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By Bill Williamson

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- When it was time for Kelly Gregg to consider signing with other teams after being cut by Baltimore, the 12-year veteran stopped looking when he heard the Kansas City Chiefs were interested.

The nose tackle was looking to go to a team in which he could be a leader, but also still have a legitimate chance to win.

“I wanted to go to an up-and-comer,” the outgoing Gregg said Tuesday. “When you think of up-and-comers, the Chiefs are the first team to roll off your lips.

“I love it here. There is so much talent here on both sides of the ball. This team is going to be really good. I’m glad to be here.”

The Chiefs coaching staff is thrilled to have Gregg. He has been a standout at camp and is a standout run stuffer. He solidifies the Chiefs’ defensive front. Kansas City was looking for a nose tackle since before the lockout, and when Gregg was a salary-cap casualty in Baltimore, the Chiefs jumped on him.

Gregg helps fill a leadership void left after linebacker Mike Vrabel retired. He has taken to the role well and his presence in the young defensive-line meeting room has been welcome, coaches say.

“I’m happy to be a leader,” Gregg said. “I had a lot of guys in Baltimore help me over the years, so now it’s my turn to help the young guys here. It’s easy because they are all good players.”

Glad to hear that Gregg is dominating in practice, something you never heard about Ron Edwards.

- Andy Studebaker turned in the closest thing to a quarterback sack that
most will ever see at an NFL training camp. Coming off the edge on an
unevaded path toward QB Tyler Palko, Studebaker was unable to break off
his route and laid a thud on the untouchable position. The defense
cheered. Coach Haley did not.

- Dexter McCluster met Reshard Langford at the goal line…again. It was
the second-straight day Langford squared up on McCluster following an
inside handoff in the scoring zone.

- Justin Houston repped with the first-team defense opposite Tamba Hali
during 7-on-7. When 11-v-11 work resumed, Studebaker returned to that
role.

- Brandon Carr made a leaping pass breakup in the end zone on a red zone fade to Dwayne Bowe.

- Kendrick Lewis broke from his deep alignment to pick off Tyler Palko
early in 11-v-11 work. Lewis had a nice day, nearly picking off a second
pass with a diving effort later in practice.

- Wallace Gilberry continued his solid camp with a sack of Palko during
team period. He had to chase the scrambling lefty in order to get credit
for the sack. The defense was harassing Chiefs quarterbacks throughout
practice.

- Speaking of solid camps, Cory Greenwood continues to be all over the
field. He’s consistently working with the second-team defense at inside
linebacker and made several plays in coverage Tuesday.

- Tyson Jackson broke through the line on the first play of screen
period, recognized the play developing and batted down Matt Cassel’s
attempt in the backfield.

- Ricky Stanzi hooked up with Jeremy Horne for a red zone TD in one of the few offensive highlights of competitive 11-v-11 work.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- When it was time for Kelly Gregg to consider signing with other teams after being cut by Baltimore, the 12-year veteran stopped looking when he heard the Kansas City Chiefs were interested.

The nose tackle was looking to go to a team in which he could be a leader, but also still have a legitimate chance to win.

“I wanted to go to an up-and-comer,” the outgoing Gregg said Tuesday. “When you think of up-and-comers, the Chiefs are the first team to roll off your lips.

“I love it here. There is so much talent here on both sides of the ball. This team is going to be really good. I’m glad to be here.”

The Chiefs coaching staff is thrilled to have Gregg. He has been a standout at camp and is a standout run stuffer. He solidifies the Chiefs’ defensive front. Kansas City was looking for a nose tackle since before the lockout, and when Gregg was a salary-cap casualty in Baltimore, the Chiefs jumped on him.

Gregg helps fill a leadership void left after linebacker Mike Vrabel retired. He has taken to the role well and his presence in the young defensive-line meeting room has been welcome, coaches say.

“I’m happy to be a leader,” Gregg said. “I had a lot of guys in Baltimore help me over the years, so now it’s my turn to help the young guys here. It’s easy because they are all good players.”

Good to hear

Heartland Health Practice Report: Camp Breaks From St. Joe

By Josh Looney

Posted 15 minutes ago
Training camp goes out with a bang as Haley holds live take-down period to conclude St. Joe workouts

ST. JOSEPH, MO – The Chiefs broke training camp Wednesday afternoon with
a sense of accomplishment. Granted, a very different sense of
accomplishment compared to previous training camps.

“It’s radically different, in my opinion, for a lot of us coaches that
have been doing this for a while,” Head Coach Todd Haley said. “Change
is difficult. It’s not always easy, but I do feel like we’ve been fairly
efficient in adjusting to the different variables and I really feel
like we’re on schedule and on our plan.”

