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Bob Sutton Out Steve Spagnuolo In as Chiefs Defensive Coordinator

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Bob Sutton Out Steve Spagnuolo In as Chiefs Defensive Coordinator The Kansas City Chiefs fired now former defensive coordinator Bob Sutton the day after losing a heartbreaking overtime game against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The Chiefs wasted no time addressing the defensive leadership as the Chiefs defense had a lot of trouble stopping teams throughout the season. With such a bright future behind players like Pat Mahomes and Tyreek Hill bringing in new leadership is a must to remain a dominant team in the AFC and take the next step to being a Super Bowl team and a perennial power house. The Chiefs wasted no time as they hired Steve Spagnuolo just over two days after letting Sutton walk. Spagnuolo is a very experienced coach in the NFL as his talents have been most recently utilized by the New York Giants. As the Giants defensive coordinator his 2016 defense allowed the second fewest points in the league. Spagnuolo will be given one of the worst defenses in the NFL fi...

Remembering Yordano (Ace) Ventura

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Remembering Yordano (Ace) Ventura This week was the two-year anniversary of the tragic death of former Royals star pitcher Yordano (Ace) Ventura. Ventura was always known for his one hundred mile per hour fastballs, love for his teammates as well as his obvious love for the game of baseball. The twenty-five-year-old phenom was on track to be one of the premier pitchers in Major League Baseball. One of the defining moments in Ventura’s young career was when he took the ball in the World Series only a few days after the death of his close friend and former Cardinals outfielder, Oscar Taveras. It was during this game Ventura would go on to retire six of the first seven he faced en route to a seven inning shut out on a mere three hits. Unfortunately, Ventura passed away while back in his home country, the Dominican Republic, due to a car accident. During his short time with the Royals Ventura never failed to put on a display and show the flair that ultimately became his trademark beca...