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After Rocky Start, Sky is the Limit for Bomar

The career of QB Rhett Bomar started a bit rough, to say the least. He committed to OU, expecting to have a clear line to the job as a true freshman. True, Paul Thompson was there, but with competition, Bomar knew that he could step it up and try to win the job.
Then Jason White did the unexpected—the fifth year senior decided to come back for a sixth year of eligibility granted by injury. When Bomar committed earlier in the year, Jason White was simply an outgoing senior, a guy who had two bum knees and hadn’t finished a season with playing time without getting hurt one way or another. When the 2003 season was over, White was the Heisman Trophy winner, coming back to defend his honor as the most outstanding player in the nation.
After sitting out the 2004 season learning the system and honing his skills during a redshirt season, he faced a heated battle during the spring and summer with Paul Thompson. Bomar was the fan-favorite in many ways, he was the up-and-comer who was highly recruited and had the arm and tools to become the next John Elway (as the Daily Oklahoman put it). Thompson proved to be more level-headed by not making as many mistakes during practice—showing the signs of a veteran in the system. The coaches were impressed more with Thompson’s consistency than by Bomar’s flashes of brilliance and Thompson received the job.
The unthinkable happened the first week of this season as Oklahoma, a team that had played in two consecutive BCS title games, lost at home to TCU, a solid mid-major, but a 20+ point underdog. The 17-10 loss to the Horned Frogs featured little in the way of offensive prowess. Neither quarterback played well, with Thompson responsible for three turnovers, Bomar for one in his limited action.
Still, the OU coaching staff decided the Paul Thompson-era at OU would just last one game. Bomar got the start for the second game against Tulsa, and while the Sooners got the win 31-15, it was mostly because of Adrian Peterson, who ran for 230 yards. Bomar got just 13 pass attempts and turned those into only 42 yards. The Golden Hurricane had almost that many on their two interception returns. It got so bad that even with a slim 7-6 lead at the half, Oklahoma did not even attempt a pass in the second half, running every time to their 24 second half points.
Since then, however, Bomar has grown up, and done it fast. He has been to the road at storied programs like UCLA and Nebraska. He has played against Texas in the Cotton Bowl. He has had lots of success as of late, with the Sooners winning five of their last six. Two of those games featured either no Adrian Peterson or an ineffective one.
Bomar showed perhaps the most in the Sooners’ loss at Texas Tech. Bomar had been enjoying a rough outing the first three quarters of the game, but he managed to put that behind him and lead OU back to the lead. Bomar took the team under his reigns, leading them on 11 and 9 play drives for TD’s to put OU in the lead 21-17. His stats weren’t great for the game, but he showed the ability to put that behind him and lead his team to victory. Only questionable calls later in the game kept OU from winning the game.
People look at Bomar’s stats and may ask what the big deal is. Well, one must not forget that Jason White’s favorite targets all left with him. Mark Bradley was drafted by the Bears, Mark Clayton by the Ravens, and Brandon Jones by the Titans. The OL lost two four-year starters, Wes Sims and Vince Carter to go along with Outland Trophy winner Jammal Brown. The cupboard wasn’t bare, but it wasn’t exactly left stocked full either. The talent may be as good as it was under White, but the polished experience wasn’t there.
Bomar has grown faster than his freshmen WR corps. Earlier in the year the passes weren’t hitting their targets as often. Costly turnovers were plaguing the Sooners more, and blame could be directed at the QB position. Now, more often than not, the passes are on target, but the wideouts aren’t catching the balls.
Judging his improvement with his experience throughout the year, the sky is the limit for this freshman QB. If he continues to improve at this rate, he could be one of the greats, continuing the Oklahoma tradition that goes back to Mildren, Watts, Holieway, Heupel, and White. He already had the talent, now he has the experience to go with it…it could be a scary three years for the rest of the conference.

Josh Cline is a staff writer for Big12-fans.com and hails from Norman, OK and follows Sooner football intensly. He spent two football seasons in Big Ten country at Northwestern before transferring to the University of Oklahoma, where he currently attends. His focus is primarily on the Big 12, but can drift into national issues as well.

