Chiefs trade 34th pick for Cassel and Vrabel

[chiefforlife]

Chiefs just got Cassel, ON NFLN!

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/02...with_patriots/

The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Saturday that the club has acquired QB Matt Cassel and LB Mike Vrabel from New England in exchange for the Chiefs second-round pick (34th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. The agreement is contingent on both players reporting and passing their physicals.

“I have a long history with both players,” said Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli. “Mike and Matt are men that I respect both personally and professionally. I look forward to having them as new members of the Chiefs family.”

[The Bad Guy]

Oh, one last thing..

DJ's left nut has cemented himself as one of the biggest ****ing idiots on this board.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by rad

Boggling. Mind boggling.

Bottling. Hahahaha.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by rad

Boggling. Mind boggling.

For future reference.

it was a joke. ever seen anchorman?

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Jayhawkerman2001

known mediocrity? the guy has played only 1 full season in the NFL. Tom Brady was the starter before he got hurt in the first game, meaning less training as a starter for matt cassel. id say give him like 3 maybe 4 more years to see if he's mediocre.

also, how can you say that haley has no knowledge about QB talent, when the only chance he's ever publicly had was the situation you just mentioned? thats reeruned.

Also, if cassel sucks, dont you think he'd have the balls to bench him for somebody else, like he did with lienart, even though he was making a shit ton of money?

The thing that initially pissed me off and quite a few others was not so much the trade, but the philosophy behind it. I mean come on; you give us a 30+year-old DE on Friday, and then shoot everyone's desire for a franchise QB that would be solely "ours" to hell the next day?
Whaddaya' expect?
My Chicago Bears buddy at the liquor store was absolutely flabbergasted that I didn't have sunshine rays shooting out of my ass over this!

And after watching a little bit of Cassel's work( though I need to see more to assuage my conscience ), I see his point; the deal was highway robbery, and Cassel's talent is on-par with the guy I wanted.

So now, trade down and stock up; throw the 3rd overall to the masses unless we're hell bent on drafting Curry or Crabtree I guess?

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Oh, one last thing..

DJ's left nut has cemented himself as one of the biggest ****ing idiots on this board.

Geez, I thought several people fought for that position today!

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Bottling. Hahahaha.

once again i know that. joke guys sorry it was from anchorman

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

mind bottling isnt it

They just haven't discovered the art of bottling minds as we have.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

The thing that initially pissed me off and quite a few others was not so much the trade, but the philosophy behind it. I mean come on; you give us a 30+year-old DE on Friday, and then shoot everyone's desire for a franchise QB that would be solely "ours" to hell the next day?
Whaddaya' expect?
My Chicago Bears buddy at the liquor store was absolutely flabbergasted that I didn't have sunshine rays shooting out of my ass over this!

And after watching a little bit of Cassel's work( though I need to see more to assuage my conscience ), I see his point; the deal was highway robbery, and Cassel's talent is on-par with the guy I wanted.

So now, trade down and stock up; throw the 3rd overall to the masses unless we're hell bent on drafting Curry or Crabtree I guess?

glad you have started to come over from the dark side. i told you that you might change your mind. i did

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

They just haven't discovered the art of bottling minds as we have.

hope someone got it

[rad]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

it was a joke. ever seen anchorman?

Dumbassery is rampant here. If you dont put a "/anchorman" after that sentence, you pretty much open yourself up.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by rad

Dumbassery is rampant here. If you dont put a "/anchorman" after that sentence, you pretty much open yourself up.

well it wouldnt have been that funny to me if i said where it came from i see where you are coming from though its cool. today's a good day IMO

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

The thing that initially pissed me off and quite a few others was not so much the trade, but the philosophy behind it. I mean come on; you give us a 30+year-old DE on Friday, and then shoot everyone's desire for a franchise QB that would be solely "ours" to hell the next day?
Whaddaya' expect?
My Chicago Bears buddy at the liquor store was absolutely flabbergasted that I didn't have sunshine rays shooting out of my ass over this!

And after watching a little bit of Cassel's work( though I need to see more to assuage my conscience ), I see his point; the deal was highway robbery, and Cassel's talent is on-par with the guy I wanted.

So now, trade down and stock up; throw the 3rd overall to the masses unless we're hell bent on drafting Curry or Crabtree I guess?

And how do you feel about Raji at the nose with Dorsey as a 3-4 end?

[HIChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Teams almost never trade up into the top 3. Especially in a draft that lacks elite level talent at the top.

By your reasoning, any team picking in the top 4 would be reaching for whoever it was they pick. Maybe because the available talent pool of the kind the Chiefs are looking for doesn't rate a top 3 pick, we conclude there are no position players worthy. But that discounts 28 other teams who have their own needs, and folks, you're not going to tell me you have the cog on what those 28 teams need. Maybe our needs would be better met by trading back into the 1st round, and picking up a second rounder in the process. I believe there will be team wanting to trade up. We get 1st round value and recover our 2nd round pick.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

And how do you feel about Raji at the nose with Dorsey as a 3-4 end?

You're hearing it first:

I know jack-shit about line, and even less about 3-4.

Honestly, with the Corners we have now, I'd love to see a return to Zone.

But with the passing game being so dominant today, you know they're gonna' spread it out as much as possible to account for it.

And I have a bit of a problem with that philosophically. If you acquire the talent necessary for the task; you rush the passer. Mercilessly. You come at him from both sides, and you do it all day. You let your Corners and Free Safety do their jobs against the pass, and you use your Strong Safety as the last line of defense against the run.

Of course, this requires a great deal of talent, but it's what I like.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

wow that's optimistic.

You're still short on talent, comparatively, have a REALLY young team, in the tough AFC, and implementing a new system on offense and defense with all new coaches this year.

But other than that, you're right in the mix...

I didn't say we were going to make the playoffs.

But if they're going to trade picks for players, it's obvious they don't really want to "build" anything over time. They're going for instant impact.

So no excuses, COMPETE for a playoff spot.