Bye Week/Practice Squad Moves
As of Thursday evening there were no known changes on the Chiefs 53-man active roster. But general manager John Dorsey and his crew were busy making a few moves on the 10-man practice squad. Released...
View ArticleDefense At Bye – Consistency Grows Despite Injuries
Last year when they started the season with a nine-game winning streak, all the attention was on the Chiefs defense. Bob Sutton’s group was impressive and the foundation in Andy Reid’s club building...
View ArticleChiefs Add Tight End To Practice Squad
The Chiefs released a tight end from the practice squad last week and came back and added another one on Monday. Brandon Barden was signed to the 10th spot on the developmental roster. A 6-5, 245-pound...
View ArticleAnswer Bob – After Bye Week #1
The bye week is now in the Chiefs rearview mirror and work begins in earnest on Wednesday for a trip to San Diego to face the division leading Chargers. We are also working in earnest to answer your...
View ArticleChiefs Lose Nico To Bengals
From the Truman Sports Complex Akeem Jordan, Joe Mays, Josh Mauga, James-Michael Johnson, Jerry Franklin – all have been added to the Chiefs 53-man roster in the last two years as inside linebackers....
View Article4 Keys To Victory For Chiefs Against Chargers
Four Keep a handle on Chargers tight end Antonio Gates in the red zone The 34-year old Gates is in his 12th season and remains a factor in the San Diego passing game. He’s been very successful...
View Article4 Keys To A Chiefs Victory/Recap
Four Keep a handle on Chargers tight end Antonio Gates in the red zone The 34-year old Gates is in his 12th season and remains a factor in the San Diego passing game. He’s been very successful...
View ArticleOne Team’s Trash, Becomes Treasure For The Chiefs
Injuries force (left to right) Josh Mauga, Mike McGlynn, Ryan Harris and Jamell Floyd into scrapbook starters There are several qualities that make for a good NFL team. Talented players are a must. Top...
View ArticleFree Agency’s Tale of the Tape At Mid-Season
Now that the Chiefs are halfway through their schedule, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the decisions made over the last nine months in free agency. Just how have the players that were...
View ArticleA Pair of 5-3 Teams Fight For Momentum In Buffalo
The Chiefs and Bills have played many important games over the last 50 seasons, but it’s safe to say it’s been many years since one of their meetings has carried significance for both teams. That won’t...
View ArticleChiefs Have Busy Day With Roster Shuffle
Cyrus Gray and Demetrius Harris are down and out. Phillip Supernaw is in, Charcandrick West is up and Adam Schiltz has returned. Those were the actors that were part of a busy personnel Tuesday for the...
View ArticleChiefs Staying Away From Zebras/Yellow Hankies
They sport one of the best records in the AFC after nine games, but the Chiefs have not been a dynamic contender. They do not have an offensive play that gained more than 48 yards. They do not have a...
View ArticleColumn: A Chance For Greatness Slips Away
The task was obvious. On the road, with no timeouts left and down by four points, the Chiefs had 102 seconds to play. They had spotted the Oakland Raiders a 14-point lead, came back and scored 17...
View ArticleBerry Done For Season Due To Mass In His Chest
The Chiefs have lost Pro Bowl strong safety Eric Berry for the rest of the season due to a mass discovered in his chest over the weekend. “We don’t have a definitive diagnosis, but the leading...
View ArticleDee Ford’s Rookie Season Not 1st-Round Quality
As the first-round selection of the Chiefs in the 2014 NFL Draft much is expected from linebacker Dee Ford in what the team believes will be a productive career. Those expectations have not borne...
View ArticlePoor Tackling Can Become An Epidemic For A Defense
It’s one of the most important of football basics. A player on one team has possession of the football; players on a second team must stop his forward progress. That’s done by taking him to the ground,...
View ArticleThe Position Dragging Down the Chiefs: Wide Receiver
Frankie Hammond (85), Jason Avant (81) and Albert Wilson (12) haven’t been able to jump start the wide receiver position It’s not true that the Chiefs are without a wide receiver on their roster with a...
