Chiefs Gab

Pro Football Talk.com reports that the Chiefs today are chatting with former Colts guard Ryan Lilja:

The Kansas City Chiefs, still struggling to turn around a franchise that has of late been in shambles, are in the process of checking out whether another team’s trash might turn into treasure.

Per multiple reports, the Chiefs are hosting former Colts guard Ryan Lilja today.

Lilja, a five-year veteran, started every game in 2009 after missing all of 2008 due to injury, after starting every game in 2007. He also started several games in 2006, including Super Bowl XLI.

Chiefs center-guard Andy Alleman has been told he isn’t going to be given a restricted free agent tender, according to Scout.com. He’ll become an unrestricted free agent on Friday. Alleman has previous stints with the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins, making seven career starts.

Scout.com reports that the signing bonus for guard Brian Waters will loom large when it comes to being with the team come 2010:

Chiefs starting OG Brian Waters, who turned 33 earlier this month, has two years left on his contract but a source said that he has a roster bonus of $2 million due on March 14. Waters carries a base salary of $2.9 million for 2010. The team already released veteran G Mike Goff earlier this week and other league sources said Kansas City was expected to address the offensive line position heavily in April’s draft.

The Chiefs have made a couple of hires, including a new director of football administration:

The Kansas City Chiefs announced two hires today, including one previously reported by National Football Post.

As expected, former Cleveland Browns negotiator Trip MacCracken has been officially named as the Chiefs’ director of football administration.

And Mike Clark joins the Chiefs as their new strength and conditioning coach.

He spent the previous six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks where he was part of Mike Holmgren’s staff that helped guide the Seahawks to a Super Bowl XL appearance.

Clark served 14 seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M before entering the NFL ranks. A 2003 inductee into the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame, he served as president of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association in 2000.

The Boston Globe speculates that QB Matt Cassel could be on the hot seat soon if the team doesn’t start winning:

Quarterback Matt Cassel is safe with the Chiefs for now but he could find himself in the hot seat real fast after the team gave up the 34th selection in 2009 (with Mike Vrabel also coming over) if he doesn’t begin to produce wins. While the financial cost was steep, the Chiefs will have to make a decision on Cassel next year at this time, when a $7.5 million option bonus is due. Kansas City maintains it is committed to the ex-Patriot, but this bears watching.

The Chiefs could re-sign strong safety Mike Brown for the right price, according to Bill Williamson of ESPN. The club has been pleased with Brown, who racked up 103 tackles (79 solo) in 2009. The only problem is that he has a terrible track record with durability.

Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Chiefs are right now 100/1 to win the SB in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011:

Indianapolis Colts 13/2
San Diego Chargers 8/1
New England Patriots 10/1
New Orleans Saints 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Dallas Cowboys 12/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Minnesota Vikings 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
New York Jets 25/1
Tennessee Titans 25/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Carolina Panthers 40/1
Miami Dolphins 45/1
San Francisco 49ers 45/1
Seattle Seahawks 45/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1

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1. Where was the first Super Bowl Played between the Packers and Chiefs?

2. Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?

3. Who is the leading lifetime rusher in Super Bowl history?

4. What team has won the most Super Bowls with 6?

5. Who is the youngest head coach to have ever won a Super Bowl?

6. What wide out caught the game winning TD with less than a minute to go in Super Bowl XXIII?

7. What kicker missed the game-winning field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXV?

8. Where was Super Bowl XX held?

9. Name the four current Franchises that have never been to a Super Bowl

10. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XVI?

11. What was odd about the first points scored in Super Bowl IX?

12. Where was last years Super Bowl (XLIII) held?

13. Name the four coaches to have lost four Super Bowls

14. What Falcon took back a kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXIII?

15. What Colt kicker hit the game-winning kick in Super Bowl V vs Dallas?

16. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XIV?

17. How many touchdowns did Steve Young throw in Super Bowl XXIX?

18. Who was the coach of the Colts when they lost to the Jets in SB III?

19. Who sang the National Anthem at last years Super Bowl (XLIII)?

20. What WR came up a yard short of the game-tying TD on the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV?

KansasCity.com reports that the GA ticket prices for the Chiefs won’t go up in 2010

Chiefs Chairman Clark Hunt said the ticket prices would remain the same on the field and upper levels. Club-level season tickets are sold on a long-term contractual basis and are subject to annual price increases. Field-level seats range in price on a seasonal basis through the four seating areas from $760 to $1,050 and the per-game price ranges from $95 to $145, though a notice on the Chiefs Web site said single-game prices are subject to change.

The Chiefs announced today they will not be bringing back defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast or two other assistant coaches for the 2010 season. Also gone are tight ends coach Bob Bicknell and wide receivers coach Dedric Ward.

Pendergast was hired as defensive coordinator last year only because Romeo Crennel wasn’t available. Crennel accepted that job earlier this month, putting Pendergast out of the job.

In other moves, Richie Anderson will become wide receivers coach and Anthony Pleasant will be a defensive assistant. Both served minority coaching fellowships with the team last year. Pat Perles was reassigned to assistant offensive line coach. He was defensive quality control coach.