Tank rolls on, Chiefs wonder what it's like to have a winning streak

Despite winning their first game of the season, the revolving door continues this week at Arrowhead Stadium.  Just two years removed from being a third round draft pick, nose tackle Tank Tyler was dealt to the Carolina Panthers for a reported 5th round choice in  2010.

Tyler had been beaten out of the nose tackle job by Ron Edwards making him expendable in coach Todd Haley and G.M. Scott Pioli’s minds.  With a roster spot now open, more changes are expected this week.

Running back Kolby Smith is eligible to come off the physically unable to performa list and from Haley’s comments, is likely to be placed on the roster.  He’s been out nearly a year after knee surgery, but can begin practicing this week.  He adds a dimension the Chiefs don’t presently have in the backfield and says he’s in the best shape of his life. 

The victory over the Redskins wasn’t pretty by any means, but a win is a win when you’re 0-5.  While it was certainly an improved defensive performance, you have to consider who they were playing and the struggles that Washington is having on the offensive side of the ball.

That said, earlier in the season Haley said his team was going to have to win ugly and he was right and he reiterated that this week.  Despite the failure to score TD’s against the Skins, he credited the Washington defense and blamed his own play calling for some of the problems in the red zone.  

The offense didn’t turn the ball over and had just two penalties in the game which brought a smile to the coach’s face, but Dwayne Bowe caught only 6 of 14 passes thrown his way, despite his 100 yard receiving day.  Matt Cassel continued to take a pounding suffering through five sacks.  I would like to see more three step drops in the passing attack.  The running game was actually a bright spot though and it came against a tough defense.

How the Chiefs will handle success remains to be seen.  Haley said he’s not sure and the players say the same about Haley, they don’t know what to expect from him. One thing we know for sure is that San Diego comes to town with a 2-3 record after their loss to the Broncos on Monday night and a team that was a Super Bowl favorite desperately needs a win to keep themselves in the playoff chase.