by Michael Travis Rose
With Chiefs training camp well underway, you would think that today’s article would write itself. Not so. Ladner Morse and David Bell both have all but picked the bones of Kansas City Chiefs news dry with their excellent coverage and analysis of Chiefs training camp this past week. Even you, the ever-faithful Arrowhead Readers have been both active and prodigious with your astute analysis in the Disqus comments all week. I’ll do my best., so let’s get to it.
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This Week In Chiefs News
Chiefs Training Camp
I know that I wrote that Laddie and David had left no stone uncovered when it comes to the past week of Chiefs training camp, but I would be remiss if I didn’t opine.
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Folks, I am hyped. Following the Arrowhead One articles and Disqus boards along with other Chiefs fan sites and general NFL sites, one cannot help but get that 2019 feeling which yielded us a Lombardi Trophy.
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Fatherhood seems to suit Mahomes, and the snippets of training camp shows him in great form. He’s back to his old tricks of no-look passes, and effortlessly making something out of nothing. What’s more, he’s got plenty of time to do it. Enter the Chiefs brand-spanking-new offensive line.
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Not only, did Brett Veach revamp our offensive line, but he also ensured that we have depth. God forbid one of our guys should go down, there is another player, of equal, or near equal talent to take his place. Orlando Brown Jr., Joe Thuney, Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith and Mike Remmers will be household names before this season ends. The talent on our O-line is, perhaps, the finest since the hogs of the late eighties and early nineties hailing from our nation’s capital. Second-year running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will end his season tops in yardage among running backs in the NFL and will show flashes of the Priest Holmes and Jamaal Charles of years gone by.
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Our defense is no joke either. Chris Jones has taken to his role as an edge rusher like a fish to water, and our Honey Badger — Tyrann Mathieu — rules the secondary with the leadership of a Napoleon at his peak. Look for breakout years from both Juan Thornhill, Willie Gay, Jr., and L’Jarius Sneed. I predict rookie linebacker Nick Bolton snags Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Our receiving corps is also stellar. They make the 2000 Rams Greatest Show on Turf look like a Division III college team. Mecole Hardman enters camp in rare form, intent on filling the vacancy left by Sammy Watkins. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are, well Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Nothing more need be said. They are the best in their position NFL-wide. I also look for stellar performances from rookies Cornell Powell and Noah Grey. Wide receiver Byron Pringle also looks poised to have a breakout year.
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While it means nothing until kickoff at 3:25 PM, CST, when the Cleveland Browns come to town a month and 10 days from now. I sincerely believe that this could be the best Chiefs team since 1969. Time will tell, of course, but I’ve never been as optimistic at the start of a Chiefs season than I am now. NFL beware, the Chiefs are –> stacked to take it back!
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Breaking Records, Even in the Offseason
Our superstar quarterback — who else, Patrick Lavon Mahomes II — is so elite, that he even breaks records in the off-season. His autographed rookie card sold for a record-breaking $4.3 million. That’s the highest price ever paid for a football card, according to the trading card marketplace.
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The record shatters the $3.1 million paid earlier for Tom Brady’s autographed 2000 Playoff Contenders “Championship Rookie Ticket” card. Just sayin’.
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Elsewhere Around the League
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Panic in Packerland…
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Turns out that the Panic in Packerland was much ado about nothing. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers reported to training camp on time set, once again, to lead the Packers deep into the playoffs. In 2020, at least. Rodger’s career in 2021 is uncertain. One can’t help wonder if the tenseness and possible animosity in the Packers locker room will affect their chances this season. For the Green Bay faithful, simply making it to the NFC Championship is no longer enough. They’ve… been there, done that.
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Everybody Else In The NFL
There’s little else to report about other teams around the league. All thirty-one other teams are hard at work finalizing their squads to challenge our Chiefs and the vile Tampa Bay Buccaneers for top dog in their respective conference. It’s the same banal training camp fodder we see year in and year out. So-and-so from [insert team] here is poised to have a breakout year. What’s-his-name looks in rare form after recovering from last season’s injury. Whatever team looks set to to upend whatever other team to claim the conference. Ad nauseam.
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With plans in place for the upcoming season, optimism abounds throughout the NFL. However, as Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
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Case in point, this laughable tweet from Raiders Nation:
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They must be homesick, I guess.
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Chiefs Player Tweet of the Week
I can honestly believe this. If ever a man was born to play football, it’s our Honey Badger.
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Chiefs Fan Tweet of the Week
These two citizens of Chiefs Kingdom succinctly share the sentiments of Chiefs fans worldwide.
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Chiefs Quote of the Week
“I want to see other guys come along with me. I don’t think it’s all about me making All-Pro. If I can get a couple of the other guys in my room to be an All-Pro, a Pro Bowler and even a household name, that’s the ultimate goal for me.” – Tyrann Mathieu
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Chiefs Blast from the Past
Man, it would have been something to see Johnny Robinson and Tyrann Mathieu in the Chiefs secondary at the same time!
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Chiefs Statistic of the Week
Don’t look now, Tony G, but Zeus is gaining on you.
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Dad Joke of the Week
I just watched a program about beavers.
It was the best dam program I’ve ever seen.
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A Reason To Celebrate This Week
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Why celebrate just a single day or week when you can celebrate a whole month. Enter August, National Happiness Happens Month.
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The Secret Society of Happy People introduced Happiness Happens Month 22 years ago. They’re a group of people, worldwide, who are steadfast in their belief that happiness is a choice. The society acknowledges that happiness doesn’t mean one’s life is problem free. Rather, they subscribe to the beliefs of the Stoics of Ancient Greece that happiness is about the quality of your thoughts. That happiness is not a destination, but a lifelong pursuit. They believe that joy can be found anywhere at any time.
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So, this National Happiness Happens Month, I challenge you to pursue those things that fill you with even the slightest feelings of happiness. Be it re-watching your favorite movie for the umpteenth time, spending time with loved ones, chilling in the backyard on a lazy day with your favorite beverage, or even waking up to a cup of coffee and the latest article on Arrowhead One to start your day, I urge you to claim and embrace your happiness. After all, is it not the brief, fleeting, threads of happiness that weave the tapestry of our lives?
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A Smile To Start Your Week
This little gem was too cute not to share.
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Michael Travis Rose — ArrowheadOne
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