Carl Peterson Remembers The Kansas City Chiefs On Hard Knocks

by Joel Thorman on Aug 24, 2010 7:56 PM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Season

I'm not sure if how many of you have been watching HBO's Hard Knocks with the New York Jets this week, but it makes me think of the Kansas City Chiefs season on Hard Knocks. Comparing the two shows, I'd have to say the Jets are more entertaining.

Carl Peterson, the GM of the Chiefs at the time, looked back on Hard Knocks with the Chiefs on 105.7 the Fan in Baltimore.

"Having experienced it personally, I was very reluctant to do it. Steve took about four years to talk me into it. I do think it has some real pluses. Frankly, our entire organization enjoyed doing it."

The star of the Jets on Hard Knocks has easily been Rex Ryan. He has quite the personality to say the least. Herm, the Chiefs coach at the time, and Rex Ryan are clearly opposites in a lot of ways.

"Of course, Herman is just the opposite of Rex Ryan. He's from the Tony Dungy school so he's not going to use any profanity, and he frowns on it. There's a lot of ways to get your message across and I guess feels he has to be Rex."

Dungy expressed some concern with Ryan's language on the show but the two apparently talked it out recently. Peterson says he could probably do without the profanity. Of course, most of Peterson's success came with Marty Schottenheimer, who wasn't exactly Tony Dungy (Brian Shottenheimer, Marty's son, even tells a story on Hard Knocks about his dad's language.).

I've never thought of this comparison below but in light of Hard Knocks it's probably worth bringing up:

"We had a coach with us that was fairly profane also in Gunther Cunningham. I think Rex makes Gunther look like a saint."

I'd be curious what some of their players think about that.

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Man I would love if the Chiefs were on Hard Knocks again

But to the rest of the public I imagine that was considered a pretty boring season.

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by Joel Thorman on Aug 24, 2010 7:57 PM CDT reply actions

That was when I stopped liking Gunther Cunningham.

It wasn’t the profanity. It was the preening.

"I ain't lyin' 'bout nothin'."
"Oh? So what exactly are you lying about?"

by hmills110 on Aug 24, 2010 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions

What do you mean by preening?

*When we blitz, have the LB's do a KC Strip. Do this in remembrance of DT.
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by mistamic on Aug 24, 2010 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm Assuming He Means The Mugging That Gunther Did For The Cameras

I didn’t realize until later that’s what he was doing. Same with Krumrie. Their intense attitudes played well on TV until you watched the team on the field during real games and realized that defense still wasn’t that good. And by a year later (2008), it looked like the players had pretty much tuned them out and quit.

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by UCrawford on Aug 25, 2010 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Gunther Was Still Right About Medlock, Though

That kid sucked.

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by UCrawford on Aug 25, 2010 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions

So

by raiderhater77 on Aug 24, 2010 8:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

That was an accident

by raiderhater77 on Aug 24, 2010 8:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Carl Peterson could do without the profanity?

i guess he thinks is should only be used when dealing with Mormon offensive linemen.

by bansky on Aug 24, 2010 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

I meant to say

Someone just gave me club level seats for Monday night football for my birthday

by raiderhater77 on Aug 24, 2010 8:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Thats Awesome!

Congrats.

"Chiefs Will..."

by RodeoChief on Aug 24, 2010 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Sweet what section you in brother?

by ~chief_ganja_king~ on Aug 24, 2010 8:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Actually don't know yet

Birthday isn’t until September 17th. They told me on the phone so I’d have enough time to sell my season tickets in section 339. I know they’re row 9 seats 9, 10 and 11.

by raiderhater77 on Aug 24, 2010 8:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I got section 122 for my b-day...

not club level, but a great present none-the-less.

by Chief Willie Wildcat on Aug 24, 2010 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I got section 122 for my b-day as well

for the Jags game.

by ace328 on Aug 25, 2010 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions

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by chiefsfan62 on Aug 24, 2010 8:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Thanks..

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by chiefsfan62 on Aug 24, 2010 10:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

as far as Hard Knocks goes...

I think a lot of teams considered it a curse on their season to be their subject matter. I know I hope not to see the Chiefs on there for a long, long time. I’ll go to training camp and get my own view.

by Chief Willie Wildcat on Aug 24, 2010 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

Any Marty team would have been cool also.

by Rowdy Chief on Aug 24, 2010 9:38 PM CDT reply actions

Given the lack of success Carl was enjoying at that point,

one would think he would have been thrilled to have the Chief name and brand more visible.
Oh well, it is what it is.
I am shocked that Jerry “Slime” Jones didn’t get his Cowgirls on Hard Knocks for his season of destiny to culminate in Jones Cathedral. Complete with Hard Knocks replays on the Ginormitron TV during Super Bowl pre-game.

by BCRavenJHawkfan on Aug 24, 2010 9:42 PM CDT reply actions