TrueBeliever

(Mods - feel free to move, but I started this thread here since these guys are former Pats.)

Well this was my adventure Saturday. I had never been to River Falls, though I did consider going to the UW there because they have a well-known journalism school there. So me and my bud get there and half the license plates are from states other than Wisconsin - there were people from Missouri (natch), Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, even South Dakota, all driving to this dinky little town in Wisconsin to see the Chiefs open their camp.

I took this sign personally:



Matt and his chief competition (pardon the pun) for the starting job, Brodie Croyle:



I swear I have a picture of Brady where he is positioned exactly like this:



A little closer:



Sans helmet:



Vrabel hustles in a drill (picture is blurry as he was WAY across the field):



A better shot, closer. Here he was blocking a field goal/extra point:



Looks like he's fittin' in with his new family:



"What the hle is a guy in a Pats jersey doing here?":



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Saw a few of these:



A nacho cheese head?:



Found a couple of my brothers! These were the only other people there wearing Pats stuff. This fellow is from Salem, Mass. and moved to River Falls a few years ago (silly me, I never even asked his name, though his son's name is Quinn):



Bet Matt would love to see a Welker jersey on his new team. (Quinn is standing next to his mom, who was hoping to get a glimpse of Matt w/o his helmet ):



My friend David and Larry Johnson, both Penn State alums:



Unfortunately, neither Matt nor Mike came anywhere near the area for signing autographs. I took along a photo of Mike catching a TD in Super Bowl XXXIX for him to sign, and a generic Pats hat for Matt to sign (I was going to take my SB XXXIX champs hat, but I double-checked and saw that we didn't actually draft him until AFTER that game.) Had I known Larry Johnson was going to be available, I would've brought something with a Chiefs logo on it for him to sign.

Also unfortunately, I found out yesterday that this will be the last year the Chiefs hold camp in River Falls. Starting next year they'll be at a school in Missouri, so this was the first and last camp of theirs I'll go to.

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thechris

Cool pics! I really hope that Cassel does well with the Chiefs.

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PatsBoy12

Vrabes looks weird in that get-up.lol

AVrabel50Fan

Honestly, it just pains me to see Vrabel in another teams uniform!!

Great pics though!!

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Thanks Dad for bringing up your daughter to love the Pats!

TrueBeliever

Vrabel50Fan - that picture on the right side of your signature is the one I was hoping to have Mike sign (albeit from a different angle.)

It was also a bit jarring to see Cassel wearing a different number, but I believe Len Dawson wore 16 for KC so they probably have retired it.

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blackglass3

Cool stuff. Hope the Chiefs have a really good year and win the West.

PatsBoy12

Unlikely, but we'll see what happens.

TrueBeliever

I was talking to the other Pats fan there about this; he feels the Chiefs are going to have a terrible season even with their new additions. He did say, however, that they will benefit from a lousy division; he thinks the Broncos are going to implode because McDaniels isn't ready to be a head coach, and the Raiders, well, are the Raiders. San Diego - who knows?

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