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The Legend Retires

The man who engineered the greatest building project in college football history is retiring. On Saturday, Bill Snyder, the man who took Kansas State from oblivion to the elite of college football will hang up the headset and coach his last game at home against Missouri. Consider this my ode to one of the greatest coaches in the history of college football.
Snyder’s accomplishments at Kansas State are near epic. He came to Kansas State in 1989 from the University of Iowa. At this point the Wildcats had lost 27 consecutive games and were dubbed by Sports Illustrated as the “worst program in America”. Snyder quickly changed all of that. In ’89 they broke the losing streak, but still limped to a 1-10 record, with their only win coming on a last second TD pass against North Texas. They proceeded to go 5-6 in 1990, 7-4 in 1991 (no bowl game), and back to 5-6 in 1992. Then the bowls came. In 1993, Snyder led them to a 9-2-1 record and a Copper Bowl berth, their first bowl game since 1982 (which not so coincidentally is the only bowl game in Kansas State history from a non-Snyder team). The Copper Bowl was the first in a series of 11 consecutive bowl games that included two Fiesta Bowls. The streak ended in 2004 when the Wildcats fell to a 4-7 record.
In all, Bill Snyder led Kansas State to 135 wins in his 17 years as head coach. Nobody in the history of K-State football is even close to that win total. The Wildcats won 11 games 6 times in the Snyder era, an amazing accomplishment for a team that had only one 10 win season prior to his arrival. In 1998, Kansas State was the number one team in the nation and only a second half collapse away, in the Big XII championship against Texas A&M, from playing a less than impressive Tennessee team for the national title. In 2003, Snyder led the Wildcats to their first conference championship since 1934. Snyder is a 3-time national coach of the year (1991, 1994, and 1998) and has led Kansas State to the conference championship game on three occasions (1998, 2000, and 2003).
In the past two years the K-State program has seen signs of slippage. In 2004, they missed their first bowl game since 1992 and last Saturday they clinched their second consecutive losing season. Many attributed this string of losing to a massive loss in assistant coaching talent. Snyder, who grew up under the tutelage of legendary coach Hayden Fry at Iowa, has overseen the development of several fine college head coaches. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mike Stoops (Arizona), Jim Leavitt (South Florida), Phil Bennett (SMU), Brett Bielema (2006 Wisconsin), and Mark Mangino (Kansas), are just a few of the coaches who cut their teeth at Kansas State under Snyder. Others attributed the slip to a loss in talent. But regardless of the reasoning no K-State fan was ready to doubt that Snyder could bring them back.
So you may ask what is next for the Kansas State program. The answer is unclear, but the rumor mill is swirling. The current hot item is that former KSU player/assistant Brent Venables will leave his post as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma and return to the program he left in 1998. Venables may be the right man for the job; he was there at the very beginning of the building project as a linebacker at KSU from 1991-92. This may be a perfect fit for both parties. Kansas State is obviously in need of some direction, considering they lost the only successful coach they have ever had. Thus, who better than a former player and coach from the Snyder era to come back and take over as head coach. Venables has been around Manhattan; he knows the program and will take pride in keeping the tradition that he was part of establishing. At only 34 years old, he would likely be just the type of injection of youth that the program needs. In addition, unless Bob Stoops plans on leaving for the NFL, Venables will never get a shot at Oklahoma. I’m sure that the rumors will continue to swirl and maybe Venables won’t come back to take over, but the new head coach should be someone who knows the program. Kansas State should not run too far away from the tradition that Bill Snyder established.
Legendary Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer once said “Bill Snyder isn’t the coach of the year, and isn’t the coach of the decade. He’s the coach of the century”. You can’t even call what Snyder did a rebuilding, it was a building. Snyder put Kansas State on the map; he is and always will be the face of Kansas State football. He changed the program from a national laughingstock to a feared contender. But he did more than just change a program, he changed a university. Snyder brought a sense of pride and identity to a university that needed it, even enrollment rates have increased in his time on campus. All of Kansas State, the Big XII, and the college football community should recognize and appreciate what Bill Snyder accomplished.
As a Kansas State graduate and fan, I can never express my gratitude to Bill Snyder to the level he deserves. I’m fairly confident in speaking for the Powercat nation when I say that I will miss Bill Snyder and that he was truly amazing coach and person. He is a one of a kind coach who can never really be replaced. I wish Snyder all of the best and I can only hope that the Wildcats can send him out on a winning note Saturday. He is an eventual Hall of Famer and will always be remembered as the engineer of the greatest turnaround in college football and perhaps in all of sports. Snyder deserves every bit of praise that will be sent his way over the next several days.

