Peter King: Chiefs distancing themselves from Piioli regime

[Deberg_1990]

Ummm....Has King ever watched a Chiefs game? Bowe has never been a deep threat. He excels in crossing routes and using his size and strength to break tackes for long gains.






http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl.../?sct=uk_wr_a2




The Kansas City Chiefs, in the span of one week, have distanced themselves about as far from the Scott ***** regime as possible. It'll take a while to find out, but the race is on to see if the commitments coach Andy Reid and GM John Dorsey made to three players will pay off in the form of a more competitive Chiefs team.

The Chiefs have a deal in principle for San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith; that could have happened under ***** as well, but it's thought he was going to spend a second-round pick on one of the rookie quarterbacks in the class of 2013. The team made an $11-million-a-year commitment to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe in the form of a new five-year contract Monday. Those close to the Chiefs think ***** may have franchised Bowe, but never committed that kind of money to the occasionally unreliable receiver. ***** might have franchised left tackle Brandon Albert, but it's also very possible he would have let Albert walk and drafted a left tackle like Luke Joeckel with the first pick in the draft.



Bowe has been an electrifying receiver, and he could be the deep threat Reid loved in DeSean Jackson in Philadelphia. But will Smith -- whose throwing arm is just average, and who will be used more as an intermediate thrower than deep -- be able to use Bowe's playmaking ability downfield? I've never been in the camp of those who think Smith can't throw a strong 35-yard go route; it's simply that the deep balls are not his strength.

But Smith in 2011 and '12 under Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman proved there's more than one way to play quarterback. His average yards per attempt was 8.0 in 2012, significantly higher than renowned deep-ball throwers like Ben Roethlisberger (7.3), Joe Flacco (7.2), Jay Cutler (7.0) and Matthew Stafford (6.8).

I think there's a good chance ***** would have investigated Smith and quite possibly would have dealt for him. The personality profile, passing efficiency and age (28) would have appealed to *****.

But Smith, Bowe and Albert, in tandem, would probably not have happened under the old regime, and certainly not the big contract for Bowe. There will be an interesting chemistry experiment in Kansas City this season.

[ptlyon]

**** YOU KING!!!

[CaliforniaChief]

So for everyone wondering what Scott Pioli's opinion on all the goings-on in KC over the past week or two, there it is.

[Chief_For_Life58]

national media doesnt give 2 sh*ts about the chiefs franchise

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

national media doesnt give 2 sh*ts about the chiefs franchise

Name one reason why the national media "should" give two shits about the Chiefs?

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

national media doesnt give 2 sh*ts about the chiefs franchise

and yet King writes about them nearly every week....

[Hoover]

I love the fact that we basically get to know what Pioli would have done.

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Name one reason why the national media "should" give two shits about the Chiefs?

There are about 5 teams the Media gives a shit about. Everyone else is in the same boat as the Chiefs.

[Easy 6]

Yeah, comparing Bowe to Jackson is plain old dumb... they couldnt be more different.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

There are about 5 teams the Media gives a shit about. Everyone else is in the same boat as the Chiefs.

If the Chiefs start winning, they'll get more coverage.

If they go to multiple AFC Championships, they'll receive even more coverage.

If they win a Super Bowl, they'll receive even more coverage.

And soon after that, people everywhere will be sick of hearing about Chiefs, outside of Kansas City and its fans.

[CaliforniaChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If the Chiefs start winning, they'll get more coverage.

If they go to multiple AFC Championships, they'll receive even more coverage.

If they win a Super Bowl, they'll receive even more coverage.

And soon after that, people everywhere will be sick of hearing about Chiefs, outside of Kansas City and its fans.

I like this scenario.

[Fritz88]

I am positive I know about KC more than this pig.
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[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

and yet King writes about them nearly every week....

without knowing the first thing about them other than what Scotty tells him.

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Name one reason why the national media "should" give two shits about the Chiefs?

We are the retirement home for washed out QB's That should be of some interest..

Other than that, we keep repeating the same shit each year. No need for anyone to write anything meaningful. They can rehash the same articles year after year...

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by scott free

Yeah, comparing Bowe to Jackson is plain old dumb... they couldnt be more different.

I happen to like and enjoy Peter King's columns because often times, he's reporting directly from high profile players, coaches, GM's and scouts. But more often than not, his "bubble" is very small and basically encompasses the Northeast.

Well, and Peyton Manning, wherever he may roam.