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Chiefs use bye week to fine-tune offense
Posted:  11/04/2009 12:21 AM
As the Chiefs gathered Monday for the first time in five days, they did so amid the latest changes implemented by their coaching staff.

The Chiefs had time to examine themselves last week, and they spent the bye week trying to identify what has caused their offense to be among the league’s worst.

“We did a lot of self-scout,” coach Todd Haley said Monday during his weekly news conference. “We needed that time.”

Haley didn’t address it directly, but the team used the extra time to further tweak an offense that just hasn’t found rhythm since Haley fired Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator and took over the play-calling duties.

The Chiefs still don’t have a rushing touchdown, Matt Cassel has been sacked 24 times in six games, and the offense has not scored more than two touchdowns in a game. Now running back Larry Johnson is unavailable this week because of a two-week suspension, the offensive line is hobbled in addition to being unreliable all season, and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe’s problem with drops has returned.