Mike Archiopoli is a Kansas State graduate who has moved out to Phoenix, Arizona to attend law school at Arizona State. He grew up in Phoenix but moved to the Midwest in his teens and was amazed by the passion and excitement with which Big 12 football is played. Archiopoli has been a huge KSU fan ever since, but will watch any Big 12 game. His favorite sport to watch is college football but he can comment on nearly any sport (pro or college), sports trivia is his specialty.

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The Conundrum that is Brad Smith

As we hit the midpoint of the Big 12 season, the title game picture is crystal clear in the South, yet still murky in the North. Up until Saturday most people agreed that Colorado and Nebraska were by far the class of the Big 12 North. Sure Missouri was 2-1, but their wins came against conference bottom feeders Iowa State and Oklahoma State and they now had to play Nebraska! Many assumed that Nebraska’s vaunted defense would shut down the Tiger offense and roll on their way back to the top 25. But someone forgot to tell Brad Smith.
The sometimes remarkable, sometimes maligned senior quarterback decided to have arguably the best game of his career Saturday. In throwing for 234 yards, plus a touchdown pass, and rushing for 246 and 3 touchdowns (setting a Mizzou record for total yards with 480), Smith single-handedly moved Missouri into the argument for North champ. This performance came after a week in which Smith’s backup, freshman Chase Daniel, was garnering support for the quarterback job. The highly touted Daniel entered Missouri’s game against Iowa State for an injured Smith and led them to a 27-24 overtime victory, throwing for 185 yards on 16 of 23 passing. Yet this week the only thing Chase Daniel did was disrupt Missouri’s momentum. After four consecutive Smith scoring drives to begin the game, Daniel entered in the first drive of the 2nd quarter only to see nothing materialize. The drive turned out to be a major momentum swing for Nebraska. Though this was a pre-designed maneuver that was supposed 1 of 2 drives for the game for Daniel, Smith’s performance dictated that he remain in the game.
Brad Smith’s years at Missouri have had their major ups and downs, usually turning into results that didn’t live up to expectation. As a true freshman in 2002 Smith replaced incumbent starter Kirk Farmer and the Tigers went on to a 5-7 record. With raised expectations for 2003, Smith lifted the team to an 8-5 record and an Independence Bowl berth (a loss to Arkansas), behind a 1310 yard rushing, 28 total touchdown season. Coming into 2004, Smith was receiving a fair amount of Heisman hype, and did nothing with it. He was one of the bigger disappointments of the 2004 college football season. Many attribute his drop off to mismanagement by Coach Gary Pinkel, but the decline in his numbers was severe. Though his passing yardage increased, his completion percentage dropped from 60.6 to 51.8 and his rushing yards plummeted to 553.
Though it seems like Brad Smith may never leave Missouri, it is now his senior season. 2005 is a year that Brad Smith can finally live up to his enormous potential. In running roughshod over the formerly top ranked rush defense in the nation on Saturday, Smith has both solidified his job and put Missouri into the hunt in the Big 12 North. His performance made him only the 6th player in NCAA history to throw for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards in a single game (the first since Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El in 2000). In addition, he is currently the leading rusher in the Big 12 and the 10th leading rusher in the NCAA this season, already besting his total from 2004.
But severe obstacles still remain in both Smith’s and Missouri’s paths. This week they visit Kansas in the annual Border War. Kansas has won the last 2 meetings and has proved a big problem for Smith. In the past two games against them, Smith has rushed for a whopping -8 yards on 30 carries and the Kansas defense that he will face off against this season currently ranks number 1 in the Big 12 against the run. If they somehow manage to shake the demons in Lawrence they still have road games with current North favorite Colorado and Kansas State, who they haven’t beaten since 1992.
I hesitate to put my money on Smith, who has shown flashes of absolute brilliance before, rushing for 291 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 2003 win over Texas Tech. He has been one of the most inconsistent players in college football in the past several years. The question is did he turn a corner on Saturday against Nebraska or was it just another brilliant flash? You have to wonder if he will ever put it all together.
As for Missouri, I just don’t think they have a team capable of winning the North. Outside of Brad Smith they still aren’t all that good. They currently rank 10th in the conference in total defense, allowing 375 yards a game, their schedule plays out poorly and lame-duck Gary Pinkel is still their coach. Missouri will only go as far as Brad Smith will carry them. If he plays even 80 percent as well the rest of the season as he did in the Nebraska game, he may give Vince Young a run for the finest player in the Big 12 and lead Missouri to their first Big 12 championship game. But if he doesn’t he could just as easily fade off into oblivion after this season. Now is the time for Smith to either assert himself as a great quarterback or become the running version of Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus, a four year starter who could never quite live up to his full potential.

