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Breaking Down the Schedule: Week One at Kansas City

Found June 13, 2012 on Grits Blitz:
PLAYERS: Todd Haley,  Romeo Crennel,  Tedy Bruschi,  Mike Vrabel,  Richard Seymour,  Lawyer Milloy,  Eric Berry,  Brandon Flowers,  Tamba Hali,  Derrick Johnson,  Glenn Dorsey,  Dwayne Bowe,  Jonathan Baldwin,  Jamaal Charles,  Dirk Koetter,  Matt Cassel,  Tyson Clabo,  Eric Winston,  Rodney Hudson,  Casey Wiegmann,  Jon Asamoah,  Ryan Lilja,  Peter Konz,  Justin Blalock,  Sam Baker,  Will Svitek,  Lamar Holmes,  Branden Albert
TEAMS: Kansas City Chiefs,  Oakland Raiders,  Seattle Seahawks,  Denver Broncos,  Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland-browns-romeo
Atlanta doesn't have the hardest schedule in the world this year, but they do some extremely tough opponents early on. Right off the bat Atlanta faces the Kansas City Chiefs. KC didn't fare too well last year finishing 7-9. Former head coach Todd Haley was fired after a 5-8 start and reported tension with the front office. Interim head coach Romeo Crennel took over and helped the Chiefs finish the season winning two out of the final three. The Chiefs decided to take the interim tag off Crennel and promote him to the full time head coaching job. Romeo, oh Romeo   Looking at Crennel's career record, he's always been a superb DC and assistant coach. He won the Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2003 as the DC on the Patriots. While with the Patriots Crennel won three Super Bowls while leading a very talented defensive unit that included Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Richard Seymour, and Lawyer Milloy. After his third Super Bowl victory with the Patriots, Crennel bec...
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