Cruz Out for Season; One of Many Bricks in Chiefs' Offensive Wall to Fall

When it rains it pours. The Chiefs can't buy a break this season and it's all happening up front.

The Chiefs don't re-sign standout blocker Tony Richardson
Starting right tackle John Welbourn "retires" out of the blue
Starting pro bowl left tackle Willie Roaf suddenly retires
The Chiefs lose starting right tackle Kevin Sampson to injury for the season opener
Trent Green misses half the season with a concussion (forces KC to go into a completely run-centered offense)
The Chiefs lose Kyle Turley for an extended time because of back problems

Now, it's reported that starting fullback Ronnie Cruz will miss the entire season.

Larry Johnson has to be asking himself what he's done wrong. Perhaps he is a real version of Earl Hickey from the NBC sitcom My Name is Earl. Perhaps LJ should start preparing a similar karma list. Either way, the odds keep stacking up against him.

That means that in the course of one half-year stretch, Larry Johnson has lost two Pro Bowl blockers, two starting left tackles, one starting right tackle, and now two fullbacks, in the process of earning a new role as the Chiefs' lone hope on offense.
The Chiefs will now have to look at alternative options. They can look outside the organization, go with their practice squad player J.R. Niklos, or do what they have long talked about doing for years: start Kris Wilson in the role as an h-back. My preference is that the Chiefs at least attempt to use Wilson in this role. He's proven to be a pretty adequate blocker and he could potentially be an interesting backfield option in the passing game. He was drafted with the dreams of becoming an H-back, is the time now for the Chiefs to take a risk and try him out in this role finally?