Mike Archiopoli is a staff writer for Big12-fans.com and is a Kansas State graduate who has moved out to Phoenix, Arizona to attend law school at Arizona State. He grew up in Phoenix but moved to the Midwest in his teens and was amazed by the passion and excitement with which Big 12 football is played. Archiopoli has been a huge KSU fan ever since, but will watch any Big 12 game. His favorite sport to watch is college football but he can comment on nearly any sport (pro or college), sports trivia is his specialty.

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We Should Listen to Mike Tice

It’s time that we listen to Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Mike Tice and take him at his word. He asked us early in the season to reserve judgment until the end of the year. He told us that if he failed then it was on his shoulders.
When Tice took over as head coach three years ago we were all led to believe that he had all the ingredients necessary to do well.
Mike Tice’s Vikings aren’t any better today then they were three years ago. Mike Tice has made the playoffs one time and that was last year. Mike Tice has a combined win/loss record of 31-33.
It seems as though every time Tice’s team takes a step forward, they take five steps backward.
So we should take Tice at his word. We must listen to him and hold him accountable for his actions. Mike has failed once again and I don’t feel that there are any reasons that he should be given another chance.
If Tice had the character and could instill values into his players then I might have a different opinion. His team had off the field scandals from Onterio Smith’s Whizzinator incident to the Viking’s Boat scandal.
Then there was Tice’s scalping incident. Mike Tice scalped Super Bowl tickets and was caught. The NFL fined him $100,000. Tice blew the incident off and considered it a minor infraction. Very few people are fined as much as $100,000 for a first time offense. Obviously the NFL considered his actions to be serious enough to warrant such a stiff penalty.
Mike Tice says that he shouldn’t be held accountable for his player’s actions. This is nonsense.
I don’t think that his players respect him. How can he command any respect when he broke an NFL rule?
How can he demand that his players respect rules and laws. How can he demand that they conduct themselves in a respectful manner on and off the field?
The answer is that Mike Tice can’t command respect and he can’t demand that his player’s follow the rules.
There are a number of coaches in the NFL that demand more from their players on and off the field. These coaches won’t put up with the type of behavior that was exhibited by Vikings players this year.
Mike Tice also has a big mouth and has been known to yell at fans and call them stupid when he disagrees with their criticism.
I just can’t see any logical reason why Mike Tice should keep his job. I do feel that people should do their best to keep their word and when they ask us to judge them based on the results of their actions, we should listen to them.
Mike Tice asked us to judge him based on his success or failure with the Vikings this season. He asked us to wait until the end of the season to judge him.
With Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Vikings season ended in failure. The Vikings will not be playing in the playoffs.
I hope that Vikings ownership doesn’t give him too much credit for his winning streak. That winning streak came against some of the worst teams in the NFL. When his team faced tough opponents they stunk up the field.
It’s definitely time for the Vikings to start a new era with a new coach.

