The Kansas City Chiefs have seemingly completed the transition to “New England Patriots West” in the offseason with the addition of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, both of whom did not enjoy the same type of success on their own as they did under Bill Belichick.  Kansas City GM Scott Pioli has worked hard on re-assembling the same components that played such a vital role in helping the Patriots win three Super Bowl titles in his first two years with the team after coming over from New England and believes his actions will eventually translate to a return to the playoffs.  Pioli’s moves started a year ago with the acquisition of QB Matt Cassel and LB Mike Vrabel along with the hiring of another Belichick disciple in head coach Todd Haley, who served as offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals during their run to the Super Bowl.  The Chiefs are coming off an outstanding draft that included the selection of All-American S Eric Berry from Tennessee and multi-purpose RB Dexter McCluster from Mississippi and also added veteran RB Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets with a career-best 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns last year.

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