Diagnosis, ate up with a terminal case of Dumb Ass.

Prognosis, Continued stupidity.

I’d like to believe the Chiefs will be gunning for Foote. I play as the Chiefs in Madden, and I actually signed him in my game which worked out for my team pretty well. So it’d be funny to me if he actually played for the Chiefs in real life.

As far as real life football goes for our beloved Chiefs I think Foote would be a good pick-up, but I fear his price tag may be too high for his services. He’s not a spectacular LB by any means, but he did play in an aggressive 34 scheme with the Steelers. That 34 scheme is what the Chiefs hope to somewhat emulate. He also brings a nasty defensive mentality with him that could make its way into the rest of that Chiefs defense which it so desperately needs.

- George Brett -

We all like the hope of rebuilding for a stronger team long-term – but we’d like to do some winning along the way. Mr. Pioli, please endeavour to build to get us more than 4 wins this year in your quest to get the “Right (22) 53,” as the 1980′s were a painful time for this organization and its fan base.

Perhaps they would have taken WR OJ McDuffie (25th) who had a decent, if unspectacular career with the Dolphins. Or, more frightening, they might have taken CB Carlton Gray (30th) over fellow CBs Deon Figures(22nd) and Darrien Gordon (23rd). We know Peterson loved Carlton Gray, as evidenced by the big contract he eventually gave him in 1999, even though his career had been average to that point. Two unproductive seasons later, he was gone and ranks as one of the worst free agent signings of the CP era.

After taking a look at this evidence, the Chiefs undoubtedly made the right choice by dealing for Montana. Sure he was only here for two years, but what a fun two years it was!

The niners certainly got the better of this deal, but it is not not fair to say that the #18 pick always turns out to be a defensive player of the year. In fact, had the Chiefs kept that pick, I doubt that they would have selected Dana Stubblefield.

What if that pick turned out to be Jim Druckenmiller who the niners selected at #20 in 1998? In that case the slam dunk winner is the Chiefs.

You make that deal every time. A competent starting QB for a single first round pick is a winning proposition. It makes the Cassel deal look mighty fine.

It’s a gamble, but a gamble that wasn’t too risky since we ended up getting a 3rd rounder and a safety as well. Seems like pretty fair value even though we didn’t quite make the SB.

yeah, eric hicks….wtf? Thot he was working at a supermarket or something. j.k. Forgot all about him

As Chiefs fans, we are most concerned with how the trade affects the Chiefs, not his success or failure with the Falcons, although that will have some bearing on the draft order for the 2nd round pick. How the trade affects the Chiefs only matters in what they do with that 2010 pick and his loss of production on the field in 2009 and 2010, Even then, if they trade it away, or package it with other picks or players, it becomes convoluted. There really is no way to tell unless you can foresee multiple futures, like a parallel universe, which of course is not possible, at least as far as we know. Maybe there is another Bob Gretz out there and he won the Pulitzer.

The number 1 reason we got Montana – a leader for this team to get us past Elway!

Remember, we already had DT that did a very effective job chasing Elway…but Elway still always seemed to make that one disgusting play that would break our hearts time and again.

http://www.810whb.com/article/583

I love the guy, but come on…..

On the trade for Montana, I would do it again in a heartbeat! All things considered.

We were in position where, even while playing MartyBall, the key spot we had a need was at QB. With Marcus not exactly the youngest guy and DT in his prime, action was needed in the short term, not 3-5 years down the road – thus our move was brilliant.

As mentioned, only time will tell if the Gonzo trade works out – but one big problem is that the expiration date for our patience may come a lot quicker for Pioli and Haley to prove to the faithful that they’re making the right choices to turn this team around. Much like when Herm went 4-12 and then Jared Allen was traded…and the team went 2-14. One can just about guarantee that a couple more of those type seasons will guarantee that our coach and general manager will be booted in record time.

Oh hell, Montana might be the third best QB in Chiefs history the more I think of it. AFC Championship games have not been sniffed around here since Joe left. This trade would have looked even better if Lake Dawson could have stayed healthy. He always flashed potential but could never stay on the field. A shame really, he was a class act. This trade was a highlight of Carl’s reign.