Red and Gold 2019, Broken Records, and AFC West Basement Duty

Red and Gold 2019, Broken Records, and AFC West Basement Duty – With training camp starting this week, I, like most of Chiefs Kingdom, have visions of Super Bowls dancing in my head.  As anticipation for the start of the season grows, my brain is a mindfield of explosive possibilities (see what I did there!).

So, here we go!

Training Camp Thoughts

Undrafted Free Agent and St. Louis native Jack Fox will give veteran punter Dustin Colquitt, who lists his occupation on Twitter as Official Holder for the Kansas City Chiefs, a real challenge for the position this year.  However, Colquitt will prove equal to the task and maintain his status as the Chiefs longest-tenured player and punter.

As David Bell pointed out in his excellent article yesterday, the Chiefs are stacked at the wide receiver position. I dare say that they are the most talented team in the NFL, not only in terms of wide receivers but also, at the quarterback position (obviously). That makes for a very scary offense. I doubt that there is a single defensive coordinator in the NFL looking forward to game-planning against them this year.

My point in all this is that, despite intense competition at the wide receiver spot this training camp, UDFA Gehrig Dieter will be a Chief on opening day. The hard work and practices he put in with teammate Tyreek Hill this offseason will pay off. Also, I don’t think special teams coach Dave Toub will part with a player who I think is the best gunner in the game.

The Chiefs will find a spot on the roster for Dieter, not because he’s a fan favorite or a buddy of MVP Patrick Mahomes, but because he has earned it, and will prove that in training camp and preseason.

Records to Be Broken

I did not realize it, but first-year starting quarterback, Showtime Mahomes, broke or tied 16 Chiefs records last year!

1. Most pass completions, season: Patrick Mahomes, 383
2. Highest completion percentage, career (min. 500 attempts): Patrick Mahomes, 65.9
3. Most passing yards, season: Patrick Mahomes, 5,097
4. Highest yards per attempt, career (min. 500 attempts): Patrick Mahomes, 8.75
5. Most passing touchdowns, season: Patrick Mahomes, 50
6. Most passing touchdowns, game: Len Dawson, 6 (1964); Patrick Mahomes, 6 (2018 (twice))
7. Highest passer rating, career (min. 500 attempts): Patrick Mahomes, 111.7
8. Highest passer rating, season (min. 200 attempts): Patrick Mahomes, 113.8
9. Most games, 300+ passing yards, season: Patrick Mahomes, 10
10. Most games, 350+ passing yards, season: Trent Green, 5 (2004); Patrick Mahomes, 5 (2018)
11. Most games, 6+ passing TD’s, career: Patrick Mahomes, 2
12. Most games, 2+ passing TD’s, season: Patrick Mahomes, 14
13. Most games, 3+ passing TD’s, season: Patrick Mahomes, 10
14. Most games, 4+ passing TD’s, season: Patrick Mahomes, 7
15. Most games, 5+ passing TD’s, season: Patrick Mahomes, 2
16. Most games, 6+ passing TD’s, season: Patrick Mahomes, 2

Not only do I think Mahomes will surpass all 16 of his own Chiefs records next year, but I’m also confident that he’ll rewrite the record books on these nine:

1. Most pass completions, game: Elvis Grbac, 39 (2000)
2. Most passing yards, game: Elvis Grbac, 504 (2000)
3. Highest yards per attempt, season (min. 200 attempts): Len Dawson, 9.42 (1968)
4. Highest yards per attempt, game (min. 15 attempts): Len Dawson, 18.5 (1963)
5. Most games, 300+ passing yards, career: Trent Green, 24
6. Most games, 350+ passing yards, career: Trent Green, 9
7. Most games, 4+ passing TD’s, career: Len Dawson, 9
8. Most games, 5+ passing TD’s, career: Len Dawson, 3
9. Most games, 1+ passing TD’s, season: Steve Bono, 14 (1995); Trent Green, 14 (2003)

Other records that we could see fall this year include:

