In 1990, The Colorado Buffaloes came to Lincoln to take on Nebraska. After 3 quarters, Nebraska led 12-0 in a cold rainy game. In the 4th quarter, Colorado scored 4 Touchdowns en route to a 27-12 victory and a share of the National Championship. Does this sound familiar? well check it out..............
http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292810142
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
MLB Playoff Thoughts
Now that the Minnesota Twins have wrapped up the final playoff spot with a thrilling 6-5, 12 inning win over the Detroit Tigers, it is time for my divisional playoff round predictions. Due to time constraints, I do not have time to really go in depth, or probably provide great quality, but here are some thoughts.
Saint Louis Cardinals (91-71) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)
The Los Angeles Dodgers nearly completed the biggest come from ahead tank job in baseball history by nearly allowing the Colorado Rockies to win the NL West and force the Dodgers to open the playoffs on the road. Fortunately, Clayton Kershaw bailed out the Dodgers last Saturday and the Dodgers were able to close out the Rockies. While the Dodgers were going through their own tailspin, the Cardinals were as well finishing their last ten games with a 2-8 record. Both teams hit comparable (.270 avg. for the Dodgers and .263 averages for the Cardinals). Both teams feature possibly the #1 and #2 most feared hitters in the game (Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez). Both the Dodgers and Cardinals have compliment hitters that complete their lineup (Matt Holliday and Ryan Ludwick for the Cardinals and Matt Kemp and Andre Either for the Dodgers). So to me, this series comes down to pitching. Both teams seem to have decent bullpens so I will turn my attention to starting pitching. The Cardinals have Chris Carpenter and the Dodgers do not. Carpenter will start two games for the Cardinals and could carry the team to victory all by himself and in my mind, he will. Cardinals win the series 3-1.
Colorado Rockies (92-70) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (93-71)
At 18-28 and completely out of it in the middle of May, the Colorado Rockies decided to make a managerial change by firing Clint Hurdle and bringing in Jim Tracy. Since then, the Rockies have gone 74-42 (baseball’s best record in that timeframe) to earn the Wild Card Berth for the second time in three seasons. Their reward? The defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. However, the Phillies are not the same team they were last year. Their bullpen faces major issues with Brad Lidge not being able to get anybody out after going perfect in save opportunities (regular season and playoffs) last year. Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels have had terrible finishes to the season and Jamie Moyer was lost to season ending surgery. On the other side, Jason Marquis looked like a Cy Young candidate before falling apart in the month of September, so much so that Tracy will start Ubaldo Jimenez in Game 1 of the series. I’ll ride the Rockies hot streak and pick them to win in 5 games; however, the real NLCS may have already started in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
Boston Red Sox (95-67) vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (97-65)
Really? Again? For the fourth time since 2004, baseball fans have to suffer through this matchup again? I only say that because the Red Sox are 9-1 against the Angels in the ALDS since then. Will history change its tune? Perhaps, and there may be reasons why the Angels can finally get over this year. For one, the Angels lead the majors in hitting at .285, fifteen points better than their opponent. Second, The Angels post the best road record in baseball at 48-33 while the Red Sox only went 39-42. Since the Angels get three home games (if needed) in this series, they will have the advantage in this area. Well, you know what, I could go on and on about why the Angels will win this series. Forget about it. Until the Angels beat the Red Sox beat the playoffs, I will not believe it. Red Sox in 4.
Minnesota Twins (87-76) vs. New York Yankees (103-59)
The New York Yankees are 7-0 this year against Minnesota. You really expect me to break this down? Yankees sweep and close out baseball’s presence at the Metrodome on Sunday.
Saint Louis Cardinals (91-71) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)
The Los Angeles Dodgers nearly completed the biggest come from ahead tank job in baseball history by nearly allowing the Colorado Rockies to win the NL West and force the Dodgers to open the playoffs on the road. Fortunately, Clayton Kershaw bailed out the Dodgers last Saturday and the Dodgers were able to close out the Rockies. While the Dodgers were going through their own tailspin, the Cardinals were as well finishing their last ten games with a 2-8 record. Both teams hit comparable (.270 avg. for the Dodgers and .263 averages for the Cardinals). Both teams feature possibly the #1 and #2 most feared hitters in the game (Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez). Both the Dodgers and Cardinals have compliment hitters that complete their lineup (Matt Holliday and Ryan Ludwick for the Cardinals and Matt Kemp and Andre Either for the Dodgers). So to me, this series comes down to pitching. Both teams seem to have decent bullpens so I will turn my attention to starting pitching. The Cardinals have Chris Carpenter and the Dodgers do not. Carpenter will start two games for the Cardinals and could carry the team to victory all by himself and in my mind, he will. Cardinals win the series 3-1.
