Eddie Kennison

If it seems like Kennison’s on his last legs at age 34, he’s not. At least according to the numbers. Because he played for one of the most run-heavy teams in the league (Kansas City was 27th in pass attempts, third in rushing attempts), Kennison saw just 101 looks, but averaged a respectable 8.5 yards per target. While this is down from his elite 10-plus yards per attempt from 2004-05, he still averaged 16.2 yards per reception, meaning the drop-off was solely due to a lower percentage of targets caught (52 percent). And given that Kennison played most of the season without the highly accurate and efficient Trent Green and that the Chiefs’ line wasn’t what it had been in years past, that should be expected. The problem for Kennison is that Green is very likely done in Kansas City, so Kennison will be playing either with Damon Huard again, or, quite possibly worse, second-year man Brodie Croyle. Moreover, the Chiefs are still a run-heavy team that prefers to use tight end Tony Gonzalez from in close. And at 5-11, 192, Kennison’s never been much of a red-zone threat, so he’ll have to score from distance. That might be even harder in 2007 with perennial Pro Bowl guard Will Shields no longer around to help give the Chiefs’ quarterback time in the pocket. Kennison’s still the No. 1 wide receiver in Kansas City, but that job might entail even less responsibility than it has in the past.