View ArticleChiefs Make An Interesting Practice Squad Addition
Generally, the moves on the practice squad by an NFL team are worthy of attention, but seldom noteworthy. Not so with a move the Chiefs made on Wednesday. They pulled to players off the squad,...
View ArticleAndy Gambles on 4th Down and Loses
From Heinz Field, Pittsburgh No one has ever confused Chiefs head coach Andy Reid of having any personality traits close to those of an old-fashioned riverboat gambler. But maybe it was his proximity...
View ArticleJamaal Limps To The Finish Line & 1,000 Yards
From Arrowhead Stadium “Yeah, I was a little beat up the whole season.” That was Jamaal Charles, speaking about his 2014 season as it came to an end Sunday with the Chiefs victory over San Diego....
View ArticleChiefs Sign 14 Reserve/Futures Players
As one season ends, the next one begins and in pro football that means clubs signing reserve/futures free agents. The Chiefs have reached contracts with 14 of those players, including nine that were on...
View ArticleChiefs Add Another Long Snapper
The Chiefs signed another reserve/futures free agent and he happens to be another long snapper. That’s Brandon Hartson, a 6-2, 238-pound product of the University of Houston. He was signed in December...
View ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 65 – Part #1
We’ve kept our notes from 16 games. We’ve gone back and checked a few tapes over the holidays. We burned up the phone lines and cell towers with communication to sources among the NFL coaches and...
View ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 53 – Part #3
Here are the final player rankings for the 2014 Chiefs. One proviso on these last 13 ratings – there isn’t a lot of difference between No. 41 and No. 51. In some cases there just hasn’t been enough...
View ArticleChiefs Add Two More To Reserve/Futures List
The Chiefs have made a pair of future additions to their roster signing a cornerback and a jack of all football trades. Cornerback Aaron Hester who played collegiately at UCLA was signed, as was wide...
View ArticleAnswer Bob #3 – January 7
Last batch of questions and answers and again, thanks so much. I hope the answers are as good as the questions. ——————————————– Branden Albert (L), Jon Asamoah (C) & Geoff Schwartz (R) all left...
View ArticleFormer Chiefs All Over The Divisional Playoffs
Brandon Carr (L), Andy Studebaker (C) and Tony Moeaki (R) are former Chiefs in the playoffs There are eight teams playing on Saturday and Sunday in the NFL divisional round games. Just about every one...
View ArticleChiefs Agree To 3 More Years For Camp in St. Joe
The Chiefs and Missouri Western State University have signed off on a new 3-year agreement that will keep the team’s training camp in St. Joseph through at least 2017. The Missouri Western Board of...
View ArticleNFL Clock Starts Monday On Franchise Player Tags
The official 2015 NFL business year starts March 10, but as of Monday league teams may use their franchise player and transition player designations to protect players that have played out their...
View ArticleChiefs Play Tag With Houston
To the surprise of no one, the Chiefs will use their franchise player designation on Monday on outside linebacker Justin Houston. The deadline for using the tag was 3 p.m. CST. Joining Houston with the...
View ArticleRoster Musings: DBowe & Soon To Be Free Agents
According to league employed media the Chiefs are working to trade wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. NFL.com reported Thursday morning that without a trade partner the Chiefs plan to release Bowe to get out...
View ArticleChiefs Busy On Defense – Re-sign ILB, Cut DE
Defensive end Vance Walker is gone, but inside linebacker Josh Mauga is staying. That was the early Friday scorecard from Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs head to the start of free agency this coming...
View Article2015 NFL FREE AGENCY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. When does the 2015 free agency signing period begin? A. At 3:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, March 10. Q. What are the categories of free agency? A. Players are either “Restricted Free Agents” (RFA) or...
