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Originally Posted by IUsedToBeATightEnd
No, we should get no compensation at all for this.
The NFL NEVER asked us to let go of the best runner of the league for free.
It was a PC move aimed at earning us some general consensus and to please the media, so we already got AMPLE compensation.
Sure, you don't win Superbowls out of PC and general consensus, but that's an altogether different matter, and one that don't seem so high on the priority list of whoever decided to "donate" the top running back of the league to some other team.
I'm not questioning Mahomes being a generational talent, but matter of fact his stats have changed quite a bit since Hunt is gone.
Williams is a good running back, but not one you need to plan and double against.
That's why he made good numbers, and something that should be remembered every time we will see linebackers blitzing with DB playing man to man next year, same as the pats did on the AFCCG, because there was no Hunt to look out for.
We all know next year stats for Mahomes won't be the same as this year, and we will basically have a one-dimensional offense, with an average running back who can run for a fair gain here and there thrown in for good measure.
Given our offensive line, a RB who can make yards after contact (which Williams is not) is worth his weight in gold.
This stupid decision to release Hunt is one that will come back to bite us when it hurts the most, same as it did in the AFCCG this year.
Hope (and think) the "new" defense can make up for that, nonetheless letting Hunt go is something we will regret for a long time.
In football, the value of "said business" is STRICTLY AND DIRECTLY related to the number of Superbowls you win.
And yes, in order to win multiple Superbowls you certainly have to be "desperate" about it. This hardly comes as a "byproduct" of management aimed at general consensus.
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Another on the $$$ post here. The Patriots as a franchise are second in value on the to the Dallas Cowboys. That's according to Forbes. The bottom five???? Bucs, Browns, Bungles, Lions, and Bills. Five teams that have 1 Superbowl win in between them. Clark made a decision that his image and his franchise image was more important than winning. So he discarded KH for nothing and Dorsey picked up the fumble. The Steelers still haven't L. Bell. In fact it sounds like they are going to tag him again in efforts get some compensation. Why let an All-Pro running back walk for nothing??? But silver-spoon Clark Hunt??? He didn't build the franchise, is not a football guy, and is more concerned about running a "respectable business" than winning. The shame is that there is a large group of Chiefs fans that are ok with that
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