Hat Trick Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Taking it up a level, who are they going to get to replace Charlie Joiner? He seemed to get a lot out of very little and Bowe apparently liked him a lot. Herm doesn't seem to worry too much about the pasing game, but still, you need a good coach at the position to keep those crazy WR types from running amuck! Here ya go sir. Herm and him have a past with the Jets. Eric Price enters his first season as the Chiefs wide receivers coach after the last four years as the offensive coordinator at UTEP. He previously coached with Kansas City head coach Herm Edwards for two years as a offensive assistant with the N.Y. Jets (2001-02). Price brings an ability to quickly incorporate young receivers into the offensive system. He inherits a young corps of pass catchers, including WR Dwayne Bowe who led all NFL rookies with 70 receptions for 995 yards in 2007. Prior to joining Kansas City, Price served as the offensive coordinator at UTEP for the last four seasons (2004-07). In addition, he tutored the wide receivers his first three years with the Miners before coaching the quarterbacks in 2007. He led an offensive attack that scored 30 points or more on 30 different occasions and racked up 400 yards or more of total offense 28 times in the last four seasons. Price oversaw an offensive unit that featured a pair of record-setting players. Freshman QB Trevor Vittatoe threw for 3,101 yards and 25 touchdowns for the Miners a year ago, the best totals by a freshman in school history. His 3,101 passing yards were the second-highest total by a freshman in the nation. Sophomore WR Jeff Moturi caught 13 touchdown passes, the second-highest total in Miners history, including a score in 10 consecutive games. The running game featured RB Marcus Thomas who ran for 1,166 yards and 16 touchdowns, the second-highest total in school history. In 2006 UTEP ranked fifth in the country in passing offense under Price’s leadership, averaging 312.8 passing yards per game. QB Jordan Palmer threw for a school-record 3,595 yards as the club compiled 3,754 total passing yards, the best mark in school history. All-America WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. averaged 109.9 receiving yards per game to rank second in the nation. He finished his career owning school records with 3,218 receiving yards, 32 TD receptions and 11 100-yard games. The Miners scored 30 points or more in seven games and topped the 40-point plateau on four occasions in 2005. Price helped the offense rank ninth in the nation by averaging 300.6 passing yards per game. The offense featured three receivers who posted a 100-yard receiving game. Price got his initial NFL coaching experience as an offensive assistant with the N.Y. Jets (2001-02). He was instrumental in the development of Jets QB Chad Pennington. Price helped prepare Pennington for his move into the starting lineup, as he opened the final 12 games of the 2002 season. The Pullman, Washington native served as the quarterbacks coach for three seasons at Washington State (’98-00) while his father, Mike Price served as the head coach. The younger Price helped develop QBs Jason Gesser and Matt Kegel during his time with the Cougars. Prior to joining his father, Price coached the wide receivers at Northern Arizona (’96-97), California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo (’94-95) and Miami (’92-93). He was instrumental in tutoring a Hurricanes squad that led the country in pass offense in ‘92. He enjoyed a stint as a graduate assistant at Hawaii (’91) after beginning his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Weber State (’90). Price started his coaching resume with two Australian club teams in ‘85. The Weber State product was a two-year letterman for the Wildcats, playing wide receiver under his father. Price began his collegiate career at Dixie Junior College in St. George, Utah. He earned USA Today honorable mention All-America accolades as a senior at Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah. Price comes from a football family. His father, Mike is a 37-year coaching veteran and is currently entering his fifth season as the head coach at UTEP. Price’s brother, Aaron is the wide receivers and kickers coach at UTEP. Edited February 27, 2008 by Hat Trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 So it appears that KC homers are predicting doom and gloom for 2008. Where do all you KC homers see Larry Johnson stacking up with respect to all the other RBs for 2008? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 So it appears that KC homers are predicting doom and gloom for 2008. Where do all you KC homers see Larry Johnson stacking up with respect to all the other RBs for 2008? He's one of the best RB's in the NFl if he can get through the first level. He lacked vision to make the read to the open hole even if the play didn't go to that hole. He needs to learn to improvise (sp? ) He pounds it up in the hole and falls forward.....ala Shaun Alexander last year. No question Larry is better in space and can put a hit on you, but if he doesn't learn to make something out of nothing then he won't be the same Larry that he's capable of. The Offensive line should be better than last season if not for sheer new bodies and philosophy. Larry no longer deserves top 10 recommendation, but he's creatinly one of the top backs in the league. He'll rebound for 1200 yards and 12-15 TD's I'd imagine if he can learn to adapt his skills to the line we now are trying to put back together. Alan Faneca......he'd do wonders for the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I dont know what they were gonna have to pay him, but I'm sure he wouldn't be too expensive. There's no reason to not have a veteren WR as a #3 to help bring the QB along, and future WR's. Especially Eddie, who has a leadership presence. Maybe I'm just blinded by Herm. I usually criticize him. But then again, he usually deserves it. I don't care if Kennison costs $10. He's done. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Applying a good or bad offensive line to Larry Johnson is like applying leverage to your investment portfolio. A crappy line makes him look worse than he actually is and a good/very good line makes him one of the elite backs in the NFL. What are we going to have next year? Right now, I have NO idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Applying a good or bad offensive line to Larry Johnson is like applying leverage to your investment portfolio. A crappy line makes him look worse than he actually is and a good/very good line makes him one of the elite backs in the NFL. What are we going to have next year? Right now, I have NO idea. I really feel bad for guys like Johnson and Gonzo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingfootball Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3267558 More house cleaning. Kinda suprised about Dunn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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