Comments on: Friday Free Agency Open Thread

By: ROC27

ROC27 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:18:33 +0000

xxlp & Clinton… I get what you guys are saying. BUT I refuse to go into ANY season "KNOWING" that we wont go to the Super Bowl… Sure, maybe the chances are slim and against us. Fine. I can live with that… But Ive said it before and I’ll say it again…. This is a league where there is a THIN line between greatness and horrible… and that line can be crossed ANY season. Look at how close we came to winning in EACH (besides the 2nd Denver game) of our games… Youre telling me that that was SUPPOSED to happen?? Uh-Uh! I never said that Herm is doing a bad job at drafting. I think he’s doing great… but we need to do SO much more than draft well… Such as Free Agency (in which we are sucking air at right now… and in which I’m pissed about). I understand we have a nice grip of guys that we’re gonna draft and probably have to sign… and that we MAY need that salary cap for those guys ( Jared Allen & others)… BUT we’ve signed LB… Thats it? We didnt get Stallworth, Faneca, Vilma, Wilford, Brown… for crying out loud, we didnt even get Florence… and now Bryant Johnson is looking to visit Buffalo… It’s like, I get that Herm is going off the radar for guys… but really. C’mon… Like I said, if we can at least sign DeAngelo Hall, Max Starks, and maybe a solid guard (maybe work out deal for Lito Sheppard) then I’d be a pretty happy guy… But we’re not doing a damn thing…. Moving on… Clinton & xxxlp… I’m not saying that to be "die hard" means to KNOW that your team will make it to the big show… No. not at all. Thats stupid… But have a little faith that we have it in us to make some sort of run towards it. No one gave the Giants the time of day for Super Bowl talk… It was all New England, Dallas, Indy, and MAYBE the Packers… Yet, Ive NEVER heard a "die hard" fan ( of any team) say "Oh, well… we wont be going to the Super Bowl this year" before the season even started. You dont even know what our team is gonna look like. Nor what we can do… A couple season ago, EVERYONE I knew doubted and laughed their asses off when I said we’d go to the playoffs… then next thing you know, I’m watching Denver rank to the 9′ers in the final game of the season… and loan behold; Our boys are headed to Indy… I went back to work that Monday with my head held high, and not hearing a damn thing from co-workers all day. I was proud. And to ME!- THATS what being "die hard" is all about… Never doubting your team, even when times look rough… you stick with them no matter what. Now, I’m NOT saying that you guys DON’T stick with our team… but the doubt kills me. It really does. We ALREADY have the Total Access guys, ESPN, CBS football, FOX sports, EVERY Raider fan, and most people who watch football at that doubting our team… so to see our OWN doubt us, it’s just like "Hey, wait a minute there."

By: Zach

Zach — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:15:36 +0000

John can you let us know who is reporting this?

By: John

John — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:56:21 +0000

Breaking News, Oakland Raiders just signed Ian Gold to 2 year contract.

By: xxxlp

xxxlp — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:50:07 +0000

16-0*. God, I really need to proof-read. Too many mistakes in there

By: xxxlp

xxxlp — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:47:57 +0000

Roc, I love the enthusiasm.. But you don’t have to think that to be a ‘true, die-hard’ fan. I’m mostly with Clinton, Herm and Co. have done a SUPERB job drafting the last couple years. Superb you ask? It was just ‘decent’. Compare it to what we’ve had since the year 2000, and those two drafts alone were spectacular. Herm’s also had good drafts in NY as Head Coach. Let the man do his work. While I agree, a couple key free agents here and there, can surely help, and would vastly improve the squad… *cough, OLINEMEN, cough cough* the fact of the matter is; that even if we went out and pulled what NE did last year, we probably aren’t going to the SuperBowl. Don’t get me wrong, I hope we do, and I HATED watching last season. And one day it’s my dream to go to a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in it, but next year? Doubtful. VERY doubtful. We have a lot of up-and-coming guys, and you never know what can happen. Look at the Packers. 13-3 and a nice playoff run, with the youngest team in the NFL. Look at the Patriots, 17-0 and same result. They went home at the end of the day. There are plusses and minuses to whichever side you choose. But look at our recent FA history. Donnie Edwards fit, because he was a former Chief. Kickers? Not so much. Napoleon Harris, decent fit for a Cover-2. Kendrell Bell? Money-sucker. For every hit, there’s a miss. For every good guy, there’s a guy who will sit on our bench, leech a few mil, and be content with where he’s at. Meanwhile, in the draft, we get those young hungry guys, who are for the most part, better athletes… And yes, there are those draft picks that don’t work out, but there’s a difference. The draftee’s don’t cost NEARLY the amount of money that FA’s usually do. (At least after the first day, anyway, haha) We can’t afford to have a JaMarcus Russel. But we need those young guys.

By: Clinton

Clinton — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:56:21 +0000

Nope I am a Raider Hater and a die hard Chiefs fan which is why I would love them to get the Super Bowl. I guess we are different. I am realize the Chiefs were not a great team last year and that we need a lot to fill the holes. It isn’t going to happen in one offseason. It probably isn’t going to happen in two offseasons, but at least we can hope that in 2 or 3 years we will have some young talent that learn to play together and more importantly learn to win together.

By: ROC27

ROC27 — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:14:28 +0000

I Hope you dont call yourself a ‘die hard’ Chiefs fan. . . cause quite frankly, thats not the way a TRUE fan thinks. . . . . . . maybe if youre part of The Raider Nation… But this isnt the Black Hole, bro. This Is The Red F*ckin Sea.

By: ROC27

ROC27 — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:10:54 +0000

Ok, Clint… 1st of all. Im NOT living in this “fantasty land” you speak of… I ALSO know what this team needs in order to be successful. And at this point we need a lot to work on… Its cool to know that we both live in the real world, but yet we ARE different… I cant go into this (or ANY) season thinking “Whatever, we’re not making the playoffs or going to the Super Bowl this season.” So, what hope do you have? What? For a winning season years later? Gimme a break, man.

By: steven

steven — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:28:17 +0000

JA is a fan favorite, I don’t see the Chiefs moving him. Lito is a premier corner in this league, there is not doubt. I just think eventually the extra coin that would go into signing Lito to an extension IF they traded will go towards keeping JA here for the long haul. This is why I dislike Carl most of the time (not all the time). He tries to play these leverage game all the time with players. He needs to wake up and realize he has maybe the best DE in the league right now on the Chiefs, pay him what he is worth, quit trying to low-ball him and let’s move on-both the Chiefs and us, the fans.

By: Clinton

Clinton — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:36:12 +0000

Hey ROC27, I am sorry if you do not like my train of thought. I am not being negative. We have so many needs that we must get as many top draft picks as possible. This way we can build for a great team in the future and not a decent team for the next season. I don’t know what fantasy land you live in, but I am in the real world and can be realistic and still love the Chiefs and know what is best for them.