Wtf???????

[chiefsfanne1980]

I love Coach Haley but why does he have FLOWERS, CARR, AND HALI playing in the fourth qtr against the third string Packers. What is there to gain? Why is he tempting fate with possible injuries to these Starters? It makes no sense to me. One more point I hope they CUT CUT Palko, he is not ready for Primetime. Palko's a poor mans Croyle, CUT HIM PLEASE.

[OTR Chiefs fan]

Maybe you could just wait and see, and quit panicking before anyone has played a single down of a regular season game.

My thoughts exactly. Because of the lock out I figured preseason was going to be a little different this year. I think Haley and staff was primarily using preseason games to determine which one of the 2's, 3's and 4's would make the team.

[chiefsfanne1980]

I wouldn't call it panic as much as just very concerned. We have A LOT to clean up and work on over these next 5 practices. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and you guys make some good points about Palko, but I really have seen very little command of the offense by him, and even less poise in the pocket. Like I said before I can't see any reason why Haley had so many starters out there deep into the second half, what was there to prove. I thought this was the final chance for the coaching staff to evaluate the back ups before they cut the roster to 53 in 48 hours. I'm a pesimistic person I'll admit to that but this team is going into the first game with absoulutly no momentum and I'd have to guess some fragile confidence. Hope Haley has good plan on how to turn things around. I think that this offense really misses Weis. I was never really overly impressed with Weis but I think his absense is being felt. GO CHIEFS!

[chiefsfanne1980]

I miss T.T., Tyler Thigpen. I guess he will be here on the eleventh huh? He never won a game with the Chiefs, and I hope he doesn't win one against them either. Rye

[#58ChiefsFan]

Let's keep in mind that the 2s, 3s and 4s on any team are still some of the 2400 best players in the country. The packs backups have played 2-4 exhibition games together and our ones played their first "game" as a unit.

I think SICJ was the one who said we will be physically ready but the mental side is where we will have issues. That came to fruition last night, I believe they can get this together still and I hate the lockout excuse we just are not 100% ready at this point.

I'm glad Haley didn't pull the first team, we clearly needed to be out there. Haley wasn't trying to prove anything but the fact we had lots of work left to do. I'd say we still have a fair way to go at this point.

[Seek]

Palko looked like an improvement over Croyle, but he failed to win a game using mostly starters against the Packers back ups. In fact his, PICK 6 lost the game.

I would have liked to see Stanzi in there the last quarter.

[jb908]

Things are shaping up to be a LOOONG year.

[azchiefsfan]

I still am not going to start worrying yet, however, the miscues and plays breaking down was rather reminiscent of the playoff loss last year. I am never concerned over individual performances in preseason, but the play calling and execution has me hoping that Haley was holding back. The one term I would use to describe the playing (or lack thereof) is confused. It really seemed our guys had no cohesive understanding or even ability to execute plays on either side of the ball.

[Ryfo18]

I still am not going to start worrying yet, however, the miscues and plays breaking down was rather reminiscent of the playoff loss last year. I am never concerned over individual performances in preseason, but the play calling and execution has me hoping that Haley was holding back. The one term I would use to describe the playing (or lack thereof) is confused. It really seemed our guys had no cohesive understanding or even ability to execute plays on either side of the ball.

I don't think they were holding back anything...They played the starters for the entire game.

[chief31]

I take no issue with playing the starters for a large chunk of the last preseason game.

We took it easy for the first three, and allowed the starters more time to get ready for full contact in game 4.

With an early bye week, I think it was a wise strategy.

A player is just as likely to sustain a major injury in week three, as he is in week four. But, with the shortened offseason, I actually think it was safer to give the starters an extra week to get ready.

Seems to have backfired. But I do not blame the idea.

[SIC J]

I don't think they were holding back anything...They played the starters for the entire game.

There's a HUGE difference in the offense with Palko as the QB............

Not to mention the Chiefs threw the ball 46 times. That won't happen very often in the regular season if it does at all.