He’s from KC. I’ve heard his name now and again but don’t know a ton about him.

Me too….in two years!

Remember we still have their 2nd rounder in 2010 :)

Is that he makes it there with the Falcons and the Chiefs are there to beat him. Probably won’t be this year.

I was actually unimpressed with this interview. It came across smug to me and got me thinking about a few things.

One. He better retire in two years or three at the most or he’s going to get alot of hate for leaving KC. If he leaves town because he thought it would take too long for them to turn it around and compete before the end of his career and then goes ahead and plays for five or six more years thats not going to go over well here.

Two. I don’t think he has all this class that people think he does. From what he’s saying it sounds like him and Waters were having circle jerks feeling sorry for themselves and how they were the only “experienced players” instead of stepping up to help out. You think a guy like Zach Thomas would’ve say around and moaned or stepped up?

Three. As stupid as it sounds(sorry I’m going to sound like a Bronco fan a second) I’m glad he’s gone. From the sounds of it he had very little to contribute to this team other then some production on the field. He is a great player and did contribute alot on the field and wouldve help Cassel on the field but as far as the intangibles and being a teammate I think he’s pretty worthless. Pioli did a great job in getting a 2nd rounder for him especially if he can parlay that into an RFA player next offseason(Wilfork anyone?) or into a needed WR or OLineman.

I wish him luck in Atlanta but the shame is I really don’t think he’s going to achieve what he set out to do. That team looks like a clone of the Vermeil Chiefs and in a tough NFC I doubt they will achieve much more then he did in KC over the next two to three years.

I agree. Gonzo never gave the new regime a chance or knows how they really operate, he based his decision on hear say in my opinion. I can understand wanting to win in a Superbowl, but the other 52 players on the team would like that as well. I’ll say this again, I don’t believe that the team only revolves around one individual. I refuse to believe that TG was the only option to throw to or Bowe is the only wide receiver to go to or that LJ is the only running back capable of running the ball.

I have heard it from a number of places, that the biggest thing this team lacked last year was veteran leadership. When I hear this guy talk about looking around the locker room and not seeing anybody but old guys and real young guys and thinking he needed to get out, it really chaps my ass. When he took Thigpen aside last year and started working extra with him watching tape, was that an act of leadership or was it a selfish me-first thing? As I think about it now, I think it was me-first, because the others who joined had to do it of their own accord, not because Tony was pushing ALL the receivers to come in and work with them. Instead of stepping up and being a leader, sounds like he and Waters both shunned the young guys and copped attitudes about the situation. At least that’s the perception I get from this. Sure he was a great receiver, but if you ain’t all in for the team, you are part of the problem, not the solution. Looks to me like the team will be better for his having been traded. Now I’m really wondering about Waters…maybe he needs to go too, because if he isn’t going to put forth the effort he is wasted roster space despite ProBowl status. We need leaders, not whiners.