Potential Candidates - Welcome To The Best GM Opportunity In The NFL

by ChiefDJ on Dec 17, 2008 6:37 PM CST in Kansas City Chiefs GM Search

So you are a "shrewd evaluator of football talent", a "strong leader, a good communicator" and someone "who has experience in building a winning NFL team" and want to be a General Manager in the NFL?

By far the best opportunity for a talented young candidate in some time is right here in Kansas City. Here is every candidates dream:

Long lasting franchise with a historical tradition founded by an NFL Hall of Fame owner.
Patient, dedicated ownership: Our last GM was here for 19 years.
Young team already started down the road of rebuilding with many good young players that have gotten a lot of playing experience.
Plenty of cap money available to manuever with.
Top 5 draft pick coming into next years draft.
Fanatically loyal fanbase that will embrace you with open arms purely for the fact that you are not Carl Peterson.
Non-meddling young owner looking to make his mark that is involved with the team behind the scenes but stays quiet publicly.
Built-in fan draw with the conclusion of remodeling of Arrowhead Stadium in 2010.

Cleveland Browns? Please. Detroit Lions? Only if you want to be the guy the fans say "I wish Millen were still here" about.

Look no further than the Kansas City Chiefs for the best opportunity for years to come at a quality General Managing job.

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I agree this has to be one of the most desireable positions...

KC fans are very tolerant and patient. Whatever GM comes in will have very little pressure to perform immediately. If they fail, they will never be as bad as Carl in the eyes of this city. If they succeed, they are a God for life.

by HIV 2 Elway on Dec 17, 2008 7:57 PM CST reply actions

Craigslist ad

One previous owner, made it to a super bowl once but usually only driven to church on Sunday. Needs a little work, good project club.

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Dec 17, 2008 9:27 PM CST reply actions

Two superbowls...

…66 and 69…one win…

by woodman212 on Dec 18, 2008 12:35 AM CST up reply actions

Fanbase

This is sort of a given, but the large fanbase means the new GM will be taking over a team that has an almost ridiculous home field advantage in an essentially brand new stadium. That’s gotta be highly attractive.

by Rev. Slappy on Dec 17, 2008 9:59 PM CST reply actions

We have to be the "Premier" opening in the NFL

This will definitely help us get our pick of the litter! Besides Steve Bono, who wouldn’t want to come to KC?

by TheQ on Dec 18, 2008 9:10 AM CST reply actions

Al Davis :)

We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Dec 18, 2008 9:15 AM CST up reply actions

John Elway.

"In the NFL, coaching has to make a difference when the games are close. The talent level across the league from team to team is too similar. Great head coaches do their best work in the fourth quarter when the game is on the line. Instead, we’ve seen Herm blow timeouts, put the game in the hands of the league’s worst defense, and most recently, run Larry Johnson behind Wade Smith and Adrian Jones as if they were Tim Grunhard and Will Shields in their prime.
Dr. Frankenstein is gone, but his monster is still roaming the sideline at Arrowhead Stadium." -C.E. Wendler, Warpaint Illustrated

by IISaiNtII on Dec 18, 2008 10:20 PM CST up reply actions