Five Positions Battles To Watch for with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009

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Published: May 15, 2009

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The Chiefs have not won a playoff game for 15 years and owner Clark Hunt felt like it was finally time for some major changes.

Long-time VP/GM Carl Peterson was pushed out and head coach Herm Edwards was fired as well.

Hunt hired New England's Scott Pioli as GM, Arizona Cardinals' offensive coordinator Todd Haley as head coach and traded for starting quarterback Matt Cassel.

The Chiefs have brought in many other new faces including Mike Vrabel, Zach Thomas, Bobby Engram, Monty Biesel, and selected Tyson Jackson in the first round of the draft. 

Kansas City also traded legendary tight end Tony Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons and in doing so, broke thousands of hearts across the midwest.   

With all the new faces on the roster, it's pretty obvious which players are going to be the starters going into the 2009 season.

Upgrades at the quarterback, wi...

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