Chiefs Look Forward

Thomas Jones goes over the top to get short yardage and a first down. He still is plenty powerful, still has some speed and lends leadership in the locker room. (Kansas City Star)

Our very own KC Chiefs are 4 and 2 and in first place in the AFC West. After a middling to poor first half against Jacksonville, the Chiefs forced inexperienced QB Todd Bouman into errors and played strong offense as well to win going away 42-20. Look for the Chiefs to continue to take advantage of a relatively soft schedule. One of the marks of a good NFL team is the ability to win the games against clearly inferior opposition.

Todd Haley is playing all this success very close to the vest, always saying that there is something for the team to work on. I agree with this approach. This is still a very young team. There are veteran leaders on the team (Vrable, Jones) but the overall team is very young and not fully used to success or having to perform under expectations. I am very much liking the direction the Chiefs have taken, and while I don't agree with Haley or Pioli all the time, to me they have made many of the right moves and this team is moving in the right direction.

The remainder of the Kansas City schedule:

08	Oct. 31	Bills	12:00 PM CDT
09	Nov. 07	at Raiders	3:15 PM CST
10	Nov. 14	at Broncos	3:05 PM CST
11	Nov. 21	Cardinals	12:00 PM CST
12	Nov. 28	at Seahawks	3:05 PM CST
13	Dec. 05	Broncos	12:00 PM CST
14	Dec. 12	at Chargers	3:15 PM CST
15	Dec. 19	at Rams	12:00 PM CST
16	Dec. 26	Titans	12:00 PM CST
17	Jan. 02	Raiders	12:00 PM CST

Of course, the Chiefs could be "flexed" onto Sunday night if called for by NBC. Wouldn't that be cool if it was one of the home games?