Colorado Rockies (92-70) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (93-71)
At 18-28 and completely out of it in the middle of May, the Colorado Rockies decided to make a managerial change by firing Clint Hurdle and bringing in Jim Tracy. Since then, the Rockies have gone 74-42 (baseball’s best record in that timeframe) to earn the Wild Card Berth for the second time in three seasons. Their reward? The defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. However, the Phillies are not the same team they were last year. Their bullpen faces major issues with Brad Lidge not being able to get anybody out after going perfect in save opportunities (regular season and playoffs) last year. Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels have had terrible finishes to the season and Jamie Moyer was lost to season ending surgery. On the other side, Jason Marquis looked like a Cy Young candidate before falling apart in the month of September, so much so that Tracy will start Ubaldo Jimenez in Game 1 of the series. I’ll ride the Rockies hot streak and pick them to win in 5 games; however, the real NLCS may have already started in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
Boston Red Sox (95-67) vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (97-65)
Really? Again? For the fourth time since 2004, baseball fans have to suffer through this matchup again? I only say that because the Red Sox are 9-1 against the Angels in the ALDS since then. Will history change its tune? Perhaps, and there may be reasons why the Angels can finally get over this year. For one, the Angels lead the majors in hitting at .285, fifteen points better than their opponent. Second, The Angels post the best road record in baseball at 48-33 while the Red Sox only went 39-42. Since the Angels get three home games (if needed) in this series, they will have the advantage in this area. Well, you know what, I could go on and on about why the Angels will win this series. Forget about it. Until the Angels beat the Red Sox beat the playoffs, I will not believe it. Red Sox in 4.
Minnesota Twins (87-76) vs. New York Yankees (103-59)
The New York Yankees are 7-0 this year against Minnesota. You really expect me to break this down? Yankees sweep and close out baseball’s presence at the Metrodome on Sunday.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
College Football Recap
Week 5 College Football Review
I spent the weekend in Kansas City at my parents place so I pretty much spent the entire today watching College Football. Since I recently opened a Twitter account, I have been encouraged to start blogging, so here I go, my first blog post in many months and what better way to start up again with some thoughts on College Football.
I have many thoughts on Notre Dame. For one, they are the only team in College Football that could either be 5-0 or 1-4; however, they currently sit at 4-1 and have a much needed bye week to prepare for their next home game against Southern California. The last four games played by the Irish have either gone down to the final minute or overtime with only Michigan being able to dethrone the Irish. What does this mean? Does it mean the Irish are back, well, not exactly; however, one could certainly say the Irish are much better. They are not getting blown out and they are very competitive; however, are these close games only delaying the inevitable firing of one Charlie Weis. What happens if Chaz starts losing more close games than he wins? The best thing for Chaz to do is get his team to start putting games away prior to the final few minutes because the minute things go back for Notre Dame in terms of losses, is the time we start hearing speculation about how much money Notre Dame is willing to pay for Urban Meyer. And yes, I know Meyer said he would never be the Notre Dame Head coach, but Nick Saban once said he would never coach at Alabama.
Trailing 20-6 with 4:33 left, I had left the Michigan Wolverines for dead. They had not moved the ball all game against the Michigan State defense; however, Tate Forcier woke up in time to drive Michigan to the game tying touchdown with two seconds left in the game. I even disagreed with Michigan State’s decision to award Michigan the ball first in overtime, as they seemed to have momentum to do whatever they wanted on offense. Then, Forcier remembered he was a freshman and threw an interception. One missed tackle later, and Michigan State was celebrating a 26-20 win. Like Notre Dame, Michigan is better but they have a long way to go to being the Michigan team that we are used to seeing (you know, good year, lose to Ohio State, lose the bowl game)
Hey Houston, the BCS called, they laughed and hung up the phone. Congrats on giving up 58 points to the same UTEP team that Kansas held to 7 points just a week later. Casey Keenum is a great QB for any chance for him to win the Heisman and for Houston to crash the BCS ended late into the night in El Paso, Texas. Speaking of UTEP, you know who their coach is right? Yep, Mike Price, the same Mike Price who was set to take over at Alabama prior to that stripper scandal.
