Not much to cheer about for the Chiefs
John Pfortmiller
Issue date: 9/21/09 Section: Sports
Teams in the NFL tend to have their ups and downs.
Many fans believe the very beginning of a season tends to be trivial.
So far it seems the Kansas City Chiefs are stuck on downs lately - just not a lot of first downs.
This trend is nothing new to Chiefs fans. But there is still a small shred of hope out there.
Students at UMKC seem to have a general opinion about the team and this season.
Very skeptical about the current state of the team, their doubt is not unfounded. There are plenty of good reasons to be cynical this season.
"I'm skeptical about the season," senior Corey Stachowiak said. "But I'm optimistic about the future."
Cassel, the Chiefs' promising new quarterback, suffered a knee injury during the third preseason game against Seattle.
Despite the injury, Cassel started the home-opener against the Raiders.
Flowers, a Chiefs cornerback, suffered a shoulder injury during the first half of the same preseason game against Seattle.
He participated in limited practice during the week before the loss against Baltimore but did not participate in the game.
Flowers was back in action against the Raiders.
While there is a lot of downright pessimism regarding the Chiefs' poor situation this season, some UMKC students are taking a balanced, realistic outlook.
"Overall, they weren't nearly as bad as I expected," senior Anthony Amspacker said. "Once Cassel and Flowers get back, there's no reason they can't win five to six games."
The consistent season-to-season flaw with the Chiefs is their poor offensive line that has quarterbacks scrambling to avoid getting sacked every play.
The mix of UMKC students' opinions on the Chiefs occasionally turns to downright frustration with the consistently poor game play.
The Chiefs need to show Kansas City as a whole that they can perform well on the football field.
The hope for a decent football team comes with players like Ryan Succop.
The rookie kicker showed off his boot with a 53-yard field goal in the fourth quarter against Baltimore.
The Chiefs will hopefully be able to put forth some type of organized defense and offense further down the road.
This heavily depends on the injured roster being cleared, and the Chiefs falling into a rhythm.
Hopefully with Cassel and Flowers back, this rhythm will be obtainable.
jpfortmiller@unews.com
Many fans believe the very beginning of a season tends to be trivial.
So far it seems the Kansas City Chiefs are stuck on downs lately - just not a lot of first downs.
This trend is nothing new to Chiefs fans. But there is still a small shred of hope out there.
Students at UMKC seem to have a general opinion about the team and this season.
Very skeptical about the current state of the team, their doubt is not unfounded. There are plenty of good reasons to be cynical this season.
"I'm skeptical about the season," senior Corey Stachowiak said. "But I'm optimistic about the future."
Cassel, the Chiefs' promising new quarterback, suffered a knee injury during the third preseason game against Seattle.
Despite the injury, Cassel started the home-opener against the Raiders.
Flowers, a Chiefs cornerback, suffered a shoulder injury during the first half of the same preseason game against Seattle.
He participated in limited practice during the week before the loss against Baltimore but did not participate in the game.
Flowers was back in action against the Raiders.
While there is a lot of downright pessimism regarding the Chiefs' poor situation this season, some UMKC students are taking a balanced, realistic outlook.
"Overall, they weren't nearly as bad as I expected," senior Anthony Amspacker said. "Once Cassel and Flowers get back, there's no reason they can't win five to six games."
The consistent season-to-season flaw with the Chiefs is their poor offensive line that has quarterbacks scrambling to avoid getting sacked every play.
The mix of UMKC students' opinions on the Chiefs occasionally turns to downright frustration with the consistently poor game play.
The Chiefs need to show Kansas City as a whole that they can perform well on the football field.
The hope for a decent football team comes with players like Ryan Succop.
The rookie kicker showed off his boot with a 53-yard field goal in the fourth quarter against Baltimore.
The Chiefs will hopefully be able to put forth some type of organized defense and offense further down the road.
This heavily depends on the injured roster being cleared, and the Chiefs falling into a rhythm.
Hopefully with Cassel and Flowers back, this rhythm will be obtainable.
jpfortmiller@unews.com
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