Donnie Avery News

Maybe it's the optimism from the first week of Chiefs offseason practice, or maybe it's that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has removed his muzzle and is showing more of the trademark bravado he was known for early in his career.

Earlier this week, I graded Kansas City's offseason activity and like what the personnel moves the Kansas City Chiefs have made this offseason.

The Niners will have a vested interest in Kansas City's success in 2013 because of the conditional draft pick they received when they traded quarterback Alex Smith to the Chiefs in March.

Since the Kansas City Chiefs traded for QB Alex Smith in March, much of the talk has been about 'what could be' with the team's offense this season.

The word "blitz" is maybe the most exciting word in football. Like a football Mexican standoff, it conjures up the ultimate him-or-me scenario - a mass of defenders in single-minded, blind pursuit of the quarterback, and an offense that knows it might be only a missed tackle away from a long touchdown.

The Kansas City Chiefs weren't exactly in shambles when John Dorsey and Andy Reid first walked through the door.

The club is set at running back with two-time Pro Bowler Jamaal Charles; they've re-signed wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and added Donnie Avery for outside speed; and they've acquired a new starting quarterback in Alex Smith as well as his backup Chase Daniel.