01-13-2016, 04:57 PM
(01-13-2016, 04:36 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: You know what makes money for NFL teams? Winning. Trading away draft picks and huge contracts for QBs doesn't happen unless the team has SOME belief that the QB can help them win. At the time KC pulled that trade, they had also just hired Scott Pioli as GM (from the Pats) and Romeo Crennel as HC (from the Pats). They wanted Cassel, and not just to temporarily excite the fan base. They thought the kid could win (he was coming off an 11-5 season) and they wanted as much of the NE influence as possible.Yes, if I'm able to see Cassel was never what his best year numbers indicate, I feel NFL coaches can too.
If they knew Cassel sucked and just brought him in to excite fans, it was an idiotic decision as fans want to WIN. Trading away draft picks and making a huge commitment to a QB they knew couldn't hack it would set the team back for years and actually drive fans away. It's not hard to understand why your logic is flawed here.
Makes sense. He really fell off after 2-3 promising seasons.
It's possible because you believe in what you're saying, makes you unable to read between the lines with what NFL owners are doing. I agree teams make more money when they win, but one of the first thing teams want is to "stabilized earnings". I think most owners are content with that.
In fact, one of the reasons MB keeps ML around is due to "stabilized high earnings". In fact Andy and ML may never win a playoff game, but don't expect change if high earning remain. It's business.
