I am sure some of you noticed my sudden disappearance just before the Chiefs failed to snag Anquan Boldin. I had to meet Miss AA for dinner as her sister is in town. I got the info about Boldin as it happened. I have decided to take the
Boldin may never be a Chief but we still have a lot to be proud of!
evening to blow off some steam, relax and play some Madden. I have been working pretty much 24 hours straight here covering free agency and even I get burned out.
I will be back tomorrow with my thoughts on the Boldin thing and the Chiefs total lack of action on day 1 of free agency. I will say this. Everyone take a deep breath. It sucks to be let down especially when you get your hopes so high about something. I promise in a day or two, we’ll all calm down and feel a little bit better. Missing out on Anquan Boldin sucks but it is not the end of the world.
For now feel free to use the comments of this post to vent your frustrations. It is always good to get it out. As always play nice. And remember, the fact that we love the Chiefs this much to get so angry over one player acquisition just goes to show that for the most part, the Chiefs are a fun part of life and we are lucky to have them.
Thanks to everyone who made the first day of FA a blast. We shattered records two days in a row.
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Ok, I know we are all upset. I mean getting Boldin would have been huge for us. But it seems like everyone is complaining about the Chiefs not trying to get the big name guys. Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn’t Boldin maybe the second or third biggest name available? Yeah we didn’t get him, and that sucks, but at least we know that Pioli was trying to acquire a big piece. We have to have faith. Pioli and Haley don’t want to be terrible either, their jobs depend on winning, so you know they care about it.
I know its hard but its been ONE day. Yeah there’s a lot of names that have been signed, but look at the prices they are signed for. Karlos Dansby just became the highest paid inside linebacker. Should the Chiefs really have paid that much for him? I’m frustrated like everyone else, but let’s let this play out before we start giving ultimatums like, “if they don’t make a big move, I’m not going to any games this year.” People will still go because we LOVE this team, that’s what makes us the best fan base in the NFL.
One thing about as situation like this, good or bad it brings us Addicts all together! Great to see Adam and the Zach attack! Patrick, thanks for the hard work, I’d have gone nuts without you bringing it all together for us.
Why does how much the Chiefs save not paying free agents matter to guys like you? They have been at the lowest level of money spent on players for at least the last two years. They have tons and signed Palko and Battle, so far. We need help at several positions and the draft cannot supply all needs. That is a fact of life in the NFL. UNLESS the Chiefs have decided to ignor free agency and play 2010 at a lower level than the rest of the league, sort of like the Walmart Royals.
Faith in Pioli? Why? I give him credit for Cassel and Vrabel but the team was 2-14 the year before he got here and if you only make 1-2 good acquisitions a year, we should be competitive by 2020.
Honestly, tell me the good things Pioli has done? I can only think of Crennel and Weis. Maybe Cassel, we don’t know yet. Chambers was a good pick up, but only if you retain him. We sent $2 million bucks for Chambers to improve his FA contract with another team.
If we were keeping score, Pioli has made far more bad moves than good ones.
Well Matt was a great addition. Weis, Crennel, many say that the Chiefs have one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL now. We only one four games in 2009, but we did it with mostly leftovers from the Edwards Peterson collaboration. The Pittsburg win was a true pleasure to witness in person, the Denver away game, well its the only game I ever bothered to save on DVD and I watch the DJ interceptions and drink Jack n Coke when I’m bored. I had high hopes for this one gang, it didnt work out, maybe due to incompetency, maybe a cheap ass owner, maybe a careful plan that will pay off in the long run. All I know is it sure seems like a move that sucks ass right now. But hell is the absence of reason and let me tell you that was a perfect definition for the years I sat watching Herm and Carl Peterson destroy my team. These times are better. So far…..
