Foles to Chiefs

[DandyDon52]

Just let Dak and Showers be the guys they both need reps if they're to be the future and if they aren't thought of to be possible future candidates well then why the hell are they in our camp

exactly !

 

[Bullflop]

There was a time a ways back when Jerry was overspending. Now that Stephen's taking over, it's just the opposite, no happy medium.

Lately, we're shooting ourselves in the foot by going "bargain basement" and expecting results. Unfortunately, it's catching up with us.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

There was a time a ways back when Jerry was overspending. Now that Stephen's taking over, it's just the opposite, no happy medium.

Lately, we're shooting ourselves in the foot by going "bargain basement" and expecting results. Unfortunately, it's catching up with us.

We have no idea the contract that was offered. Foles could have taken a little less to be with the coach that drafted him and is familiar with

 

[noshame]

Honestly if we trade a 2nd for a back up I'll hurl..... again

 

[Rogerthat12]

There was a time a ways back when Jerry was overspending. Now that Stephen's taking over, it's just the opposite, no happy medium.

Lately, we're shooting ourselves in the foot by going "bargain basement" and expecting results. Unfortunately, it's catching up with us.

It is refreshing to hear you say this because I remember at the beginning of free agency this year you were critical of some of us that were being critical of the FO for the "Bargain Basement" approach to free agency these days.

You are absolutely correct in your assessment, little balance now and either/or extremes from Jerry to Stephen.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 2h2 hours ago


Chiefs are giving QB Nick Foles a one-year deal plus a team option for a 2nd year, per source. Cowboys' hunt for a backup QB goes on.

 

[Bullflop]

We have no idea the contract that was offered. Foles could have taken a little less to be with the coach that drafted him and is familiar with

My statement had nothing to do with Foles. It was a generalization that applies to many of our recent problems.

 

[lostar2009]

Bring in the JF . JJ might look into next year, lol.

 

[lostar2009]

KC can have him. I never wanted him in Dallas... and for whatever reason, the team wasn't crazy about him either.

Its the same ppl that wanted Matt Cassel here.

 

[Bullflop]

It is refreshing to hear you say this because I remember at the beginning of free agency this year you were critical of some of us that were being critical of the FO for the "Bargain Basement" approach to free agency these days.

You are absolutely correct in your assessment, little balance now and either/or extremes from Jerry to Stephen.

It seemed refreshing earlier that we weren't overspending like Jerry had us doing so many years before. Now, however, it's obviously the other extreme and we're feeling the pinch on a daily basis. I still don't like to overspend for highly overpriced vet FAs but this team's draft misgivings are making it practically impossible to find the necessary talent to win championship titles. There's gotta be a happy medium sometimes.

Extremes are seldom helpful in exclusion of doing what's needed to excel. Sure, being frugal is useful at a certain level but shouldn't become the only route to achieve success. Maybe one day we'll improve our drafting enough to allow going "bargain basement" dealings to be commonplace but evidently, we're not there yet. It's a slippery slope on which we now find ourselves treading. Here's hoping we find that missing balance.

 

[Rogerthat12]

It seemed refreshing earlier that we weren't overspending like Jerry had us doing so many years before. Now, however, it's obviously the other extreme and we're feeling the pinch on a daily basis. I still don't like to overspend for highly overpriced vet FAs but this team's draft misgivings are making it practically impossible to find the necessary talent to win championship titles. There's gotta be a happy medium sometimes.

Extremes are seldom helpful in exclusion of doing what's needed to excel. Sure, being frugal is useful at a certain level but shouldn't become the only route to achieve success. Maybe one day we'll improve our drafting enough to allow going "bargain basement" dealings to be commonplace but evidently, we're not there yet. It's a slippery slope on which we now find ourselves treading. Here's hoping we find that missing balance.

Well said!

 

[Irvin88_4life]

My statement had nothing to do with Foles. It was a generalization that applies to many of our recent problems.

And do you know the contract offers for those said players

 

[kevm3]

I'd rather just roll with what we have, sad to say. At least that should put us in a position to draft a QB high next year if Romo goes down, unless Dak just has some amazing rookie season.

 

[Alexander]

I'd rather just roll with what we have, sad to say. At least that should put us in a position to draft a QB high next year if Romo goes down, unless Dak just has some amazing rookie season.

That is where I am at as well. Not a Prescott fan at all, but I am even less of a fan of trading for any QB a team is willing to unload.

 

[Bullflop]

And do you know the contract offers for those said players

What contract offers? The comments that you responded to weren't about any 'said' players or contract offers. They concerned the team's spending policies, free of any reference to specific players.

 

[Stash]

I think that, unfortunately, this team will now give up valuable draft equity to fill another need they could have filled without having to do that. And they may end up doing it twice.

They could have had Foles for no draft compensation last week, but had "no interest". Now I expect that they'll be taken to the cleaners by bottom-feeder teams like Cleveland or Tampa Bay for McCown or Glennon.

And they'll likely follow that up by trading for a pass rusher when they could have had Freeney for no draft compensation.

With this bunch, I assume the worst.

 

[Cumart21]

I don't think this team was ever really interested in Foles. If they were, they most certainly could've had him. Honestly dont think he's much different from Cassell.

 

[Proximo]

How do we get in this position every summer of evaluating signing or trading for these career scrub QBs? The weedens, cassels and mike glennons of the world. These guys are lucky to be in the league

You really have no idea how bereft the league is of QB talent.

Weeden lucky to be in the league? Dude he was literally signed by a team the day that we cut him. And he will remain in the league because there just aren't that many humans alive that can play QB well in the NFL.

Remember a couple of years ago when Bradford went down for the Rams? They contacted Brett Favre about a comeback. He was like 50 years old.

The guys you named aren't "lucky to be in the league". What they are is standard journeyman backup QB material.

 

[Frosty]

Jerry and Stephen told the Fans the back up QB was one of the highest priorities in the offseason. The did nothing while the price tag for a back up QB just doubled,

This is a perfect example of why this Franchise has not one a championship in 20years.

 

[LittleD]

I don't think this team was ever really interested in Foles. If they were, they most certainly could've had him. Honestly dont think he's much different from Cassell.

I don't think so. We don't have unlimited cap space to pay for a guy likely to hold a clipboard and spend weeks trying to
learn our system. It was inevitable that Foles would pick the Chiefs cause he knows the scheme and the coach. We probably
offered more money than he got so he really wanted to play for a team and coach he knew well.