Haley’s plan has been radically different in itself throughout training
camp, adjusting to the deck of cards dealt by the NFL lockout. With an
entire off-season program erased, the Chiefs spent much of their time in
St. Joseph focused on conditioning and the mental side of preparing for
a 17-week regular season.

Traditional two-a-days were eliminated by way of the new Collective
Bargaining Agreement, but Haley decided to ease his squad into
full-padded workouts. Kansas City hadn’t worn full pads for an entire
practice until earlier this week.

“I believe that if your team is conditioned and trained the way it needs
to be over an extended period of time, you can minimize a lot of
injuries,” Haley said. “There are going to be hurts and aches and pains,
but you can minimize some of the things that will really set your team
back.”

Haley has long been up-front about the need to add depth across the
roster. Thin at numerous positions, the Chiefs suffered relatively few
injuries in 2010. Nearly 30 players were able to appear in all 30 games.

“To me, injuries when you’re playing football, is when guys are competing on different levels of fitness,” Haley said.

As a whole, the Chiefs reported to camp in optimal football condition
last season and Haley responded by holding a strenuous, hard-hitting
three weeks of camp. But the team was also coming off a spring and
summer that saw near 100% attendance in strength and conditioning coach
Mike Clark’s off-season training program.

No matter the dedication each player took to training over the lockout,
the gains from working with more than 60 teammates on a daily basis are
nearly impossible to replace.

“We’ve done a great job of working out on the field and then in the
weight room with Coach Clark,” WR Jerheme Urban said. “I like this
structure, but don’t kid yourself – we’re still getting our work in.
Everyone’s bodies feel like they are here in that third week of training
camp and it takes its toll. I think that Coach (Haley) and Coach Clark
have done a great job on structuring this camp and looking at the big
picture to get us ready for September 11th.”

Perhaps a sign his squad getting closer to football condition, Haley held a live takedown period to conclude camp in St. Joseph.

The Chiefs will travel to Baltimore on Thursday before kicking off
against the Ravens Friday night. Camp resumes in Kansas City Sunday
afternoon and will continue through the month of August.

“We’re on schedule, but we’re nowhere close (to being completely
ready),” Haley said. “We have a lot of work to do. But we’ve made
progress and there is no doubt in my mind that we made progress in the
areas that were most important to us here in these first two-to-three
weeks.

“Some of those things may have been a little bit less football-specific
oriented, but from the training and conditioning standpoint, that was
number one and will remain number one for a little while longer.”

No Bowe Show

Dwayne Bowe has had a quiet, but productive training camp. Focused on
replicating the success of last year’s breakout season, the Pro Bowler
has opted to keep quiet in the media. That decision in itself is a stark
contrast to the player Haley first encountered in 2009.

“He’s light years from where he was and that’s a testament to him and to
his position coaches,” Haley said. “With Dwayne, I do believe now that
he can be something special in this league.”

A far cry from the camera-loving showman who reported to training camp
overweight as a rookie and again in Haley’s first season as head coach,
Bowe looks to have taken care of himself over the past five month layoff
created by the lockout.

He’s appeared to be in excellent condition throughout camp and is
catching most everything thrown his way. The frustrating drops that
plagued Bowe in past training camps weren’t a factor this year in St.
Joseph.

“Pre-lockout we talked about how important this next year would be in
being able to handle some level of success,” said Haley. “He’s doing a
tremendous job. He’s showing these guys how you’re supposed to do it and
that’s going to make everyone better.”

Bowe is the Chiefs clear-cut number one receiver as camp breaks from MWSU.

Practice Observations

- The Chiefs were short on tackles for the team’s live takedown period
when Barry Richardson left the field following the series’ first snap.
With Jared Gaither and Ryan O’Callaghan both already out of practice,
rookie free agent Butch Lewis assumed Richardson’s position at right
tackle for the remainder of first-team snaps. Richardson left the field
on his own power.

- Also missing practice today were WR Jonathan Baldwin, OL Darryl
Harris, LB Eric Bahktiari and NT Anthony Toribio. In total, six Chiefs
missed Wednesday’s practice. It was the highest count of
non-participants this training camp.

- Kendrick Lewis continued his pick parade with a pick-six off Matt
Cassel in the left flats. Lewis has been a magnet for the football
throughout the week in St. Joe.

- Todd Carter showed off his big leg by bouncing a kickoff off the left
upright during special teams work. However, Ryan Succop has been far
more accurate on field goal attempts.

- Cassel and Jerheme Urban turned in the biggest play of the day on a
50-yard connection. Urban was able to get behind both Eric Berry and
Brandon Carr on the deep post and Cassel hit him in stride.

