Chiefs Carl is being called out!

RustShack · 10-15-2008, 03:01 PM

KING CARL GETS CALLED OUT FOR NOT TRADING GONZALEZ
Posted by Mike Florio on October 15, 2008, 4:22 p.m.

In the aftermath of the Chiefs’ failure to trade tight end Tony Gonzalez, some league insiders place the blame squarely on G.M. Carl Peterson.

“Carl Peterson is a moron,” one source opined in the wake of news that Peterson led Gonzalez to believe that a deal would be done, and that Peterson then insisted on a second-round pick, rejecting one or more offers of a third-round selection.

“He should have found a way to get the deal done,” the source said. “The player is going to cost them $4 million next year. They don’t want that.”

One possibility — as pointed out in our Wednesday item for SportingNews.com — would have been to use a Favre-style formula that would have relied on the performance of the team and/or Gonzalez to determine the specific value of the pick. Under that scenario, Peterson might have even finagled a conditional first-round pick. Really, who wouldn’t be thrilled in hindsight to lose the last pick in round one if it means winning the Super Bowl?

So now Peterson has an unhappy player whom he’ll end up trading at some point after the season. And the perception that Gonzalez was misled will potentially poison the locker room against management.

10-15-2008, 03:01 PM	Topic Starter
RustShack **** That Noise Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jack Trice Casino cash: $3046954	Carl is being called out! KING CARL GETS CALLED OUT FOR NOT TRADING GONZALEZ Posted by Mike Florio on October 15, 2008, 4:22 p.m. In the aftermath of the Chiefs’ failure to trade tight end Tony Gonzalez, some league insiders place the blame squarely on G.M. Carl Peterson. “Carl Peterson is a moron,” one source opined in the wake of news that Peterson led Gonzalez to believe that a deal would be done, and that Peterson then insisted on a second-round pick, rejecting one or more offers of a third-round selection. “He should have found a way to get the deal done,” the source said. “The player is going to cost them $4 million next year. They don’t want that.” One possibility — as pointed out in our Wednesday item for SportingNews.com — would have been to use a Favre-style formula that would have relied on the performance of the team and/or Gonzalez to determine the specific value of the pick. Under that scenario, Peterson might have even finagled a conditional first-round pick. Really, who wouldn’t be thrilled in hindsight to lose the last pick in round one if it means winning the Super Bowl? So now Peterson has an unhappy player whom he’ll end up trading at some point after the season. And the perception that Gonzalez was misled will potentially poison the locker room against management.
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