Did you see the smiling grin on Sam Bradford’s face at the end of the Oklahoma game where they fell 21-20 to Miami? That grin was the “I should be the starting QB for the Detroit Lions and making $40 million grin.” Oklahoma can still contend for the Big 12 Championship and they will certainly needed Bradford healthy for their October 17 matchup with Texas in Dallas. Also in that game, Brent Musberger kept his streak alive as he made at least one reference to alcohol. By the way, why do they allow alcohol sales at Miami Football games? That’s the worst idea since going to a party with a……..never mind.
I fell asleep during the middle of the Georgia and LSU game; however, I woke up in time to witness a wild fourth quarter, where the teams combined for 20 points in the final 3 minutes of the game. While Georgia fans may seem unhappy with the outcome; overall College Football fans should rejoice, as this now sets up a top 5 matchup next week between #1 Florida and #4 LSU.
Remember when California was #6 in the country and had a Heisman Trophy Candidate in Jovhan Best? Wait, that was two weeks ago.
Not surprising to see Boise State drop from #5 to #6 in both polls this week. They had an unimpressive 34-16 win against UC Davis; however, what justification is there to put Virginia Tech at #5? Did that 34-26 win over Duke really impress the pollsters? Where is the love for USC? I mean, you do realize that USC has given up 3 touchdowns all year, right? More love for USC is needed. They are the best one loss team in College Football right now.
Wisconsin beat Minnesota 31-28. Do people in Minnesota even know what Paul Bunyon’s ax looks like anymore? Anyway, the Badgers are 5-0 and they have a big test this week at Ohio State. What is Wisconsin’s reward for being 5-0? Well, they are not ranked in one poll, #25 in another, and they are 16.5 underdogs at Ohio State this weekend.
I will be back later this week for predictions. Since Nebraska travels to Missouri this Thursday I will throw this one out ahead of time. Missouri is ranked #18 in one poll. Nebraska has not beaten a top 20 team in about forever. Until they do, I will go with the top 20 team. Missouri 27 Nebraska 17
I spent the weekend in Kansas City at my parents place so I pretty much spent the entire today watching College Football. Since I recently opened a Twitter account, I have been encouraged to start blogging, so here I go, my first blog post in many months and what better way to start up again with some thoughts on College Football.
I have many thoughts on Notre Dame. For one, they are the only team in College Football that could either be 5-0 or 1-4; however, they currently sit at 4-1 and have a much needed bye week to prepare for their next home game against Southern California. The last four games played by the Irish have either gone down to the final minute or overtime with only Michigan being able to dethrone the Irish. What does this mean? Does it mean the Irish are back, well, not exactly; however, one could certainly say the Irish are much better. They are not getting blown out and they are very competitive; however, are these close games only delaying the inevitable firing of one Charlie Weis. What happens if Chaz starts losing more close games than he wins? The best thing for Chaz to do is get his team to start putting games away prior to the final few minutes because the minute things go back for Notre Dame in terms of losses, is the time we start hearing speculation about how much money Notre Dame is willing to pay for Urban Meyer. And yes, I know Meyer said he would never be the Notre Dame Head coach, but Nick Saban once said he would never coach at Alabama.
Trailing 20-6 with 4:33 left, I had left the Michigan Wolverines for dead. They had not moved the ball all game against the Michigan State defense; however, Tate Forcier woke up in time to drive Michigan to the game tying touchdown with two seconds left in the game. I even disagreed with Michigan State’s decision to award Michigan the ball first in overtime, as they seemed to have momentum to do whatever they wanted on offense. Then, Forcier remembered he was a freshman and threw an interception. One missed tackle later, and Michigan State was celebrating a 26-20 win. Like Notre Dame, Michigan is better but they have a long way to go to being the Michigan team that we are used to seeing (you know, good year, lose to Ohio State, lose the bowl game)
Hey Houston, the BCS called, they laughed and hung up the phone. Congrats on giving up 58 points to the same UTEP team that Kansas held to 7 points just a week later. Casey Keenum is a great QB for any chance for him to win the Heisman and for Houston to crash the BCS ended late into the night in El Paso, Texas. Speaking of UTEP, you know who their coach is right? Yep, Mike Price, the same Mike Price who was set to take over at Alabama prior to that stripper scandal.
