Todd Haley and Chan Gailey: Still Throwing It Around, but Not Out of the Pistol

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Published: May 29, 2009

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... success), are all nicknames for a commitment to the ground game.  When a team has a high-priced first-round draft pick at running back this commitment is hard to escape.  

However, in 2008, with quarterbacks getting hurt Kansas City’s ground game grew less prominent with the emergence of Tyler Thigpen and his success in the spread offense. 

By the end of the year, the Chiefs had no thousand yard rushers and despite a partial season, Thigpen was in the top fifteen among quarterbacks for passing touchdowns.  

Enter Todd Haley.  The offensive coordinator for an explosive air attack in Arizona his 2008 resume boasted the No. 2 and No. 16 ranked NFL receivers in total yards and the No. 3 quarterback in passing yards, 

The script seemed designed for Thigpen to step-up as a rising talent, but Haley has already voiced that a great offense begins ...

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