Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Preview

2008 Summary: The Kansas City Chiefs entered last season as the youngest team in the National Football League and showcased this youth and inexperience with a flurry of close games that they could not quite finish. During the beginning portion of the season however, the Chiefs were abysmal. Many pundits thought they, and not the Lions and Rams, were the worst team in the league. Behind the potent combination of Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard the Chiefs started the season 1-5 with their lone win coming against division rival Denver. It was then that they decided the season was obviously not going to end in a postseason run and the keys were turned over to young Tyler Thigpen, a quarterback that excelled in a spread offense but struggled mightily under center. To Thigpen's credit, following his first action against Atlanta, the young signal caller showed a lot of progress the rest of the way and at the least made the Chiefs a difficult game on the schedule for many playoff ... (link)