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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
1) Realize that the window to win big with this core group was wasted by Scott Pioli.
2) Plan for the future and build my team to win not just in 2013 and 2014 but down the road.
3) Acquire a respectable stop-gap QB - Palmer, Campbell, etc - don't care. (I know many will jump at this point, but I don't place much premium on having the 20th best QB in the league vs. having the 22nd or 24th).
4) Closely evaluate QBs in this draft with the plan that the Chiefs will take their long-term QB either this season or next. If said QB is not present in 2013 draft, hoard picks and plan for 2014.
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1. You don't ever want your GM to realize that the talent you have is "wasted". You don't reguild in the NFL. Not anymore. Try selling tickets with that philosophy
2. I'm sure they are doing just that by solidifying the O line, grabbing a RB with tons of upside, a TE that could be a star, and a young promising MLB, as well as a very talented, yet raw, QB
3. They did aquire a very respectable stop gap QB. Last I checked, he hasn't played in the regular season or signed a long term contract.
4. I guarantee that with the 1.1 pick available to them, they did this. Heck, they had private workouts with Geno Smith, no? They just deemed none of them as franchise material at the 1.1 spot and probably couldn't trade out.
So, what they did isn't really too far off what most fans would have wanted. Maybe they paid a tad too much, but Carson Palmer doesn't run Andy Reids offense, and Neither does Campbell, so they did what they could to improve the team the best they could in year 1. Be interesting to see what they do over the next draft or two.