Just a real quick line to everyone–I have been dealing with an injury to my right hand this last week. I think I’m starting to pay the price for all those years playing the drums. I feel like I have my typing fingers back tonight, So it’s high time we started serving some Koolaid. Don’t tell me you’re not thirsty.

The tone has been doom and gloom as of late. I hear stories of Brian Waters not caring about his charity and Mike Vrabel not excited to be a Chief. I listen to everyone talk about how Devard Darling shouldn’t be running with the first team offense, and Jackie Battle playing at cornerback. We just can’t seem to grasp the simple fact that this team is being worked into the ground right now. Players are being held accountable. New schemes are being installed to fit the players we have, and some of these players are starting to sense this thing turning around.

Sure, Tony isn’t here anymore. I still have a hard time with it too. But have you noticed the small flatbed of receivers the Chiefs have to choose from this August? Do you know how well Zach Thomas has already taken to his role in the huddle on defense? Nobody speaks. Nobody.

We have a head coach that has no problem calling out a player when the occasion calls for it either. This week we heard about Brandon Albert reporting to OTAs 30 pounds overweight. We hear Dwayne Bowe has been taking it easy too. We have also heard about the 300 plus pounds this squad has already lost, and we’re seeing signs that this new quarterback Matt Cassel is really excited to be a Kansas City Chief right now. No Waters or Vrabel story is going to break my stride. I just laugh, and hope to encourage smiles. Now get your glass.

Bernard Pollard goes a mile a minute, folks. He’s also not afraid to knock the shorts off a running back. I never get mad when I see him overpursue on a play. I just think to myself, “I know why he did that.” This year he gets to play in the box, my friends! North and south. There is no doubt that Bernard Pollard is one of my favorite players on this Kansas City Chiefs roster. He has been since the day Herman drafted him out of Purdue. He had the nickname “The Bone Crusher”. I’ve always felt he lived up to that nickname. He’s a pure hitter. I never worry about him making the play. I just worry about him getting there too soon. I used to Youtube his highlight reels for my friends every time they came over for Sunday football. That was his rookie season. When Soren Petro asked him, “do you, or does somebody ever have to tell you, ‘Bernard…. slow down’?” Bernard’s response (laughing) was, “I get yelled at by Haley at every practice.”

Bernard Pollard has such a great opportunity this year in this new defense. He spoke about last season and how they never “got good at one thing” in the Cover Two. He’s done talking about it. He doesn’t want to go through 2009 again, and listening to him talk about this new defense gets this Koolaid drinker stocking the mini fridge with Jammers. I’m serious, I took a picture.

Bernard is calling 25 sacks this season, and 40 turnovers. Either somebody feels good about this defense, or they have been reading Barry’ s Koolaid. I didn’t even have this 2009 version with 40 turnovers. I had 38. I will, however, be happy to send a copy of this blog to his Facebook page. He can thank me later.

The Kansas City Chiefs are the greatest football team in all of the land, and no tough schedule is gonna change that. You can write that down.