Ron Parker coming back?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Ron Parker says in text message he plans to sign with Kansas City. @TerezPaylor

— Stephen Fastenau (@IPBG_Stephen) March 14, 2015

I can confirm the #Chiefs will sign Ron Parker. Agent Justin Turner tells me the deal is worth $30 million in total money over five years.

— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 14, 2015

Ron Parker’s deal includes $8M guaranteed ($5M SB) and $5M in playing time incentives tied to playoff appearances and interceptions.

— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 14, 2015

The deal for Ron Parker with the Chiefs is the largest ever for an un-drafted safety according to @NFLAgents_net

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 14, 2015

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Vermeil didn't want to draft LJ at all.

He wanted a defensive player. Tyler Brayton maybe.

Yep, it was Tyler Brayton.

The sad thing is that if Carl had just stayed put, Polamalu would have been the pick and solved the Chiefs safety woes for nearly decade.

The Chiefs may have even beaten Manning and the Colts that year in the playoffs.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I agree, as long as you are CEO'ing a field you are knowledgeable in.

I don't think it would be possible for many people to reach elite level as an NFL GM just like in any other business, but to reach Matt Millen, Scott Pioli, A.J. Smith level wouldn't be ridiculously hard.

The problem is you have to be in the business to know who to hire.

Give Boss the job tomorrow and he doesn't know where to start or who to call or how to get a hold of them.

That info isn't as hard to find as it may seem. Some teenagers a couple years ago called up the miami dolphins and got right through to the GM and were discussing trades with him. It's not like the owner wouldn't have contact information for all clubs and agencies league wide.

And again, this isn't me saying I could be a GM. I've never said that. Hootie did because what I actually said was far different.

What I said was I think a groupthink of 30 of CPs best football minds could run the bottom 10 NFL teams front offices better than they have over the last few years. It was a comment I made 2-3 years back that was more pronounced then (because of so many poor front offices) and I think still holds true now (though maybe not with 10 teams...probably more like 6-7).

[Mother****erJones]

Originally Posted by BossChief

That info isn't as hard to find as it may seem. Some teenagers a couple years ago called up the miami dolphins and got right through to the GM and were discussing trades with him. It's not like the owner wouldn't have contact information for all clubs and agencies league wide.

And again, this isn't me saying I could be a GM. I've never said that. Hootie did because what I actually said was far different.

What I said was I think a groupthink of 30 of CPs best football minds could run the bottom 10 NFL teams front offices better than they have over the last few years. It was a comment I made 2-3 years back that was more pronounced then (because of so many poor front offices) and I think still holds true now (though maybe not with 10 teams...probably more like 6-7).

Hootie is just a drama queen. I even said I'm not saying I could do the job of a professional GM. I just said what I'd do that first offseason we got Reid. I never said it'd work but just what I'd do.

[BigMeatballDave]

The reason why I don't think just anyone could walk right in and be a GM, is these guys who do it have relationships with others around the league for several years.

Seems quite arrogant to me that someone thinks they can just go and do it.

Most GMs start out in the scouting department, right? A lot of them have played the game, at least in college.
Who's going to skip all that and head straight for the front office?

[Mav]

Originally Posted by SNR

All this hoopla came from Hootie.

So no, Boss didn't say that at all.

Doesn't it always?

[BigMeatballDave]

Some here probably could draft better, however, you're just thinking about who you would draft without input from coaching and ownership.

[RunKC]

Hootie is AIDS

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yep, it was Tyler Brayton.

The sad thing is that if Carl had just stayed put, Polamalu would have been the pick and solved the Chiefs safety woes for nearly decade.

The Chiefs may have even beaten Manning and the Colts that year in the playoffs.

Kevin Costner's character in Draft Day reminded me of Carl Peterson so much that I wanted to vomit right in the theater.

Carl had an awful problem of making friends with the players he met while doing draft prep.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yep, it was Tyler Brayton.

The sad thing is that if Carl had just stayed put, Polamalu would have been the pick and solved the Chiefs safety woes for nearly decade.

The Chiefs may have even beaten Manning and the Colts that year in the playoffs.

I was so pissed that we didn't draft Polamalu that I shut off my TV and didn't watch the rest of the draft.