Caste Football Looks at the Kansas City Chiefs

pictured: Scott Fujita

(10/20/04) Due to injuries and lack of quality players, it appeared during the preseason that WR Marc Boerigter was going to be the number one receiver on the Kansas City Chiefs. Boerigter, an amazing package of size (6-4) and speed (4.4 in the 40) went down without contact in a preseason game making a cut and is out for the season with a torn ACL.

The same problems at wide receiver led to the Chiefs actually playing Chris Horn some this year after spending the past two years repeatedly cutting, signing and cutting him again without ever playing him. Horn played very well but has since been relegated to the bench with the return of the veteran loser/quitter Eddie Kennison.

Trent Green is the very capable starter at quarterback. He received very little notice last season as the QB of a team that was looking to go undefeated during the season. Both of Green’s backups are white, Todd Collins and Damon Huard.

The Chiefs have no white tight ends or fullbacks. The two white starters on the line are center Casey Wiegmann and right tackle John Welbourn.

On defense, Monty Biesel has been starting at middle linebacker following an injury to Mike Maslowski, and acquitting himself well. Scott Fujita is firmly entrenched as the left outside linebacker. Despite his oriental-sounding last name, Fujita is white, having been raised by an oriental couple.

The Chiefs had two white safetys, Lyle West and Clint Finley, but waived both in the final preseason cutdown. On the line, rookie end Jared Allen has been a tremendous find. The fourth round draft pick from Idaho State looks like he is going to be an excellent NFL pass rusher, though he is still second string on the depth chart.

NUMBER OF WHITE STARTERS: 5

APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF WHITE PLAYERS ON 53-MAN ROSTER: 16

GRADE: D-<<<