Chiefs Payroll (warning ... not for the weak of heart!!)

[Mr. Laz]

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Bears Match Chiefs 2010 Payroll In One Day Of Free Agency

by Joel Thorman on Mar 6, 2010 11:36 AM CST

in 2010 Campaign 24 comments
Jim Prisching - AP

Last week it was reported that the Kansas City Chiefs had approximately a $41 million payroll for the 2010 season. Of course that didn't include quite a few players that had yet to to sign or re-sign but it's still a low amount (that was bumped up a little with Mike Vrabel's signing). In fact, it's the lowest amount in the NFL barely eclipsing the Arizona Cardinals.

Well, the Chicago Bears saw that payroll and matched it.
In one day of free agency..

On Friday, the Bears committed almost $40 million in 2010 cash to three players, an amount slightly above the entire payroll of the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals. Welcome to the uncapped year.

Wow. Notice that that's nearly $40 million in 2010.

Julius Peppers alone received in the neighborhood of $40 million....guaranteed.

So, yes, the Chiefs do not have much money committed to 2010 and missed out on the A+ group of free agents but much of that was to be expected. It still doesn't make it any easier to swallow.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2010/3...010-payroll-in

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by BossChief

why is it that some people on this site KNOW that Pioli had little to nothing to do with the draft in NE and yet when its convenient pin the draft to him anyway?

Scott has had one draft and it went so poorly that he fired 90% of the scouts and brought in new ones and hired a real director of college scouting.

If they bomb this draft, I am on board for the universal hatred button that people push all the time here whenever his name comes up, but at this point, I am willing to continue to give him a chance before throwning him into a burning aids tree after forcefeeding him gallons of anitfreeze.

Where were you when I needed you, man?

Just kidding. I'm in the same boat as you. But if 2010 is his evaluation year, which I said it was, it's not off to a good start. IMO.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by BossChief

universal hatred button

Hatred is such an ugly word. I prefer the term "meltdown button", it in has the right amount of edge to it without the ugliness.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by JD10367

I just gave my opinion. He looked pretty damn good in New England, and he went to a bad team with a rookie coach and a rookie GM and a new playbook. Did he make some bad decisions? Did he try too hard to do too much, maybe? Sure. That doesn't mean he's a total washout. But God forbid some of you actually give him (or Pioli, or Haley) more than a season's chance to prove that.

what is your take on why Cassel is so bad throwing the ball over 15 yards both last year and this year? He has been horrible at it statistically.

In all of 2008, for you guys, he only completed 8 passes over 20 yards in the air ALL YEAR and only completed 40% of all passes over 10 yards. This was for an offense that Tom Brady broke the passing TD mark for the year before, so this should have been an area he should have excelled at...

In 2009, his numbers were expectedly down but were scary low.

He completed the same amount of passes over 20 yards as he had in NE (8) all year and only completed 37% of all passes thrown over 20 yards.

I can tell you from personal experience that 7 out of those 8 passes were HORRIBLY underthrown and when they werent they were horribly overthrown, NEVER on target and it was a miracle they weren't intercepted. Chambers saved at least 5 of them.

I think Matt will develop into a qb similar to Pennington in that he will likely learn to protect the ball very well and limit his mistakes, but that will come at the cost of not stretching defenses and that will kill him in the playoffs as it has done to Chad all throughout his career. I dont think we can win a championship with that. He doesnt have Toms arm (which isnt great, but is very very functionable)

I also fear (maybe that is the wrong word) that his perplexity to hold the ball too long may get him injured sometime, I also hope all these hits dont get him permanently shell shocked and he learns to go through his progressions and find the open man before he pannicks like he routinely did last year.

If you have the time, can you give me a whole overview of what you got from Matt Cassels play from a fans standpoint of when he was "doing well"? I am literally not trying to set up up into argument and if you choose to avoid such can you pm me the overview because I have a genuine interest in hearing the bright side of our kid because its hard to see right now.

thanks in advance!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

might not matter how old cassel is, if his play doesnt rise he will probably be gone this time next year
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But...but...whatever shall you do when your boyfriend has left us?

Originally Posted by JD10367

I just gave my opinion. He looked pretty damn good in New England, and he went to a bad team with a rookie coach and a rookie GM and a new playbook. Did he make some bad decisions? Did he try too hard to do too much, maybe? Sure. That doesn't mean he's a total washout. But God forbid some of you actually give him (or Pioli, or Haley) more than a season's chance to prove that.

They're going to get one. It's already started, and so far it looks like shit UNLESS this draft of theirs BLEEEEEEDS competence.