After a l-o-n-g layoff (spent recovering from Superbowl XLIII), I've decided to wade back into the blogging waters. I couldn't help but get fired-up about the KC trade. My initial reaction was not good --- I had dreams of scoring a pick in the top 10. While I was out on the ledge, cooler thoughts prevailed. My thinking is that we got quite a lot for a player who I personally wanted to see cut after the preseason. Also, given the current economic climate (ask Manny Ramirez), Cassel had a VERY high price tag. Losing Vrabel definitely stings, but he was a casualty of the business end of the sport.
Here's some thoughts from around the Web ...
The Boston Globe's Mike Reiss likens it to a game of blackjack:
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/03/01/tough_to_win_in_game_of_tag/
The Kansas City Star's Adam Teicher weighs the pros and cons, and notes that Vrabel can aid in the transition to the 3-4 defense:
http://www.kansascity.com/160/story/1060748.html
The Denver Post's Mike Klis offers a report on what might have been:
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_11809351
Sam Farmer of the LA Times notes that this puts Tom Brady's health in a positive light, and speculates that KC now may go after Wake Forest outside linebacker Aaron Curry:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/la-sp-farmer-nfl1-2009mar01,0,5485603.column
Don Banks from Sports Illustrated suspects that we now may be witnessing a kinder, gentler Bill Belichick:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/28/cassel.traded.chiefs/index.html
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