This is a sad, anxious day for a lot of Chiefs fans out there. By 3 p.m. today, one of the greatest Chiefs of all time could be packing his bags for a contender. This author thinks if we don’t get at least a second-rounder and a player/additional draft pick, then we should keep Gonzo, here’s why.
The loss of Tony G will hurt the Chiefs short-term financially, far more than the value of crap draft picks we would gain in return (unless they are 1st or second round). Additionally, God help the player we get in the draft due to the number of Tony G references he would have to suffer through. Also, from a business standpoint, getting rid of the only player most women can name on the Chiefs is a silly idea if revenue has any importance locally. I can name 10 women off the top of my head that will be soured and bitchy on the Chiefs forever if they ship the Big Vegetarian Burrito out of town. That’s 10 people not going to games, buying beers, paying for parking etc. If Tony splits, you can literally multiply that number by 1000. Ask any female Chiefs fan who their favorite player is and they don’t hesitate to tell you, “Tony Gonzalez.” And of course, there will be tons of those “Tony deserves to be traded to a contender” people out there. Y’all are so sweet.
I’ve maintained this position for a week now, and I continue to support the theory that if Herm and Co. would have gotten Tony the record in front of family and Chiefs fans, instead of dissing him; I don’t think Tony would have been as upset or as accepting of a trade. Tony was mad and he had every right to be. Was this the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back? Some have speculated that T.G. went in after the Atlanta game and asked for the trade. After Thiggy Small’s Interception Party, that is believable. “Oh, you guys have a rookie QB in Matt Ryan? Well, we will play our third string QB just to even things out.”
Some of the real offers being reported are: a third rounder from Buffalo, oh and a new set of speculation from Buffalo too, some interest from Philadelphia, and a low-ball sixth-round pick from the New York Giants. (You kinda gotta love someone for low-balling Carl. How’s your own medicine taste King?) Of course, KC’s former favorite redneck footballer, Jared Allen, had to poke his nose into this too. Mind your business Jared. KC is no longer a concern to you. If you don’t like Big Red then #@CK YOU.
There is also some late talk from the “King of plagurizing Rick Reilly”, Adam Schefter*, that the Dolphins are shopping QB John Beck and the Detroit Lions throwing out last year’s surprise garbage time fantasy hero, WR Shaun McDonald. If Beck can’t outplay Pennington, we shouldn’t want him. *I caught A.S. copying a paragraph of R.R.’s and through that, met Woody Paige at the Denver Post. True story.
Here are some of the scenarios of trading Tony G for some “good” players. Listed below are some potential deals and big name players that will be free agents next year, and could immediately contribute to the Chiefs.
- Trade to the Giants for their 2nd and fifth…surely Tony is at least worth Shockey compensation.
- Trade him for the Cardinal’s Anquan Boldin – drawbacks: Q wants paid massively and we’d likely have to throw in a 1st rounder. Worth it? No, probably not with Brokie Croyle at the wheel.
- Trade for Ocho Cinco – No one in the league needs a change of scenery more. Worth it? I personally like Ocho but I’m not sure if I’d like him in my backyard. Worth it if we don’t give anything else.
- Trade him to the Cardinals for Karlos Dansby He’s 26 and a rising star linebacker. We’d have to throw in a 1st. The Cards will probably franchise him.
- Trade him for Derek Anderson - but after he decided to actually play well last night; weeks after RUINING my fantasy draft and being cut (by me), the Browns won’t trade him, and he can kiss my ass.
- Tony wants to cry? Ship him to Oakland to die. We’ll take next year’s FA corner Nmadhi Asomugha out of Davisland: second to Neverland Ranch on “Places not to be in after the sun sets“.
Other Noteable FA’s:
Tank Johnson, Mike Peterson, Bart Scott, Chris Gamble, Dawan Landry, Terrell Suggs, Jonathan Vilma, Eric Barton and Ray Lewis.
