The Chiefs have signed return man Eddie Drummond.  This was a good move by the Chiefs as it gives them a veteran to replace the departed but not forgotten Dante Hall.  Drummond played in 14 games last season for the Detroit Lions and he caught only 2 passes for 10 yards.  But he was a good return man.  He returned 62 kickoffs for 1,349 yards (21.8 avg) and 28 punts for 296 yards (10.8 avg).

Over his NFL career, Drummond has played in 52 games and he has carried the ball 8 times for 49 yards (6.1 ypc) and he has caught 4 passes for 7 yards (1.8 avg).  He has been outstanding as a return man over his NFL career.  He has returned 213 kickoffs for 5,026 yards (23.6 avg) with 2 TD returns and he has also returned 108 punts for 1,058 yards (9.8 avg) with 4 TD returns.

The Chiefs coaching staff and front office were pushing for Brodie Croyle to be the starting QB this season but he cracked under the pressure and was awful in the pre-season.  Croyle only completed 16 of 36 passes (44.4%) for 176 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 interceptions (34.0 QB Rating).  Damon Huard has only completed 5 of 9 passes (55.6%) for 45 yards with 1 interception (29.6 QB Rating) so far this pre-season but he really should have had the starting job at the start of Training Camp based on how well he played last season for them after Trent Green was injured.  Huard is a little banged up right now so the Chiefs need to rest him because their is no way that Croyle is ready for primetime.

The Chiefs looked pathetic on both sides of the football last night.  The Chiefs wanted to name a starting QB after last night’s game but they couldn’t because of how poorly Brodie Croyle played.  Croyle was awful last night as he only completed 5 of 17 passes for 45 yards with an interception.  Casey Printers didn’t look much better than Croyle as he completed 3 of 7 passes for 16 yards.  The only QB that looked good was undrafted rookie Jeff Terrell out of Princeton.  Terrell completed all 5 of his pass attempts for 54 yards.  The running game didn’t help matters much either.  Michael Bennett (7 car, 27 yards) and Marcus O’Keith (3 car, 10 yards, TD) were the leaders on the ground for the Chiefs last night.  The Chiefs finished the game rushing for 54 yards on 18 carries (3.0 ypc) and they completed 13 of 29 passes for 99 yards. 

The defense was left on the field all night long as the Saints held the ball for 37:13.  The Saints did whatever they wanted against the Chiefs’ defense.  The Saints rushed for 197 yards on 37 carries (5.3 ypc) and they completed 29 of 34 passes for 282 yards. 

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The Chiefs have released veteran receiver Rod Gardner.  This is good news for youngsters Jeff Webb and Chris Hannon as they likely will both get chances to prove themselves this season of offense.  Losing Gardner won’t likely hurt the Chiefs too much this season.

The Chiefs offense still looks like it’s stuck in neutral.   They couldn’t get anything going at all and it hurt them as this was a game they should have won.  Brodie Croyle looked a little better than he did last week as he completed 6 of 11 passes for 82 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  Damon Huard wasn’t allowed to do too much as he completed 3 of 5 passes for 26 yards.  Casey Printers moved the Chiefs offense but he couldn’t finish drives by putting points on the board.  He completed 8 of 10 passes for 122 yards and he also ran the ball 2 times for 17 yards.  The running game never got going last night against the tough Dolphins’ run defense.  Michael Bennett (7 car, 8 yards) and Kolby Smith (7 car, 3 yards) didn’t do anything at all last night.  Undrafted rookie Marcus O’Keith led the way running the ball for the Chiefs with 8 carries for 21 yards (2.6 ypc).  Undrafed rookie fullback made his mark by catching 2 passes for 63 yards.  Rookie TE Michael Allan (3 rec, 42 yards) and WR Chris Hannon (3 rec, 33 yards, TD) both looked sharp in the passing game.  The Chiefs finished up with 27 carries for 61 yards (2.3 ypc) and they completed 17 of 26 passes for 224 yards.

The defense played pretty well overall as they held the Dolphins to 11 points.  The Dolphins ran the football 34 times for 126 yards (3.7 ypc) and they completed 17 of 24 passes for 121 yards.

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