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There is a lot of angry flowing around Chiefs Nation right now. We have had a fantastic influx of new readers here at AA and there seems to be a general theme among some of them. The opinion seems to be that the Chiefs are cheap skates and that they aren’t really interested in improving the team. There is general anger and outrage at the failed acquisition of Anquan Boldin and the lack of FA activity at Arrowhead over the weekend.
I have purposely not written about the subject because I myself needed to calm down a little bit an put things in perspective. Now that I feel I have some perspective, I am going to share it with you.
The Chiefs aren’t cheap. They aren’t giving up on the season and they are trying to improve the team.
If Clark Hunt was concerned about money he would not have brought in Scott Pioli, the best and most expensive GM candidate on the market at the time. He would not have allowed Scott Pioli to fire Herm Edwards, who still had time on his contract. If Clark didn’t care about winning, he would not have paid Todd Haley and Herm Edwards last season.
The Chiefs are reportedly aggressively trying to resign Chris Chambers. He likely won’t come cheap. They are bringing in both Thomas Jones and Justin Fargas in an attempt to upgrade at RB and provide depth along side Jamaal Charles. This shows a desire to fix their offensive woes from last season.
Now on Boldin. The Chiefs did what we all wanted and tried to trade for Boldin. Per reports from around the league, the Cardinals were originally asking for a 2nd rounder for Boldin. No team in the league was going to go for it. The Cards then dropped the asking price to a 3rd rounder. The Chiefs have one of the highest 3rd round picks in the league. I have from a source that their 3rd rounder is exactly what the Chiefs offered for Anquan.
The Ravens got Boldin because they were simply willing to offer more picks than the Chiefs. Giving up 2 picks in the draft for 1 player nearing his 30th birthday was something a teams like the Ravens could afford to do. The Chiefs could not.
We all agree that the Chiefs have a lot of holes to fill. How are they supposed to fill those holes when they are giving up multiple draft picks for one guy? The answer is they can’t. The Chiefs need their 4th round pick to try to add depth to this team and giving it up for Boldin, who may only have 4 good years left, would have been foolhardy.
The Chiefs will make a move at WR. I promise you. If you think Todd Haley is going to roll with the same group he had last your then you haven’t been paying attention. I don’t know how they are going to do it. It might be a free agent, it might be via trade or it might come via the draft but I promise you, the Chiefs will have another WR on the roster next season not named Bowe or Chambers.
The only way the Chiefs were going to get Boldin without giving up multiple picks would have been to offer a 2nd rounder. I do not think giving up the extra 2nd round pick the Chiefs acquired in the Tony Gonzalez trade, the 51st pick in the draft, for Anquan Boldin, would have been a smart move. The Chiefs will be able to use that pick to acquire a player that can help them for a much longer period of time than Boldin. DeSean Jackson, for instance, was taken by the Eagles with the 49th pick in the draft. If the Chiefs do their homework, they can find the right guys in the draft.
The Chiefs are actively trying to improve but they aren’t chumps. They didn’t go out and throw outrageously large contracts at free agents at the stroke of midnight. They allowed the market to settle down and they went about their plan.
The Chiefs are going to make moves. I can almost guarantee there will be significant roster turnover this offseason. Free agency is only 3 days old and the draft is still over a month away. There are plenty of moves and transactions to come. Take a deep breath, sit back and watch the plan unfold. If the plan fails, then we can criticize but 3 days is a very small sample size on which to draw the conclusion that the Chiefs don’t care about improving and aren’t willing to spend money to do so.
Clark Hunt has assembled one of the best personnel and coaching staffs in the entire league. Let’s give them more than 3 days to execute their plan for the future.
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Well said Patrick!
Great article I absolutely agree.
Well Done Patrick. Its so hard sometimes because we want to see the big names come to town. But these guys know what they are doing and they want to win. Their jobs depend on it. I’m sure they are doing everything they can to make the team better, not only for this year, but the long run as well.
I’m disappointing KC didn’t go after any of the top free agents but no one is talking about releases for some reason. Players always get released during free agency so teams can make room for new players. That adds a whole new dimension to FA and hopefully KC will get some of those good players. I don’t know if an uncapped year will affect the cuts but KC had better go after some of those later cuts when they come since no one could draft away the holes in this team in one year. I’ll only be mad if the Chiefs don’t get any starters outside the draft. I’m sick of always signing depth players.
Did we just become best friends! Yep I think we did (Stepbrothers)
Thank God someone is on the same page as me on this site!!!
You said everything perfectly patrick!!!
sit back and relax people!
NO THEIR NOT CHUMPS,WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE CHAMPS.ITS BEEN WAY TO LONG,AND THE SAME OLD STORYS ARE GETTING OLD.
Chiefsfanatic:
Watch the CAPS LOCK key brotha.
Of course we want them to be champs but saying it is getting old isn’t really accurate. It may be getting old for the fans but Scott and Todd have only been here for a year. The need time to execute their plan for the future. I know some of us have been waiting for a while for a championship but Haley and Pioli aren’t responsible for the sins of the past. They are only responsible for last season, which they admit, was a failure.
I for one am willing to give them 3 years to show me they can turn it around. I think in this NFL, that is fair. They have 2 years left.
110 percent agree…plus, weis and crennel don’t join KC if haley tells them their gameplan is to not pay anyone, and sit on their hands…fact is, the talent evaluation from weis/crennel/pioli/haley and the entire staff/front office may have said no thanks to this free agent class…it is a win now league….but we need a LOT of players…long term players…next season we would be a major player in a HUGE free agent class…plus, this is a top end draft as you said, if they do their homework, we should find a D.Jackson…a NT, a Safety…Talent…all it takes to push a team to playoff calibur is one amazing draft or 2 strong drafts…I assume it will be the latter.
I remember how excited I felt when I heard we finally closed the deal on our new DC/OC. I was watching NFL network this week-end and they had the top ten turn around teams on. The Rams went from 4-12 to winning the SB in one year. Can we do that? Probably not. I DO believe we have the right coaching in place to get us there. I was po’ed just like most about Boldin and after some time to cool and think I watched Mr. Copper in our final game and gave me a little hope that he could possibly be groomed into a good/great reciever. Who knows, but I definately have faith for the first time in a long time in our coaches. Sorry for rambling.
Tks Patrick. Its nice to get a fresh perspective. I too had to step back and calm down. I always appreciate ya’ man. Good points.
Hey Kray! Haven’t seen you around here in a while.
How’s it goin?
2:34 p central time – Schefter is reporting that the Chiefs have resigned Chambers to a 3 year $15 million deal.
See – it just takes time
I’ve been sporting my chief gear proudly year after year, facing mostly donkey(denver) and Cowgirls(dallas)fans. Trash talking and staying positive for our team, give me a foot to stand on Chief Managers!
Its about time we own the AFC west! (while doin the tomahawk)