Alright, I figured I’d ruffle some feathers with a non-seething post. And that’s good, it shows we all care. I’m not saying money matters to me, I understand we have TONS of cap room and I’d like to see us spend some. But not on guys that don’t deserve it. I thought the same thing about the “Walmart Royals” a couple of years ago. Everyone was so excited that we went out and spent some money two years in a row on Meche and Guillen. Well, where has that gotten them. Guillen might be the WORST contract in the league. I don’t want to see the Chiefs have another LJ situation on their hands, where they give ridiculous amounts of money to a guy we will cut three years later.
And give me a reason not to have faith in Pioli? Because he couldn’t take the bare cupboard given to him by King Carl and turn it around in one year? It takes time to build in the NFL. Even the Falcons and Dolphins, who had one year turn arounds, came back the next year and weren’t that good. Is that what you want? One decent year and then back to being mediocre. Pioli is trying to build a long term winner. And I, even though I may be in the minority, am willing to give him more than one year and one day to turn the thing around.
Please don’t get me wrong, I am frustrated too, I want us to get better, I just am not ready to call this offseason a bust because of us missing out on one guy.
sorry “won”. Ive been drinking.
Well put MO-C
Thanks for keeping the discussion civil gents
Pioli worked with Cassel and we got him and Im very very happy with that aquisition. Our current GM worked with Boldin and we passed. If anyone knows Boldins value to the Chiefs its Todd Haley, not Randy5k insurance guy. So at this point Im going to bed and saying “I wanted Boldin. PIOLI AND HALEY YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT YOUR *%#*& DOING!”
Sorry current head coach. Im done, goodnight Addicts, good night Jack Daniels. Pat, better get some sleep bud.
Great job Paddy!
Way to rock it, Padster.
I am a just as hopeful as the next guy…..But it drives me crazy that Kansas City, my home of 15 years now seems to “drink the Kool Aid” on every sports issue in town. Dayton Moore has done a terrible job and not many people want him out. Pioli comes with a nice resume, but he has not performed well at this point. I am not calling for his head, but lets be real here he is at least running a 5 to 1 ratio of bad decisions.
BTW, I am no Carl/Herm fan but they did have the 2008 draft. I would love to have a similar draft in 2010, but after 2009’s draft I doubt it will happen. How hopeless would it be w/o Alberts, Dorsey, Flowers, Carr, or Charles?
good point 102 you got me there
I don’t think the Chiefs were “too cheap” as some are saying to meet the Cardinals reduced price for Boldin (last year they wanted a second round pick).
I’m betting Boldin wouldn’t agree to a contract extension to play for Haley and the Chiefs. Remember his contract expires next year. How pissed would we fans be if the Chiefs gave up their 3rd round pick and swapped 4ths with AZ to get Boldin only to have him bolt after one season.
Blogosphere was constantly reminding us that whoever traded for Boldin was going to have to get him to agree to a big ($8M per year) contract as a part of any deal. That’s exactly what Boldin got – a 3 year extension for $25 million with $10 million guaranteed.
I bet the Chiefs offered the Cardinals more than the Ravens and offered Boldin just as much or more and Anquan said “No” to the extension.
No matter how much Haley is said to respect Anquan, the feeling may not be mutual (remember their screaming match on the sideline when Haley was with AZ?). At the end of the day, I believe Anquan wanted to go from one Super Bowl contender to
another. A contender that needs him as “the man”, the #1 receiver. A team with no other competition for #1 receiver (even if the competition in KC is Butterfingers Bowe and his traveling diuretic show) where he gets to play for John Harbaugh, not Todd Haley. And don’t forget Ozzie Newsome is the GM in Baltimore. One of the most respected GMs and a tough player in his own right.
We didn’t get Anquan Boldin because he didn’t want to be a Chief, not because the Chiefs are cheap or unwilling to compete for top talent.
Just my two cents.
We didnt get Bolden because Haley didnt want anybody on the team that would stand up to him.I dont care what anybody says thats the truth.were desperate now.
“You can’t buy your way out of the bottom”. With this many holes we have to draft well. I really hope we’ve done our homework this year because it’s one hell of a good draft class!
Where is Merlin when we need him??
Hey Why Dont They Go Get Antonio Bryant