Subject: Matt Cassel

• Thigpen finished because he couldn't finish

  Patriots.comMatt CasselChiefs GM Scott Pioli traded for 26-year-old quarterback Matt Cassel on Saturday, effectively handing last year's starter, Tyler Thigpen, a clipboard and the league-approved ballcap of his choice.Cassel's ability to lead an offense lacking Pro Bowl linemen and receivers is unknown. But merely by taking the field and not trying to prove he's ambidextrous, Cassel stands a good chance of bettering Thigpen, who became more flustered the longer games went on.The lads at Footbal

  March 2, 2009

• Michael Vick, we hope you enjoyed your stay

  Michael VickDogfighting impresario Michael Vick has left the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. I'll miss knowing that the closest thing Kansas City had to a real quarterback was just 50 minutes away -- even if he was locked in a cell for squandering his fame and fortune for the nonstop thrill of dog-against-dog combat. Then again, the Chiefs did just trade for Matt Cassel. Disclaimer: Feelings of hope may be greatly exaggerated.

  March 25, 2009

• New Chiefs' GM gets average grades for draft

  Remember when everyone thought Scott Pioli was bulletproof? Scott PioliIt only took one NFL Draft for the experts to start questioning the new Carl Peterson. Arrowhead Pride has a great recap of the report cards given to Pioli by the experts and they're, uh, not great.Randy Covitz from The Kansas City Star gave the Chiefs a C (one of the better grades). The new regime is trying to undo all the mistakes the franchise has made in the defensive line during the last seven seasons. Jackson and Magee

  April 27, 2009

• A Rip-off Redeemed

  August 13, 2009

• Three things we learned about sucking this weekend

  1. The slurping sound coming from the West Bottoms is Kemper Arena sucking up about a million taxpayer dollars. Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Convention & Visitors AssociationKemper Arena​2. The Kansas City Chiefs still suck. Long season ahead for Matt Cassel. 3. U.S. Sen. Kit Bond feels "like a mosquito in a nudist colony" trying to pick his battles. Despite e-mails to the contrary, he's still denying getting the White House to fire Todd Graves as U.S. attorney.​

  August 17, 2009

• Funk pins fantasy hopes on Jessica Simpson heartbreaker

  KCChiefs.comFunkhouser's backup WR has yet to meet the team photographer​Drafting against other big-city mayors, Mayor Mark Funkhouser followed his heart instead of his head and put three Chiefs on his fantasy football team.Funkhouser selected Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel to back up the Cowboys' Tony Romo. He supplemented his bench with wide receiver Amani Toomer, presumably as first lady Gloria Squitiro shouted "Reach!" in the background.A former small-college basketball player, Funkhouser

  August 21, 2009

• Under-studlies

  August 27, 2009

• Star's football blowout a little less blown out

  ​Yesterday's Kansas City Star did not land on doorsteps with the authoritative thud of Sunday papers from late Augusts past. The Star's multi-sectioned football preview weighs in this year at 6.2 ounces, a slimmer size than 2007's 9.2-ounce colossus.The reduction surely says more about business of running the Star than it does about the passion for football. Newspaper revenues are off by almost a third from this time last year. Missed the 46-page section? Here's a recap:

  August 31, 2009

• Chiefs QB Cassel still questionable for first game

  ​Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel reportedly practiced for the second time this week (while wearing a knee brace) but is still questionable for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. The official Chiefs injury report says Cassel had "limited participation in practice."The unofficial depth chart, released September 7, lists Cassel as the No. 1 guy, but Coach Todd Haley's comments in the AP sounded more iffy."He was out there, which was good. That's better than not being out there," Haley sai

  September 9, 2009

• This week's Pitch and 30 things we learned this week

  ​This week's Pitch is on the street and so is Darlene White, the subject of Casey Lyons' feature, "The Oldest Professional." White sells $5 blow jobs so she can buy $20 rocks of crack. She claims she was once lit on fire by a John. It's a hard life out there. Also, Martin looks at the dog park mess. Harper and Gintowt preview the Crossroads Music Fest (so does the Buckle Bunny). Ferruzza reviews Zest, and Scherstuhl tells you whether you should see L'Histoire d"Amour.In other news:1. KCK Commu

  September 11, 2009

• And we're back ...

  The big story of the weekend was Kansas City Star reporter Eric Adler's profile of City Manager Wayne Cauthen. Once considered the fixer of Kansas City, Cauthen is now the embattled target of Mayor Funkhouser. And guess what? Cauthen's writing a book. Doubt it's nearly as juicy as Gloria's. Also, Union Station leaders say the fix for the landmark is in taxpayers' pockets. City leaders say not so fast. Union Station is projected to lose $1.34 million this year. Kansas State football coach Bill Sn

  September 14, 2009

• Rocky Match

  December 3, 2009

• Chiefs v. Denver Broncos

  December 3, 2009