Football Season Has Arrived

The time has arrived for sitting in front of my television at every opportunity and either cheering or jeering the Chiefs to victory (and all of the other teams to defeat). We pulled the flag out and hung it out for the day. It's so hard to think of football season when it is 100 degrees outside!

So far, the team looks like they are still in preseason and training camp; sluggish and unorganized. Really what we remember at this time of year is everything that they do wrong; the fumbles, the interceptions, the bumbled plays. What we forget is that for most of the game we are looking at some of the guys who usually end up playing on the practice squad. What both Mike and I found odd with this opening game is that it seemed the 2nd string group started the game and those that are going to be starters came in during the second quarter. It really is an interesting approach if you think about it. Start the backups first - they are the ones that are most nervous. They get all of that out; they get the taste of starting. Then you bring in the guys who are really going to make it happen; let them be calm and you will see how they are really going to handle the game.

At halftime, the quarterbacks give thier feedback on the first half of play:

QB Damon Huard: “It wasn’t a real crisp effort by the offense. We seemed to be off kilter a little bit. It was a pretty frustrating half for the offense in general. On the interception, I probably put it a little too wide for Keith (Willis) and I’d obviously like to have that one back.”

QB Brodie Croyle: “We got moving the ball and then I made a stupid mistake trying to make a play. If I don’t do that, we probably get points. We didn’t hit on a couple of other pass plays. There are just little things that we need to iron out. We were in too many third-and-longs. We’ll be better next week.”

I'm glad that Brodie feels they will do better next week. They have some work to do in training camp this week.

The score currently is tied 9-9 with 4 minutes left in the game. I really hate to see over time in preseason so the Chiefs just need to score and get it over with! I have some homework that needs to get done so I hope they hurry! (Update; Chiefs lose to the Browns 12-16)

The race is tomorrow so I need to get to bed and prepare for a busy day.

C'ya!