Peterson did get two better offers for Gonzalez. The Bills and Falcons were the bidders but Gonzalez, who claimed he wanted out of K.C., turned down the chance to go to two teams where he would have been a major piece in a puzzle that could lead to the playoffs. Neither one may fit the bill of a traditional Super Bowl contender but they've both got better records than the Packers and, in the Falcons case, a clearer path to the playoffs.

The Kansas City Star reports that the Packers wanted protection, i.e. draft picks, from the Chiefs if Gonzalez didn't play out his contract. That's a silly provision, caveat emptor and all that, and one Peterson shouldn't have agreed to but he shouldn't have agreed to it for a second rounder any more than a third-round selection. Letting it get to that point, asking Gonzalez for his approval and then pulling the plug makes Peterson a guy people, players and management, aren't going to want to do business with in the future.

Not that Gonzalez is any better. He should have gone to Atlanta or Buffalo and made a clean start of things. Whining about wanting to leave and then refusing to budge is just as bad for your team as changing the terms of a deal at the last second. These two guys deserve each other, the Chiefs would be wise to lose both of them.