[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Are you ****ing functionally reeruned? The Chiefs have had EVERY opportunity to draft a QB in the first or second round for DECADES.

Why are you panties in a bunch because they've chosen to pass on a bunch of stiffs in order to win back their local fan base?



And neither do you.

The fans of the Kansas City Chiefs aren't going to give the team another five years to have a ****ing winning record. Five out of the last SIX SEASONS, they've had a losing record and not only THAT, but TWO 2-14 seasons.

You have absolutely NO CLUE about economics or marketing or anything else related to owning sports franchise if you believe that the Chiefs, after 4-12, 2-14, 4-12, 2-14, etc. and so on, are going WIN OVER their fan base by drafting a QB in a down year.

JFC. Are you 15 years old?

The franchise had no problem with getting a good number of ticket holders through the door after a pretty dismal 2011 season until things went completely tits up by week six or so in 2012.

And yes, the Chiefs have been in a position to draft a QB in the first 50 picks in the draft but have chosen not to. Where has that got them though?

Similarly, what has drafting a 1st round QB got them? Well, the pretty bad Blackledge era but at least they tried to develop talent though the front office / coaching staff of the 80s is a pretty dark mark on a franchise.

But that's in the past. Now, on Jan. 5 of this year the Chiefs had two courses of action: they could have selected a FO that was determined to rebuild a franchise that already has a collection of key places in place on defense and offense by taking a crack at drafting a quarterback with the first overall selection or trying to be savvy in trading down a la Jeff Fisher into a position where they still get the player they want (in this case a QB and not a defensive linemen such as Brockers) while accumulating draft picks in 2013 or 2014.

Or, they could make a "win now" push with the players on the roster whilst mortgaging the future in trading prime draft picks to acquire a quarterback that is only marginally better than the starter on the roster, which is, in essence, the same move the previous two general manger and head coach combinations have done.