Cyber
Chiefs
Searching
the web for team tidbits
7/29/2002
by
CK Rairden
Landmark columnist
Cyber Chiefs is another feature offered by www.plattecountylandmark.com
to bring you complete Kansas City Chiefs coverage.
Each update will contain a variety of Chiefs news, notes
and gossip from various Web sites on the Internet.
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UW at River Falls (
www.uwrf.info/chiefs/welcome.html ) reports that head
coach Dick Vermeil was looking forward to seeing WR Marc
Boerigter in pre-season game situations. Boerigter is
challenging for the # 3 spot at WR. Unfortunately Boerigter
came down with an apparent attack of appendicitis on Sunday
morning.
“If he has appendicitis and they do it electroscopically,
he’ll be back in two weeks,” Vermeil stated
on the site.
Vermeil sounds like Yogi Berra using words like eloctroscopically.
His timetable is accurate though—That would put Boerigter
back on the field for pre-season game number two.
Note: The AP reported that Boerigter had his
appendix removed early Sunday.
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Rick Dean of CJ-Online opines that head coach Dick Vermeil
may have an irrational exuberance about the KC Chiefs
WR position this season.
Vermeil is quoted in the piece, “There’s no
comparison, no comparison, We’ll have guys who won’t
make the team this year who would have made it last year.
I really believe that.”
It’s hard to blame Vermeil after last season’s
disastrous output by the WR’s.
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Ivan Carter of the Star opines in his daily update from
camp that left offensive tackle Willie Roaf is dominating
the defensive ends that have went up against him so far
in camp.
He also states that rookie defensive lineman Eddie Freeman
is starting to get under the skin of many of the Chiefs
offensive linemen. “The kid loves to get nasty on
the football field,” Carter said in his Sunday column.
Chiefs fans will see how left offensive tackle is
supposed to be played if Roaf stays healthy.
Freeman is number one on the depth chart while Chiefs’
number one draft pick Ryan Sims holds out. The Chiefs
definitely need “nasty” to rear its head on
defense.
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The Chiefs official Web site reports that the August
3rd practice against the Vikings will be broadcast live
for season ticket holders at the Pavilion at Arrowhead
Stadium.
The team also announced that the August 10th pre-season
game will be shown on 4 HDTV’s at the Pavilion. All
fans are welcome to attend this event. The Chiefs state
that former Chiefs players will be on hand to provide
commentary and fans will have an opportunity to see the
Chiefs new History Display highlighting the first 42 years
of the franchise.
More information available at www.kcchiefs.com
Nice touch by the team. If you’ve never watched
a game in high-def, it’s worth the trip to Arrowhead.
(CK Rairden can be reached by email
at ckden@yahoo.com)
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