Take your blinders off, here's who we really got

yes, he did benefit from having Fitz & Quan drawing defenders away from him & probably returned from his injury prematurely last season. I also think we paid a bit much for his services…..that being said, I think he will have very much the same impact here in the slot as he did in AZ. Early indicators are that Baldwin is going to be crazy good & together with Bowe are going to be opposing secondaries’ worst nightmare, and command most of their attention leaving Breaston, the lesser of 3 evils wide open in the middle a good chunk of the time.

I also think Dexter’s role will not diminish as much as it will shift to the RB side of things, spelling Jamaal & catching pasees out of the backfield. He is versatile, shifty and can score from anywhere on the field. A player that dynamic just doesn’t get phased out of the offensive game plan.

Everything else I pretty much agree with.

It has been said that he will be the 3rd down back..

Him having less role is a good thing. He can become full time kick returner and hopefully use his alleged shiftiness to take some to the house. Although if our blocking doesn’t improve compared to last year, I’d rather see Javier Arenas doing that job. He’s clearly considerably more durable.

I disagree about Breaston. He’s come back nicely from the injuries he’s had, and I don’t think you’re correct about his role. Haley himself called him a slot receiver. Which means he’s not at all going against Baldwin for a spot.

I see Breaston as our way of running a lot more 3 receiver sets without a serious drop in talent (as opposed to last year when even a 2 receiver set was iffy).

Has only missed 4 games in 4 seasons, had success at both an outside and slot WR, and contrary to belief that other WRs allowed Breaston to have his best season, remember that he had Kurt Warner throwing to three 1000 yd. receivers in a Super Bowl season, one of them being Breaston. I don’t think there is a better coach than Haley to vouch for Breaston as a quality player well worth his contract he received.

Bottom line: if you gave Gregg a solid grade, Breaston deserves the same grade, at the very least.

here I was thinking who we really got was Breaston, McClain, Gregg

Piscitelli, Siler, and more. Glad I took my blinders off!

Do you really think he’s going to get all of that money? I guarantee you its heavily incentive-based, same with our contract to Jamaal and DJ.

And if he doesn’t show anything in a few years, we cut our losses and only have to pay him 9 Mil, I think its good value to me.

I don’t think Waters would be happy in a backup role, and the Chiefs were ready to plug in Asamoah. I’m assuming the Chiefs then tried to pursue a trade and wanted a fair one for Waters (Man of the Year). They respected him as a player and person and mutually agreed with him that they would release him so that he may take a job with a team he wanted and in turn keep playing instead of riding the bench.

If I were Pioli, (and who knows, maybe this was also discussed) I’d call him back and let him know we would love to have him back, at a reduced price, so that he can finish his career with the Chiefs in a backup role and continue to lead and teach our young guys!

If I were Waters, if I were not offered a starting position anywhere I wanted to go, I’d go back to KC and finish my career and take a cut in pay and get a couple super bowl rings before calling it quits!!

Saying we could have gotten Braylon Edwards is kind of lame though. The reason he went for so cheap is because while he has the ability to get open, he drops so many passes it makes Bowe blush. I like the Breaston signing simply because we’re not asking him to be the #2 guy, we’re asking to be the slot, a position in which he has proven to be the most successful in. Less strain on his body with twice the production.

w/o agreeing or disagreeing on any of the above, I’ll say it’s very nice to see blinders-off post like this one, much appreciated

But I do agree with you that we need a Tackle and I also think a Guard.

Dear fans, just be fans…let Pioli do his job. jeesh
We have a sweet team now.. built to compete. All this wheel spinning is making me dizzy.

Im out here in Los Angeles.
I love this site and the first hand accounts from training camp.
I really believe we are superbowl bound in ’11 & 12.
I know it sounds crazy….my friends & family thought I was nuts when I proclaimed the Chiefs AFC west champs during training camp last year. You could just feel the mojo oozing from the team.and.. Nothing has changed, in fact I think we are much stronger!

We’re told Breaston received $5 million to sign and a $700,000 base salary in 2011. His $1.8 million base salary in 2012 is guaranteed for injury only and he has a $1.3 million roster bonus in 2012. It appears the Chiefs could get out of this after one year and less than $6 million but I can’t envision a scenario with that happening.

Did you read that? From Here

Just wondering, I am not sure why you are so down on the Steve Breaston, yet would like some one like Braylon Edwards to jump on the squad at a cheaper price.

Todd Haley likes to play mind games with his receivers, and if Brayon signed at that price and spent the first six games of the season trying to get out of the dog house. Is that any better than Breaston possibly sitting out a game or two for a knee injury. Why is Breaston’s knee injury worse than any other knee injury in the history of football. It seems it was pretty minor. As opposed to a completely torn Meniscus. Take a look:

Not another knee injury! Is it the practice bubble? Is it all the turf field games they have played on? Is it poor conditioning? Or just plain bad luck?

According to the injury report, Steve Breaston has a meniscus injury. Actually it’s a meniscus tear. You keep hearing that he has a meniscus cartilage injury. True, he does have a meniscus injury. And technically it is cartilage. So, technically they are telling the truth. However, they have intentionally made it confusing. The word ‘meniscus tear’ has a bad connotation. People hear those words and instantly think a player is done for the year or he will be hampered all year or even think his career is over! However, this is not the case. Andrew Bynum played with a torn meniscus throughout the entire NBA post season last year, but Dennis Dixon has a ‘small meniscus’ tear (by report) but is done for the year. Why the big difference? Dixon probably has a whole lot more than just a meniscus tear.

Quick anatomy lesson. The knee contains two menisci. The medial meniscus is on the inner portion of the knee and the lateral meniscus is on the outer side. The menisci lie between the thigh and leg bones of the knee (image above). They function primarily to absorb the shock of walking, running, and jumping. They also aid in protecting the other cartilage of the knee from injury. The knee moves like the hinge on a door. As we all know, hinges open and shut. In the knee, bending is shutting and straightening is opening. Just as a hinge is lubricated with oil, the knee is lubricated with synovial fluid.

How do you tear a meniscus? Most tears result from twisting. This causes the thigh bone to shear off a piece of meniscus. Usually only a portion of it is actually torn. This piece then acts like a rug caught in a door. Each time the knee bends, the torn section gets caught between the two bones. Each step or movement can be painful.

How do you fix this? It’s very simply. Perform a meniscectomy and remove the torn piece. This is almost always done arthroscopically using small instruments and cameras. Recovery is usually quick. Beanie Wells had a similar procedure and returned in about 3 weeks. I would expect Breaston to be on the same time table. It also helps that the next game is on natural grass and they have a bye week.

The knee pain is almost instantly relieved after surgery! However, these injuries typically cause some cartilage damage as well. This will take a little longer to completely heal. However, most players are walking the day of surgery, jogging within a week, doing light drills within two weeks, and possible practicing (but no contact) within in 2-3 weeks. A full return to practice and play can normally take about 3-4 weeks. I would anticipate a similar return for Breaston.

That was from here

Be a Steve Breaston fan, I am sure I have an extra pair of Blinders for you. It was a good deal, a well written contract for a guy that won’t have any trouble fitting in with Haley during a lockout shortened offseason (this is important to remember when signing guys like Edwards to your fantasy Chiefs team.) Even if they have trouble with Breaston, they made the contract team friendly and I think it was well worth the risk.