Did you see the smiling grin on Sam Bradford’s face at the end of the Oklahoma game where they fell 21-20 to Miami? That grin was the “I should be the starting QB for the Detroit Lions and making $40 million grin.” Oklahoma can still contend for the Big 12 Championship and they will certainly needed Bradford healthy for their October 17 matchup with Texas in Dallas. Also in that game, Brent Musberger kept his streak alive as he made at least one reference to alcohol. By the way, why do they allow alcohol sales at Miami Football games? That’s the worst idea since going to a party with a……..never mind.
I fell asleep during the middle of the Georgia and LSU game; however, I woke up in time to witness a wild fourth quarter, where the teams combined for 20 points in the final 3 minutes of the game. While Georgia fans may seem unhappy with the outcome; overall College Football fans should rejoice, as this now sets up a top 5 matchup next week between #1 Florida and #4 LSU.
Remember when California was #6 in the country and had a Heisman Trophy Candidate in Jovhan Best? Wait, that was two weeks ago.
Not surprising to see Boise State drop from #5 to #6 in both polls this week. They had an unimpressive 34-16 win against UC Davis; however, what justification is there to put Virginia Tech at #5? Did that 34-26 win over Duke really impress the pollsters? Where is the love for USC? I mean, you do realize that USC has given up 3 touchdowns all year, right? More love for USC is needed. They are the best one loss team in College Football right now.
Wisconsin beat Minnesota 31-28. Do people in Minnesota even know what Paul Bunyon’s ax looks like anymore? Anyway, the Badgers are 5-0 and they have a big test this week at Ohio State. What is Wisconsin’s reward for being 5-0? Well, they are not ranked in one poll, #25 in another, and they are 16.5 underdogs at Ohio State this weekend.
I will be back later this week for predictions. Since Nebraska travels to Missouri this Thursday I will throw this one out ahead of time. Missouri is ranked #18 in one poll. Nebraska has not beaten a top 20 team in about forever. Until they do, I will go with the top 20 team. Missouri 27 Nebraska 17
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Royals Off-season acquisition review
The Royals have made 4 off-season transactions. Time for a quick analysis
1. Trade Relief Pitcher Leo Nunez to Florida for 1B Mike Jacobs
The Royals gave up part of their solid relief core last year to acquire a big bat that can slide in at the 4 or 5 slot of the lineup. Last year, Jacobs hit .247 with 32 home runs and 93 RBI's with the Marlins; however, his .299 on-base percentage was downright pitiful and something that is going to have to improve. Jacobs played in a bigger ballpark in Florida and comes to a ballpark with similar dimensions in Kansas City. He definitely has the potential to break the single season home run record held by Steve Balboni (36). Former Royal Kevin Seitzer was brought in to serve as the team's hitting coach and hopefully he can improve the OBP for not only Jacobs, but Jose Guillen, Mark Teahan, and Co.
2. Trade Relief Pitcher Ramon Ramirez to Boston for OF Coco Crisp
The Royals gave up yet another part of their solid relief core last year to acquire a true leadoff hitter in Crisp. General Manager Dayton Moore is hoping Crisp will provide the spark at the top of the lineup which will help the Royals improve on their 12th place finish in the American League in total runs. In 118 games for the Sox last year, Crisp hit .283 with an OBP of .344 with 7 homers, 43 RBI's and 20 stolen base. Look for the Royals to run Crisp a lot and you will see that stolen base total go up.
KEY ANALYSIS OF THE HITTING ACQUISITIONS: The Royals added two fresh bats to their lineup for about $9-$10 million in payroll. They likely would not have gotten the caliber of players in Jacobs and Crisp in the free agent market. Crisp, David DeJesus, and Mark Teahan will likely makeup the outfield this year with Jose Guillen serving as designated hitter. Oddman out? Perhaps Billy Butler, who will probably be a bench player/part time starter for the Royals.
3. Acquisition of Relief Pitcher Kyle Farnsworth for 2 years, $9.25 million.
Now, I understand what Dayton Moore is doing. He traded away two key components of his team, in order to acquire what he called cheap, quality hitters. He could then use some money to pay what some consider as "good money" to a top reliever in the marketplace. But Kyle Farnsworth? This guy may be one of the most overrated players in the history of baseball. I mean, the guy can throw 100 MPH, but his pitches have about as much movement on them as Joe Paterno on one leg. Farnsworth has a life-time 4.47 ERA in ten major league seasons, with his best season coming in 2005, when he had a 2.19 ERA splitting time with Detroit and Atlanta. Hopefully Farnsworth can rekindle the magic he had in 2005.
