King Carl vs. A.J. "Lord of no Rings"Smith....$.99 PPV

by THE_TRUTH on Sep 23, 2010 4:52 PM CDT

Just an interesting point of topic....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Braylon-Edwards-Michael-Vick-Vince-Young-Jason-Whitlock-NFL-Truths-092310

8. A.J. Smith, general manager of the San Diego Chargers, is starting to remind me of former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson, and that's not a good thing.

In the 1990s, Peterson developed a solid reputation while the Chiefs won a bunch of regular-season games but few postseason contests.Peterson acquired Marcus Allen and Joe Montana and drafted Derrick Thomas, Tony Gonzalez and Dale Carter.

Eventually, Peterson's ego ruined his relationship with Neil Smith, Jared Allen, John Tait and several other key players. Peterson never won a Super Bowl. He never won a playoff game after 1993.

A.J. Smith carries himself like he's Bill Polian, the best GM in football. Smith has scrapped publicly with LaDainian Tomlinson, Donnie Edwards and now Vincent Jackson. Have the Chargers won a Super Bowl during Smith's tenure? Maybe I missed that.

I don't know who is right in the Smith-Jackson standoff. Smith probably is. I'm just tired of Smith's name being in the paper. Other GMs seem to handle their business with less publicity.

Pretty interesting take from Whitlock on the comparison of the two. I still don't understand NOT taking a 2nd and a possible late round pick for Jackson to Minnesota. I mean, Jackson will be able to go whereever he wants at the end of the season and the Chargers will get zip,nada,nothing then. Well, I guess the Chargers fans might see what we went through for 20 years with The King all too soon. We were contenders for a few of those years and never lived up to the hype (see the correlation). Here's 20 years to the Chargers ;)

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So do you see a correlation on how King Carl ran The Chiefs versus A.J. running The Chargers?

Wow, kinda deja vu all over again

23 votes

No way, different ego entirely

2 votes

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I mean, Jackson will be able to go whereever he wants at the end of the season and the Chargers will get zip,nada,nothing then

Not exactly true, from the way I interpret it if he doesn’t play the last 6 games he’s in the same boat he is in this year. If he does play then the Chargers get a compensatory 3rd rounder for him

Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.

by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 23, 2010 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

Aha,maybe....good point tho

The problem this year is that it’s an uncapped year and who knows what their going to decide after the owners and players union get together…that might be part of the bargaining agreement regarding FA and from what I’ve heard it’ll be a talking point since vets are “getting screwed” (per the players union).

So yes, if that doesn’t change…3rd round pick. Maybe, but I’m leaning toward the union on that one….we’ll see,I’ve been wrong before :)

Joe Theismann:"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

by THE_TRUTH on Sep 23, 2010 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions

As of yesterday

Jackson’s trade value has gone DOWN.

It’s too bad Smith is a jackass, Jackson and Bowe could have made a good 1,2 in 2011

2010 predictions live by em die by em
- Chiefs do what they did last year and double their win total.. Good for a second place finish in the AFC West
-McCluster is considered for ROY, doesn't win it
- Arenas takes two to the house
- Carr becomes a legitimate corner
-Flowers gets jipped in Pro Bowl voting

by 808NaNz808 on Sep 23, 2010 5:13 PM CDT reply actions

I dont think he is going to trade him to a division rival

by banshee_01 on Sep 23, 2010 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly, that never happens.

/Donovan McNabb reference.

by craig in calgary on Sep 23, 2010 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions

it's also too bad that Jackson is a jackass

more teams would be willing to give a guy without multiple drunk driving infractions a shot and might open up their coffers a little bit more.

i can see Smith’s POV on this one, McNeil, that one confuses me.

by bansky on Sep 23, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

And IMHO, you don't turn down a 2nd and later round pick...

….for a player that will never play for your team as long as you’re the GM.

Joe Theismann:"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

by THE_TRUTH on Sep 23, 2010 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree with that

That’s why the actual trade of JA never bothered me (even if the treatment beforehand did).

At that point, we were losing him anyway. Get value before they walk.

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Sep 23, 2010 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly.

The chiefs came out even at least on the JA trade. I’d say King Carl is better than A.J. Smith smith at this point for getting something out of a player which is basically a lost cause.

by Baconisthebest on Sep 23, 2010 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions