East


Eagles 13-3, Andy Reid, Doing OK-Playoff Team
Giants 9-7, Tom Coughlin, Doing OK-Playoff Team
Cowboys 9-7, Wade Phillips, Doing a Great Job- Playoff Team
Redskins 6-10, Jim Zorn is fired and replaced by Army's General Sanders


NFC West

Seahawks 9-7, Mike Holmgren, Doing OK-Playoff Team
49ers 7-9, Mike Nolan, Doing OK, Nolan brings in former Chiefs DLC Tim Krumrie to be his STC

Rams 6-10, Scott Linehan, Doing OK
Cardinals 0-16, Ken Whisenhunt is fired after two horrible seasons in the desert, he is replaced by former Jets and Raider Coach Eric Mangini- hard to believe he will do better with the Cardinals