View ArticleChiefs Sign Branch Ahead of Free Agency
A touch of the old days returned to the AFC West on Tuesday. The Raiders will announce the signing of Chiefs center Rodney Hudson as an unrestricted free agent. The Chiefs have come back and signed...
View ArticleDorsey Discusses Chiefs Offensive Line Moves
There has been a pause in the rollicking action for the Chiefs in 2015 free agency and on Wednesday, general manager John Dorsey took a moment to speak with the media about what the club has achieved...
View ArticleChiefs Kickoff 2015 With Off-Season Program
From the Truman Sports Complex Team Andy began the 2015 season on Monday with the start of their off-season training program. Most of the Chiefs roster was in the house for a meetings and strength and...
View ArticleThe 5 Worst Draft Choices in Chiefs History
The Kansas City Chiefs have had their share of draft duds over the years. Every team in the NFL has players chosen in the annual selection meeting for college talent that fail miserably to make an...
View ArticleRoster Review/Draft Preview – Offensive Line
Tackle Eric Fisher (L) & guard Zach Fulton (R) are the only returning starters on the Chiefs offensive line The roster and payroll are major factors in all NFL Draft decisions. To better understand...
View ArticleChiefs Slice 4 From Roster
The Chiefs are getting ready to announce the undrafted college free agents they have signed, and to do that, they needed to whittle away at their roster to create some room. They released four players...
View ArticleOTA Questions: Seeking Answers On Injuries
Whether they get complete answers or not, there are four key questions attracting the attention of Andy Reid and John Dorsey as the Chiefs began on-field work in the OTAs and an upcoming mini-camp. The...
View ArticleOTA Question: Who Will Start On The Offensive Line?
(KC Chiefs photo.) The Chiefs will wrap up their first week of OTA sessions on Thursday with their third practice of the week. They are trying to answer a handful of off-season questions about their...
View ArticleInjury-Bug Continues To Bite Chiefs In OTAs
LB Josh Mauga chugs a Gatorade to compensate for the heat during Wednesday’s OTA (KC Chiefs photo.) It’s June and there’s no reason for anyone in the red and gold universe to be looking for the panic...
View ArticleChiefs Wrap OTAs, Only Mini-Camp Left in Off-season
Teammates Charcandrick West and Andrew East watched Friday’s OTA. Chiefs need a North and South to cover all directions (KC Chiefs photo.) The Chiefs hit the field for their 10th and final OTA practice...
View ArticleChiefs Set For Mini-Camp, Minus Justin Houston
The Chiefs players arrived at the team’s facility Monday evening for the start of the 2015 mandatory mini-camp. Andy Reid will have his team on the field for three practices on Tuesday, Wednesday and...
View ArticleChiefs set 14 public practices For Camp In St. Joe
Beginning on Saturday, August 1, the Chiefs will hold 14 training camp practices that are open to the public at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. Two of those sessions will have a $5...
View ArticleEvaluating The Chiefs Offense Going Into Camp
Unless one happens to be wrapped up in the Tom Brady-Roger Goodell soap opera of deflated footballs and inflated egos, this is the quiet time in the world of pro football. It’s vacation time and after...
View ArticleEvaluating The Chiefs Defense Going Into Camp
For your consideration, here’s a look at the 2015 Chiefs defense position-by-position, where they stood on New Year’s Day and where they stand as the team enjoys a vacation before starting training...
View ArticleChiefs Among 11 NFL Teams Going “Away” For Camp
It’s less than three weeks to the Chiefs opening their 2015 training camp when the rookies and a few select veterans report to Missouri Western State University on July 28th. In all but two of the...
View ArticleChiefs Swap One Cornerback For Another
It is vacation time in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean roster changes disappear from the league’s personnel wire. On Friday, the Chiefs announced the signing of cornerback Kevin Short and the release of...
View ArticleGood Bye And Thank You
The day has come to say goodbye to bobgretz.com. Over the last seven years, I’ve tried to bring you in-depth coverage of the Chiefs and the NFL. More often than not, I think the site provided clear and...
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