['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

You may be right on whether or not he was going to make the team. I don't know, and Pioli's not going to enlighten us any time soon. However, we know for certain that the Packers cut Meredith, while keeping another O-lineman draftee and a UFDA O-lineman.

I understand the frustrations that people here have, and I even anticipated them when I first began posting here. But, the reality is that you can't fix every problem in one offseason. The team has dealt with the QB position, the defensive line and the elimination of a whole lot of dead weight.

I think that what's happened is that people are finally seeing just how terrible this team's front office has been of late. I think it was known, but not really understood until the new regime started axing the Pollards of the world. Terrible drafts from 2000-2007 have left the cupboards all but barren, and it's going to take time to re-stock them. It's hard having patience in a "get it done yesterday" world, but that's what Chiefs fans are going to have to do.

And I fully expect that the Chiefs will be snagging more O-lineman before all is said and done. Hell, Meredith might even wind up here, in theory.

I don't know of many knowledgeable fans who haven't been lamenting our drafting and talent acquisitions since about 1999 or so.

It's becoming more obvious to the casual fans, but almost no one on this board was pleased with the selections of Pollard, McBride, and Tamba was pretty controversial (prompting a "Mother**** You Carl" thread from banyon).

You also have to remember that the Packers were caught up in a numbers game. Smith was the only backup C on that team, Meredith was one of three LTs they had, but he wasn't ready for action, so they went with an older vet in Moll. They have fewer spots and he was trying out for the best position on their OL (behind Clifton, and with solid vet depth).