Sam Mellinger: Chiefs whiff on chance to improve at QB

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Micjones

The narrative never changes.

Forget the fact that Manning had no interest in coming to Kansas City.
Forget the fact that Orton chose to be an overpaid clipboard-holder.
Forget the fact that we were in no real position to trade up for either Luck or Griffin.
Forget the fact that there were no other options.

It's always Pioli's fault.

I don't really disagree. The problem in defending Pioli in the QB situation is that he brought in Cassel in the first place. It doesn't really matter what the media/fans believed at first, this guy watched Cassel for a long while and made a big mistake. Now he has made a lot of good moves, so its not like I want to kill him because of the initial mistake on Cassel. That being said, he should be on the hook for the Cassel situation, even currently, because he did bring him in.

We also don't know why Manning didn't come. Pioli can say he just didn't want to come, but it could have been the front office for all we know. We don't know for a fact that it was, but we can't completely take Pioli off the hook for this one. That being said, people have basically taken it as fact that he is fully to blame. I think in the end, we were out because, right or wrong, our FO didn't want to pay him that much money.

Orton got paid essentially what our 2nd TE is getting paid. Pioli came out and said that it was basically way too much for Orton. To me it isn't, not if you are willing to give the same contract to Boss. The QB competition is more important. Just makes it seem like he was all too willing to get Orton away from Cassel.