Comments on: Bottom of the Bird Cage 5/22 http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html Dedicated to providing the best coverage of the Kansas City Chiefs. News, commentary, reports, and exclusive inside information - daily! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HatfieldMcCoy http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html#comment-18193 HatfieldMcCoy Fri, 22 May 2009 23:46:58 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=8877#comment-18193 Further evidence the NFL does not pay primarily for intellect. This is the arrogance of the typical NFL player writ large. Many of these guys could afford a limo to motor them and their crew around all night in style. The rest could easily foot the bill for a driver car or a cab. The need to strut in their own fine ride trumps common sense. The NFL will give lip service to this problem. The reality is the dead pedestrian was just collateral damage. Further evidence the NFL does not pay primarily for intellect. This is the arrogance of the typical NFL player writ large. Many of these guys could afford a limo to motor them and their crew around all night in style. The rest could easily foot the bill for a driver car or a cab. The need to strut in their own fine ride trumps common sense. The NFL will give lip service to this problem. The reality is the dead pedestrian was just collateral damage.

]]> By: arrowhead1978 http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html#comment-18171 arrowhead1978 Fri, 22 May 2009 17:11:24 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=8877#comment-18171 The one reason we wouldn't make Jared Allen the highest paid defensive lineman is because of the repeat offenses of DUI. And Goodell did go pretty easy on him, suspending for 4 games then dropping that to 2 games. You can't just take a guys word for it, that there on the wagon. The one reason we wouldn’t make Jared Allen the highest paid defensive lineman is because of the repeat offenses of DUI. And Goodell did go pretty easy on him, suspending for 4 games then dropping that to 2 games. You can’t just take a guys word for it, that there on the wagon.

]]> By: Rin Tin Tin http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html#comment-18169 Rin Tin Tin Fri, 22 May 2009 17:04:06 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=8877#comment-18169 Regarding MADD, etc., they along with others have been 'mad as' for a long while now, but...as with man's nature/propensity war, old habits are hard to break. I could list the names several yesteryear (both non as well Chiefs) football players I personally know who played back in the 60s and had their own problems with firewater. As a result careers were affected via performance, were shortened, or even life itself indirectly, some cases more directly. Will not name names obviously but to find out in some cases many years after the fact of what was transpiring at a time afore is indeed sobering - it reaffirms why - especially for younger fans - placing stars or limelight types be they athlete or other on pedestals, is fraught with potential disappointments of one sort or another. You'd think people would learn from the examples others - parents the one end or peers the other. Alas, no... Regarding MADD, etc., they along with others have been ‘mad as’ for a long while now, but…as with man’s nature/propensity war, old habits are hard to break.

I could list the names several yesteryear (both non as well Chiefs) football players I personally know who played back in the 60s and had their own problems with firewater. As a result careers were affected via performance, were shortened, or even life itself indirectly, some cases more directly.

Will not name names obviously but to find out in some cases many years after the fact of what was transpiring at a time afore is indeed sobering – it reaffirms why – especially for younger fans – placing stars or limelight types be they athlete or other on pedestals, is fraught with potential disappointments of one sort or another.

You’d think people would learn from the examples others – parents the one end or peers the other. Alas, no…

]]> By: anonymous http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html#comment-18168 anonymous Fri, 22 May 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=8877#comment-18168 I expect to see Cutler fail miserably, in the WINDY (and damn cold) City! I expect to see Cutler fail miserably, in the WINDY (and damn cold) City!

]]> By: Scott http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bottom-of-the-bird-cage-522.html#comment-18164 Scott Fri, 22 May 2009 16:30:16 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=8877#comment-18164 Bob Gretz says: "His receivers aren't the caliber of those he had in Denver and it will be interesting to see how he deals with this fact." Should be fun to watch...yeah. I'm betting he'll handle it the same as he did with the trade thing...by throwing a tantrum. But then again...his little "hissy fit" got him his way, didn't it? Just like a spoiled toddler. Bob Gretz says:
“His receivers aren’t the caliber of those he had in Denver and it will be interesting to see how he deals with this fact.”

Should be fun to watch…yeah. I’m betting he’ll handle it the same as he did with the trade thing…by throwing a tantrum.

But then again…his little “hissy fit” got him his way, didn’t it? Just like a spoiled toddler.

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