I think Harrison has quite a body of work built up. What is with him and the Cleveland Browns, anyway? Cribbs and Massaquoi last year, McCoy this year.
sluggo
5463
I guess that begs the question: how much blame should the owners shoulder for injuries to Eric Berry, Jamaal Charles and Matt Cassel? It’s not like they went into the season with Tyler Palko and Jackie Battle as the cornerstones to their season strategy.
Erik_J
5464
But it is their responsibility to add depth. Look at the travesty going on in Indie with Peyton out.
I think that’s the first funny thing I’ve ever seen an NFL fan do.
As you’d expect, he almost ruined it by taking it to levels of obsessive, un-hip nerdiness, but he saved it with the free hot dog.
I suppose it goes to his first issue, $32M under the cap spending.
Eh, I see it more as entitlement whining. The ass bought season tickets to the Chiefs. That means you forfeit any right to whine when they have a shitty season. Sort of like building your house on a flood plain means you waive your right to cry about it when it gets washed away.
“Wah wah, we had a bad season!”
Of course we had a bad season, we’re Kansas City. We don’t do this “winning” thing.
All he does is win games.
I can’t stand Skip Bayless, but this is worth it simply for the look on Stephen A Smith’s face.
You always get a free pass on that if it’s funny or over the top, even unintentionally. This qualifies.
So I guess Brady’s knee will get shattered this Sunday. And Hoyer comes down with the flu. And Welker gets kidnapped by the Russian mob. And Gronk transforms into Godzilla and swims for Tokyo.
The Pat’s D does have a way of making poor QBs look good.
Erik_J
5471
Unless it is just an absolute debacle, the outcome won’t matter in terms of the Broncos losing.
sluggo
5472
I think the depth argument only goes so far. If you want to argue that the Colts did a godawful job of building a team capable of surviving without Peyton, for instance, I see merit to that.
But depth is a problem that all teams face, and it’s not like there’s a Costco with high-end NFL players that teams ignore because they’re too cheap. How many teams really have top-flight backup QBs? The Texans are headed to the playoffs with a third stringer. The Bears have lost their QB and RB and they haven’t scored an offensive TD this month. Was there some obvious acquisition the Chiefs didn’t make?
So to me, putting up a banner complaining about Tyler Palco and other backups makes this guy another dumbass fan who can’t tell the difference between bad luck and bad management. When you lose your best offensive and defensive players in the first two weeks of the season, your team is probably screwed, and it’s not the owner’s fault. Sometimes you just get unlucky. Deal with it.
And really, that sign looks enough of a waste of money that it’s hard to feel much sympathy for that dude’s wallet. :)
Shadarr
5473
When you’re $32 million under the cap, there kind of is a Costco for backup players. It’s called free agency. You won’t find a starting QB there, but a backup? Absolutely. They could’ve had Vince Young, Bruce Gradkowski, Matt Moore or Derek Anderson. They could’ve made a run at Tavares Jackson, Billy Volek or Seneca Wallace.
Erik_J
5474
As stated, I don’t think you get to sit 32M under the cap when Palko is your emergency plan. Sorry, they are responsible for fielding shit backups with that kind of cap room. I’m not saying you can get all-stars, but you can do something. But Palko?
Omniscia
5475
What the heck happened to David Garrard, anyway?
Omniscia
5476
What the heck happened to David Garrard, anyway?
Does the “Have to spend 90% of the cap” stipulation come into effect next year?
Garrard had a herniated disk and needed surgery to repair it. Even if someone had signed him he wouldn’t have been able to play this year, so his career is most likely done.
Omniscia
5479
Oh. Damn.
I completely lost track of him after Jacksonville cut him loose.
Shadarr
5480
Donovan McNabb is still out there though. As is Brett Favre.
