Despite Clark Hunt being a young owner who hasn’t spent any cake, Michael Silver gives him the benefit of the doubt in his latest NFL owner rankings. Silver ranked Hunt 16th overall, which is pretty good considering what he’s spent so far. On the other hand, Silver points out a good reason for the Chiefs being the Cheaps recently. From Yahoo!:
16. Kansas City Chiefs – Clark Hunt: I keep hearing that the man who succeeded his late father Lamar 19 months ago is a shrewd dude with star quality; then, perplexingly, I look up and see team president Carl Peterson in his luxury suite, seemingly as entrenched as ever. That could change after this season, given Hunt’s comments after last year’s 4-12 campaign that “I expect us to at least compete for a playoff spot” in ‘08. (The Chiefs’ last postseason victory was in the ‘93 season, Peterson’s fifth on the job.) Hunt pledged $125 million toward a $375 million Arrowhead Stadium renovation that should be completed by 2011, which may be one reason he has come off as a relatively cost-conscious boss to some of his more aggressive peers.
Where would you rank Clark Hunt among the NFL’s owners?
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Jury is still out. Only been on the job for limited time so I think after this or next season we will see what type of owner he will be. I am excited about the new stadium, but Lamar and Co. had the ball rolling before Clark to office.
He hasn’t been an owner long enough to rank him, but I like that the team stayed in the Hunt family. So I’m rooting for him, for sure.
I think that was a very fair judgement of Clark. Silver, ranked Hunt about were i wouldve ranked him as well.
Seeing as how Clark grew up with the team and now holds the reigns I expect him to do quite well. I have no doubt that he is dedicated to the team after putting up the cash for the renovations and his reputation outside of the team speaks highly of him.
A big thanks goes out to the Hunt family not only for bringing us football in the first place but for keeping the Chiefs here in Arrowhead. And I share Mr. Hunt’s expectations for the team this season and I think a return of Warpaint might help speed up the process!
albert signs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason, where did you hear that?
I know, I’m scouring the web looking for something. I’m guessing on the radio or NFL Network. Whoever finds a link gets the gold star for the day
Gosder Cherilus did sign, so Albert’s signing can’t be far off…
http://sidelionreport.com/2008/07/23/my-sympathies-go-out-to-gosder-cherilus/
Well, if true, that’s great news about Albert but as I mentioned in another post we probably shouldn’t hold our breaths when it comes having Glenn Dorsey signed and in camp anytime soon. Joel Segal, (whose clientele includes no less than 2 holdouts last year – i.e., J. Russell & Levi Brown) is apparently choosing to “hold off” on talks with the Chiefs until he sees how much the other top 10 draft picks get. As somebody with a lot of years’ contract negotiation experience under my belt, I find that logic not only unappealing but completely unpersuasive. It feels like a stall tactic and in my opinion does not portend well. From where I sit, “hold off” sounds a little too much like “hold out.”
carl peterson on 610 sports this morning
also said that they offered a contract to GD in june and on monday were told that 6 7 8 ALL HAVE to sign before ANY negotiations would take place (from carl of course taken with a grain of salt)
Thanks – I see it’s also now posted on the KCChiefs.com. That is some fantastic news. The Dorsey thing bothers me but it wasn’t worrying me as much as making sure that Albert was there on day one.
Problem with Segal’s Catch-22 cluster-f*&k approach is that 6, 7, & 8 are even more justified in seeing #5 signed first. All I have to say is that if the NFL truly wants the draft to promote parity, they need to impose a slotting system for rookie salaries because the way things work now, it too often achieves the opposite effect for those near the top of the draft. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens on that front.
Double D, I couldn’t agree more. Rookie salaries is the one thing the NBA beats the NFL at. I believe almost all the NBA’s rookies are already signed. The NFL has to fix this.
Not only should there be a rookie salary cap set, but there should be some kind of rule put in place that puts an end to these ridiculous rookie holdouts.
I wouldn’t be opposed to a rule that forced draft picks to sit out a year if they weren’t signed by a certain date. Don’t want to make a reasonable agreement? Don’t play.
These holdouts by guys who have never played a snap in the NFL make me so mad. It’s just disrespectful to veterans and the rest of the league.