• • Most receiving touchdowns, season: Dwayne Bowe, 15 (2010)
  • Most receiving touchdowns, game: Frank Jackson, 4 (1964); Jamaal Charles, 4 (2013)
  • Most receiving touchdowns, rookie season: Marc Boerigter, 8 (2002)
  • Most pass receptions, season: Travis Kelce, 103 (2018)
  • Most pass receptions, game: Tony Gonzalez, 14 (2005)
  • Most receiving yards, season: Tyreek Hill, 1,479 (2018)
  • Most receiving yards, rookie season: Dwayne Bowe, 995 (2007)
  • Most games, 100+ receiving yards, season: 6 (five players), most recently Travis Kelce (2016)
  • Highest yard average per reception, rookie season (min. 50 attempts): Dwayne Bowe, 14.2 (2007)
  • Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, rookie season: Dave Webster, 2 (1960); Marcus Peters, 2 (2015)
  • Most fumbles return for a touchdown, season: Tim Gray, 2
  • Most passes defended, season: Marcus Peters, 26 (2015)
  • Most passes defended, rookie season: Marcus Peters, 26 (2015)
  • Most field goals made, 50+ yards, season: 4 (three players), most recently Harrison Butker (2017)
  • Most extra points made, season: Morten Andersen, 58 (2003); Lawrence Tynes, 58 (2004)
  • Most extra points made, game: 8 (four players), most recently Ryan Succop (2013)
  • Highest punt yard average, season (min. 50 punts): Dustin Colquitt, 46.8 (2012)
  • Most kickoff returns for a touchdown, season: 2 (three players), most recently Dante Hall (2004)
  • Most games played: Will Shields, 224
  • Most games started: Will Shields, 223
  • Most two-point conversions made: Tony Gonzalez, 3; Travis Kelce, 3

I’m also confident that Travis Kelce will best the San Francisco tight end, George Kittle’s all-time single-season receiving yards mark by an NFL tight end (1,377 yards).

Leaving It In the Past

Last years’ AFC Championship was definitely a heartbreaker. A different call (or non-call) by an official here or there, or better line of scrimmage alignment there might have been the difference between a win or loss. However, guess what, that’s football. Time to get over it and move on.

2019 is a whole new season.  We have much to look forward to this season and many reasons and players to look forward to.  It’s time to just work!

Speaking of Letting Go…

The NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs have both made their decisions regarding Tyreek Hill’s recent troubles. No matter how you feel about it, it’s over. Let it go. Let him focus on football and continue to be the indispensable cog of the Chiefs offense that he’s been since his rookie season just three years ago.

Keeping the Basement Clean

I just wanted to shout out to the other teams in the AFC West for doing such a great job taking turns keeping the AFC West basement clean.

• • In 2015 and 2016, the San Diego Chargers were kind enough to pull basement duty with records of 4-12, and 5-11.
  • The Denver Broncos did not shirk their turn in the cellar and took care of the cobwebs at 5-11 in 2017.
  • Last year, Derek Carr and his Oakland Raiders handled the keeping of the crypt at 4-12.

You guys are doing a great job down there. Keep up the good work!

Never Forgetting the “Greatest Chiefs”

On a final note, I have not forgotten my Greatest Chiefs series. It is all still in the works. However, in my past pieces, although I was happy with the players I chose, every article seemed incomplete, somehow unfinished.

It finally dawned on me that the trouble was… I was trying to do too much in each article. The Greatest Chiefs covered so far include:

• • Bobby Bell
  • Willie Lanier
  • Jan Stenerud
  • Emmitt Thomas
  • Jim Lynch
  • Derrick Thomas
  • Joe Delaney
  • Dante Hall and,
  • Buck Buchanan

Each deserve their own article. The ones we have yet to cover deserve it too. Arrowhead One readers deserve it as well.

Look for a sprinkling of articles featuring the Greatest Chiefs of years gone by… throughout the year. If you have thoughts on players to include, please let us know.

As you can see, my Rose-colored glasses are firmly in place, the screws tightened, and the lenses cleaned for an upcoming feature season I like to call Red and Gold 2019: Super Bowl or Bust.

Just as I look forward to the Chiefs this upcoming season, I am just as excited to continue providing news and insights to Arrowhead One readers as the season kicks into full gear.

Bonus Fun Facts: The Kansas City Chiefs have the second-longest active consecutive NFL playoff appearance streak, at 4 seasons. The New England Patriots are first at ten seasons (that last sentence was difficult for me to write).

Michael Travis Rose — ArrowheadOne

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