Archive for February, 2009

28 Feb

The Man Who Bought A Cassel For Pennies

King Carl, eat your heart out. Scott Pioli is quickly becoming the real king of Kansas City. Not some self-appointed king bereft of any clout away from his imaginary little kingdom either. The NFL is abuzz over Pioli right now. Actually, the NFL media might be more impressed with Pioli than Chiefs Nation is right [...]

28 Feb

Cassel Trade Buzz: Deal A Masterstroke For Chiefs

Here’s what’s being said about the deal that sent both Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs…
Don Banks, SI.com:
Secondly, and this one’s going to be discussed and dissected more than the state of Matt Walsh’s video skills in early 2002, but the second-round pick compensation the Chiefs gave up for both [...]

28 Feb

Second-Round Pick For Cassel and Vrabel

This might even be better news than getting both of these players. There is no way we could have drafted a quarterback with Matt Cassel’s experience and caliber in the second round. There is also no way we could get a linebacker with Mike Vrabel’s leadership and poise at the No. 34 spot. Here is [...]

28 Feb

Cassel Traded To Chiefs

Matt Cassel has been traded from the Patriots to the Chiefs. Adam Schefter broke the story on NFL.com. More details as they come, but for now…
YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! We finally got a quarterback!
Update: Here is some more news from PFT on SportingNews.com:
It’s easy to assume that the Chiefs gave up the No. 3 overall pick in the [...]

27 Feb

Scott Pioli: The NFL’s Hitchcock

This Chiefs’ free agency run is turning into a Hitchcock flick.
First, there’s some suspense and build-up. Then something smaller happens (the Mike Vrabel trade) that makes you think things have gotten as crazy as they will get. That’s when the calm before the storm hits. You know, the part of the movie where you finally [...]

27 Feb

Chiefs Bring In Mike Vrabel

It’s official! The Chiefs have traded the Patriots for outside linebacker/mean mofo Mike Vrabel. From NFL.com:
New England’s Pro Bowl linebacker Mike Vrabel is in Kansas City undergoing a physical so that he can then be traded to the Chiefs. General Manager Scott Pioli is reaching out to bring in a player familiar with his system, [...]

27 Feb

The Free Agency Blueprint Newprint: Housh Yo Daddy?

We showed interest in Bart Scott. He decided to play for his old defensive coordinator in the country’s biggest media market, not to mention a team closer to being a contender.
Stacy Andrews went to the Eagles. It’s obvious that he wanted to play with his brother in Philly.
It looks like the Giants, Seahawks and Titans [...]

27 Feb

Smart Things?

“You will see over time that we will have smart players, because smart players do smart things.”
- Scott Pioli, press conference being announced at GM of the Chiefs
“According to the source, Waters flew to Kansas City specifically to meet with Haley and Pioli and hear their plan for the direction of the organization. Pioli declined [...]