4. Acquisition of Relief Pitcher Horacio Ramirez for 1 year.
Dayton Moore traded Ramirez to the White Sox at the trade deadline last year but ended up getting him back in the free agent market. Ramirez was effective for the Royals last year in limited action as a reliever; however, Dayton Moore has said that Ramirez would compete for the fifth spot in the Kansas City rotation.
WHAT IS LEFT TO DO
The Royals missed out on Rafael Furcal, who elected to sign with the Dodgers. Had Furcal signed with the Royals, Mike Aviles would have moved from shortstop to second base; however, it now appears that Alberto Callaspo will be on the opening day second baseman next year. There are still a lot of free agents out on the market, don't expect the Royals to sit through the rest of the offseason in a quiet mode. After all, you never know when the next Mark Teahan trade rumor may pop up agai
1. Trade Relief Pitcher Leo Nunez to Florida for 1B Mike Jacobs
The Royals gave up part of their solid relief core last year to acquire a big bat that can slide in at the 4 or 5 slot of the lineup. Last year, Jacobs hit .247 with 32 home runs and 93 RBI's with the Marlins; however, his .299 on-base percentage was downright pitiful and something that is going to have to improve. Jacobs played in a bigger ballpark in Florida and comes to a ballpark with similar dimensions in Kansas City. He definitely has the potential to break the single season home run record held by Steve Balboni (36). Former Royal Kevin Seitzer was brought in to serve as the team's hitting coach and hopefully he can improve the OBP for not only Jacobs, but Jose Guillen, Mark Teahan, and Co.
2. Trade Relief Pitcher Ramon Ramirez to Boston for OF Coco Crisp
The Royals gave up yet another part of their solid relief core last year to acquire a true leadoff hitter in Crisp. General Manager Dayton Moore is hoping Crisp will provide the spark at the top of the lineup which will help the Royals improve on their 12th place finish in the American League in total runs. In 118 games for the Sox last year, Crisp hit .283 with an OBP of .344 with 7 homers, 43 RBI's and 20 stolen base. Look for the Royals to run Crisp a lot and you will see that stolen base total go up.
KEY ANALYSIS OF THE HITTING ACQUISITIONS: The Royals added two fresh bats to their lineup for about $9-$10 million in payroll. They likely would not have gotten the caliber of players in Jacobs and Crisp in the free agent market. Crisp, David DeJesus, and Mark Teahan will likely makeup the outfield this year with Jose Guillen serving as designated hitter. Oddman out? Perhaps Billy Butler, who will probably be a bench player/part time starter for the Royals.
3. Acquisition of Relief Pitcher Kyle Farnsworth for 2 years, $9.25 million.
Now, I understand what Dayton Moore is doing. He traded away two key components of his team, in order to acquire what he called cheap, quality hitters. He could then use some money to pay what some consider as "good money" to a top reliever in the marketplace. But Kyle Farnsworth? This guy may be one of the most overrated players in the history of baseball. I mean, the guy can throw 100 MPH, but his pitches have about as much movement on them as Joe Paterno on one leg. Farnsworth has a life-time 4.47 ERA in ten major league seasons, with his best season coming in 2005, when he had a 2.19 ERA splitting time with Detroit and Atlanta. Hopefully Farnsworth can rekindle the magic he had in 2005.
4. Acquisition of Relief Pitcher Horacio Ramirez for 1 year.
Dayton Moore traded Ramirez to the White Sox at the trade deadline last year but ended up getting him back in the free agent market. Ramirez was effective for the Royals last year in limited action as a reliever; however, Dayton Moore has said that Ramirez would compete for the fifth spot in the Kansas City rotation.
WHAT IS LEFT TO DO
The Royals missed out on Rafael Furcal, who elected to sign with the Dodgers. Had Furcal signed with the Royals, Mike Aviles would have moved from shortstop to second base; however, it now appears that Alberto Callaspo will be on the opening day second baseman next year. There are still a lot of free agents out on the market, don't expect the Royals to sit through the rest of the offseason in a quiet mode. After all, you never know when the next Mark Teahan trade rumor may pop up agai
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
JB Sez a new day is dawning in Kansas City..........
