-- Marcus Peters trade - Chiefs Compensation disclosed - Ian Rap/tweet

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I have said many times peters hurt his draft stock. And his behavior was out of control. When did blaming both sides become "talking both sides of the mouth"? How come you're not pushing back on people who put 0% accountability on fans for their behavior? While putting 100% blame on peters? I'm asking because i think I remember you being level headed and fair on the issue.

As I've said before, Peters was an overreacting powder keg. And we lit the match. And we didn't have to.

Nobody is putting it 100% on Peters.

It's at least as much on the franchise for failing to either assess him as incapable of being tamed, or failing in their campaign to tame him. 'Taming' being shorthand for whatever it takes to make him amenable to making millions to play football for the team that took a chance on him and drafted him.

Saying Peters is a powder keg and we lit the match when we didn't 'have to' assumes a lot for the narrative. The fans didn't ask for a powderkeg, and they didn't forfeit their right to respond as customers to powderkeg behavior. Further, labelling him a powderkeg is fairly dehumanizing, suggesting that he's a slave to his temper.