SUPER_MAN_#65

It would be foolish to claim that the Chiefs won’t miss left tackle Willie Roaf. But if each team that suffers a key loss in 2006 is going to throw up its arms and declare the season hopeless, then the Super Bowl will have to be won by default.



Virtually every team in the league will face some kind of crisis by the end of the season. Two of the teams best able to overcome a crisis will be playing at the end of the postseason.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, defending Super Bowl champions, are led by a quarterback coming off a serious motorcycle accident. Though Ben Roethlisberger is practicing, neither he nor the Steelers know yet if his serious head injuries will allow him to tolerate a hard blow. And the Steelers have seen two important players, wide receiver Antwaan Randle-El and defensive end Kimo von Oelhoffen – lost through free agency.

Rest assured, Steelers coach Bill Cowher hasn’t stayed on the job for 14 full seasons and won a Super Bowl by curling up into a ball every time he faces a significant problem.

The Cleveland Browns moved aggressively in the off-season to become a playoff contender but just saw center LeCharles Bentley, their prize free agent, suffer a season-ending knee injury in training camp. Bentley was considered the key to solidifying the Browns’ line.

Terrell Owens’ divorce from the Philadelphia Eagles has left many expecting the Eagles to remain in a 6-10 funk this year because Donovan McNabb no longer has a dominating receiver.


http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2006/08..._the_playoffs/

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Warhawk

It definately will be a bigger challenge than what it was supposed to be. You cant just take a 1st ballot HOF off the line and expect it to be the same. We'll see how they handle it.

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Professor

Well if you look at the games where roaf didn't play last year, they are deceptive, johnson still had some good games against poor teams, but against the only defense that was solid, (denver) he had a really bad game.

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MickeyG

what were his stats for the Denver game?

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Professor

well in the game with roaf : 30 for 140 with 2 TD's
in the game without roaf: 8 for 13 yards

ouch!!

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MickeyG

notice the difference in rushing attempts. Usally a running back needs at least over ten carriest to really get going. But those numbers do look really bad.

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Professor

he didn't get the attempts because with no roaf they couldn't run priests numbers from that same game are not as bad, but he had a couple of runs that skewed his average 14 for 61. basically they were combined 21 for 74 yards, ouch that won't cut it.

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kcfan666

yeah those stats dont lie but it that just becos roaf wasnt in the game or just becos the D stepped up and shut their run game down? have to wait and see if no roaf affects so badly.

daddy primetime42

hey welcome i did not know satan lived in kc that figures your praying to the wrong guy if you think the chiefs are going to be good this year isnt trent due for another injury. just want it to let you know that the raider nation is representing and i think the chiefs suck! hooooorrrahhhhh!

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kcfan666

yeah cos the raiders have done sooo good the last two years?
weeeew like bottom 5 or somesh*t go raiders......