Chiefs closing in on deal to ship only pro bowler to Vikes

[Silly String]

The Kansas City Chiefs seems to be getting all sorts of high on draft week euphoria. I don't know if "King" Carl celebrated too much on 4:20 or what. but he is trying to ship the only piece of the KC roster that has any trade value out of town for more draft picks. I wonder if they have ever heard of the Rookie Cap.
It is so easy to replace 15.5 sacks on defense these days, so why not?

[Pythonic]

Great offseason for the vikes. They dump that bum Williamson and pick up Berrian and soon to be Allen. I wonder if the Chiefs would ship Gonzales to the vikes for a 4th and 5th round pick?

[spoonitnow]

Pro Bowler.

Get it?

[Silly String]

Pro bowler?

[kingnat]

Chiefs will never resign him... this gets pretty near to his maximum possible value.. and if he fucks up one more time.. he's suspended for a year. I'd say happy trails as well...

Vikes now offering 2008 1st and 3rd, and 2009 2nd... cya Jared.

[Lukie]

i can see why a chiefs fan would be frustrated, but i think allen hates KC already and you might as well get some value.

also, all that aside, what does the rookie pool have to do with anything? it's not a preset amount; it is adjusted for all of a team's draft picks.

[Hawk]

Seriously though, the guy is not going to sign long term with KC, and doesn't he already have two DUI's? Even if keeping him wasn't an issue, it's only a matter of time before he gets in trouble again and gets suspended.

If they can get a couple guys who can be solid contributors in exchange for getting rid of a headache (though obviously one with lots of talent), and do it before his career goes into a down spin, I think thats the best move for them.

and on another note...FUCK the vikes and FUCK steve hutchinson!

[Ragnar4]

Waitaminnit.

Aren't Larry Johnson, and Tony G. Both prow bowlers?

As for getting Jared Allen out of KC, Getting rid of a guy for a couple of DUI's makes no sense. That having been said, he terrorized Jay Cutler last year, so GO GO GO, Get to minnesota you drunk!

[wesrman]

GO RAIDERS ! ! ! !
ldo

[kingnat]

also, all that aside, what does the rookie pool have to do with anything? it's not a preset amount; it is adjusted for all of a team's draft picks.

this is true... each teams rookie pool is announced after the draft based on all the picks a team made.

[Silly String]

Good to know about the rookie cap. I did not know that.
As for pro bowlers, Larry & Tony G. have been in the past but not last year.
As for Jared, the Chiefs may get fair value for him(1st/3rd-08 & 2nd in 09), but I still don't see them replacing a DE of that caliber with any of those picks. I guess we have so many holes as a team, so whatev's. Now that Jake Long signed my dream of a stud left tackle is dead.

[kingnat]

Chiefs agree to send Allen to Vikings

The Chiefs have agreed to trade Pro Bowl DE Jared Allen to the Vikings, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

www.nfl.com

[Ragnar4]

el em ay oh!

[lolzzz_321]

funnnnnnnn

[kingnat]

Jared Allen traded for the Vikings' 1st and 2 3rd-round picks. Allen get's $31,000,069 in guaranteed money... no word if there are stipulations about his getting suspended again.. but I would have to imagine it's in there somewhere.

I think the Chiefs are now in a position of tremendous leverage depending on who falls to them... if I were a Chiefs fan I'd advocate for a trade down.. to the low teens. You still likely get an impact LT.. and many more picks. This draft is very deep for picks in the first 3 rounds are phenomenal.

[Silly String]

Yep we need a trading partner though, like say New Orleans. Anybody else want a big run stopper like Sedrick Ellis or a stud
QB like Ryan? Baltimore?
As is the 17th pick is huge. Now we can take a QB or DE with the 5th and wait on the OT till later. At #5 an OT not named Jake Long is a reach with all of the holes in our roster. We'll see who of the top 6 guys in this draft falls and then go from there. Here's what I'd like to see, but I've prob. been drinking too much to be this optimistic:
Fins - Jake Long
Rams - Chris Long
Falcons - Matt Ryan
Raiders - McFadden
Chiefs - Glenn Dorsey

Then at #17 we can take a good CB or OT that falls to us.

At least we don't have to pay Jared 74 million. Wow.

[kingnat]

That would be pretty great... though I REALLY REALLY want Dorsey for the Rams.

I also think someone will bust a nut and trade up for Dorsey... the guy is the best talent in the draft, imo.