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City Chiefs Monday night game against the New England Patriots. Scouts, Inc., agrees with most, er, everyone that the Chiefs are not likely to win. If it's quarterback is on the road comparison, the pace, the training or most other factors, the Patriots are simply going up. But there is an area of weakness that Gary Horton says the Pats should be of concern: the secondary.

"With so many injuries at the back end, the Patriots have to simplify their system with a lot of three and four-man rushes with seven and eight defenders in coverage," writes Horton. "We will see more zone and man/off appearance, and they probably will not lock up a lot in tight man coverage areas. Kansas City does not have a vertical passing attack, and it seems to be happy with a lot of check downs and short passes. Patience will be critical for the Chiefs because they will need multiplay drives to score. Fill-in QB Tyler Palko has limited experience, and this offense will continue to be very conservative with him as the starter."

That last line is a bit funny since KC's offense has been criticized all year for being so conservative on first down even with Matt Cassel under center. It's hard to imagine that they become even more limited with Palko, yet the statement is true of any new quarterback. Still, here's hoping his reps in practice this week and even the extra day on Sunday allow Palko to find a nice early rhythm with his talented receivers.


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