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I am with you in mourning that this may be Tony’s last 12 hours of being a Chief….but I disagree with most of your other points…mostly just on small areas however…
- Tony is not worth Shockey compensation merely because his career will be much shorter…
- Dansby does look good (though he would have to change his number *crosses self*)but he is not worth Tony and a 1st rounder…ever…ever..ever
- The Browns trade would be good, but…they dont need a TE…ole K2…
- The last point, I just disagree with the portrayal of Tonys attitude, he is not crying by any means, if you have read the coverage and his comments…him and Carl have a surprisingly great relationship, he just told him (albeit multiple times) that if there was a trade available that worked good for BOTH sides then he was open to it…even preferred it…the Oakland sentence would be devastating…
- I like Schefter…alot…
- Peterson looks like he would be a decent fit, I was surprised we weren’t in on a Vilma trade in the offseason…would have been perfect…
Tony and Carl have a great relationship? RED FLAG! I used to like the big vegetarian Brazilian Italian.
yes…
“Carl has been like my third father figure so he understands me better than anyone in this business,” he said. “He knows we’re going to experience some growing pains for a while and I asked him to let me finish my career on a team not in a rebuilding mode. Normally I don’t think it would be considered, but we have a different relationship than most.”
This crap is threatening my shirt collection. The only active player Im going to wind up having is Swamp Things. I think we need to look at Kitna. SOMEBODY.
If this was a Facebook status line it would say: “Woody is currently shopping for a Tony Gonzalez jersey…”
Did anyone else hear Larry Johnson is from the Slapahoe tribe? Might get 6 months in jail.
Rihavens – pretty sketchy details on that whole deal if you ask me. Chick reports it 11 hours later, no bruises, supposed witness doesn’t come forward until several months later. Doubt it will amount to anything.
Crane – I agree with most of what you have to say here – we diverge on the record thing though. A true professional would have kept that out of the press. The problem I’m having is that just about everything Tony has chosen to do for himself of late is damaging the team. More on this later.
Well, here we go. The Chiefs management has lost their ever loving minds. Basically, the Chiefs have no offense. Whether Tony would like to leave or not is irrelevant. What is relevant is that no draft choice or trade is going to replace Tony Gonzalez.
Screw Carl and Herm.
I say we trade him for a 2nd rounder or a 3rd and another pick. Otherwise it’s not worth it. I’d also trade him straight up for Roy Williams if Roy guarenteed to sign with us.
Thanks for the comments guys, Hammer- that’s mostly my point. No draft choice will replace him, but a 1st would make us feel all warm and tingly.
Woody- I just wanted to list the FAs that are out there for next year as we could use Tony to get our hooks in, and yeah, Shockey is younger, but Tony is the superior player to Shockey…doesn’t that count for anything? In my opinion, Tony would play one year more for us and quit at this rate…for another team, he could play for 3-5 years easily. He’s in great shape and not injury prone. Kellen Winslow played til he was 40+ didn’t he?
oh and fyi- LJ “pushed the girl in the head” as he walked by, not slapped her. For the record.
“oh and fyi- LJ “pushed the girl in the head” as he walked by, not slapped her. For the record.”
He needs to save the stiff arm for Tennessee. He’s gonna need it.
from the star comments – This story is ridiculous. There is NO WAY LJ was pushing his way through a night club. He can’t even push his way for a 3 yard gain when he has 5 300 pound men in front of him. This story is obviously ficticious (sic).
LJ story
What’s with the Iron Man bashing, Damage? I’d like to see any other RB rack up 198 yards in one game behind that line.
Anyway, good stuff as always. I do want to point out that Tony G. apparently changed his diet up because of a brief bout with Bell’s Palsy. Wrestling and Sooner fans will know what that is because it is the same condition that good ol’ Jim Ross has struggled with. Girls will lose their minds, too. I concur.
What about swapping Tony and a third for Lito Sheppard? Makes sense to me.
Why would we want to give up any draft picks in any trade scenario involving TG? Makes no sense whatsoever.
If we get a stud 26-year-old corner that is on the outs in Philly it makes a lot of sense. With Carr, Flowers and Lito we’d be set in the secondary. I do think we need more speed back there as well. Lito has that. Our secondary is a lot of things, but those guys aren’t burners.
So far, I’d say Carr has shown himself able to hang with just about anybody. Skillwise, he can improve but that’s to be anticipated with any young corner. We have much bigger problems elsewhere – like at MLB and SLB.
And RT but you know that’s not happenin’
Not bashing Iron Man, I just thought that was funny.