Someday a team I cheer for will have success

KU Football

This game may have done it for Turner Gill.  It might of been better if KU lost 41-17 than to dominate 3 quarters of the game then blow it.  I still support him, but wouldn't be disappointed if he was fired.  He lost his defensive coordinator at the beginning of the year which has clearly hurt.  I feel a college coach deserves a minimum of three years to really judge him (he's had two).  His first and only recruiting class was really nice but if he continues to lose 10 games a year nobody will want to come play for him.  The biggest obstacle would be the money, it would cost KU 6 million to fire him and another 2.8 to run off his assistant coaches.  Is 9 million dollars worth it, especially considering it is a basketball school?

Chiefs

I'm tired of the Chiefs, their like that girlfriend that dumps you, then works their way back into your life, just to ruin it again.  The Broncos completed two passes all game and won!!! They didn't complete a pass in the first half, and completely dominated.  That game was pathetic, I'm tired of Todd Haley I've supported him and now I'm paying for it.  I have to hear my dad go "I can't believe you think he's a good coach" all game, along with "just cut his ass, just cut him" every time McCluster touches the ball.  He thinks every second round pick should become a Pro Bowler.  This season reminds me a lot of the 2007 season.  They started 4-3 tied for the division lead, and then lost 9 in a row to end the season, I honestly feel like they could lose their last 7 games to mirror that season, especially with Tyler Palko at quarterback.  Their really aren't any positives to draw from this game.  The offensive line couldn't block, the wide receivers couldn't catch, the defensive line couldn't plug up holes, the linebackers couldn't make tackles, and the Chiefs coaches wouldn't bring 8 men into the box to stop the run.  Two weeks ago it looked the like the Chiefs had five Pro-Bowlers, Bowe, Albert, Hali, Johnson and Flowers.  Now I don't know if I could vote any of them in after their last two performances, especially Flowers he has played bad the last two weeks.  There is a fine line with corners when it comes to aggression, and he crosses it too much.

E-A-G-L-E-S

The Eagles finally cemented the the theory that the team with the flashiest offseason doesn't mean anything.  All throughout the last decade the Redskins would overpay for free agents such as Brandon Lloyd, Atwaan Randel El, Deion Sanders, Adam Archuleta, and maybe worst of all Albert Haynesworth.  I thought this might of been the Redskins innate ability to lose but the Eagles are proving it is not just them.  What is different about the Eagles though is that they kept the nucleus of players that have lead them to the playoffs.  I think a big reason for the Eagles failure is their defensive scheme, the Wide 9.  This scheme lines the defensive ends really far out, in the 9 gap.  This works well when teams have good defensive tackles to push the pocket back, then the quarterback has nowhere to go.  But the Eagles don't have good DT's so the quarterback can just step up in the pocket and deliver the ball without a problem.  This scheme also does poorly against the run as well, leaving big gaps when the team runs the ball off tackle.  In addition they don't have cornerbacks that match skill sets.  Namdi plays great man to man, while Asante earned his big contract by sitting in a zone and jumping routes.  Right now the Eagles look lost.

Andrew Luck

I hope Andrew Luck's poor performance against Oregon means ESPN can stop talking about him like he is a sure fire Hall of Famer.  Andrew Luck is a really good pro prospect but there is no guarantee he's going to be the next Aaron Rodgers.  He has a good arm, but not spectacular, good accuracy, and he seems to have a good football mind.  The problem is that he doesn't face great, or even good defenses in the Pac 12.  In addition the pressure that is going to be on him to save the franchise might be too much.  I feel like the situation the quarterback is brought up in can be just as important as his skills.  His situation looks pretty good though, Indianapolis has yet to win a game while every other team has at least two.  I like the guy, I'm just tired of "Suck for Luck," there are no teams intentionally losing games, even though the Chiefs appear to be doing so.

Royals

Four Royals prospects were chosen to play in the Arizona Fall League All Star Game, Outfielder Wil Myers, shortstop Christian Colon, and pitchers Nate Adcock and Jeremy Jeffress.  Myers has easily been the most impressive though, and his stock has sky-rocketed this fall.  Myers batted .367 this fall with an on-base percentage over .500 along with a slugging percentage over .700.  It's a small sample size but he is only 20 years old and has the potential to be a star.  He didn't put up great numbers this year in Double-A but he was injured for a lot of it.  Now the Royals have a decision to make though, go for gold this year or continue to build for the future.  I think they should keep him, but if they do trade him for a starting pitcher it would make sense, considering his stock may never be higher.  But Myers should be ready in a year and a half and Francoeur's contract will be up in two.  There is also no sure thing Francoeur will repeat the season he just had.

Hosmer finished third in the A.L. Rookie of the Year Voting behind Jeremy Hellickson and Mark Trumbo.

Thank you to Peter and Coach for sending me to Rany on the Royals, his stuff is great.