Anthony B. is the founder and owner of http://www.ItsTheRightWay.com a news, political and sports commentary website.
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Week 17 Predictions

Denver 17 @ San Diego 31
Neither team is playing for anything. San Diego, after last week lost is eliminated from playoff contention, while Denver is locked into the number two seed in the AFC. So Denver won’t play its starters, while San Diego will. Look for San Diego to easily take this game.
NY Giants 35 @ Oakland 13
This is a must win for the Giants. They need this to secure the division title. Look for Ely Mannining to have a great day against the mediocre Oakland defense. Oakland hasn’t played good ball at all this year, so this one should be over early.
Carolina 27 @ Atlanta 10
Don’t look for Atlanta to do anything on offense. Mike Vick has had a horrible year passing. When the two team met in week 13, Atlanta was held to just 6 points and Vick threw for just 171 yards, zero TDs, and two INTs. Really, Atlanta has no chance. Steve Smith will grab a few TDs.
Baltimore 10 @ Cleveland 13
Not going to be a fun game to watch. Two teams playing in a meaningless game. I think Cleveland will rebound after getting killed 41-0 in week 16 against the Pittsburg. Look for this game to be close, perhaps overtime.
Arizona 17 @ Indianapolis 34
Manning, Harrison, James, Wayne, and Freeny don’t even have to play a snap for Indianapolis to smoke Arizona. How many of you can actually name 5 players on Arizona’s team. Let’s see Kurt Warner, Fitzgerald, Boldin, Shipp . . . I can’t even do it and I’m a sports writer. Manning should play a couple of series and then Sorgi will come in who looked pretty good last week against Seattle.
Cincinnati 31 @ Kansas City 34
Expect a lot of offense in this game, although Kansas City will win. I believe this is a match up of a team that is not as good as their records (Cincinnati 11-4) and a team better then their record (Kansas City 9-6). This game means every thing fro Kansas City. They need to win just for a shot at the playoffs. (They would need Detroit to beat Pittsburgh in addition to the victory)
Miami 23 @ New England 24
Watch out, Miami has won five in a row and now have an 8-7 record. Imagine if they were in the NFC they be in the playoff hunt. This is a match up of two of the hottest team, look the for an Adam Vinatieri field goal to be the game winner. Ricky Williams had 172 rushing yards last week; watch out for them next year.
Buffalo 21 @ NY Jets 10
Buffalo is coming of an amazing upset win in Cincinnati, do why can’t they do it in New York. No Curtis Martin, where do the jets go on offense?
Detroit 10 @ Pittsburgh 31
I sure this is bad news for Kansas City fans, but the bus, Jerome Bettis will run all over Detroit. This game has huge playoff implication, so Detroit will look to play the role of spoiler. However, it took a last second field goal, at home, against the lonely Saints to win last week, so Kansas City will go home.
New Orleans 6 @ Tampa Bay 34
At the begging of the year, New Orleans main players were McAllister, Brooks, and Horn. None of the three have done anything this year. Tampa Bay will have their way with the New Orleans defense, whose only practice field is on a high school football field.
Seattle 20 @ Green Bay 28
Something tells me Brett Favre will get his magic back this game, because it could be his last. In the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, against his former coach Favre will have his best game of the season. Oh yeah, this game means nothing to Seattle who will bench their starters.
Tennessee 13 @ Jacksonville 27
It looks like Leftwich will return for a playoff tune-up, although his action will be limited. Not much you can say. Jacksonville is just a better team. The defense won’t allow anything to Tennessee.
Houston 21 @ San Francisco 10
Come on Alex Smith, you still haven’t thrown one TD, which is hard to believe when you consider LT has thrown three and he’s a RB. Houston doesn’t really want to win. Houston has two wins and San Fran has three wins, so if Houston looses they get 1st pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. If San Francisco looses, they will have an equal record which means it will come down to the tie-breaker.
Chicago 17 @ Minnesota 10
This game means nothing to either team. Minnesota blundered a golden opportunity by loosing to Baltimore last Sunday Night so look for Chicago’s to stop Brad Johnson, and Chicago’s offense to score just enough.
Washington 30 @ Philadelphia 14
Washington has been playing great lately, winning five straight. This season, well literally could not have gone any worse for Philadelphia. Santana Moss will catch a few bombs and Washington will pack their bags for the playoffs.
St. Louis 13 @ Dallas 24
The last game of the regular season, and it should be an easy win for the Cowboys who are rolling after last weeks win. Terry Glenn has been reborn this year and put up amazing numbers. The Rams still don’t have Bulger so their offense won’t do much.

