Chiefs GM Talks About Dexter McCluster Saving Himself
 

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Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli talked on 101 ESPN in St. Louis today, one day ahead of the Chiefs game against the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night. Pioli touched on a number of topics, going through a quick review of the season for those listening in St. Louis.

He also had some interesting stuff on Dexter McCluster, who impressed in the Chiefs first preseason game last weekend. Pioli said McCluster reminds him a little bit of Deion Branch, who had had in New England, and he also said that they're working on McCluster saving himself from some of those big hits now and again.

Check out what he said about McCluster:



"This year we're using Dexter a little bit more like we did during his rookie season," Pioli said. "The big thing we're going to do is that Dexter is a wide receiver now. There was a decision made by the coaching staff that he was going to play one position and one position only. He's going to line up in the slot.

"He's a tremendous talent with rare quick speed and an ability to get open. He has tremendous hands. He and Matt have spent a ton of time working together.

"Generally speaking, smaller players have less of what we call a catching range but because his hands are so good and because he creates so much separation his catching range is actually pretty darn good. He's going to be an interesting matchup for a lot of people.

"Here's one of the things we've been telling Dexter. We had a guy who was similar but a little bit different when I was up in New England in Deion Branch. One of the things about Dexter is he's pound for pound one of the toughest and strongest football players I've ever been around. But he has to understand that he has to take care of his body a little bit and people call him out in terms of him trying to be tough so he tries to bow up and run guys over. Brian Daboll coached Deion Branch up in New England and he's been telling Dexter that there's nothing wrong with going down once in a while and saving himself."

Daboll came from the Pats?


It all makes sense now........

Kind of a nice way of saying that Dexter is stupid.

I thought it was thread about being a born again V.

Clay's smack talk of Dex not making the team is getting all blown up.

Here we go again, I make one little statement that Dexter might get cut - never said he WOULD get cut - and people are gonna blow it out of proportion.

Maybe he does turn the corner and become a good slot guy. We will see.

I think he could produce as a solid #4 WR.

15 catches, 200 yards.

Good solid season for a #4 WR.

Good job, Dex. Good effort.

Lineup him or Breaston on slot corners and they'll rape.

The big thing we're gonna do..... POOF.... Dexter 3.0... WR.

Profit.

Can we move on from the "Dexter will get some carries this year"

The irony here is priceless.

Now that Daboll has got this offense moving and helped Cassel, he likely has over 500 yards receiving.


Bowe 1200
Breaston 800
Baldwin 800
Moeaki+Boss 600
RBs 400
Dex 500

I don't know about raping but the slot is where he should have been playing all the time.

Can't wait for that 4,300 yard season from Casshole. LMAO

Now that Daboll has him lined out and he's confident, it's what I'm looking forward too.


Having two RB's put up 1800 yards rushing should make throwing it easy.

:p O is trolling again

Cassel threw for over 3000 yards with Chambers and ? opposite Bowe.


Easily over 4000 this year.

ROFL

ROFL ROFL ROFL

Great googly moogly

WTF--did the world just get into Delorean ?????

Andy Reid got the most out of Dex anyone could have.

Wow.

Oh my god. I wonder if there was 1,200 yards between that whole goddamn group.

never forget dexter sucks

I was blackout drunk at a club a few years ago and met him. I guess I told him he sucked here and he was pretty taken back by it. Unfortunately I dont remember saying anything.

Ikr. What a load of shit

Baldwin and Breaston 800 yards each. LMAO

That had to be one of the most ridiculous draft classes and we took McCluster. mother****ing pioli.

Gronkowski was taken a few picks later. LMAO

thickening

Dark times indeed..

Breaston wasn't even allowed to play in 2012; he was a "Haley guy."

Bowe 1200 801
Breaston 800 74
Baldwin 800 325
Moeaki+Boss 600 518
RBs 400 475
Dex 500 452

Also Matt Cassel split time with Brady Quinn.

Dexter McCluster and Javier Arenas...what a ****in joke that was.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My friend got me a Cameo from Dexter McCluster for my 30th birthday tomorrow �� <a href="https://t.co/JynApuNm0e">pic.twitter.com/JynApuNm0e</a></p>&mdash; Josh Webb (@shwebb29) <a href="https://twitter.com/shwebb29/status/1306359948645994498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Dex! I miss him

Remember you and I betting something about dexter. Touches or yards or something.

The golden era of CP.

Andy Reid showed up and immediately turned Dex into a Pro Bowler.

Andy Reid is amazing.

Deion Branch

6,644 receiving yards, 39 TD

Dexter McBust

1,993 receiving yards, 7 TD

Great job, Scooter.

Oh how sweet to do that!!

Didn't you own him on the bet?

So Dexter has doubled his NFL career earnings doing cameos now?

Baldwin only had 607...for his career

I almost forgot what a shit roster Andy took over. Basically the same shit Haley/Crennel had. It's amazing what a head coach and quarterback can do. BTW, I searched for the chiefs roster in 2013 and found an "Alexander Smith" at qb. Is he going by Alexander now? He's always shown up as Alex before

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/...9dc5a172e0.jpg

Joe Mcknight has changed..

Making it another year around the moon?

Sorry that made me chuckle

Didn't that 2012 team have like 7 Pro Bowlers? There were plenty of good pieces but QBs sucked, coaching sucked, and GM sucked.

ROFL

I didn't even catch that the first time ROFL

hilarious

Ironically, the very first game I went to at Arrowhead about 7 years ago, Dexter McCluster returned a punt for a TD against the NY Giants.

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That's a damn fine punt return.

It almost looked like the punter could catch him. But i also was fooled by his KR on a double header monday night opener, into being a fan.

Charles, Colquitt, and 5 defenders (DJ, Hali, Houston, Berry). Plenty of talent on defense for sure