Welbourn retires from Chiefs

[KCLadyFan]

you are right lady, your chiefs will indeed miss him, he was an under-rated part of your offense. . . . if gerald sowell starts, he isn't half the lead blocker richardson was-- better receiver maybe, but he won't open holes the way richardson did. . . . fullbacks get less and less credit every year, but what they do is still valuable-- ask shaun alexander or LT. . . .

I was upset when I heard that the Chiefs let him go...yes he is one of the best...
Vikings jumped right on that...

[SundayBreakdown]

Welbournes personality showed in the way he left Philadelphia, and how he's behaved in Kansas City. His departure was felt in Philadelphia though as Artis was never on par with Welbourne.

A solid player none the less with a great contract which you don't like to loose but if theirs a team where the RT has a little room for error it's KC.

Welbourn was clearly a better guard than tackle in my opinion.

[kmartin575]

Probably but Robert Holcombe was good a FB in the past so hopefully he makes the team and plays. I dont know if we still have him i just know last year we did but he got hurt.

The Chiefs reached an injury settlement with Holcombe last pre-season. He has not been with the Chiefs for almost a year.

[kcvet]

you are right about this...

are you still here??? well i "aint" been around for awhile..............

[KCLadyFan]

are you still here??? well i "aint" been around for awhile..............

yep...been here for a long while....ya decided to come back huh? this is a good
board to be a member of...

[kcchiefsrule]

I don't think this is a big deal for the Chiefs. If it had been Roaf or Shields, that would be different. But Welbourn was never a key piece of their offensive line.

Precisely. I never liked the guy. First few games in 2004, he had too many false-start penalties that pissed me off and made me hate him forever. He had his moments, but he wasn't any sort of anchor or key piece in our offensive line.

In a way, i'm glad our offensive coordinator was the former offensive-line coach, makes me feel better about the run game and pass protection for the future. I can't knock Al Saunders though, the guy was an offensive genius (he had his moments too, but #1 offense in multiple years says something).

Sure, Roaf and Shields are close to retirement, but we have a guy that knows his material.

Edit: Regarding Tony Richardson - major bonehead move by Carl Peterson. Could've given him two years and saved a tad bit of money than to just offer him one year. I'm still irritated about that - it's the major weakness I see in our run-game now. T-Rich could've retired a Chief.

[KCLadyFan]

Precisely. I never liked the guy. First few games in 2004, he had too many false-start penalties that pissed me off and made me hate him forever. He had his moments, but he wasn't any sort of anchor or key piece in our offensive line.

In a way, i'm glad our offensive coordinator was the former offensive-line coach, makes me feel better about the run game and pass protection for the future. I can't knock Al Saunders though, the guy was an offensive genius (he had his moments too, but #1 offense in multiple years says something).

Sure, Roaf and Shields are close to retirement, but we have a guy that knows his material.

Edit: Regarding Tony Richardson - major bonehead move by Carl Peterson. Could've given him two years and saved a tad bit of money than to just offer him one year. I'm still irritated about that - it's the major weakness I see in our run-game now. T-Rich could've retired a Chief.

My thoughts exactly...bad moves by the Chiefs....good pick up for the Vikings...