Well the semester has finally ended, school is 26 days away from returning, and I got some free time on my hands. What better way to spend that time but to blog, and what better way to start the blog up again by sharing my thoughts on what transpired yesterday in Kansas City. After 20 years of serving as General Manager, President, and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, Carl Peterson announced he was resigning effective at the end of the season. Whether Peterson actually resigned or was fired remains a question, but the bottom line is that a new mind will be in charge of player personnel decisions in Kansas City and this decision probably should have been made a long time ago.
Now, Carl Peterson has done some great things in Kansas City. He has overseen a home sellout of every game since 1991 (well technically every ticket was sold), he went 176-141-1 as General Manager and oversaw 4 AFC West Titles and 9 playoff berths. He made a Chiefs tickets one of the hottest commodities in the country and ensured that if Chiefs fans could not go to a home game, they could watch them on TV in their home market with that sellout streak.
In the end, King Carl could not escape from the shortfalls of himself as a General Manager. In 20 years, King Carl failed to draft and develop a quarterback as a franchise quarterback. He made the ill-fated decision to release Rich Gannon and keep Elvis Grbac. We then saw Gannon take the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl and Grbac flunk out of the NFL. The most important stat in the Carl Peterson era was the date of Kansas City's last playoff victory: January 1994. The scene? Well, it was Houston, Texas against an Oiler team that no longer plays in Houston but rather in Tennessee. The quarterback? Joe Montana, who retired one year later after a two year stint with the Chiefs. Now, how many teams in the NFL have a longer playoff win drought than the Chiefs? Well, you cannot count the Houston Texans, because they are a recently new franchise. That leaves you with two teams: The Detroit Lions (1991) and The Cincinnati Bengals (1990). Considering that these are two of the worst run franchises in all of sports for some time (even though the Bengals have had recent success), this does not put King Carl in good company.
Lamar Hunt was very loyal to King Carl over the years. I knew as long as Lamar was in charge that a change would not be made. As great of a person to the NFL as Lamar was, he failed to manage the team he owned, only caring about making money and only money. Clark Hunt has made it a point to tell the NFL world that he is not his dad, and his first big decision, free-ing himself from King Carl, was the right one.
Now, Clark Hunt has indicated the next General Manager will be only a General Manager and there will be a separate President and CEO. Whoever the next General Manager will have the daunting task of determing if Herm Edwards is the right man to coach this team, and will likely have to sign or draft two, or possibly three quarterbacks. Regardless of the decisions made, Chiefs fans should feel vindicated, that we are free from King Carl!!!!!!
Now, Carl Peterson has done some great things in Kansas City. He has overseen a home sellout of every game since 1991 (well technically every ticket was sold), he went 176-141-1 as General Manager and oversaw 4 AFC West Titles and 9 playoff berths. He made a Chiefs tickets one of the hottest commodities in the country and ensured that if Chiefs fans could not go to a home game, they could watch them on TV in their home market with that sellout streak.
In the end, King Carl could not escape from the shortfalls of himself as a General Manager. In 20 years, King Carl failed to draft and develop a quarterback as a franchise quarterback. He made the ill-fated decision to release Rich Gannon and keep Elvis Grbac. We then saw Gannon take the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl and Grbac flunk out of the NFL. The most important stat in the Carl Peterson era was the date of Kansas City's last playoff victory: January 1994. The scene? Well, it was Houston, Texas against an Oiler team that no longer plays in Houston but rather in Tennessee. The quarterback? Joe Montana, who retired one year later after a two year stint with the Chiefs. Now, how many teams in the NFL have a longer playoff win drought than the Chiefs? Well, you cannot count the Houston Texans, because they are a recently new franchise. That leaves you with two teams: The Detroit Lions (1991) and The Cincinnati Bengals (1990). Considering that these are two of the worst run franchises in all of sports for some time (even though the Bengals have had recent success), this does not put King Carl in good company.
Lamar Hunt was very loyal to King Carl over the years. I knew as long as Lamar was in charge that a change would not be made. As great of a person to the NFL as Lamar was, he failed to manage the team he owned, only caring about making money and only money. Clark Hunt has made it a point to tell the NFL world that he is not his dad, and his first big decision, free-ing himself from King Carl, was the right one.
Now, Clark Hunt has indicated the next General Manager will be only a General Manager and there will be a separate President and CEO. Whoever the next General Manager will have the daunting task of determing if Herm Edwards is the right man to coach this team, and will likely have to sign or draft two, or possibly three quarterbacks. Regardless of the decisions made, Chiefs fans should feel vindicated, that we are free from King Carl!!!!!!
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