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Coaching Youth Football (Part 1)-Keys to Success

In your role as a youth football coach, you will profoundly affect the lives of your players. By your approach to education, you can show your players how to handle all of the many challenges they will see throughout their lives.
Be Passionate
You have to coach for the correct reasons. You should concentrate on the lessons that will show your players proper morals. Important standards to teach are respect for authority, work ethic, competitiveness, and teamwork. A good youth football coach will also stress setting reachable goals and developing a plan of how to reach those goals. If you go into coaching for the wrong reasons, like seeking fame or an ego-boost, your players will know and they will not respect you as much.
Enjoy Teaching
Your key reason for instruction should be to assist kids in maturing into well-developed adults. Of course winning is important, but if it really is the only thing you care about, you won’t be able to find any satisfaction when you do win the big games. You have to give yourself a chance to enjoy the game, along with making it fun for your student athletes.
Have Patience
All great athletes have had a great coach behind them who was patient enough to teach them the necessary skills for their sport. Patience is not something everyone is born with, but it can be learned with time and experience. Many times a talented player will not develop until they finally get that one bit of coaching advice that makes everything click for them. As a coach, you must make sure to be patient with all of your players so that you will be there when their talent explodes.
Get Organized
You can’t get everything done that you will want to unless you have a solid, regimented schedule. Most NFL coaches are famous for their attention to detail and organization, so you should pattern yourself after the top of the profession. Make the most out of your limited practice time each day. Know what you need to get done that day before you begin practice. Discuss any key issues with your assistant coaches before setting your schedule so that there are no surprises once the players are on the field and ready to go.
Run an Efficient, Fast-Paced Practice
Do not waste precious practice time on conditioning and low-importance drills. Many coaches, especially at youth football levels, will make the mistake of grinding their players through useless drills just to impart toughness. Toughness and conditioning will both benefit more from a quick, well-organized practice with quality drills. Focus on drills that develop the skills your individual players are lacking. Of course, all fundamentals need to be refreshed from time to time, but you shouldn’t waste excessive time on the things they already do well. Minimize “standing around” time in your practices.
Many youth football coaches spend too much time teaching by talking instead of active teaching.It is much more effective to limit your explanation to short bursts after each player has run through the drill. Quickly show them what they did wrong or right during the drill and start the next player. You can continue talking while the players are in motion, but many coaches will bring the entire team’s practice to a standstill. Attention span can be a problem for kids, especially at the younger levels, so more information will be retained if you keep them moving and focused on the practice.
Keeping these basic ideas in mind will help any coach with their youth football team, no matter what the level or age-group. Enthusiasm, patience, and efficiency are the keys to success in winning and developing great youth football players. More tips will be available in future parts to this series.

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Some NFL Picks for Christmas Eve

Here’s a few picks for this weekend’s action:
Dallas/Carolina UNDER 37 1/2 (3 units)…Both teams will struggle to move the ball and sustain drives. The Dallas O-Line is in horrible shape, and they’ll have to run the ball some (with very little successs) to give Bledsoe any sort of chance to stay upright, and as long as the Dallas D doesn’t allow Delhomme and Smith to go off, it’ll be hard for the Panthers to mount much offensively…
Carolina 13 Dallas 10
Tampa Bay -3 (2 units): Atlanta has proven they can’t beat the better teams in the league. Tampa will rebound from their poor play last week, in which they were overmatched by one of the hottest teams in the NFL. They’ll get the Cadillac rolling this week for over 125 yds rushing.
Vick actually had a good passing game when these teams met last time (those are few and far between), but the Bucs D will be all over him on Saturday. Tampa’s going back to the playoffs after a two-year abscence..
Bucs 24 Atl 13
Kansas City +1 (2 units)…Chiefs as a home doggie ?? hmmmm….Both teams have a whole lot to play for, so this isn’t considered a “letdown” spot for SD after beating Indy. But, it is a HUGE chore to expect them to win at Indy AND KC in back-to-back weeks…
LT is banged up, but will play. He may be limited though, which is bad news for the Chargers. The key will be if KC can run against SD’s front, which has been magnificent.
Larry Johnson may not have a whole lotta room to run, but he’ll be effective enough to help keep the heat off Trent Green, who I expect to have a huge day.
I give KC a slight edge on Saturday, which will keep the AFC wildcard race a mess leading up to week 17..
KC 30 San Diego 24 (slight lean to the over also)

