Adiós, El Matador–Greg Wesley To Be Cut!
“I’m done with the Chiefs.” – Greg Wesley
Right back atcha, baby. The fans dumped him long ago, but now the Chiefs are finally terminating (releasing is too nice of a term) Greg Wesley! Short of giving me free season tix and a signed D-Bo jersey, this is the best present the Chiefs could give me. We first asked for the bum’s release on March 30 of last year. Check out this excerpt from an old edition of The Cut List:
3. S Greg Wesley - Here is another guy that just makes my stomach quiver. Completely blowing, like former Chiefs D-back Jason Belser did, is one thing. The piss-poor attitude that Wesley brings to the field every Sunday is another. How many times have we seen him completely quit on a play, usually ceding a touchdown to the opposition (remember Shannon Sharpe…Tiki Barber…Mark Clayton…and on and on and on)? How many times have we seen him go for the knockout hit and completely miss the ball carrier? How many times have we seen him just run by a ball carrier, matador style, then shake his head? He has to go. I seriously hope that the organization’s faith in Page and Pollard and the signing of McGraw means a pink slip for old G-Wes. My disdain for Wesley is so great that we will soon be running another feature specifically dedicated to this defensive turnstile.
Who in the hell were the two guys ranked ahead of him, you ask? Ryan Sims and Eric Hicks, respectively. Not exactly good company.
My guess is that I’m not the only happy Chiefs fan today. I think a lot of Chiefs fans will have a little extra pep in their step today knowing that the Chiefs finally gave up on G-Wes, just like he did on so many back-breaking plays. So, adiós, El Matador. We’ll enjoy watching you whiff in colors other than Red and Gold in ‘08. Personally, I’m praying for Navy and Orange. You and Samie Parker deserve each other. And Patrick Surtain better watch his back.
Could not agree with you more. The guy needs to go. With Morgan in the picture, it just doesn’t make sense. He needs to be in a base 4-3. I bet the Giants take a look at him.
The only thing that makes me sad is not getting a pick for him. I think getting a 7th would be a victory now. Someone could do it to keep him from hitting the open market.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:15 amI like the “El Matador” nick name. I think we’ve kinda killed this here, but Pat Surtain wasn’t a waste and will be great to have in our secondary (as he is the only vet now). Seriously, I don’t think you can count Jon McGraw. Other than those two players, every player in our secondary has 3 or less years experience…. He wasn’t THAT bad last year, and can train these youngin’s to have a long and above average career (hopefully), cause if we have above average corners, that can really help us. The thing that I’m worried about is the serious lack of experience in a system that has a need for really good safeties. I guess this 3 safety scheme that I’m hearing a lot about will help fix this…. *Crosses Fingers*
May 14th, 2008 at 7:23 am“El Matador” – LMAO, love it!!!
Don’t hate on McGraw. Quality player – just needs to stay healthy.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:55 amOLE’!!!!!!!!!! Don’t let the door hit you in the ass Greg!
May 14th, 2008 at 10:05 amI actually loved Greg Wesley his first couple of years. He was a hard hard hitter, but began wiffing and declining in later years.
I am pissed that he will be released when we could have sent him to the broncos for a 4th, but did not pull the trigger. Who cares that they are in the same division. We are rebuilding. Damn Carl! We held onto him way too long.
I want that signed D-Bo jersey too!
May 14th, 2008 at 10:12 amI think that although I’ve seen him whiff on a lot of plays, I’ve also seen him solidly chase down and tackle a ton more plays that have broken through the Chief’s front line D. I’ve always liked Wesley a lot, and am pretty disappointed that the Chiefs are going to wind up getting NOTHING for him now.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:22 amJeremy:
Plus, I’d love to have him on a division rival cause he sucks so much
May 14th, 2008 at 10:46 amI want that signed D-Bo jersey too!AND A GLENN DORSEY SIND ROOKIE CARD LOL
May 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pmi love the dick picks…………
May 14th, 2008 at 7:13 pmKeep that to yourself, El Chiefo! Just kidding. I think you meant Vermiel picks, not dick pics, lol!
May 15th, 2008 at 12:39 amLol @ dick picks!
G-Wes was a nice safety until after the 2003 season when he made the Pro Bowl, after that I think he got a little too cocky, a little too anxious to get those big hits, and a little too angry when we ended up bringing in young safeties (Page, Pollard.) I hate to see him go, he WAS a good player for us at one time, but now I feel he was just not an asset to this team anymore, and despite the knowledge that he could give to the younger guys, he needed to go. I would have preferred him going to the Donkeys for a 4th rounder, so we could watch the over-the-hill safeties in Denver, in Lynch and Wesley, get burned week in and week out (neither are outstanding in pass coverage) but just getting cleansed of his ’stanky dreads’ is good enough for moi`.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:39 pmEli – Jefferson City? Hell yeah! Another JC native right here!
May 16th, 2008 at 9:24 am