#29 Kasas City Chiefs

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Year	Passing
	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	Int
2008	516	327	3,693	21	11
Career Total	555	349	3,946	23	13

Guess who?

Those are the stats from Matt Cassell, the likely starting QB out of KC this upcoming season. His numbers are fantastic from 2008, that cannot be argued. However, the passing totals and career totals are incredibly identical. Meaning, he was a one hit wonder in the right system. No matter who played in the Pats system has been fantastic. However, Scott Pioli, the former Pats GM brought Cassell over to the Chiefs. It's a well known fact that GM's tend to stick with their guys in order to 'prove everyone wrong.'

That is what the Chiefs are going to focus on during this rebuilding year. With Tony Gonzalez, a sure fire Hall of Famer, departing, the number of targets dropped in KC. Dwayne Bowe is an underrated receiver in the NFL, but he cannot do it alone. Personally, I believe Larry Johnson still has enough left in the tank for one more good year as a productive football player. However the rest of the Chiefs are a huge question mark. Actually, it's a startlingly untalented team but they have a lot of potential. This team is going to be one of those units that will either work very well together or fall apart. There are no "me me me" athletes, but very few who can take over a game. The 2009 Chiefs are not looking good, but I can see them winning a surprise game here or there:

1	Sun, Sep 13	@ Baltimore	1:00 PM	M&T Bank Stadium
2	Sun, Sep 20	Oakland	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
3	Sun, Sep 27	@ Philadelphia	1:00 PM	Lincoln Financial Field
4	Sun, Oct 4	NY Giants	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
5	Sun, Oct 11	Dallas	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
6	Sun, Oct 18	@ Washington	1:00 PM	FedEx Field
7	Sun, Oct 25	San Diego	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
8	BYE WEEK
9	Sun, Nov 8	@ Jacksonville	1:00 PM	Jacksonville Stadium
10	Sun, Nov 15	@ Oakland	4:05 PM	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
11	Sun, Nov 22	Pittsburgh	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
12	Sun, Nov 29	@ San Diego	4:05 PM	Qualcomm Stadium
13	Sun, Dec 6	Denver	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
14	Sun, Dec 13	Buffalo	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
15	Sun, Dec 20	Cleveland	1:00 PM	Arrowhead Stadium
16	Sun, Dec 27	@ Cincinnati	1:00 PM	Paul Brown Stadium
17	Sun, Jan 3	@ Denver	4:15 PM	Invesco Field at Mile High

• The Chiefs have the fortune of hosting the Raiders early and I expect that to be a good game.
• Anyone who plays the Browns has a chance to win this year, especially with the Browns awful defense.
  
• I can see the Bengals falling flat at the end of the year, but it depends on how Palmer is playing.
• Considering the Chiefs will be breaking out a new system and Dallas is a mess, I can see that being a surprise game.
• Best case scenerio for the Chiefs? Don't be surprised to see them go 7-9, but I think a 6-10 is very likely for this installment.