Chiefs sign Pope, try out Mark Tauscher

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

15 years ago

Chiefs coach Todd Haley didn't throw in the towel last Sunday despite protests to the contrary, and the Chiefs front office certainly isn't done trying up upgrade the bottom of their roster.

A league source has told PFT that the Chiefs signed tight end Leonard Pope Tuesday. Pope played under Haley in Arizona last season, catching nine passes.

Ideally, Pope would provide Matt Cassel another weapon in the passing game. (We'll see.) But Cassel needs better protection more than anything.

To that end, the Chiefs tried out former Packers right tackle Mark Tauscher Tuesday.

Drafted in 2000 by Green Bay, Tauscher has been recovering from ACL surgery.

The Packers wouldn't rule out re-signing Tauscher over the summer, but they haven't publicly expressed interest in him recently despite their struggles on the offensive line.

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GOPACKGO1225
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15 years ago

Poor Tauscher. :sad:

cooolbeans08
Registered

15 years ago

Woops, didn't see this posted here.

I guess this shows he's feeling better. Having him in for a visit wouldn't surprise me.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

I think Tauscher would be the perfect addition to this team. A broken-down player on a broken-down team.

Rockmolder
Honored Member

15 years ago

I think Tauscher would be the perfect addition to this team. A broken-down player on a broken-down team.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

And that 'broken-down player' still beats anyone that we can put in at RT at this point. At pass blocking, at least. Pass blocking-wise, at least.

packersfan99
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15 years ago

Yes if Tauscher healthy, I don't see the problem to give him a roster spot in GB. At least we can use him at some situations.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

And that 'broken-down player' still beats anyone that we can put in at RT at this point.

"Rockmolder" wrote:

How do we know this? He hasn't played a down in so much as a scrimmage, much less a game situation. What if we open a roster slot for him and he gets injured in the first or second game? Clifton didn't even last three games, and he at least went through a good chunk of the preseason program.

A lot of people thought Tom Brady would come in and dominate off his knee injury, and that clearly hasn't happened. He hasn't been bad, obviously, but neither has he been stellar.

Rockmolder
Honored Member

15 years ago

And that 'broken-down player' still beats anyone that we can put in at RT at this point.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

"Rockmolder" wrote:

It's not a given, but I give it a big chance that he's still better than Barbre. At pass blocking, at least. These injuries are impactfull, but not nearly as bad as they used to be.

To use your Brady analogy. He hasn't been the Mr. Perfect he was just 2 years ago, but would you rather have this Brady or Alex Smith? In pass protection, Barbre wouldn't be able to start on any team, I'm afraid. He's not a mauler in the running game either. He's better than Tauscher, but he's just above par.

There's a chance that he does get re-injured, but would you really rather have a 3rd FB on the roster instead of someone who can do something about this horrible O-line situation? I have trust in Clifton and even in Colledge, but there's a whole lot of progressing needed for Barbre to even be solid, let alone great, at RT.

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

15 years ago

Sign Tauscher. don't let him play outside the state.

Really, there is no reason not to give him a shot. Bring him in for a workout at minimum. What we have to lose. If he shows that he is even close to last year prior to injury, they would be stupid not to sign him on the spot. 15 /12 sack given in his career. Find me any other RT that has given up that few in what 9 years? Also with and average of under 3 flags a year.

Writing him off because he hasn't played a snap is foolish. The guy has been working out hard, so he is in good shape, IF his knee is back shouldn't take him long for game shape.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

15 years ago

#10

Sign Tauscher. don't let him play outside the state.

"PackFanWithTwins" wrote:

That's not going to work. We still have 7 away games.

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