Chiefs News from the Overnight 8/18

Published Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:31 a.m.

via KC Star

They practice the two-minute drill, goal line and short yardage, killing the clock, saving time on the clock, using timeouts effectively. At least once, usually twice a practice Haley lays out a situation for his team before the start of the drill.

"There are a lot of teams that don’t put a lot of time into it," Haley said. "I would bet that we’re putting as much if not more time than any team in the league. There’s a reason for that because I believe it wins or loses games for you."

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"I don’t think (it’s too late)," Lelie said. "With the coaches bringing me in, they don’t think so, either. I’ve been running whenever I can, running routes, trying to do anything competitive, go play basketball, whatever I can do to keep that competitive edge. It’s kind of hard to motivate yourself to keep running when you’re waiting for that call.

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Haley said he wasn’t yet ready to chase a win to the point of sacrificing other things the Chiefs need to accomplish in these final three weeks. He said focusing too much on a victory might derail other top priorities.

Chiefs Camp Buzz: Haley Says Team Must Learn How to Win from KC Star

If Matt Cassel is the real deal...and I think that's a bigger if than most people think...the Chiefs are a team on an accelerated path forward, though they still need another year or two until they're ready to compete.

Projected finish: 6-10 (3rd in AFC West)

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When coaches make these moves, we reflexively applaud, partly because we are grouchy when millionaires squander their athletic gifts, and partly because almost all of us can remember a time when a kick in the pants sent us down a better path.

Tough Love from Above Works Again from Columbia Daily Tribune

We’re at the end of our Examiner.com series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the AFL. Finishing up the team, here are my picks for the Chiefs All-50 team for special teams.

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Our instructor this week is former Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Ricky Siglar. Mr. Siglar is retired now, but spends quite a bit of time in various community development and youth programs. Obviously, after several years of playing in the NFL, he knows a little bit about blocking big men.

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RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- It's easy to understand why most Kansas City Chiefs players would be happy to be in the final week of "Camp Hell," also known as Todd Haley's first training camp as an NFL head coach.

The Chiefs clearly have one of the more grueling camps in the league. Haley has had his team in pads and hitting for all but one day since Aug. 1, when practices began at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He also has had his players running more than most, if not all, can remember doing at any level of football. Certainly, there aren't other NFL teams that make players run in practice as much as the Chiefs do.

Haley Greets Work-in-Progress Chiefs Team with Grueling Camp from NFL.com

Player Tweets

almighty31 gettin better in practice. INT's and makin plays. now its time 2 take it to the spotlight. dont forget 2 win

superdj56 whats good, still grinding in camp. team is really coming alone great. stay tuned to this friday, goin to visit the vikings.

Fans and Media

KC_Chiefs1 VIDEO: Hopefuls: 2009 Cheerleader Tryouts - 3 on http://www.kcchiefs.com/che...now! (via @ChiefsCheer)

kb_kcstar At the finest restaurant in RF, sitting outside while Delilah is pumped in...And dangerously close to a man in a Greg Manusky jersey.

chrisharrop: With Amani Toomer, Bobby Engram and Ashley Lelie, the KC Chiefs now have one of the best WR corps in the NFL...for 2004.

JoshLooney: @lakeshow247 @edwardstroy @smuckj you are on Chiefs OnDemand! check out kcchiefs.com for video. Thanks for your Twitter questions

dubfam: Tagging all my Traitor oops Raider fans facebook pages with arrowheads Go Chiefs

YahooSportsNFL: Packers camp report and 10 parting shots coming Tuesday afternoon. Then it's off to Kansas City Chiefs camp.

candyann: Why the hell is Sportscenter reporting about some 3rd string lame from the Chiefs attempting to talk to Jessica Simpson? Who cares ESPN! [It was Redskin QB, not Chiefs - NJ]

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