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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
They would have been terrible moves for the Chiefs, because:
a.) We are in good shape at WR.
b.) Haynesworth doesn't fit what we do.
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I realize that. All I meant was that, if the Chiefs were in a similar situation, those would not be the moves I'd be looking for (sort of how we both are with Franklin...). I don't think I'd be dancing all over Foxboro right now if I were a Patriots fan.
I would argue that there absolutely is a degree risk of when you're talking about a 33-year old wide receiver and a headcase d-lineman. Now, you want to talk about the cost, but I don't really care all that much about the draft picks. So I'm not thinking risk in terms of cost, I'm simply thinking success versus failure. I'm basically the same way with free agency as I am with the draft: it's all about what happens on the field. If the moves both pan out and they're winning a playoff game for the first time in four years, it was worth the risk. If they don't, it wasn't.
I'm not even saying the moves are bad, really. I'm just saying I don't think they're a sure thing. They almost strike me as desperation moves, but as has been pointed out, at the same time they're not all that dissimilar to bringing in Dillon or Moss (or Rodney Harrison, from an age standpoint). They might work.