First off, I would like to take this time to invite all off the Carl Peterson haters out there from around the world to be sure and leave your apologies in the comment section at the bottom of this post.
I am not a CP hater myself, I am in the minority on that one I know, but even I didn’t think there would be any chance in hell the front office of the Kansas City Chiefs would have all but one draft pick signed and practicing a couple days into the start of training camp. Impressive to say the least so I will get the ball rolling by offering my “I’m Sorry Carl“. There, I said it. Go ahead, do it, it’ll make you feel better.
A lot of you guys and girls that take the time to read this website and the other Chiefs related sites from sea to shining sea might not remember what it was like before CP was hired as general manager (among other titles). Nobody cared about the Chiefs, the 1970 Super Bowl IV victory over the Vikings had long been forgotten. The Chiefs were abysmal in every aspect of a professional football team. Lamar Hunt hired Carl Peterson away from the Eagles and admit it or not, with his leadership the Chiefs were turned around.
One more note about CP and I’ll get off this particular soap box only to jump on another; I want someone, anybody to find me a direct quote from Peterson in which he guarantees a Super Bowl within 5 years after his hiring. Not a quote from idiots like Whitlock either, I want a direct quote from CP. I’ve searched, and I can’t find it.
Other Things…
All draft picks are signed except for Michael Merrit, who we learned had leg surgery and the Chiefs are waiting to sign him until he is cleared for practice.
Branden Albert is learning the ropes at left tackle and he a Tamba Hali are apparently going to have some pretty epic battles during training camp. Bob Gretz put it best in his blog “Talk about a battle of athletes…”, I can’t wait to read more about this one as camp goes on. Unfortunately Glenn Dorsey found he is not the king of the mountain he once was in college-he did not fair as well going against Brian Waters who worked him over, even putting him on the ground once. Hello Glenn, I would like to introduce you to a pro bowl left guard, enjoy your training camp.
I read on some of the wonderful sites out there that keep us readers up to date about what is going on in River Falls that DaJuan Morgan has been spending some quality time with the first string defense in practice, perhaps I wasn’t the only one that thought Pollard was getting burnt way too much last year. Mark my words, DaJuan Morgan is going to push for starting time come opening game, as willing as Herm Edwards is to play rookies and first year players and Morgan already getting snaps with the first string on the first day of camp, it shouldn’t surprise any of us if he is out there on opening whistle in Foxboro. I know I won’t be surprised, will you?
Rumors are swirling about whether or not the Chiefs should or will try to trade back up QB Damon Huard. Now please, don’t start with this “oh, they should show Damon some respect, he lead the Chiefs when Trent went down and…“ Save it, he is livestock to the front office as are all players in the NFL, if the Chiefs can get a 7th or Lord willing a 6th rounder for him they should jump all over it. Maybe they should give Tampa a call, I hear Gruden has a thing for veteran QB’s.
I have been looking forward to this time of year since the fire works blasting and the confetti dropping after the Giants victory over the Patriots. I love reading the sites and comments, see how everyone is performing in camp, who isn’t. Man, I love this game. I can honestly say that if I knew without doubt that the Chiefs were only going to win 2 games this year-which this just in, some professional prognasticators are projecting-I would still watch every snap. Would you? Or would you just say “oh well, there is always next year.”? I am pumped up about this year, I am one of the few that believe Brodie Croyle can and will be a good quarterback. I believe the offensive line will be improved this year, allowing LJ to rush for 1200-1500 yards, I honestly do. This is a time in the NFL when teams can and will improve from one off season to the start of the regular season so much so they win Super Bowls. The Chiefs are the same as everyone else right now-0 wins and 0 losses. So far so good, I believe in the Chiefs and what Herm is doing, do you?
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I also wrote a written apology on my MVN site, as some of you may have read. However, a scathing article by Gretz with his “I told you so, CP haters” approach pissed me off. And here’s when I started to think about this a little differently.
