Kansas City Dynasty (NFL Head Coach 2009)

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After a few years as coach of the Steelers and not losing for almost 2 full season I desided to start a new one with a team I have no interest in. Not wanting to take a powerhouse I "should" win with right away I picked a team with alot of room to grow. 2 1st round picks, a ton of cap space available and a the desire to beat the Raiders twice a year led me to pick The Chiefs. I played a smashmouth offence with a 3-4 in Pittsburgh so I desided to not do that. I love man to man press coverage, so all the cover 2 defences were not going to work. Instead I found Jacksonville's 4-3 D. I have played the a few times before and found them, while not dominating, disruptive enough that with the right combo of personel I could use it to my liking. Then I went looking for a offence. I didn't want a heavy run offence so I looked for a heavy pass style. I glanced at NE's numbers, the weat coast ones but I kept comming back to Indy's spread, So Tom Moore's Spread it was, Not sure if it's different from the one named Indy, they have the same amount of plays. So Man 4-3 and 3 WR Spread offence. Time to get the ball rollin. New coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. Jeremy Dunn.

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I gave the roster a good look after changing a few philosophies. No real QB and only 1 good WR (Bowe) in the Spread is gonna hurt. L. Johnson while not a spring chicken will do at RB. T. Gonzales at TE isn't a bad thing but I'm not sure I wanna pay my TE that much money. So off to the trade block he goes. I have a good core of OLB's, so no need to change that. MLB Harris is a 77 for 3 mil a year, not good, worst part is it cost 6 to drop him, dead roster weight.... Surtain is my CB, not bad, would like better than a 84 starting. Safeties are average, I have 2 decent SS's Pollard and Wesley with Page at FS, but with a press defence you have to have good people covering the deep when your CB misses. That may need to be inproved. My D Line is a bit weak, Hali is a good 82 with 84 Pot, so we will do for now. RE is a mess and my DT's are all to low. That area will have to be a 1st priority in the draft. O-Line is hit and miss. C is good, R. Smith is a starter at 85/86 and Waters will do nice at LG. MCIntosh is my LT at 79, Taylor my RG at 77 and Svitek, a RFA at 81 at RT. I L2 tender Svitek, if someone wants to give me a 2nd round pick for him the so be it.

Added to trading block
TE Gonzales
SS Pollard
SS Wesley
DT Boone
DT Tyler
QB Croyle
QB Thigpen
LT Jones
RG Tyler
FS McGraw
CB Blackenridge
HB Battle
and a few other I just end up releasing outright.

Well FA starts, time to see what this cap space can do for me.

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Day one of free agency.

A. Samuel Bidding starts and I'm all in......untill it hits 7m, then I'm out. Good CB, not 8.4m good.

I want a CB so the next one pops up.

M. Trufant. Bidding starts and once again I'm all in. It hits 6 and it's just myself and the panthers, 6.1, .2, .3, MINE. So I have my CB. 6 mil signing bonus less than his yearly pay, will be important downn the road should I want to trade him.

Trade offer on Gonzales. I had heard that Altlanta would offert me the 3rd pick for him, which they did after a little bagdering. 1st and a 7th in 2008!

A. Faneca Being a Steelers homer I just could not resist. 7.7 a year over 5 13m Bonus. Didn't realy need a LG, did need a LT, so I moved him there. 95 overall. that will work.

K. Hamlin 3.5 a year over 4, 2.5 mil bonus

S. Andrews 4.4 a year over 5, 4 mil bonus. move him to RG.

I deside to look around, as it stands I have a great OL now, exept RT, I send out trade offers for a few good ones but they want way to much. So why not check LT's. If I'm switching my starters around my not continue it. I give the Giants a call for LT Diehl. After some talk we deside SS. Wesley, DT Boone and a the 195th pick (7th) is a good deal. So my OL is set.

But I had just traded my Starting SS. He was only there for maybe it's worth it. I still have pollard but I'm not impressed with him. So I give my favorite Steelers a call. You want Polamalu for how much? How does the 82nd (3) pick in the years draft and my 2nd next year sound. OK deal. SS problems are solved.