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1972 Miami Dolphins Breath a Sigh of Relief

I was a 14 year old teenager living in Orlando, Florida when the Miami Dolphins made history with their perfect 17 – 0 season.
The following summer, our church youth group took a long hot church bus ride to Miami to watch the Dolphins in pre-season training camp. It was amazing to see linemen so huge they could sit small children in their helmets and hold out their helmet with one hand so the parents could take pictures.
I still have the football signed by Bob Griese, Paul Warfield, Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Mercury Morris.
This is a record that has lasted for 33 years.
So naturally I have followed the Indianapolis Colts this season as they threatened to achieve the same undefeated record. The 2005 Indianapolis Colts certainly have similar tools to the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
You could also tell that the Colt players were getting quite sick of all the questions about the streak. I can see how that would get very old very quick. At the same time, what a nice problem to have.
So now the pressure is off with the loss to the San Diego Chargers today. No one likes to lose. At the same time, I bet they are glad all the stupid repetitious questions are over.

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New York Giants 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17: Lack of Follow Through Dooms Chiefs

When I was 11 years old, my Dad was transferred from Miami to Kansas City. The biggest thing I was worried about was if they would have Match Box or Hot Wheel cars in Kansas. They did.
A bit of a culture shock, though a really good one.
One of the many really cool things that happened while living in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, was we were there when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. I’ve still got the poster, sweat shirt and the autograph of Otis Taylor, the Chiefs great receiver.
So any time the Chiefs play, I’m on their side.
Lack of follow through leads to defeat
I tell just about everyone with whom I work, whether counseling/coaching client, article writing student or mentee, whoever, that the fortune is in the follow through.
One of the places that football mirrors real life is in tackling. To make a successful tackle, you have to follow through. To be successful at anything in life, you have to follow through.
I lost track of how many tackles were missed by the Chiefs on Saturday. I saw many half tackles and arm tackles, and very few complete tackles.
When you don’t follow through on the football playing field, you lose. When you don’t follow through on the life playing field, you lose.

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Score At Least 5 More Points Per Game By Coaching Football Kicking Properly

I’ll bet you’re frustrated that your team’s football kicking skills are leaving at least five points on the field every game you coach. Think about it, how often have you been in a fourth and three situation on the opposition’s fifteen yard line with no confidence in hitting the field goal?
You go for it instead of trying the kick and don’t make it. Instead of a three point lead, your opponent takes over and drives down for a touchdown . If you could improve your team’s kicking skills to the point of making just one field goal and two extra points per game, what would those five points do for your football coaching record?
Let’s discuss five simple tips for football kicking to help your kicker eliminate bad technique and have more success.
1) Instill in your football kicker the need to invest consistent practice time on developing his kicking skills. This may sound obvious, but too many youth football teams spend so little time working on their kicking game, it’s no wonder they can’t get the football through the uprights.
2) Here’s another obvious one, but worth mentioning. Teach your kicker to kick with the side of the foot (”soccer style“) as opposed to the “straight on” method. Your kicker will automatically become more accurate using this style of kicking.
3) The plant foot is critical. Teach your kicker to place his plant foot alongside the ball, not behind it and not ahead of it. As contact is made with the ball, the bottom of the shoe should be about parallel to the field.
4) Pay close attention to the follow-through. Your kicker’s head should stay down and remain focused on seeing his foot make contact with the bottom third of the football. Help your kicker avoid a common football kicking mistake by teaching him to keep his head down as long as possible on the follow-through. Make sure the follow-through is aimed straight toward the target.
5) Lastly, many young football kickers have a tendancy to alter their approach mechanics on longer field goal tries. Help them be aware of this and teach them to keep their approach consistent no matter the length of the attempted kick.
By applying these five simple tips to your team’s football kicking skills, you can add at least five points to each game’s total. Many football coaches seem willing to avoid working on the kicking aspect and leave these points on the field.
If you work on this aspect of your game and invest the time to study other finer points of successful football coaching, you’ll quickly and easily begin to overtake those other coaches.

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