- Tyler Palko also hooked up with Steve Breaston for a large gain on a go-route past rookie Demond Washington.

- Justin Houston got into the backfield off the edge to sack Palko during the live period that concluded practice.

Overheard

“I’m lucky to have him here and he’s one of my closest friends.”

- Matt Cassel on former USC roommate Keary Colbert

– Cassel and WR Jerheme Urban connected on a long post pattern, beating CB Brandon Carr, who had good coverage.

– Rookie QB Ricky Stanzi got in a nice throw as well, hitting WR Keary
Colbert on a crossing pattern over the middle that required a great pass
route and then a very accurate throw.

– Rookie OLB Justin Houston did a good job of staying at home on his
edge when the offense ran an end-around with WR Terrance Copper. Houston
bottled it up for no gain.

– On the next to last play of practice, Houston ran a twist game with
the defensive end and came clean up the middle for a sack on Palko.

In HS when they were teammates, Albert played LT and Gaither was the RT.

Flowers, Pope, and Powe also all played for that same HS coach.

i read that article as well

Report: Jonathan Baldwin hurts wrist in locker room fight
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on August 19, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT

Chiefs first round wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin was mysteriously missing from Chiefs practice on Wednesday.

A radio report in Kansas City hinted there may be more to the story, but we passed on mentioning it until more information came out. Well, it’s out now. If Nick Wright of 610 radio in Kansas City is right, the story is a doozy.

Wright reports that Baldwin will likely miss the rest of the preseason after injuring his wrist during a locker room scuffle with teammate Thomas Jones. Baldwin’s work ethic has reportedly been an issue.

“He’s as advertised,” a source tells Wright. “Diva, spoiled, doesn’t wanna listen. Can run a Go and a Slant, and doesn’t wanna work.”

The Chiefs flew to Baltimore on Thursday in preparation for Friday’s preseason game. The team hasn’t said whether Baldwin was on the flight with them.

Baldwin was already struggling in Chiefs camp before this news came out. He looks unlikely to play much early in the year.

Shit!

Rumor QB Alex Smith will be traded to Chiefs.. And what the hell Jones?!

Why would Alex Smith be traded to KC? I thought he was going to be the Niners clear cut starter? Things are not looking good for Baldwin in Kc so far. I am glad Urban and Colbert are having good camps.

FatThucker wrote:

Report: Jonathan Baldwin hurts wrist in locker room fight
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on August 19, 2011, 1:05 PM EDT

Chiefs first round wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin was mysteriously missing from Chiefs practice on Wednesday.

A radio report in Kansas City hinted there may be more to the story, but we passed on mentioning it until more information came out. Well, it’s out now. If Nick Wright of 610 radio in Kansas City is right, the story is a doozy.

Wright reports that Baldwin will likely miss the rest of the preseason after injuring his wrist during a locker room scuffle with teammate Thomas Jones. Baldwin’s work ethic has reportedly been an issue.

“He’s as advertised,” a source tells Wright. “Diva, spoiled, doesn’t wanna listen. Can run a Go and a Slant, and doesn’t wanna work.”

The Chiefs flew to Baltimore on Thursday in preparation for Friday’s preseason game. The team hasn’t said whether Baldwin was on the flight with them.

Baldwin was already struggling in Chiefs camp before this news came out. He looks unlikely to play much early in the year.

All the talent in the world wont amount to shit if they cant get his head right. ppl have also said he cant handle coverage when he's pressured off the line and not aloud to go right into his routes.

Haley had to break Baldwin down so that he could build him back up. Unfortunately, Thomas Jones broke his thumb in the process. This sure doesn't look good, and his growth this year has just become extremely stunted, but I'm not ready to write his career in KC off just yet.

And, I don't think there's any sort of Alex Smith rumors swirling outside of the domain of our own Arrowheaddrive.com right now. You're gonna have to give up your sources Sly!

I'm not writing Baldwin off I think he has tons of potential. If he wasnt a headcase I think he'd have been the 1st WR off the board.

Who in thier right mind would pick a fight with the guy who has the biggest arms in the NFL!??! lol dumbass.

Sucks about Baldwin. Hopefully he learns from it and Haley makes him work harder which would end up being a good thing. I still wouldn't count him out from making some big plays at least the second half of the year.

kcchiefs wrote:

Who in thier right mind would pick a fight with the guy who has the biggest arms in the NFL!??! lol dumbass.

No shit! Where did those sexy pics go that Rusty posted of TJ a while ago? I wouldn't mess with that dude!

(Fart noise with thumbs down)