I also wanted a good TE, looking at the draft I just was not impressed with what was coming my way. Indy's offense, how about D. Clark. They take the 66th pick (3) my 2009 3rd and QB Croyle for him. NICE!

(While I understand that Pitt and Indy would probably never trade these players, if the game is gonna let me do it then fine...)

Cleveland offers me the 189th (6) and 216th (7) for CB Blackenridge. Sold.

I sign RT D. Foster for 2 years 700k a year and no bonus. Good thing because Svitek signs his tender the next day.

All done with trades and signings. off to the draft!

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Draft day has come and gone, I did 12 trades up and down that day. Not going to list them all. But here are my Draft picks:

1/3 C. Long RE (Wanted QB Ryan but he went 1st, J Long went 2nd)
1/5 Wanted Dorsey here, but he went 4th. McFadden is still available, but I already have Johnson and he makes way to much money to get rid of) Traded to the tenn for the 24th the 54th and their 1st in 2009
1/13 I traded up here, Looking at the pick the pick the Panthers were looking to get Jenkins here. I figured I could get him with the 17 so I had to make a move. They must have wanted Trufant untill I took him in FA. Drafted Jenkins, gave up my 17th the 54th (2) I got from the titans and the 102nd (4).
1/24 from titans. NYG gave me the 31st, 95th(3) and the 195th (7), OK.
1/31 Sent to Seattle, for the 55th (2) 86th (3) and the 118th (4). Sure.
Did a ton more trading like I said. Just wanted to recap the 1st round.
2/23 D Jackson WR
2/26 T. Gooden MLB
3/9 D, Moore DT
3/22 H. Douglas WR
3/31 Z. Bowman CB
4/8 M. Manningham WR
4/14 J. Hester FB
4/22 J. Johnson QB
4/29 A. Serna K
5/1 R. Schuening LG
5/4 A. Woodson QB (made GM Happy, didn't want him, had him before, His delivery sucks.)
5/23 J. Leman MLB (Another GM happy pick, I had ignored all his pick before, he was getting mad)
5/29 J. Sullivan C
6/16 H. Smithers DT
6/29 J. Barrett FS

Undrafted Rookies
B Jackson RE
J. Johnson WR
J. Buckingham HB
C. Kerry TE (I think)
J. Hibbert MLB (I think) Forgot to write the last 2 down....

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Start of preseason

Invites of interest:
B. Leftwich QB
K. Faulk RB
J. Mincey LE
R. Smiley RE
D. Tribble CB
Signed D. Foster RB
Signed J. Cribbs WR

After 2 weeks of Huard as My starting QB I had had enough. Gave the Eagles a call, They wanted Foster and a 5th round 2010 pick for Kolb. Didn't even barter, sold.

Sent Leftwich to Jacksonville for a 2008 5th
Sent Huard packing to Chicago for a 2009 5th and a 2010 7th
Sent K. Faulk to Indy for a 2009 4th
Sent Polland to Stl for a 2009 2nd and a 2010 7th
Released T. Thigpen QB
Released A. Jones LT
Released J. Mcgraw FS

Went 1-3 in preseason.
I simm'd this entire season. Made a few changes and Won more games that I figured I would. I will give a quick recap of every game.

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Game 1 KC vs NE
13-10. Serna FG in 4th

Kolb 12-25 207Yds 1/1
Johnson 24att 67yds 0TD
Douglas 4c 79 yds 1TD
Manningham 3c 80yds
D. Moore 1 sk
M. Jenkins 1Int

Game 2 KC vs Oak
23-7 Yesssss

Kolb 16-29 252 yds 2/0
Johnson 20att 74 yds 0TD
Manningham 5c 74 yds 0TD
Osborne (backup TE) 2c 61 Yds 2TD
C. Long 4 sks!
Hamlin, Polamalu, Edwards, Jenkins 1 Int

Game 3 Atl vs KC
17-16 Not sure how they lost this game. T. Green had 42 yds passing but M. Turner has 124 yds an 2 TD's Oh yea, Serna 0-2 oh field goals.....

Kolb 16-29 196 yds 2/1
Johnson 18 att 116 Yds 0TD
Bowe 6c 82 yds 1 TD
Manningham 5c 80 Yds 1 TD
Moore 1 sk
Jenkins 1 Int

Game 4 KC Vs Den
13-10 Close game, they gave up alot of running yards. 92 to S. Alexander and 55 to S. Young.

