Kansas City Chiefs: 2018 will be an offseason to remember
Kansas City Chiefs fans are still trying to absorb what happened on Friday with the team trading Marcus Peters to the Rams. This has been one crazy offseason.
Remember last summer when the Kansas City Chiefs cut Jeremy Maclin and then fired John Dorsey? Remember how CRAZY that was and how we were all joking about how only the Chiefs could do something so ridiculous despite having a lot of success?
Well, correct me if I’m not using this phrase properly(I don’t keep up with what the kids say these days), but the 2018 offseason says: “Hold my beer”. We’ve already seen the Chiefs make two HUGE trades involving two of the most important positions in the sports and that will be very hard to top in the years to come.
The Alex Smith trade was fine. We all knew it was coming and the Chiefs definitely did better in that deal. This one, however, the jury is still out, but as of now, a lot of people are questioning the Chiefs for how this was (and still being) handled.
Is anyone else panicking? Or are all of you also chalking this up with being a Kansas City Chiefs fan?
I’ll tell you something. I wasn’t opposed to trading Marcus Peters at all. This is the time when his value is going to be the highest and it didn’t appear that he wanted to be a Chief long-term, but the fact that it’s nearly 24 hours later and we have NO clue as to who or what we’re getting in return for him is a bit frightening.
This week was rough (non-sports related, of course) so after work I went out with a friend and knocked back a few Moscow Mules. I was hoping by the time I sauntered on home that the compensation for what Kansas City was getting would be revealed, but nope. Still nothing. It’s now the next day and STILL there is no news to be had.
Even with the Peters and Alex Smith trades, the Chiefs have already parted ways with Derrick Johnson and Tamba Hali is likely next on that list. With some big names being dealt (or let go), it really does bring up the question if anyone is safe on this team?
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My co-editor Chris Taylor jokingly wrote a piece about the Chiefs needing to trade Travis Kelce and while it was a good laugh at the time… What if it’s not so funny now and Kansas City really DOES decide to trade Kelce? If Peters was traded for his attitude issues, what’s to stop the Chiefs from shipping Kelce off too?
The only player who is likely safe in all of this is the young savior of the franchise named Patrick Mahomes. Poor Mahomes might not have anyone left on his defense to protect any lead he might get in a game.
Seriously… The KC Chiefs traded their best defensive player away and we have NO idea who or what we’re getting in return. Is anyone else panicking? Or are all of you also chalking this up with being a Kansas City Chiefs fan? Sometimes it’s incredibly frustrating rooting for this team.
I’ll say again… I was okay with trading Marcus Peters, but if a first round pick is not included in the trade, then it was a bad move. Unless the Chiefs got some sort of superstar from the Rams, I won’t be on board with this trade.
Excuse my rambling this morning, but I just had to get all of that off my chest. Feel free to ramble along in the comments section. We’ll get through this offseason together, friends.