So… I publicly apologized. I was wrong for believing that Carl Peterson would botch the rookie negotiations. The question is, why do haters have to apologize but Gretz and other CP apologists never had to apologize in years past for scathing Chiefs’ fans who had the audacity to claim that the Chiefs weren’t good enough?
totally off subject but can we all please use the forums over here? man i’ve been elsewhere and everyone is so negative that it would make a guy who loves the chiefs want to blow his freakin brains out. glad that people arent that way on the addict. that’s why it’s the best chiefs site out there
what i remember reading was that T-Rich wanted about 6 mil a year and that the management evaluated his position and found he was playing just over 30% of the offensive plays and therefore didn’t want to give up the big money.
as far as Carl’s performance, i think he has done an admirable job. sure, he has made some mistakes but like some of the other guys have said i remember the years before him(maybe better than most) cuz i was a chiefs fan when they won the super bowl. there were a lot of lean years after that and they didn’t get a lot better until Carl was hired. so i for one don’t have anything bad to say about him. he is no saint but has done a fair to good job imho
Every single team in our conference has been to the Superbowl INCLUDING THE SEAHAWKS WHO ARE NO LONGER IN OUR CONFERENCE but the Chiefs since King Carl took the throne.
oh WAH randy5k! Going to or even winning a superbowl is not the definitive measure of a GM. It IS the definitive measure of a TEAM and it’s coaching. But the variables (injuries, officiating, the ‘game of inches’ factor, etc) are far too vast for any one person to be able to control them.
All a GM can do is give the Coaches what they say they need in the way of personnel – and if they win a superbowl, great! But it’s more than a little shortsighted to say a team or a GM or a coach is a failure strictly on the basis of winning or losing, or what other teams have done or not done.
Would I like the see better results in the playoffs and the Superbowl? Sure! Am I going to condemn mgmt simply because they have not? No. I’m a fan through good times and bad, and I support the team, the mgmt and the owners to do the best they can, and I trust they are. From the looks of recent events, it looks like Carl Petersen might actually have evolved into a better GM than he’s ever been. Carping about the past is an exercise in futility.
“what i remember reading was that T-Rich wanted about 6 mil a year”
No fullback has ever been paid 6mil a year in the NFL so I dont find that to be that true. Especially after he only got around 1-2mil from the Vikes (it might have been less)
The Vikings did give him a pretty fat contract though — more than we were willing to offer, if I remember correctly. That’s why he left.
The thing, though, about “dismantling” a great offense is that the players aren’t all that makes up an offense. Herm also used a crappy playbook, horrid playcalling, and an atrociously incompetent Offensive Coordinator.
Vikings signed FB Tony Richardson to a two-year, $2.5 million contract. Meaning he was paid 1.25 million a year, hardly a FAT contract.
Jets signed Tony for $830,000 for one year.
(Might not want to try me on T-Rich facts he might be my favorite Chiefs of all-time and I got to meet him. He is one of the best role models any kid could have and just downright a great human being.)
If the Vikes got him that cheap it’s pretty clear to anyone KC ran him off by not making him any kind of offer at all.
Good Point Curt
Sean – not saying that Herm made smart moves with the offense – just that he put his focus where it was needed most. Herm likes to develop guys and that’s why he gave Solari (with old playbook in hand) a shot at OC which, in retrospect, was not a great choice.
Zach – mine too. I really wanted to see him given a shot as the feature back earlier in his career. He’s fast and one of toughest SOBs to evey set foot on the field – I really believe he would have made some noise.
Good or bad what happens to the Chiefs is Carl’s fault. That is the life of a GM. With the record he has without Schottenheimer, his playoff record and the lack of even a super bowl appearance I think even he would say that his reign can not be considered a total success. But you can not call it a failure. He has been great for Kansas City football. Carl’s biggest handicap is his PR department, he is horrible when it comes to Public Relations, Bob Gretz and the coward Rufus Dawes are PR nightmares and they work in the PR department! They want so much to prove the administration right that they don’t care how many fans they insult. Fans = customers and in business you don’t piss off the customers.
I am looking forward to the Chiefs this year, they are moving in the right direction and I expect them to be very completive. But I wont be at the stadium, not after the Raiders game last year.