Kolb 14-32 248 yds 1/4 (4 to many INT's didn't help)
Johnson 23 att 96 yds 0 TD
K. Smith 10 att 51 yds 0TD
Bowe 7c 151 yds 1 TD
Taylor 1 Sk
Jenkins and Trufant 1 INT

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Up to this point Jenkins is the Def ROY and Manningham is the Off ROY.

My starting LG B. Waters, who was hurt almost the entire pre season, week 2, 3 and now again after week 4 is hurt. I send him to the Giants for a 2nd and 6th round pick in 2009.

Week 5 KC Vs Car
24-14 Johnson finally finds the endzone!

Kolb 17-27 230 yds 1/0
Johnson 22att 142 yds 2TD
Manningham 7c 117 yds
Bowe 6c 85 Yds 1TD
C. Long 2 Sks


Long and Jenkins 1-2 in Def ROY

It's my Bye week so I make a final trade.

Looking at the free agent wire I see a guy named Angelo Craig,

Spoiler

He's an 80 overall with a POT of 87, his learning sucks but I don't think there will be a drop.

D. Edwards, my Strting ROLB is 35 and his time might be up. He's an 85 overall and I hate to lose him but sometimes you have to think about the future. I trade him to Carolina for a 2009 2nd and a 2010 7th.

I also Drop HB Battle and pick up D. Sproles. Not sure how I missed him all this time. Now I have him and Cribbs returning kicks

I'm 4-1, not bad for a rookie coach siming the 1st season.

Week 7 Tenn Vs KC
12-7 Both offenses are terrible. This game would have been great to watch...........

Kolb 8-29 144 yds 0/2
Johnson 10 att 57 Yds 1TD
Bowe 4c 97 yds
Hali 1 Sk
Jenkins 1 Int

Been looking at the next years draft. I'm in the English Draft tree and I have heard it's full of powerhouse Qb's. Gooden, my starting MLB is hurt till neat the end of the season, being hurt in your rookie season doesn't make me feel good. I check out the MLb's in the draft and since I have 2 1st round picks I figure I can get one there. Also checking out the TE's, I have a few 2 tight end sets in this offence and both my backups are 67/77's. My GM has small school insiderand he's not to far from Major school so I focus on mid. I figure my draft focus will be MLB, TE, and G. Schuening has been progressing well, but he feels like backup material to me.

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Week 8 KC Vs NYJ
41-0 K. Clemens throws 6 ints

Kolb 13-26 237 Yds 3/2
Woodson 2-3 36 yds 1/0
Johnson 16 att 134 yds 1TD
Bowe 10c 157yds 3TD
Manningham 2c 41yds 1TD
Smiley and C.Long 1 sk
Surtain and A. Craig (2nd game) 2 Int's
Chillar (Bkup LOLB) and Hamlin 1 Int

Week 9 TB Vs KC
20-17 TB kicks 4th Q Fg for win in what i'm sure was a hard fought game.

Kolb 14-27 175yds 0/0
Johnson 18att 77 yds 1TD
D. Jackson 1 KO return for a TD
Hali and Thompson (BKup ROLB) 1 Sk
Trufant 1 Int

5-3

Week 10 SD vs KC
24-21 My 1st loss to them, not my last.... They run away, litterly with this game, 251 yds rushing. LT had 22/82 Barlow 13/62 1TD and even the FB Neal has 5/27 1 TD

Kolb 13-31 242 yds 1/1
Johnson 22att 82yds 1TD
Bowe 4c 86yds
Clark 2c 33yds 1TD
Trufant 1 Int

Week 11 KC Vs NO
30-16 I was suprised to find out Brees only threw for 266, would have figured 400 with Bush only getting 43 yds on 9 att.

Kolb 13-24 166yds 3/1
Johnson 24att 116yds
Bowe 7c 109yds 2Td
Manningham 2c 19yds 1TD
Long and Hali, 1 Sk
D. Johnson 1 Int

I'm 6-4 and 1 out of the WC. Jenkins is still Def ROY. Long and Manningham are not even on the page.