Daaaaaang... Jerhart you okay (regarding Chiefs)?!
Oh I am all good man. I cashed this season in at halftime of our home-opener against the bills.
I never bought into Matt Cassel or Haley and felt the both of them were riding the success of having a stud RB in Jamaal Charles coupled with a cake schedule.
This season...tough schedule...you see their true colors.
Much of this city is on the "Suck for Luck" bandwagon...hoping to stink up the joint to get the #1 overall pick and bring in a Franchise Quarterback for a change.
What DOES suck is the loss of Berry and Charles. Berry is going to be the next Ed Reed so missing out on a season is not going to help his progression...and it's obvious how crucial he was to our pass-D when you see QB's lighting our D up for 350+ yards. He will be back next year tho...he is only like 23 so he has plenty time.
Now Charles... I am real bummed about him. RB have such short windows now. They only produce at a high level for a couple of seasons and then you see their production to decrease...bigger backs tend to last longer: See AP. A torn ACL takes 8-10 months to come back from...but you likely may lose "a step." And for someone like Jamaal Charles who's game, much like Chris Johnson, is based on speed...a torn ACL may be the beginning of the end for them. But that is the nature of the position now.
All in all....I will be ticked if we finish the season with like 3-4 wins and get the #2 pick....I will be thrilled if we finish with like 2 wins and get our Quarterback of the future.
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Originally Posted by CCfive
I am real bummed about him. RB have such short windows now. They only produce at a high level for a couple of seasons and then you see their production to decrease...bigger backs tend to last longer: See AP. A torn ACL takes 8-10 months to come back from...but you likely may lose "a step." And for someone like Jamaal Charles who's game, much like Chris Johnson, is based on speed...a torn ACL may be the beginning of the end for them. But that is the nature of the position now.
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